What is this kind of building?

redstone · March 29th, 2005, 05:08 AM

At Saint Patrick's Road, beside St Pat's School:

View thru gate at St Pat's Road.

^Zooming in on the house with a small dome.

^Landscape feature in front of house

^Entrance.... What's that black thingy?
Someone living in there?

^Small chimney?

^Looks so Melaka-like...

Detail of dome shown....

^Headless lampost?

***TYW*** · March 29th, 2005, 05:56 AM

i only know it looks very cool!

i love the pyramid on the roof!

redstone · March 29th, 2005, 05:58 AM

Is (was) it an istana?

***TYW*** · March 29th, 2005, 06:12 AM

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Originally Posted by redstone

Is (was) it an istana?

i don't know.... but it looks more like a mansion

baqthier · March 29th, 2005, 06:23 AM

Looks like French to me

Greg · March 29th, 2005, 07:23 AM

Looks as if it's a Weber Charcoal Grill.

***szehoong*** · March 29th, 2005, 07:53 AM

Yay! Greg solves the first mystery!

Anyway the double storey building had Dutch-like roofing and the dome looks Dutch too

The single storey bungalow looks like some of those sea-front mansion at Port Dickson

....esp the patio area with those semi-circular steps and a large garden....

redstone · March 29th, 2005, 02:25 PM

Western or Malay owner?

***szehoong*** · March 29th, 2005, 02:32 PM

^ Errrr....how we all know leh.....this is in Singapore mah!

redstone · March 29th, 2005, 02:34 PM

Guess from the style mah....

bobdikl · March 29th, 2005, 03:22 PM

British Malaya

***szehoong*** · March 29th, 2005, 03:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by redstone

Guess from the style mah....

So this is a 'guess the owner/building purpose' thread and not a question thread?

Should have known!

redstone · March 29th, 2005, 03:52 PM

I really dunno what it id, do I'm asking you guys as it looked Malay la!

***szehoong*** · March 29th, 2005, 04:43 PM

Actually not a single part of this building suggested that it is a Malay residence........why did you think so?

redstone · March 29th, 2005, 04:47 PM

The yellow building....
Just guessing lah...

bobdikl · March 30th, 2005, 01:18 AM

British di Tropical

redstone · March 30th, 2005, 01:20 AM

Tropical English architecture???

Somehow the yellow makes me think of istanas....

***szehoong*** · March 30th, 2005, 03:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by redstone

Somehow the yellow makes me think of istanas....

I've personally seen many yellow-coloured residences which are not Istanas

And I've not seen any istanas which are yellow hehehe

RafflesCity · April 1st, 2005, 01:23 PM

As szehoong mentioned, theres nothing Malay about it to me

I say its part of the school, which is a Catholic school anyway...maybe I should ask a friend of mine who was from there...

redstone · April 1st, 2005, 03:35 PM

Ask!

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*szehoong* MALAYSIAKU GEMILANG Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Kuala Lumpur Posts: 8,934 Likes (Received): 158	Yay! Greg solves the first mystery! Anyway the double storey building had Dutch-like roofing and the dome looks Dutch too The single storey bungalow looks like some of those sea-front mansion at Port Dickson ....esp the patio area with those semi-circular steps and a large garden.... __________________ The MALAYSIAN Forums

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*szehoong* MALAYSIAKU GEMILANG Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Kuala Lumpur Posts: 8,934 Likes (Received): 158	Actually not a single part of this building suggested that it is a Malay residence........why did you think so? __________________ The MALAYSIAN Forums

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