Pearlbank Apartment - Page 2

RafflesCity · April 24th, 2004, 11:11 PM

Another pic of this hulking mass by baqthier

huaiwei · April 25th, 2004, 01:55 PM

It sure looks revoltingly massive from this angle, yeah?

CW8 · April 26th, 2004, 01:10 PM

Sorry, but I dislike this building the first time I saw it while on a bus. The windows and corridors do the building a lot of injustice. It just looks very messy and too overwhelming. If the windows and corridors are styled
differently, I'm sure it'll look better.

huaiwei · April 26th, 2004, 06:33 PM

Hm...I wonder if it will be "saved" if it gets a big clean-up with a better coat of fresh paint?

CW8 · April 26th, 2004, 06:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by huaiwei

Hm...I wonder if it will be "saved" if it gets a big clean-up with a better coat of fresh paint?

For me I doubt it, it's the windows that look intimidating. Unless of course the windows are painted the same colour as well.

huaiwei · April 26th, 2004, 07:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CW8

For me I doubt it, it's the windows that look intimidating. Unless of course the windows are painted the same colour as well.

Same colour as the walls??

heirloom · April 27th, 2004, 02:53 AM

i think for a building as huge as that, paint simply does not work. it needs to be cladded.

CW8 · April 27th, 2004, 07:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by huaiwei

Same colour as the walls??

Let's just say to do something to remove the shape of the windows. So all of them look nice and regular. Right now, it looks like several rats have taken many small bites out of a cylindrical cheese.

huaiwei · April 27th, 2004, 10:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CW8

Let's just say to do something to remove the shape of the windows. So all of them look nice and regular. Right now, it looks like several rats have taken many small bites out of a cylindrical cheese.

Hahaha! I would have tot that if you paint them all the same colour, you are going to get a HHUUGGEEE chunk of a concrete wall!

redstone · April 27th, 2004, 11:41 AM

Brutalist what ,supposed to look 'ugly'.

heirloom · April 27th, 2004, 12:06 PM

no leh... this simply looks shoddy...

huaiwei · April 27th, 2004, 04:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by redstone

Brutalist what ,supposed to look 'ugly'.

Brutalist arent always "ugly" in that sense of the word...

I am still wondering whats wrong with the windows.......

babystan03 · July 4th, 2004, 04:43 AM

Took a photo of this when I was a bit "boliao" at the Police HQ lately.........

eyetoeye · July 4th, 2004, 08:42 AM

Hmm... so this is how it used to look like? Far cry from what it looks like now, though..... dirty and disgusting. Ah well....

redstone · July 4th, 2004, 08:53 AM

'Used to'?

eyetoeye · July 4th, 2004, 08:59 AM

Sorry. I was referring to the first photo on the first page.

Cliff · July 5th, 2004, 02:32 AM

I think they should cover the main windows with a vertical strip of reflective glass, and paint the rest of the building.

eyetoeye · July 5th, 2004, 03:09 AM

Hehe. Can't really visualise it leh...... But anything would be better than what it is now.... maybe i'm being a bit harsh in saying this, but i honestly feel it's a real eye sore....

heirloom · July 5th, 2004, 06:28 AM

it is indeed. maybe funky rotterdam treatment would do the trick.

eyetoeye · July 5th, 2004, 12:18 PM

I don't know. It seems a bit too fat and thick. I doubt any sort of treatment would make it as modern and good-looking as, perhaps, it deserves.

April 25th, 2004, 01:55 PM	#22
huaiwei The Monkey King Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Singapore 新加坡 Singapura சிங்கப்&#2986 Posts: 11,897 Likes (Received): 0	It sure looks revoltingly massive from this angle, yeah? __________________ Majulah Singapura 前进吧，新加坡！Onward Singapore முன்னேறட்டும் சிங்கப்பூர் "My Settlement of Singapore continues to thrive most wonderfully - it is all and everything I could wish and, if no untimely fate awaits it, promises to become the Emporium and the pride of the East" - Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, 10th September 1820

April 26th, 2004, 01:10 PM	#23
CW8 Dark Lord Of The Sith Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 187 Likes (Received): 0	Sorry, but I dislike this building the first time I saw it while on a bus. The windows and corridors do the building a lot of injustice. It just looks very messy and too overwhelming. If the windows and corridors are styled differently, I'm sure it'll look better. __________________ Homer! You're dumb as a mule and twice as ugly. If a strange man offers you a ride, I'll say take it! - Grandpa Abraham Simpson

April 26th, 2004, 06:33 PM	#24
huaiwei The Monkey King Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Singapore 新加坡 Singapura சிங்கப்&#2986 Posts: 11,897 Likes (Received): 0	Hm...I wonder if it will be "saved" if it gets a big clean-up with a better coat of fresh paint? __________________ Majulah Singapura 前进吧，新加坡！Onward Singapore முன்னேறட்டும் சிங்கப்பூர் "My Settlement of Singapore continues to thrive most wonderfully - it is all and everything I could wish and, if no untimely fate awaits it, promises to become the Emporium and the pride of the East" - Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, 10th September 1820

April 27th, 2004, 11:41 AM	#30
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July 4th, 2004, 08:42 AM	#34
eyetoeye deceased Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 2,222 Likes (Received): 0	Hmm... so this is how it used to look like? Far cry from what it looks like now, though..... dirty and disgusting. Ah well.... __________________ http://e2e.sg -- http://e2e.deviantart.com "All I want is a warm bed, a kind word, and unlimited power." - Ashleigh Brilliant

April 24th, 2004, 11:11 PM	#21
RafflesCity By Spirit Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S I N G A P O R E Posts: 26,215 Likes (Received): 1	Another pic of this hulking mass by baqthier

April 27th, 2004, 02:53 AM	#27
heirloom Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 6,158 Likes (Received): 0	i think for a building as huge as that, paint simply does not work. it needs to be cladded.

April 27th, 2004, 12:06 PM	#31
heirloom Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 6,158 Likes (Received): 0	no leh... this simply looks shoddy...

July 4th, 2004, 04:43 AM	#33
babystan03 More excitment ahead!!! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 17,790 Likes (Received): 0	Took a photo of this when I was a bit "boliao" at the Police HQ lately.........

July 4th, 2004, 08:53 AM	#35
redstone The Uninspired Architect Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 14,068 Likes (Received): 0	'Used to'? __________________ http://redstonean.deviantart.com/

July 4th, 2004, 08:59 AM	#36
eyetoeye deceased Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 2,222 Likes (Received): 0	Sorry. I was referring to the first photo on the first page. __________________ http://e2e.sg -- http://e2e.deviantart.com "All I want is a warm bed, a kind word, and unlimited power." - Ashleigh Brilliant

July 5th, 2004, 02:32 AM	#37
Cliff Tan Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 4,282 Likes (Received): 1	I think they should cover the main windows with a vertical strip of reflective glass, and paint the rest of the building. __________________ www.clifftan.com cliffsuss.blogspot.com

July 5th, 2004, 03:09 AM	#38
eyetoeye deceased Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 2,222 Likes (Received): 0	Hehe. Can't really visualise it leh...... But anything would be better than what it is now.... maybe i'm being a bit harsh in saying this, but i honestly feel it's a real eye sore.... __________________ http://e2e.sg -- http://e2e.deviantart.com "All I want is a warm bed, a kind word, and unlimited power." - Ashleigh Brilliant

July 5th, 2004, 06:28 AM	#39
heirloom Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 6,158 Likes (Received): 0	it is indeed. maybe funky rotterdam treatment would do the trick.

July 5th, 2004, 12:18 PM	#40
eyetoeye deceased Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 2,222 Likes (Received): 0	I don't know. It seems a bit too fat and thick. I doubt any sort of treatment would make it as modern and good-looking as, perhaps, it deserves. __________________ http://e2e.sg -- http://e2e.deviantart.com "All I want is a warm bed, a kind word, and unlimited power." - Ashleigh Brilliant

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