Pearlbank Apartment - Page 5

Pengui · December 3rd, 2005, 05:53 AM

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Originally Posted by BODYholic

msg #9 said PearlBank was completed in 1976. so it gives a general indication of the balance lease.

note: i am not in the property line, but i think we can't assume the lease expires in 1976+99 ... right?

Not exactly, as the lease starts when the developer buys the land, not when the building is completed. So I'd guess 1973 or 1974+99 :-)

hyacinthus · December 3rd, 2005, 05:56 AM

Who knows there is an interested developer who is willing to buy enbloc and top up the lease (similar to Eng Cheong Tower case) to redevelop it?

DoorKeeper · December 3rd, 2005, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by BODYholic

I went to collect my comics at Chinatown this evening and saw Pearlbank from afar. I still feel it stands majestically, although those paint on its walls are really showing its age. It reminded me those few bocks of really old, seedy and rundown flats just across the causeway!

I am sure if Pearlbanlk is repainted, it will regain its lost glory.

Or maybe be clad in blue glass - it will suddenly look space age !

Pengui · December 3rd, 2005, 04:28 PM

I think it should remain concrete and assume its status of concrete monster ^ ^
Anyway, too much glass kills the glass :-p
I'd like it to be repainted in white :-)

hyacinthus · December 3rd, 2005, 04:31 PM

Someone commented it looks like a castle. White castle?

shao_ye · December 3rd, 2005, 05:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pengui

I think it should remain concrete and assume its status of concrete monster ^ ^
Anyway, too much glass kills the glass :-p
I'd like it to be repainted in white :-)

white? no white please! paint it colorfully...

RafflesCity · December 7th, 2005, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by DoorKeeper

Or maybe be clad in blue glass - it will suddenly look space age !

nah...let it age gracefully :O

Ironically it is its gritty image that makes it pack so much punch into the cityscape...cos it is fat and ugly and proud of it

Pengui · December 8th, 2005, 04:54 AM

It seems no one will agree on what to do with it ^ ^

BODYholic · December 8th, 2005, 05:09 AM

I think white against the blue sky looks great! If wana make the building looks chic, the inner wall can be painted with any bright color, take light yellow for example.

shao_ye · December 9th, 2005, 05:12 PM

this 'thing' blocks skyline of cbd

and it loooks real huge from here...

hyacinthus · January 7th, 2006, 04:44 AM

Views are good!

BODYholic · January 7th, 2006, 05:45 PM

The only building that i hope it isn't there is none other than that tasteless obiang greenish-brown building right at the centre of the foto ... People's Park Complex.

It doesnt blend into anything.

hyacinthus · January 7th, 2006, 05:51 PM

I like it!

BODYholic · January 7th, 2006, 06:03 PM

^ Oops ... no offence. just personal opinion.

actually, i m ok with the building but the color scheme ... hmm ... nvm.

hyacinthus · January 7th, 2006, 06:08 PM

No offence at all. Don't worry

I like the unique character of this building.

Taken this evening.

redstone · January 7th, 2006, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by hyacinthus

Views are good!

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/4068/dscn24505qf.jpg[/img]

Quote:

Originally Posted by hyacinthus

No offence at all. Don't worry

I like the unique character of this building.

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/8955/dsc98417ex.jpg[/img]
Taken this evening.

What settings were used?

hyacinthus · January 7th, 2006, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by redstone

About the settings... F16. AWB. BULB.

redstone · January 7th, 2006, 07:16 PM

Pearlbank, OCBC and S'pore Power Building are brutalist classics!

dogyears · January 31st, 2006, 12:52 PM

sorry for the late reply, this is the third recycle of my pearl bank pics, but as you know I'm a HUGE fan of the pearl bank apartments ... so here are the much coveted interior pics and view (from the inside) !

If you ever get the oppurtunity to go in, do so ! It's really amazing.

redstone · January 31st, 2006, 01:22 PM

Somehow it reminds me of Kowloon Walled City....

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January 7th, 2006, 06:08 PM	#95
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December 3rd, 2005, 04:28 PM	#84
Pengui Tallest on his iceberg Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Singapore / Paris Posts: 3,628 Likes (Received): 1	I think it should remain concrete and assume its status of concrete monster ^ ^ Anyway, too much glass kills the glass :-p I'd like it to be repainted in white :-)

December 8th, 2005, 04:54 AM	#88
Pengui Tallest on his iceberg Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Singapore / Paris Posts: 3,628 Likes (Received): 1	It seems no one will agree on what to do with it ^ ^

December 8th, 2005, 05:09 AM	#89
BODYholic Singaypore Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,009 Likes (Received): 0	I think white against the blue sky looks great! If wana make the building looks chic, the inner wall can be painted with any bright color, take light yellow for example.

December 9th, 2005, 05:12 PM	#90
shao_ye Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 676 Likes (Received): 0	this 'thing' blocks skyline of cbd and it loooks real huge from here...

January 7th, 2006, 05:45 PM	#92
BODYholic Singaypore Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,009 Likes (Received): 0	The only building that i hope it isn't there is none other than that tasteless obiang greenish-brown building right at the centre of the foto ... People's Park Complex. It doesnt blend into anything.

January 7th, 2006, 06:03 PM	#94
BODYholic Singaypore Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,009 Likes (Received): 0	^ Oops ... no offence. just personal opinion. actually, i m ok with the building but the color scheme ... hmm ... nvm.

January 7th, 2006, 07:16 PM	#98
redstone The Uninspired Architect Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 14,068 Likes (Received): 0	Pearlbank, OCBC and S'pore Power Building are brutalist classics! __________________ http://redstonean.deviantart.com/

January 31st, 2006, 12:52 PM	#99
dogyears Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 44 Likes (Received): 0	sorry for the late reply, this is the third recycle of my pearl bank pics, but as you know I'm a HUGE fan of the pearl bank apartments ... so here are the much coveted interior pics and view (from the inside) ! If you ever get the oppurtunity to go in, do so ! It's really amazing.

January 31st, 2006, 01:22 PM	#100
redstone The Uninspired Architect Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 14,068 Likes (Received): 0	Somehow it reminds me of Kowloon Walled City.... __________________ http://redstonean.deviantart.com/

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