Shophouses singapore

These shophouses, with shops on the ground floor and housing above, are very common around the older areas of Singapore, including Chinatown, Little India, and Geylang. The upper rooms were often densely packed, similar to NYC tenements of the late 19th century. Squalid conditions lasted until the 1970s, when the Singaporean government cleaned them up.

Shophouses can be - and are - multi-functional ..... a shop, a home, a restaurant or even a business, whatever you want it to be! Typically, shophouses consist of shops on the ground floor which open up to a public arcade or "five-foot way", and which have residential accommodation upstairs. The shophouses would abut each other to form rows with regular facade, fire walls and adherence to street alignment. A great site for information on Shophouses and where to locate them is Singapore.Sg…

House at Neil Road celebrates the charm of the transitional-style Peranakan shophouse while creating sensitive additions by ONG&ONG, in Singapore.

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17BR-House is an early 1900's Peranakan shophouse that has been just recently renovated into a contemporary family home by ONG&ONG in Singapore.

While the number of shophouse transactions eased, the value of those made gained 8 per cent in 2015 due to heightened interest in them.

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Keep an eye out for the Coach Play Singapore Shophouse as you stroll down Keong Saik Street. Easily recognizable, it is a three-story building freshly painted in a bold pink colour. If you’re wandering down Keong Saik Street, don’t miss the Coach Play Singapore Shophouse. You can’t miss it – it’s a three-story building that’s been painted a vibrant pink. It’s definitely a standout on the street. If you’re in the market for some unique shopping o...

This Singapore shophouse along Niven Road is one of the 63 projects nominated this year for the prestigious World Interior of the Year award, by the Inside World Festival of Interiors, an event held jointly with the World Architectural Festival. The event will be held in Berlin this year, and the overall winner will be announced on 18 Nov.