Lotus at Joo Chiat
89-103 Joo Chiat Place
Currently, the shophouses are available for short stays and function like serviced apartments - complete with a security guard post, swimming pool and basement carpark.
Shophouses along Koon Seng Rd
The two rows of shophouses along Koon Seng Road are definitely a beauty. These shophouses are built before World War 2 and are rich with the colourful peranakan culture and influence. The designs of these buildings are exquisite, showing a perfect merging of the Eastern and Western influences. They showcase Singapore's architectural heritage. An interesting point is that Koon Seng Road was orginally known as Lorong East Coast before being renamed after a man called Cheong Koon Seng in 1934. Cheong Koon Seng was one of the first 13 students of Anglo-Chinese School. He was an auctioneer and a real estate agent.
HOUSE NO.150 EAST COAST ROAD
We may have seen blocks of Housing Development Board (HDB), semi-detached houses,
terraces , bungalows and cluster houses. But these houses found along East Coast Road,stand on 'stilts' . The reason behind this is because these houses used to be beside the sea wall near to the beach and it's built in such a way to prevent the high tide from reaching the interior of the houses. The design of the houses also exudes a mixture of western and local influence in the architecture of the building.
terraces , bungalows and cluster houses. But these houses found along East Coast Road,stand on 'stilts' . The reason behind this is because these houses used to be beside the sea wall near to the beach and it's built in such a way to prevent the high tide from reaching the interior of the houses. The design of the houses also exudes a mixture of western and local influence in the architecture of the building.
FORMER GRAND HOTEL
25 / 26 Still Road South
Approaching the former Grand Hotel at 25/26 Still Rd South, we caught sight of an old lady near the foyer of the run down building painted in hues of faded blues and whites. She motioned for us to stop where we were, and came towards us to explain she is a caretaker of the building, and that we were not allowed to enter the now privatised areas. We proceeded to walk around the boundaries to observe the former Grand Hotel from the outside. Built in 1917 by a wealthy Indian cattle merchant, Moona Kader Sultan, the hotel was once a complex of four houses, and it was said that its once majestic gardens were divided into two, with the construction of Still Road in 1973. Perhaps it was the gloomy weather, or the darkened shadows casted by the many trees bordering the building, but it was rather hard for us to imagine the splendor that was the former Grand Hotel. Time has indeed robbed the building of its beauty, and it now stands looking worn out and rusted.
25 / 26 Still Road South
Approaching the former Grand Hotel at 25/26 Still Rd South, we caught sight of an old lady near the foyer of the run down building painted in hues of faded blues and whites. She motioned for us to stop where we were, and came towards us to explain she is a caretaker of the building, and that we were not allowed to enter the now privatised areas. We proceeded to walk around the boundaries to observe the former Grand Hotel from the outside. Built in 1917 by a wealthy Indian cattle merchant, Moona Kader Sultan, the hotel was once a complex of four houses, and it was said that its once majestic gardens were divided into two, with the construction of Still Road in 1973. Perhaps it was the gloomy weather, or the darkened shadows casted by the many trees bordering the building, but it was rather hard for us to imagine the splendor that was the former Grand Hotel. Time has indeed robbed the building of its beauty, and it now stands looking worn out and rusted.
