Tiong Bahru
TIONG BAHRU is architecturally rich and vibrant with its art deco walk-up apartments. It is the first public housing estate in Singapore and holds 20 blocks of 2- to 5-storey pre-war public housing flats built by the Singapore Improvement Trust (SIT) in the 1930s.
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WOHA ARCHITECTS –This is an elegant integration of four conserved 1936 shophouses with a contemporary rear block at the fringe of Singapore's Chinatown. The boutique hotel showcases masterful articulation between heritage and contemporary architecture while incorporating storytelling elements that reflect the building's history as a remittance house.
Science Centre Singapore
A lesson in play and innovation by ZAHA HADID ARCHITECTS
City Square Mall –Green Re-emergence
TA.LE makes eco design a tangible, exciting experience in the revamped shopping space
The Golden Mile
Taking the Golden Mile Complex mixed-use blueprint of our pioneering architects, DP Architects together with Studio Lapis, a specialist in conservation, is creating something new.
Designers make their mark
Local talent takes on the world
Paula O'Callaghan – Ethnic Spaces
Partner and Designer at Hirsch Bedner Associates (HBA) speaks to the locals
Lorong Buangkok
The last of Singapore kampung life
Wohabeing
A sense of place
The Secret Life of the Pencil
This book highlights designers and their favourite pencils
Carpet chat
FLOORARTZ guides you with your carpet and flooring ideas
Cat Designer
Spotted in Kampong Glam
A tabby puts final design elements to her design of a stool
Food
Dish of the week
This is a flaky, chewy Indian flat bread from southern India that you will find at Indian Muslim stalls. Roti prata is enjoyed with a tangy fish curry, or with sugar. There are many versions of roti prata – with egg, with cheese, with banana and chocolate. There is super crispy paper prata, there is gold coin prata, which are small versions in medallion size. The true test of a good prata maker is plain prata, which has to be nicely rolled and rested, flipped and infused with air and has a chewy bite. It is then griddled with a little ghee to a delectable golden brown.
Homegrown gin
Locals and expats brave the road less travelled by creating gin
Hainanese chicken rice
With roots from Hainan in China, chicken rice is one of Singapore's top local cuisines. Tender, juicy poached chicken has hints of garlic, pandan and sesami oil, and comes with a flavourful rice that has been cooked in chicken broth, garlic, pandan and lard. A ginger-based chilli sauce and a dark caramelised soy sauce are accompaniments. The dish is topped with cucumber and coriander.
Makan Kampung
Malay food at its best
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