The design brief was to create a multi-functional space with a mix of F&B, meeting, working and event areas together with leisure facilities. The task was not only to bring all these elements together in a single building, but also to give a specific identity to each area, while maintaining an overarching theme that represents both Singapore and Asia’s character.
RESTORING THE ORIGINAL AMBIENCE
Straits Clan sits in a conservation building in an area surrounded by other heritage shophouses, so the designers had to be careful with the façade to comply with the conservation guidelines. The window elements were reinstated. The colour of the building and the façade closely resembles the original, in accordance with the guidelines from the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA).
Previously, the building had been repurposed as a boutique hotel. The spaces were converted into small rooms with low ceilings. The designers accommodated the new services by reverting the building to its original shell. They maximised the ceiling height and brought back the spaces to their original proportions.
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PROJECT DATA
Project Name
Straits Clan
Address
31 Bukit Pasoh Road, Singapore
Completion Date
March 2018
Site Area
729 square metres
Gross Floor Area
2,043 square metres
Building Height
4 storeys
Owner
The Lo & Behold Group
Group Founders
Wee Teng Wen; Aun Koh
Architecture Firm
Takenouchi Webb
Principal Architect
FDAT Architect
Interior Design Firm
Takenouchi Webb
Principal Designers
Marc Webb; Naoko Takenouchi
Civil & Structural Engineer
JS Tan Consultants Pte Ltd
MEP Engineer
Squire Mech Pte Ltd
Quantity Surveyor
WS Surveyorship Pte Ltd
Lighting
Consultant Switch
Landscape Architect
This Humid House
Interior Fit-Out Contractor
Falkcon Interior Pte Ltd
Images
Jovian Lim
