Conserved Building
292 Balestier Road
Applicable Guidelines
Secondary Settlement Guidelines
Conservation Area
Balestier Conservation Area
Historic address: 292 Balestier Road
About
This row of shophouses, designed by the firm of Westerhout & Oman, was built in 1926 by Madam Sim Cheng Neo, a female developer who also owned many other properties in the area with similar decorative elements. The block is often referred to as the "Sim Kwong Ho" building, after the name inscribed on its front.
The Building
The shophouses exemplify the "Chinese Baroque" or "Singapore Eclectic" style, a favoured style of wealthy developers in the early 1920s. They bear characteristic pastel-shaded walls with European glazed floral tiles, moulded capitals or pilasters, and ornate moulded floral wreaths and festoons over the windows. No. 312 is a fine example of how building corners are given special architectural treatment in response to the geometry of the road, serving as a landmark for the area.
Guidelines and Procedures
All proposed works will need to comply with the Conservation Guidelines and the Specific Restoration Guidelines (SRG). Conservation Permission is required before all additions & alteration works and operations of new use can begin.
Residential Fronts are characterised by timber casement windows flanking a double-leafed timber door. All buildings with residential front which is existing and/or identified in the 'Specific Restoration Guidelines', regardless of land use zoning, shall be retained and restored.
Explore Street View
The building can be found at this street.