Conserved Building

77 Emerald Hill Road

Applicable Guidelines

Residential Historic District Guidelines

Conservation Area

Emerald Hill Conservation Area

Historic address: 77 Emerald Hill Road

About

The 17 terrace houses from 53 to 85 Emerald Hill Road were built in the mid-1920s by Low Koon Yee, a prominent Teochew businessman. He also developed the row of 15 terrace houses of similar style at Saunders Road. The houses were designed by R. T. Rajoo who combined both European with Chinese architectural traditions into an eclectic style unique to this region.

This house has retained most of its original features from the fine handcrafted timber windows at the 2nd storey to the cast-iron balustrades behind them. Original majolica wall tiles depicting flying pheasants decorate the entrance to the house. To the Chinese, the pheasant represents beauty, good fortune and literary refinement.

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.