Conserved Building
1 Cluny Road
Applicable Guidelines
Bungalow Guidelines
Conservation Area
Singapore Botanic Gardens Conservation Area
Historic address: 1 Cluny Road
Burkill Hall
About
Burkill Hall, built in 1886, is a two-storey bungalow designed in the popular "Black and White" style.
The History
Burkill Hall was named in honour of two former Directors of the Singapore Botanic Gardens. Isaac Henry Burkill served as Director from 1912 to 1925, and his research led to the publication of the "Dictionary of the Economic Products of the Malay Peninsular" (1935), still one of the most comprehensive texts on the historical uses of tropical plants. His son, Humphrey Morrison Burkill, served as Director from 1957 to 1969 and was instrumental in establishing a scheme to attract foreign research botanists to Singapore.
The Building
The distinctive design features verandahs on the upper floor and a central forward-projecting entrance porch, influenced by the local "plantation house" style — so called because it usually formed the focus of an agricultural estate.
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.