Conserved Building
1 Cluny Road
Applicable Guidelines
Bungalow Guidelines
Conservation Area
Singapore Botanic Gardens Conservation Area
Historic address: 1 Cluny Road
Holttum Hall
About
Built in 1920, Holttum Hall is a symmetrical two-storey building set amid lush greenery, with a compact form topped by a hipped gable roof. Its design appears to have been influenced by the British vernacular style with Classical elements.
The History
Holttum Hall once served as the office and laboratory of Eric Holttum, Assistant Director of the Gardens from 1922 to 1925, and then Director from 1925 to 1949. An eminent botanist and expert on ferns, orchids, and gingers, he was later appointed the first Professor of Botany at the University of Malaya from 1949 to 1954.
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.