Conserved Building
469 Bukit Timah Road
Applicable Guidelines
Other Building Guidelines
Conservation Area
Singapore Botanic Gardens Conservation Area
Historic address: 469C Bukit Timah Road
Lecture Theatre 1
About
Block B and Lecture Theatre 1 were built in 1959 and designed by Palmer and Turner, a well-established firm responsible for buildings such as the Bank of China building and MacDonald House.
The Building
Block B is a well-proportioned four-storey building that uses geometric and rational forms for visual interest. It features a dramatic entrance porch with a tiled roof, and its main façades are composed of thin concrete fins that form a grid, punctuated by an eye-catching expanse of floor-to-ceiling ventilation bricks, resulting in an interesting and dynamic appearance. These features also provide sun-shading and allow natural airflow through the building.
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.
Any proposed additions and alterations to this conserved building are subject to evaluation. Please submit your proposal for URA’s review.
Explore Street View
The building can be found at this street.
Awards
URA Architectural Heritage Awards (Category A)
2007