Conserved Building
2 Cook Street
Applicable Guidelines
Historic District Guidelines
Conservation Area
Chinatown - Tanjong Pagar Conservation Area
Historic address: 16 Murray Street
Murray Terrace
About
Built in 1929, this Art Deco streetblock has exposed brickwork and unique lion head rain spouts.
The Legacy
In 1977, instead of urban renewal through demolition and rebuilding, the Urban Redevelopment Authority pioneered the rehabilitation of the then State-owned property for adaptive reuse. Along with other rehabilitation projects at Tudor Court and Emerald Hill, these buildings were the forerunners of Singapore's conservation programme that was to start in 1989.
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.