Conserved Building
192 Turf Club Road
Applicable Guidelines
Other Building Guidelines
Conservation Area
Former Bukit Timah Turf City Conservation Area
Historic address: 192 Turf Club Road
Duplex Flat (Former Secretary's Residence)
About
Formerly home to the horseracing venue Singapore Turf Club (STC), the site at Bukit Timah Turf City will undergo transformation into a new housing estate with public and private homes, where future amenities and housing options will be sensitively integrated with the area’s buildings and greenery.
The History
Following further consideration of the extensive Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) study for the former racecourse which was carried out in close consultation with stakeholders and heritage groups, selected buildings have been identified as the physical markers that reflect the site’s 66 years of recreational and equestrian history and are also suitable to be repurposed for the future housing estate.
The Building
Located at 192, 198 and 232 Turf Club Road, the buildings housed Turf Club management and their families.
Built in 1933, the Secretary’s Bungalow and Assistant Secretary’s Bungalow were built with local vernacular and tropical plantation house influences. Both buildings feature symmetrical colonial-style architecture, adapted for the tropical climate with wide verandas, high-pitched roofs and broad eaves.
The Legacy
The Bukit Timah Turf City is set to be transformed into a new housing estate where public and private homes, heritage, nature and amenities are sensitively integrated to provide current and future residents with a highly liveable, inclusive and endearing living environment.
Taken together, these buildings represent key yet different facets of the former racecourse’s history and functional ecosystem. Repurposing these selected buildings as part of the future housing estate will create a distinctive environment for future residents and communities.
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.