Conserved Building
9 King George's Avenue
Applicable Guidelines
Other Building Guidelines
Conservation Area
Former Victoria School Conservation Area
Historic address: 9 King George's Avenue
Former Victoria School (Main Classroom/Administrative Block)
About
The Former Victoria School at 9 King George’s Avenue is a prominent urban and community landmark built in 1933.
The Building
It features two school buildings from the pre- and post-war period on a single site and the prototype 1967 hall-cum-canteen building is the only known school hall left of this style and configuration in Singapore.
The Legacy
Now home to the People’s Association Headquarters, the buildings have been masterfully conserved and sensitively adapted for reuse. For its exemplary efforts in conservation, the project won a URA Architectural Heritage Award in 2009.
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 B)
2009