Site Boundary Setback
Green Buffer
Site 1 and Site 2 have mixed road buffer and common setback boundary.
Road Front Setback: 7.5m
Road Front Green Buffer: 3m
Building Setback: 3m
Green Buffer: 2m
Site Boundary
Setback
Green Buffer
Site Area: 150 sqm
Land Use: Residential
Lot No.: TS23-00737c
Land Tenure: NIL
Planning Area/Subzone:
Bukit Merah/ Everton Park
GPR: Subject to Detailed Planning
Building Height Control: NIL
Road Front Setback: 7.5m
Road Front Green Buffer: 3m
Common Boundary Setback: 3m
Green Buffer: 2m
Site Boundary
Setback
Green Buffer
Site Area: 615 sqm
Land Use: Residential
Lot No.: TS23-00737c
Land Tenure: NIL
Planning Area/Subzone:
Bukit Merah/ Everton Park
GPR: Subject to Detailed Planning
Building Height Control: NIL
Road Front Setback: 7.5m
Road Front Green Buffer: 3m
Common Boundary Setback: 3m
Green Buffer: 2m
Site 1 has high human traffic flow since it is located near the bus stop.
Site 2 has somewhat high human density as people travel to the rail corridor to conduct their activities.
At Site 1, due to its location near F&B stores and main road, both sound and scent are very permeable as there is no existing walls or trees to reduce the sound or the scent.
At Site 2, sounds are greatly reduced as there is an offset from the roads to the site, and no existing facilities that produces odour.
Site 1:
- Singapore General Hospital
- Outram Community Hospital
Site 2:
- Silat Road Sikh Temple
Dark Blue - 30+ Floor
Blue - 10-29 Floors
Light Blue - 1-9 Floors
Most old buildings fall under the shortest category while most newer buildings fall under the tallest. Buildings built in the years between the two old and new, fall under the medium height role.
Both Site 1 and 2 are not shaded at anytime of the day other than at 6pm.
Avenue South Residents
About:
NCSS was formed in 1992 due to the restructured of Singapore Council of Social Service (SCSS).
Mission:
To provide leadership and direction in social services, to enhance the capabilities of social service agencies, and to provide strategic partnerships for social services.
What do they do:
- Provide opportunities and programmes to maximise individual potentials.
- Building self-character.
About:
75 yrs old, Male
73 yrs old, Female
They are a retired couple, Usually comes to the hawker area during lunch time or to interact with their friends.
Needs & Wants:
They are very much contented as they live nearby to many amenities that serves eatery stores.
Frustrations:
“Other than the weather being too humid, there is nothing much that I want to see changes.” - Uncle
Opportunities:
“It would be great to preserve the liveliness of this area, those food cuisine, especially the buildings. Got a lot of memories here.” - Uncle & Aunty
About:
76 yrs old, Male
72 yrs old, Female
The ʻ33 Cafe’ was formed in 2006/2007 after the Tiong Bahru Market was reconstructed to a 3 storey building.
Needs & Wants:
“Aunty and uncle live nearby here. So travelling back and forth is not a trouble at all” - Aunty
Frustrations:
“This place has lost its popularity, making aunty sad. Lesser people, no business” - Aunty
Opportunities:
“If this place can be more crowded, aunty’s business can earn more money.” - Aunty
- Highly accessibility as there are nearby public transportations.
- Many eatery stores are adjacent to site
- Entertainment such as playground is closeby.
- Currently being barricaded.
- Receiving high noise pollutions as site is located near the main roads, Kampong Bahru Road, and Blair Road. Hence, obstreperous.
- Strong odour scents from the eatery stores.
- Possibility to boost singapore’s economy as there is high human traffic.
- Could bring together various racial communities.
- To many chinese beliefs, it brings “misfortune” as hospital facilities are located nearby.
- Open space, hence, naturally ventilated.
- Very inspiring.
- High in vegetation.
- Tall vegetations are used to reduce the noise pollution.
- Near to Rail Corridor to do physical activity.
- Could become a recognized social gathering place to promote exercise.
- Could foster racial harmony between disparate groups.
- Could bring more life towards the rail corridor which has rich history.
- Could bring attention to the rail corridor.
- It is quite hidden.
- Currently being barricaded.
- There is blockage frontage along the main road, Kampong Bahru Flyover, and Keppel Viaduct (Toll Road)
The area is calm since the large trees in the area block the view of the road. This fosters a serene environment that is accentuated by the availability of natural shade and the opportunity to be outside. Open space, hence, naturally ventilated.
How might we integrate the rail corridor with our site and maximising the green spaces surrounding it?
“This place has lost its popularity.”
A variety of cultures coexist in Bukit Merah. Because of this, many 1st and 2nd generation people make efforts to commemorate and maintain it by handing down or expressing traditions through clothing and food.
How might we instil the culture and history of the Bukit Merah area into the younger generations while still maintaining the traditions?
How might we integrate the rail corridor with our site and maximising the green spaces surrounding it?
How might we instil the culture and history of the Bukit Merah area into the younger generations while maintaining the traditions?
The place is overall quite lively as there is high human circulation due to the accessibility of the place and many interacted with the existing nearby shophouses or head to rail corridor to exercise.
While seemingly very secluded, the site is very accessible, being right next to a bus stop and within walking distance from a bus terminal
Our parcel that we chose especially near our sites cannot be accessed due to blockage and construction. However, the places surrounding it is rich in history towards the religious side with many temples and churches surrounding it.
The site overall is quite empty with no current plans to the area. However, the site is surrounded with places with rich history. I realised that site 2 is an area of high potential in giving existing historical places more value and purpose. This site can become a hotspot to attract people to the not well known historical landmarks.
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https://visittiongbahru.com/architecture-of-tiong-bahru/ https://chijsttheresasconvent.moe.edu.sg/ https://chijkellock.moe.edu.sg/
https://www.sgh.com.sg/about-us/corporate-profile/our-heritage-singapore-general-hospital#:~:text=SGH%20had%20its%20beginnings%20in,in%20Outram%20Road%20in%201882. https://remembersingapore.org/silat-avenue-sit-flats/ https://www.sg101.gov.sg/resources/connexionsg/kampongsilal https://www.docomomo.sg/modernist-100/tan-boon-liat-building#:~:text=Tan%20Boon%20Liat%20Building%20sits,in%20the%20early%2020th%20century.
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Bukit Merah is located at the southenmost part of Singapore's Central region and is made out of 11 subzones, namely,Alexandra, Bukit Ho Swee, Bukit Merah Central, Depot Road, Everton Park, HarbourFront, Henderson, Redhill, Singapore General Hospital,Telok Blangah and Tiong Bahru
https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/CT/17560
https://dollarsandsense.sg/neighbourhood-estate-guide-bukit-merah-ov errated-underrated-estate-singapore/
https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_779
_2005-01-26.html
http://www.citypopulation.de/en/singapore/ad min/
Bukit Merah PlanningArea, Kampong Bukit Merah,Tiong Bahru andTelok Blangah Rise subzones.
KampongTiong BahruSubzone
2000: 13,009
2010: 11,743
2015: 10,460
2020: 9,010
Gurdwara Sahib Silat Road (Silat Road SikhTemple)
https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_402
_2004-12-14.html
Church of StTeresa
https://www.roots.gov.sg/places/places-landing/Places/n ational-monuments/church-of-st-teresa
ApparentlyTiong Bahru Bakery is famous?
https://www.visitsingapore.com/see-do-singapore/places-to-see /tiong-bahru/
Tiong Bahru Market
https://www.roots.gov.sg/en/stories-landing/stories/Haw
ker-Centres/Tiong-Bahru-Market-Food-Centre
Pre WarTiong Bahru Flats
https://www.docomomo.sg/modernist-100/pre-war-tiongbahru-flats
https://www.roots.gov.sg/en/places/places-landing/Place
s/landmarks/tiong-bahru-heritage-trail/design-of-tiong-ba hru-flats
QiTian GongTempleTiong Bahru
https://www.roots.gov.sg/places/plac
es-landing/Places/landmarks/tiong-b
ahru-heritage-trail/monkey-god-temp le
WatAnanda Metyarama (Thai BuddhistTemple)
https://www.archdaily.com/547649/w
at-ananda-metyarama-thai-buddhisttemple-czarl-architects
https://watananda.org/
Tiong Bahru Murals
https://www.mynicehome.gov.sg/lifestyle/places/a-guide
-to-murals-in-tiong-bahru/
Some important trail
https://www.roots.gov.sg/en/places/plac
es-landing/trails/tiong-bahru-heritage-tra il
Tang Gah BeoTempleTelok Blangah Rise
https://www.tripadvisor.com.sg/Attraction_Review-g294 265-d10001018-Reviews-Dong_Yue_Miao-Singapore.ht
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Carmelite Monastery
https://www.roots.gov.sg/en/places/places-landing/ Places/surveyed-sites/Carmelite-Monastery
https://www.singstat.gov.sg/find-dat a/search-by-theme/population/geog raphic-distribution/latest-data
https://www.99.co/singapore/neighbourhoods/bukit-merah