Black and White Conservation Bungalow
PRESERVING A PIONEERING SPIRIT
The Black-and-white single storey timber bungalow was discovered to be abandoned, nestled within Singapore’s natural heartlands. Subsequently gazetted by URA as a conserved building, investigation revealed the bungalow’s illustrious past and significance.
Dating to the 1900s, the bungalow was originally intended as to accommodate the General Manager of the Cold Storage Company that played a significant role in Singapore’s pioneering dairy industry, surviving the Japanese Occupation and was still in use up to the 1960s.
One of the last occupants of the bungalow was Mr Philip Fielding. The team was able to contact his daughter who generously provided a historical account and other memorabilia that gave a clear portrayal of life in the bungalow. These narratives and relics provide a substantive foundation in capturing the intangible aspects of the place while supplementing efforts to ensure the accuracy and authenticity of a sensitive physical restoration.
The structure was found in dilapidated conditions that required extensive reconstruction, executed through collaborating with expert craftsmen familiar with the bungalow’s original methods of construction. Historical research enabled the discovery of materials that made a faithful reconstruction possible, capturing a nostalgic moment of rural idyll from Singapore’s rustic past.
Year: 2017
Type: Government Facility
Client: National Park Board
Location: Dairy Farm, Singapore
Scope of Work:
Architectural Design & Conservation
Authorities Submission
Contract and Construction Management
