Golden Mile Complex
1°18′09.8″N 103°51′53.9″E / 1.302722°N 103.864972°E
Golden Mile Complex | |
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residential | |
Architectural style | Brutalist architecture |
Location | 5001 Beach Road, Singapore 199588 |
Completed | 1973 |
Owner | Singapura Developments |
Management | Singapura Developments |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 16 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | DP Architects |
Golden Mile Complex (
History
In 1966, the Urban Renewal Department of the Housing and Development Board was formed to facilitate greater flexibility and autonomy in comprehensive redevelopment of Singapore's Central Area. The Golden Mile Complex development was the result of the department's first Sales of Sites programme in 1967.[3]
The "Golden Mile" refers to the strip of land between
Built at a cost of
Today, the complex's shopping mall houses numerous Thai clubs, shops and eateries, as well as tourist and ticketing agencies for travellers going to Malaysia by bus or coach.[5]
A minor upgrading was carried out on the Golden Mile Complex building in 1983, when
In March 2006, the Golden Mile Complex was described as a "vertical slum", "terrible eyesore" and "national disgrace" by Singapore Nominated Member of Parliament Ivan Png: "Each individual owner acts selfishly, adding extensions, zinc sheets, patched floors, glass, all without any regard for other owners and without any regard for the national welfare." The residents have also done over their balconies to create an extra room.[5][6]
The Golden Mile Complex, which is located on a 99-year
On 22 October 2021, the Minister for National Development Desmond Lee announced the gazetting of the Golden Mile Complex as a conserved building. The Urban Redevelopment Authority announced incentives for potential buyers, such as allowing them to build a new tower block next to the conserved building.[8]
In May 2022, the complex was sold to a consortium (Perennial Holdings Private Limited, Sino Land and Far East Organization) for S$700 million. [9]
Architecture
The Golden Mile Complex is a commercial and residential development, providing offices, shopping, entertainment services and
Sited on 1.3
Conceived as a prototype for a lively environment, the design of the Golden Mile Complex was intended to catalyse
The step-terraced profile of the Golden Mile Complex offers the occupants of the apartments on the upper floors panoramic view of the sea and sky. Every apartment has its own balcony. The
The lower floors contain offices and a retail mall,[13] located within staggered atria to allow natural light into the heart of the building.[4]
In April 2021, part of the ceiling near an entrance fell off, with no reported injuries.[14]
See also
References
- ^ "Singapore Infopedia: Beach Road". National Library Board. Archived from the original on 12 June 2007. Retrieved 12 August 2007.
- ^ Tan, Kevin S.Y. (2018). "Traversing the Golden Mile: An ethnographic outline of Singapore's Thai enclave". Urbanities: Journal of Urban Ethnography. 8 (1): 3–18.
- ^ ISBN 9971-65-231-5
- ^ ISBN 981-05-4467-7
- ^ a b c Tay Suan Chiang (5 August 2007). "Goodbye Famous 5?: "Slum" becomes landmark". The Sunday Times.
- ^ "Singapore Parliamentary Debates: 6 March 2006" (PDF). Parliament of Singapore. Retrieved 12 August 2007.
- ^ "Golden Mile Complex gets more than 80 per cent votes from owners to launch en bloc sale | the Straits Times". 11 August 2018.
- ^ Ng Keng, Gene (22 October 2021). "Golden Mile Complex gazetted as conserved building; future developers to get building incentives". The Straits Times. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "Golden Mile Complex sold for $700m, developers to restore building". www.straitstimes.com. 6 May 2022.
- ^ "Brutarch by iremembersg – Issuu".
- ^ "A GOLDEN AGE IN SINGAPORE ARCHITECTURE".
- ISBN 978-1-86470-462-4.
- ^ ISBN 0-7946-0232-0
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