Tiong Bahru

Outline
The first public housing project in Japan to address housing shortages and improve living conditions. Based on the Streamline Modern style, the project carefully considered details adapted to the tropical climate and culture, such as a five-foot-wide public walkway (1.5-meter public walkway) and back lanes inspired by traditional shophouses. The area is still inhabited today and has developed into a popular neighborhood with both historical value and modern charm.
Location
  • Singapore
Journal
Shinkenchiku 2025:08
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Previous Categories
Modernist Visions of the FutureExperimentation with the House
Category
Spread of Modernism
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Postwar Public ArchitectureHousing Diversity
Decade
1930s
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