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THE VEIL OF CHAR YONG

Institution
Architecture Competition
Singapore

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The new Char Yong Association building sits between the 6-storey hotels to its South and the 2-storey shophouses to its North. It terraces down from the party wall shared with Diamond hotel to meet the intimate shophouse backlane. It has a glass facade which opens up the building to its surroundings. A secondary metal-mesh facade acts as a veil to create a tranquil urban oasis within.

The Veil of Char Yong is the physical manifestion of the association’s ambition to promote and propagate the culture and spirit of the Hakkas.

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AN OUTWARD AMBITION
A transparent facade that promotes and propagates the internal activities of Char Yong
Associationg and its tenants to its surroundings.

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91% GREEN FOOTPRINT
A large courtyard green space is broken down into intimate garden spaces that are distributed across all levels to compliment each adjacent indoor space.

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THE VEIL
The veil facade compliments the large faces of the neighbouring hotels and creates an intimate internal courtyard that forms the new communal nucleus.

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FLEXIBILE AND COMMUNITY-CENTRIC PLANNING
The commercial spaces are on the lower floors for maximum rentability and flexibility. The C&CI Library may compliment the private collection of the CYA library.

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