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  • Singapore Cloud Forest Exterior - The Cloud Forest is veiled in mist in its chilled interior with "mountain" views surrounded by diverse vegetation and hidden floral treasures. Here you can learn about rare plants and their environment. The Cloud Forest exhibits plant life from tropical highlands featuring a 35 meter tall mountain covered in vegetation, feeding the world’s tallest indoor waterfall.  Stroll along a walkway in the clouds for an aerial view of the canopy below.
    singapore-cloud-forest-exterior-1.jpg
  • Singapore Cloud Forest Exterior - The Cloud Forest is veiled in mist in its chilled interior with "mountain" views surrounded by diverse vegetation and hidden floral treasures. Here you can learn about rare plants and their environment. The Cloud Forest exhibits plant life from tropical highlands featuring a 35 meter tall mountain covered in vegetation, feeding the world’s tallest indoor waterfall.  Stroll along a walkway in the clouds for an aerial view of the canopy below.
    singapore-cloud-forest-exterior-4.jpg
  • Singapore Cloud Forest Exterior - The Cloud Forest is veiled in mist in its chilled interior with "mountain" views surrounded by diverse vegetation and hidden floral treasures. Here you can learn about rare plants and their environment. The Cloud Forest exhibits plant life from tropical highlands featuring a 35 meter tall mountain covered in vegetation, feeding the world’s tallest indoor waterfall.  Stroll along a walkway in the clouds for an aerial view of the canopy below.
    singapore-cloud-forest-exterior-3.jpg
  • Jewel is a 137,000 square meter indoor sanctuary at Changi Airport Singapore. This oasis includes the world’s largest indoor waterfall, Forest Valley with more than 2000 trees, and the famous Rain Vortex. This dome-shaped complex was designed by a consortium of renowned architects preserves Changi Airports claim to fame as being best airport in the world, year after year.
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  • Jewel is a 137,000 square meter indoor sanctuary at Changi Airport Singapore. This oasis includes the world’s largest indoor waterfall, Forest Valley with more than 2000 trees, and the famous Rain Vortex. This dome-shaped complex was designed by a consortium of renowned architects preserves Changi Airports claim to fame as being best airport in the world, year after year.
    Changi-Jewel-06.jpg
  • Jewel is a 137,000 square meter indoor sanctuary at Changi Airport Singapore. This oasis includes the world’s largest indoor waterfall, Forest Valley with more than 2000 trees, and the famous Rain Vortex. This dome-shaped complex was designed by a consortium of renowned architects preserves Changi Airports claim to fame as being best airport in the world, year after year.
    Changi-Jewel-02.jpg
  • Jewel is a 137,000 square meter indoor sanctuary at Changi Airport Singapore. This oasis includes the world’s largest indoor waterfall, Forest Valley with more than 2000 trees, and the famous Rain Vortex. This dome-shaped complex was designed by a consortium of renowned architects preserves Changi Airports claim to fame as being best airport in the world, year after year.
    Changi-Jewel-01.jpg
  • Jewel is a 137,000 square meter indoor sanctuary at Changi Airport Singapore. This oasis includes the world’s largest indoor waterfall, Forest Valley with more than 2000 trees, and the famous Rain Vortex. This dome-shaped complex was designed by a consortium of renowned architects preserves Changi Airports claim to fame as being best airport in the world, year after year.
    Changi-Jewel-04.jpg
  • Jewel is a 137,000 square meter indoor sanctuary at Changi Airport Singapore. This oasis includes the world’s largest indoor waterfall, Forest Valley with more than 2000 trees, and the famous Rain Vortex. This dome-shaped complex was designed by a consortium of renowned architects preserves Changi Airports claim to fame as being best airport in the world, year after year.
    Changi-Jewel-05.jpg
  • Supertree Grove is a  uniquely designed vertical garden made up of artificial tall "trees".  Their canopies provide shade in the day and come alive at night with a fabulous display of light and sound.  The supertrees at their largest go up to 16 storeys in height most of which are in the Supertree Grove.  The remaining six are in smaller clusters at the Golden and Silver Gardens at Gardens by the Bay.  As if this is not enough of a "wow" factor, you can stroll along the Skyway, a walkway that connects Supertrees for a different view of the Gardens.
    singapore-supertree-10.jpg
  • Supertree Grove is a  uniquely designed vertical garden made up of artificial tall "trees".  Their canopies provide shade in the day and come alive at night with a fabulous display of light and sound.  The supertrees at their largest go up to 16 storeys in height most of which are in the Supertree Grove.  The remaining six are in smaller clusters at the Golden and Silver Gardens at Gardens by the Bay.  As if this is not enough of a "wow" factor, you can stroll along the Skyway, a walkway that connects Supertrees for a different view of the Gardens.
    singapore-supertree-09.jpg
  • Supertree Grove is a  uniquely designed vertical garden made up of artificial tall "trees".  Their canopies provide shade in the day and come alive at night with a fabulous display of light and sound.  The supertrees at their largest go up to 16 storeys in height most of which are in the Supertree Grove.  The remaining six are in smaller clusters at the Golden and Silver Gardens at Gardens by the Bay.  As if this is not enough of a "wow" factor, you can stroll along the Skyway, a walkway that connects Supertrees for a different view of the Gardens.
    singapore-supertree-08.jpg
  • Supertree Grove is a  uniquely designed vertical garden made up of artificial tall "trees".  Their canopies provide shade in the day and come alive at night with a fabulous display of light and sound.  The supertrees at their largest go up to 16 storeys in height most of which are in the Supertree Grove.  The remaining six are in smaller clusters at the Golden and Silver Gardens at Gardens by the Bay.  As if this is not enough of a "wow" factor, you can stroll along the Skyway, a walkway that connects Supertrees for a different view of the Gardens.
    singapore-supertree-07.jpg
  • Supertree Grove is a  uniquely designed vertical garden made up of artificial tall "trees".  Their canopies provide shade in the day and come alive at night with a fabulous display of light and sound.  The supertrees at their largest go up to 16 storeys in height most of which are in the Supertree Grove.  The remaining six are in smaller clusters at the Golden and Silver Gardens at Gardens by the Bay.  As if this is not enough of a "wow" factor, you can stroll along the Skyway, a walkway that connects Supertrees for a different view of the Gardens.
    singapore-supertree-05.jpg
  • Supertree Grove is a  uniquely designed vertical garden made up of artificial tall "trees".  Their canopies provide shade in the day and come alive at night with a fabulous display of light and sound.  The supertrees at their largest go up to 16 storeys in height most of which are in the Supertree Grove.  The remaining six are in smaller clusters at the Golden and Silver Gardens at Gardens by the Bay.  As if this is not enough of a "wow" factor, you can stroll along the Skyway, a walkway that connects Supertrees for a different view of the Gardens.
    singapore-supertree-06.jpg
  • Peranakan Architecture - Shophouses are vernacular architectural buildings found in Southeast Asia, particularly Singapore and Penang.  They are typically two or three stories high, with a shop on the ground floor and a residence above. Shophouses, like row houses in England and townhouses in the U.S.  The uits abut each other so as to form rows with a regular facade.  As its name suggests a shophouse often contains a shop with a separate residential space.
    singapore-shophouses-3.jpg
  • Peranakan architecture - Shophouses are vernacular architectural buildings found in Southeast Asia, particularly Singapore and Penang.  They are typically two or three stories high, with a shop on the ground floor and a residence above. Shophouses, like row houses in England and townhouses in the U.S.  The uits abut each other so as to form rows with a regular facade.  As its name suggests a shophouse often contains a shop with a separate residential space.
    singapore-shophouses-2.jpg
  • Peranakan Architecture - Shophouses are vernacular architectural buildings found in Southeast Asia, particularly Singapore and Penang.  They are typically two or three stories high, with a shop on the ground floor and a residence above. Shophouses, like row houses in England and townhouses in the U.S.  The uits abut each other so as to form rows with a regular facade.  As its name suggests a shophouse often contains a shop with a separate residential space.
    singapore-shophouses-edit.jpg
  • Peranakan architecture - shophouse is a vernacular architectural building type that is unique to Southeast Asia. This hybrid building form characterises many  towns in the region, especially Singapore.  Traditionally, many shophouses would have been plastered an off-white colour. Other popular early colours were indigo and ochre, given the range of available pigments. By the mid-20th century, pastel colours (rose pink, baby blue, light yellow, etc) became popular, and they remain the colours that most people most strongly associate with these buildings.
    singapore-shophouses-1.jpg
  • Singapore Flower Dome Exterior - The Singapore Flower Dome is both spectacular and innovative at the same time.  It is the largest greenhouse in the world with changing displays of flowers and plants.  Not only is the place interesting and education but it is cool inside!  The Flower Dome replicates the cool and dry climate of Mediterranean regions so visitors can discover both the beauty of these plants and flowers, as well as how they adapted to their cool & dry environments.
    singapore-flower-dome-exterior-1.jpg
  • A shophouse is a vernacular architectural building type that is unique to Southeast Asia. This hybrid building form characterises many  towns in the region, especially Singapore.  Traditionally, many shophouses would have been plastered an off-white colour. Other popular early colours were indigo and ochre, given the range of available pigments. By the mid-20th century, pastel colours (rose pink, baby blue, light yellow, etc) became popular, and they remain the colours that most people most strongly associate with these buildings.
    singapore-shophouses-7.jpg
  • A shophouse is a vernacular architectural building type that is unique to Southeast Asia. This hybrid building form characterises many  towns in the region, especially Singapore.  Traditionally, many shophouses would have been plastered an off-white colour. Other popular early colours were indigo and ochre, given the range of available pigments. By the mid-20th century, pastel colours (rose pink, baby blue, light yellow, etc) became popular, and they remain the colours that most people most strongly associate with these buildings.
    singapore-shophouses-4.jpg
  • Singapore Flower Dome Exterior - The Singapore Flower Dome is both spectacular and innovative at the same time.  It is the largest greenhouse in the world with changing displays of flowers and plants.  Not only is the place interesting and education but it is cool inside!  The Flower Dome replicates the cool and dry climate of Mediterranean regions so visitors can discover both the beauty of these plants and flowers, as well as how they adapted to their cool & dry environments.
    singapore-flower-dome-exterior-4.jpg
  • Singapore Flower Dome Exterior - The Singapore Flower Dome is both spectacular and innovative at the same time.  It is the largest greenhouse in the world with changing displays of flowers and plants.  Not only is the place interesting and education but it is cool inside!  The Flower Dome replicates the cool and dry climate of Mediterranean regions so visitors can discover both the beauty of these plants and flowers, as well as how they adapted to their cool & dry environments.
    singapore-flower-dome-exterior-3.jpg
  • Singapore Flower Dome Exterior - The Singapore Flower Dome is both spectacular and innovative at the same time.  It is the largest greenhouse in the world with changing displays of flowers and plants.  Not only is the place interesting and education but it is cool inside!  The Flower Dome replicates the cool and dry climate of Mediterranean regions so visitors can discover both the beauty of these plants and flowers, as well as how they adapted to their cool & dry environments.
    singapore-flower-dome-exterior-2.jpg
  • Peranakan Architecture - A shophouse is a vernacular architectural building type that is unique to Southeast Asia. This hybrid building form characterises many  towns in the region, especially Singapore.  Traditionally, many shophouses would have been plastered an off-white colour. Other popular early colours were indigo and ochre, given the range of available pigments. By the mid-20th century, pastel colours (rose pink, baby blue, light yellow, etc) became popular, and they remain the colours that most people most strongly associate with these buildings.
    singapore-shophouses-6.jpg
  • A shophouse is a vernacular architectural building type that is unique to Southeast Asia. This hybrid building form characterises many  towns in the region, especially Singapore.  Traditionally, many shophouses would have been plastered an off-white colour. Other popular early colours were indigo and ochre, given the range of available pigments. By the mid-20th century, pastel colours (rose pink, baby blue, light yellow, etc) became popular, and they remain the colours that most people most strongly associate with these buildings.
    singapore-shophouses-5.jpg
  • Rockery at Singapore Chinese Gardens.  The garden was built in 1975 and designed by Prof Yuen-chen Yu, a well-known architect from Taiwan.  The Chinese Garden's concept is based on Chinese gardening art. The main characteristic is the integration of architectural features with the natural environment. The Chinese Garden is modeled along the northern Chinese imperial style of architecture and landscaping.
    singapore-chinese-garden-6.jpg
  • The Singapore Chinese Garden also commonly known as Jurong Gardens. The garden was built in 1975 and designed by Prof Yuen-chen Yu, a well-known architect from Taiwan.  The Chinese Garden's concept is based on Chinese gardening art. The main characteristic is the integration of architectural features with the natural environment. The Chinese Garden is modeled along the northern Chinese imperial style of architecture and landscaping.
    singapore-chinese-garden-7.jpg
  • The Singapore Chinese Garden also commonly known as Jurong Gardens. The garden was built in 1975 and designed by Prof Yuen-chen Yu, a well-known architect from Taiwan.  The Chinese Garden's concept is based on Chinese gardening art. The main characteristic is the integration of architectural features with the natural environment. The Chinese Garden is modeled along the northern Chinese imperial style of architecture and landscaping.
    singapore-chinese-garden-8.jpg
  • The Singapore Chinese Garden also commonly known as Jurong Gardens. The garden was built in 1975 and designed by Prof Yuen-chen Yu, a well-known architect from Taiwan.  The Chinese Garden's concept is based on Chinese gardening art. The main characteristic is the integration of architectural features with the natural environment. The Chinese Garden is modeled along the northern Chinese imperial style of architecture and landscaping.
    singapore-chinese-garden-4.jpg
  • The Singapore Chinese Garden also commonly known as Jurong Gardens. The garden was built in 1975 and designed by Prof Yuen-chen Yu, a well-known architect from Taiwan.  The Chinese Garden's concept is based on Chinese gardening art. The main characteristic is the integration of architectural features with the natural environment. The Chinese Garden is modeled along the northern Chinese imperial style of architecture and landscaping.
    singapore-chinese-garden-9.jpg
  • The Singapore Chinese Garden also commonly known as Jurong Gardens. The garden was built in 1975 and designed by Prof Yuen-chen Yu, a well-known architect from Taiwan.  The Chinese Garden's concept is based on Chinese gardening art. The main characteristic is the integration of architectural features with the natural environment. The Chinese Garden is modeled along the northern Chinese imperial style of architecture and landscaping.
    singapore-chinese-garden-13.jpg
  • The Singapore Chinese Garden also commonly known as Jurong Gardens. The garden was built in 1975 and designed by Prof Yuen-chen Yu, a well-known architect from Taiwan.  The Chinese Garden's concept is based on Chinese gardening art. The main characteristic is the integration of architectural features with the natural environment. The Chinese Garden is modeled along the northern Chinese imperial style of architecture and landscaping.
    singapore-chinese-garden-11.jpg
  • The Singapore Chinese Garden also commonly known as Jurong Gardens. The garden was built in 1975 and designed by Prof Yuen-chen Yu, a well-known architect from Taiwan.  The Chinese Garden's concept is based on Chinese gardening art. The main characteristic is the integration of architectural features with the natural environment. The Chinese Garden is modeled along the northern Chinese imperial style of architecture and landscaping.
    singapore-chinese-garden-12.jpg
  • Pond and Pavilion at Singapore Chinese Garden - commonly known as Jurong Gardens which was designed by  Yuen Chen Yu, a well-known Taiwanese architect.  The Chinese Garden's concept is based on a variety of Chinese gardening styles. The main characteristic being the integration of architectural features with the area's natural environment. The Chinese Garden is modeled along the northern Chinese imperial style of architecture and landscaping.
    singapore-chinese-garden-3.jpg
  • ION Orchard was designed to be the "centre of gravity" on Singapore's Orchard Road retail scene, with a spectacular facade, cutting edge design and concepts. Built over Singapore's metro system at Orchard Road Station it is hard to miss its fashion boutiques stores all located within one development, with over eight levels of shopping space at the prime site of Singapore’s commercial and shopping artery.
    ION-orchard-1.jpg
  • ION Orchard was designed to be the "centre of gravity" on Singapore's Orchard Road retail scene, with a spectacular facade, cutting edge design and concepts. Built over Singapore's metro system at Orchard Road Station it is hard to miss its fashion boutiques stores all located within one development, with over eight levels of shopping space at the prime site of Singapore’s commercial and shopping artery.
    ION-orchard-2.jpg
  • VivoCity is the largest shopping mall in Singapore, located at the Harbour Front. VivoCity is supposed to evoke a lifestyle experience that's modern, stimulating and accessible to everyone, a place bubbling with energy and flowing with vitality. At the end of the first week of operations, the mall had received nearly a million visitors.
    vivo-city-mall-1.jpg
  • VivoCity is the largest shopping mall in Singapore, located at the Harbour Front. VivoCity is supposed to evoke a lifestyle experience that's modern, stimulating and accessible to everyone, a place bubbling with energy and flowing with vitality. At the end of the first week of operations, the mall had received nearly a million visitors.
    vivo-city-mall-2.jpg
  • The Fountain of Wealth is listed by the Guinness Book of Records as the largest fountain in the world. It is located in one of Singapore's largest shopping malls, Suntec City.  During the daytime the fountain is turned off and visitors are invited to walk around a mini fountain at the center of the fountain base for good luck. At night, the fountain is the setting for light shows between 8pm to 9pm daily.
    fountain-wealth-2.jpg
  • The Fountain of Wealth is listed by the Guinness Book of Records as the largest fountain in the world. It is located in one of Singapore's largest shopping malls, Suntec City.  During the daytime the fountain is turned off and visitors are invited to walk around a mini fountain at the center of the fountain base for good luck. At night, the fountain is the setting for light shows between 8pm to 9pm daily.
    fountain-wealth-1.jpg
  • Fans of vertical gardens or green walls say governments should provide incentives for green initiatives as they save energy consumption by reducing heat in buildings.  Unfortunately, high maintenance costs, expensive building material costs and lack of government support, means they are not widely used and are used more as "greenwash" decorations rather than as a benefits to the environment.
    green-wall-10.jpg
  • Chinese New Year or Spring Festival is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. It is often called the Lunar New Year.  Celebrated in areas with large populations of ethnic Chinese, Chinese New Year is considered a major holiday for the Chinese and has had influence on the new year celebrations of its geographic neighbours, as well as cultures with whom the Chinese have had extensive interaction.  Within China, regional customs and traditions concerning the celebration of the Chinese New Year vary widely. People will pour out their money to buy presents, decoration, material, food, and clothing.
    singapore-festival-8.jpg
  • Singapore's Gardens by the Bay "Cloud Forest" dome is an artificial arboretum with rare plants, diverse vegetation, veiled in mist.  The Cloud Forest even has its own man-made waterfall, in fact it is the world’s tallest indoor waterfall.   The Cloud Forest was designed  for people to learn about  biodiversity and the geology of cloud forests within the various  zones in this cool and moist conservatory.
    singapore-cloud-forest-2.jpg
  • The Esplanade, Theatres on the Bay, its nickname is "The Durian" for its rippled roof that resembles the "King of Fruit".  Nevertheless, the Esplanade hosts world-class performers and entertainment.
    singapore-esplanade-2.jpg
  • Chinese New Year is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. It is often called the Lunar New Year.  Celebrated in areas with large populations of ethnic Chinese, Chinese New Year is considered a major holiday for the Chinese and has had influence on the new year celebrations of its geographic neighbours, as well as cultures with whom the Chinese have had extensive interaction.  Within China, regional customs and traditions concerning the celebration of the Chinese New Year vary widely. People will pour out their money to buy presents, decoration, material, food, and clothing.
    singapore-festival-7.jpg
  • Supertree Grove is a  uniquely designed vertical garden made up of artificial tall "trees".  Their canopies provide shade in the day and come alive at night with a fabulous display of light and sound.  The supertrees at their largest go up to 16 storeys in height most of which are in the Supertree Grove.  The remaining six are in smaller clusters at the Golden and Silver Gardens at Gardens by the Bay.  As if this is not enough of a "wow" factor, you can stroll along the Skyway, a walkway that connects Supertrees for a different view of the Gardens.
    supertree-grove-4.jpg
  • Supertree Grove is a  uniquely designed vertical garden made up of artificial tall "trees".  Their canopies provide shade in the day and come alive at night with a fabulous display of light and sound.  The supertrees at their largest go up to 16 storeys in height most of which are in the Supertree Grove.  The remaining six are in smaller clusters at the Golden and Silver Gardens at Gardens by the Bay.  As if this is not enough of a "wow" factor, you can stroll along the Skyway, a walkway that connects Supertrees for a different view of the Gardens.
    supertree-grove-3.jpg
  • The Nanyang Technology University - School of Art, Design and Media building was conceived as natural extensions of the earth. The highlight of the building is the verdant green roof which blends with the ground contour. Apart from its visual impact, the  iconic turfed roofscape is also an outdoor communal space. Environmentally, the green roof helps to lower the building temperature as well as the surrounding areas.
    nanyang-arts-design-1.jpg
  • The Nanyang Technology University - School of Art, Design and Media building was conceived as natural extensions of the earth. The highlight of the building is the verdant green roof which blends with the ground contour. Apart from its visual impact, the  iconic turfed roofscape is also an outdoor communal space. Environmentally, the green roof helps to lower the building temperature as well as the surrounding areas.
    nanyang-arts-design-2.jpg
  • The Nanyang Technology University - School of Art, Design and Media building was conceived as natural extensions of the earth. The highlight of the building is the verdant green roof which blends with the ground contour. Apart from its visual impact, the  iconic turfed roofscape is also an outdoor communal space. Environmentally, the green roof helps to lower the building temperature as well as the surrounding areas.
    nanyang-arts-design-3.jpg
  • The Flower Dome  at Gardens by the Bay is an artificially created realm of  perpetual spring, with plants from the Mediterranean and semi arid subtropical regions by replicating the cool and dry climate of Mediterranean regions like South Africa, California, Spain and Italy. On display is a collection of plants from deserts all over the world.  Singaporeans and visitors enjoy taking a break from the heat outside, in this cool and dry environment while experiencing flowers from different parts of the world.
    flower-dome-4.jpg
  • Supertree Grove is a  uniquely designed vertical garden made up of artificial tall "trees".  Their canopies provide shade in the day and come alive at night with a fabulous display of light and sound.  The supertrees at their largest go up to 16 storeys in height most of which are in the Supertree Grove.  The remaining six are in smaller clusters at the Golden and Silver Gardens at Gardens by the Bay.  As if this is not enough of a "wow" factor, you can stroll along the Skyway, a walkway that connects Supertrees for a different view of the Gardens.
    supertree-grove-2.jpg
  • Supertree Grove is a  uniquely designed vertical garden made up of artificial tall "trees".  Their canopies provide shade in the day and come alive at night with a fabulous display of light and sound.  The supertrees at their largest go up to 16 storeys in height most of which are in the Supertree Grove.  The remaining six are in smaller clusters at the Golden and Silver Gardens at Gardens by the Bay.  As if this is not enough of a "wow" factor, you can stroll along the Skyway, a walkway that connects Supertrees for a different view of the Gardens.
    supertree-grove-1.jpg
  • Singapore Cloud Forest Exterior - The Cloud Forest is veiled in mist in its chilled interior with "mountain" views surrounded by diverse vegetation and hidden floral treasures. Here you can learn about rare plants and their environment. The Cloud Forest exhibits plant life from tropical highlands featuring a 35 meter tall mountain covered in vegetation, feeding the world’s tallest indoor waterfall.  Stroll along a walkway in the clouds for an aerial view of the canopy below.
    singapore-cloud-forest-exterior-2.jpg
  • Colorful sino-portuguese buildings of were built during the tin mining boom in the late 1800s.  Main one or two storeys tall, the architecture is similar to those found in Penang and Singapore, often called "shophouse architecture". Unique features of these buildings is the open-air entrances, louvred windows and thick walls to keep them cool in the tropics.
    shophouse.jpg
  • Phuket Town Architecture - One of the features of Phuket shophouses or "row houses" is the front verandahs form a sheltered walkway and intricate stucco designs often grace their facades. Many walkways and interiors are covered with ceramic tiles with elaborate European motifs.  Phuket has a long association with European trading nations:  Portugal, Great Britain and France with an established population of ethnic Chinese. Phuket City has always been a meeting place of Thai and Malays and the overall result was a fascinating mixture of architecture - therefore the look and feel of old Phuket is unique in Thailand.  These colorful sino-portuguese buildings of Phuket Town were built during the tin mining boom in the late 1800s.  Main one or two storeys tall, the architecture is similar to those found in Penang and Singapore, often called "shophouse architecture". Unique features of these buildings is the open-air entrances, louvred windows and thick walls to keep them cool in the tropics.
    phuket-vernacular-architecture-5.jpg
  • Phuket Town Architecture - One of the features of Phuket shophouses or "row houses" is the front verandahs form a sheltered walkway and intricate stucco designs often grace their facades. Many walkways and interiors are covered with ceramic tiles with elaborate European motifs.  Phuket has a long association with European trading nations:  Portugal, Great Britain and France with an established population of ethnic Chinese. Phuket City has always been a meeting place of Thai and Malays and the overall result was a fascinating mixture of architecture - therefore the look and feel of old Phuket is unique in Thailand.  These colorful sino-portuguese buildings of Phuket Town were built during the tin mining boom in the late 1800s.  Main one or two storeys tall, the architecture is similar to those found in Penang and Singapore, often called "shophouse architecture". Unique features of these buildings is the open-air entrances, louvred windows and thick walls to keep them cool in the tropics.
    phuket-vernacular-architecture-3.jpg
  • Phuket Town Architecture - One of the features of Phuket shophouses or "row houses" is the front verandahs form a sheltered walkway and intricate stucco designs often grace their facades. Many walkways and interiors are covered with ceramic tiles with elaborate European motifs.  Phuket has a long association with European trading nations:  Portugal, Great Britain and France with an established population of ethnic Chinese. Phuket City has always been a meeting place of Thai and Malays and the overall result was a fascinating mixture of architecture - therefore the look and feel of old Phuket is unique in Thailand.  These colorful sino-portuguese buildings of Phuket Town were built during the tin mining boom in the late 1800s.  Main one or two storeys tall, the architecture is similar to those found in Penang and Singapore, often called "shophouse architecture". Unique features of these buildings is the open-air entrances, louvred windows and thick walls to keep them cool in the tropics.
    phuket-vernacular-architecture-1.jpg
  • Phuket Town Architecture - One of the features of Phuket shophouses or "row houses" is the front verandahs form a sheltered walkway and intricate stucco designs often grace their facades. Many walkways and interiors are covered with ceramic tiles with elaborate European motifs.  Phuket has a long association with European trading nations:  Portugal, Great Britain and France with an established population of ethnic Chinese. Phuket City has always been a meeting place of Thai and Malays and the overall result was a fascinating mixture of architecture - therefore the look and feel of old Phuket is unique in Thailand.  These colorful sino-portuguese buildings of Phuket Town were built during the tin mining boom in the late 1800s.  Main one or two storeys tall, the architecture is similar to those found in Penang and Singapore, often called "shophouse architecture". Unique features of these buildings is the open-air entrances, louvred windows and thick walls to keep them cool in the tropics.
    phuket-vernacular-architecture-4.jpg
  • Phuket Town Architecture - One of the features of Phuket shophouses or "row houses" is the front verandahs form a sheltered walkway and intricate stucco designs often grace their facades. Many walkways and interiors are covered with ceramic tiles with elaborate European motifs.  Phuket has a long association with European trading nations:  Portugal, Great Britain and France with an established population of ethnic Chinese. Phuket City has always been a meeting place of Thai and Malays and the overall result was a fascinating mixture of architecture - therefore the look and feel of old Phuket is unique in Thailand.  These colorful sino-portuguese buildings of Phuket Town were built during the tin mining boom in the late 1800s.  Main one or two storeys tall, the architecture is similar to those found in Penang and Singapore, often called "shophouse architecture". Unique features of these buildings is the open-air entrances, louvred windows and thick walls to keep them cool in the tropics.
    phuket-vernacular-architecture-2.jpg
  • Colorful sino-portuguese buildings of Phuket Town were built during the tin mining boom in the late 1800s.  Main one or two storeys tall, the architecture is similar to those found in Penang and Singapore, often called "shophouse architecture". Unique features of these buildings is the open-air entrances, louvred windows and thick walls to keep them cool in the tropics.
    phuket-architecture-1.jpg
  • Colorful sino-portuguese buildings of Phuket Town were built during the tin mining boom in the late 1800s.  Main one or two storeys tall, the architecture is similar to those found in Penang and Singapore, often called "shophouse architecture". Unique features of these buildings is the open-air entrances, louvred windows and thick walls to keep them cool in the tropics.
    phuket-architecture-2.jpg
  • Colorful sino-portuguese buildings of Phuket Town were built during the tin mining boom in the late 1800s.  Main one or two storeys tall, the architecture is similar to those found in Penang and Singapore, often called "shophouse architecture". Unique features of these buildings is the open-air entrances, louvred windows and thick walls to keep them cool in the tropics.
    phuket-architecture-3.jpg
  • Romanee Street, Old Town Phuket - Colorful sino-portuguese buildings of Phuket Town were built during the tin mining boom in the late 1800s.  Main one or two storeys tall, the architecture is similar to those found in Penang and Singapore, often called "shophouse architecture". Unique features of these buildings is the open-air entrances, louvred windows and thick walls to keep them cool in the tropics.
    phuket-shophouses-10.jpg
  • Romanee Street, Old Town Phuket - Colorful sino-portuguese buildings of Phuket Town were built during the tin mining boom in the late 1800s.  Main one or two storeys tall, the architecture is similar to those found in Penang and Singapore, often called "shophouse architecture". Unique features of these buildings is the open-air entrances, louvred windows and thick walls to keep them cool in the tropics.
    phuket-shophouses-11.jpg
  • Colorful sino-portuguese buildings of Phuket Town were built during the tin mining boom in the late 1800s.  Main one or two storeys tall, the architecture is similar to those found in Penang and Singapore, often called "shophouse architecture". Unique features of these buildings is the open-air entrances, louvred windows and thick walls to keep them cool in the tropics.
    phuket-shophouses-4.jpg
  • Colorful sino-portuguese buildings of Phuket Town were built during the tin mining boom in the late 1800s.  Main one or two storeys tall, the architecture is similar to those found in Penang and Singapore, often called "shophouse architecture". Unique features of these buildings is the open-air entrances, louvred windows and thick walls to keep them cool in the tropics.
    phuket-shophouses-3.jpg
  • Colorful sino-portuguese buildings of Phuket Town were built during the tin mining boom in the 19th century.  Mainly made up of one or two storeys, the architecture is similar to those found in Penang and Singapore.  Often called "shophouse architecture" the unique features of these buildings: the open air entrances, louvred windows and thick walls to keep them cool in the tropical heat.
    phuket-shophouses-8.jpg
  • Colorful sino-portuguese buildings of Phuket Town were built during the tin mining boom in the late 1800s.  Main one or two storeys tall, the architecture is similar to those found in Penang and Singapore, often called "shophouse architecture". Unique features of these buildings is the open-air entrances, louvred windows and thick walls to keep them cool in the tropics.
    phuket-shophouses-9.jpg
  • Colorful sino-portuguese buildings of Phuket Town were built during the tin mining boom in the late 1800s.  Main one or two storeys tall, the architecture is similar to those found in Penang and Singapore, often called "shophouse architecture". Unique features of these buildings is the open-air entrances, louvred windows and thick walls to keep them cool in the tropics.
    phuket-shophouses-5.jpg
  • Colorful sino-portuguese buildings of Phuket Town were built during the tin mining boom in the late 1800s.  Main one or two storeys tall, the architecture is similar to those found in Penang and Singapore, often called "shophouse architecture". Unique features of these buildings is the open-air entrances, louvred windows and thick walls to keep them cool in the tropics.
    phuket-shophouses-7.jpg
  • A shophouse is a vernacular architectural building type that is unique to Southeast Asia. This hybrid building form characterises many  towns in the region, especially Singapore.  Traditionally, many shophouses would have been plastered an off-white colour. Other popular early colours were indigo and ochre, given the range of available pigments. By the mid-20th century, pastel colours (rose pink, baby blue, light yellow, etc) became popular, and they remain the colours that most people most strongly associate with these buildings.
    ipoh-shophouses-01.jpg
  • Peranakan vernacular architectural buildings are commonly seen in Southeast Asia, particularly Penang, Malacca and Singapore. Shophouses are mostly two or three stories high with a shop on the ground floor for mercantile activity and a residence above the shop. This hybrid building characterises the historical centers of most towns and cities in the Southeast Asia region.
    malacca-shophouse-4.jpg
  • Shophouse vernacular architectural buildings are commonly seen in Southeast Asia, particularly Penang, Malacca and Singapore. Shophouses are mostly two or three stories high with a shop on the ground floor for mercantile activity and a residence above the shop. This hybrid building characterises the historical centers of most towns and cities in the Southeast Asia region.
    malacca-shophouse-5.jpg
  • Shophouse vernacular architectural buildings are commonly seen in Southeast Asia, particularly Penang, Malacca and Singapore. Shophouses are mostly two or three stories high with a shop on the ground floor for mercantile activity and a residence above the shop. This hybrid building characterises the historical centers of most towns and cities in the Southeast Asia region.
    malacca-shophouse-6.jpg
  • A shophouse is a vernacular architectural building type that is unique to Southeast Asia. This hybrid building form characterises many  towns in the region, especially Singapore.  Traditionally, many shophouses would have been plastered an off-white colour. Other popular early colours were indigo and ochre, given the range of available pigments. By the mid-20th century, pastel colours (rose pink, baby blue, light yellow, etc) became popular, and they remain the colours that most people most strongly associate with these buildings.
    ipoh-shophouses-02.jpg
  • Shophouse vernacular architectural buildings are commonly seen in Southeast Asia, particularly Penang, Malacca and Singapore. Shophouses are mostly two or three stories high with a shop on the ground floor for mercantile activity and a residence above the shop. This hybrid building characterises the historical centers of most towns and cities in the Southeast Asia region.
    malacca-shophouse-2.jpg
  • Shophouse vernacular architectural buildings are commonly seen in Southeast Asia, particularly Penang, Malacca and Singapore. Shophouses are mostly two or three stories high with a shop on the ground floor for mercantile activity and a residence above the shop. This hybrid building characterises the historical centers of most towns and cities in the Southeast Asia region.
    malacca-shophouse-3.jpg
  • Shophouses are commonly seen in Southeast Asia, especially Penang, Malacca and Singapore. These shophouses or godowns are mostly two or three stories high with a shop on the ground floor for the store with a residence above the shop. This type of hybrid architecture characterises the historical centers of most towns and cities in the Southeast Asia region.  It is often called shophouse architecture, godown architecture, straits architecture or peranakan architecture.
    penang-architecture-13.jpg
  • Shophouses are commonly seen in Southeast Asia, especially Penang, Malacca and Singapore. These shophouses or godowns are mostly two or three stories high with a shop on the ground floor for the store with a residence above the shop. This type of hybrid architecture characterises the historical centers of most towns and cities in the Southeast Asia region.  It is often called shophouse architecture, godown architecture, straits architecture or peranakan architecture.
    penang-architecture-12.jpg
  • Shophouses are commonly seen in Southeast Asia, especially Penang, Malacca and Singapore. These shophouses or godowns are mostly two or three stories high with a shop on the ground floor for the store with a residence above the shop. This type of hybrid architecture characterises the historical centers of most towns and cities in the Southeast Asia region.  It is often called shophouse architecture, godown architecture, straits architecture or peranakan architecture.
    penang-architecture-10.jpg
  • Shophouses are commonly seen in Southeast Asia, especially Penang, Malacca and Singapore. These shophouses or godowns are mostly two or three stories high with a shop on the ground floor for the store with a residence above the shop. This type of hybrid architecture characterises the historical centers of most towns and cities in the Southeast Asia region.  It is often called shophouse architecture, godown architecture, straits architecture or peranakan architecture.
    penang-architecture-9.jpg
  • Shophouses are commonly seen in Southeast Asia, especially Penang, Malacca and Singapore. These shophouses or godowns are mostly two or three stories high with a shop on the ground floor for the store with a residence above the shop. This type of hybrid architecture characterises the historical centers of most towns and cities in the Southeast Asia region.  It is often called shophouse architecture, godown architecture, straits architecture or peranakan architecture.
    penang-architecture-8.jpg
  • Shophouses are commonly seen in Southeast Asia, especially Penang, Malacca and Singapore. These shophouses or godowns are mostly two or three stories high with a shop on the ground floor for the store with a residence above the shop. This type of hybrid architecture characterises the historical centers of most towns and cities in the Southeast Asia region.  It is often called shophouse architecture, godown architecture, straits architecture or peranakan architecture.
    penang-architecture-6.jpg
  • Shophouses are commonly seen in Southeast Asia, especially Penang, Malacca and Singapore. These shophouses or godowns are mostly two or three stories high with a shop on the ground floor for the store with a residence above the shop. This type of hybrid architecture characterises the historical centers of most towns and cities in the Southeast Asia region.  It is often called shophouse architecture, godown architecture, straits architecture or peranakan architecture.
    penang-architecture-15.jpg
  • Shophouses are commonly seen in Southeast Asia, especially Penang, Malacca and Singapore. These shophouses or godowns are mostly two or three stories high with a shop on the ground floor for the store with a residence above the shop. This type of hybrid architecture characterises the historical centers of most towns and cities in the Southeast Asia region.  It is often called shophouse architecture, godown architecture, straits architecture or peranakan architecture.
    penang-architecture-7.jpg
  • Shophouses are commonly seen in Southeast Asia, especially Penang, Malacca and Singapore. These shophouses or godowns are mostly two or three stories high with a shop on the ground floor for the store with a residence above the shop. This type of hybrid architecture characterises the historical centers of most towns and cities in the Southeast Asia region.  It is often called shophouse architecture, godown architecture, straits architecture or peranakan architecture.
    penang-architecture-5.jpg
  • Shophouses are commonly seen in Southeast Asia, especially Penang, Malacca and Singapore. These shophouses or godowns are mostly two or three stories high with a shop on the ground floor for the store with a residence above the shop. This type of hybrid architecture characterises the historical centers of most towns and cities in the Southeast Asia region.  It is often called shophouse architecture, godown architecture, straits architecture or peranakan architecture.
    penang-architecture-11.jpg
  • Shophouses are commonly seen in Southeast Asia, especially Penang, Malacca and Singapore. These shophouses or godowns are mostly two or three stories high with a shop on the ground floor for the store with a residence above the shop. This type of hybrid architecture characterises the historical centers of most towns and cities in the Southeast Asia region.  It is often called shophouse architecture, godown architecture, straits architecture or peranakan architecture.
    penang-architecture-3.jpg
  • A shophouse is a style of architecture unique to Southeast Asia. This hybrid building form characterises many  towns in the region, especially Singapore and Malaysia.  By the mid-20th century, pastel colours (rose pink, baby blue, light yellow, etc) became popular, and they remain the colours that most people most strongly associate with these buildings.
    penang-architecture-14.jpg
  • Shophouses are commonly seen in Southeast Asia, especially Penang, Malacca and Singapore. These shophouses or godowns are mostly two or three stories high with a shop on the ground floor for the store with a residence above the shop. This type of hybrid architecture characterises the historical centers of most towns and cities in the Southeast Asia region.  It is often called shophouse architecture, godown architecture, straits architecture or peranakan architecture The Peranakans, also known as the Babas and Nyonyas, was a prominent community of Chinese in Penang and other Straits Settlements.  Adopting selected ways of the local Malays and British, the Peranakans created a lifestyle that left a legacy of cultural influences that are still evident in Penang today especially with regards to architecture and cuisine.
    penang-shophouse-03.jpg
  • Shophouses are commonly seen in Southeast Asia, especially Penang, Malacca and Singapore. These shophouses or godowns are mostly two or three stories high with a shop on the ground floor for the store with a residence above the shop. This type of hybrid architecture characterises the historical centers of most towns and cities in the Southeast Asia region.  It is often called shophouse architecture, godown architecture, straits architecture or peranakan architecture The Peranakans, also known as the Babas and Nyonyas, was a prominent community of Chinese in Penang and other Straits Settlements.  Adopting selected ways of the local Malays and British, the Peranakans created a lifestyle that left a legacy of cultural influences that are still evident in Penang today especially with regards to architecture and cuisine.
    penang-shophouse-02.jpg
  • Shophouses are commonly seen in Southeast Asia, especially Penang, Malacca and Singapore. These shophouses or godowns are mostly two or three stories high with a shop on the ground floor for the store with a residence above the shop. This type of hybrid architecture characterises the historical centers of most towns and cities in the Southeast Asia region.  It is often called shophouse architecture, godown architecture, straits architecture or peranakan architecture The Peranakans, also known as the Babas and Nyonyas, was a prominent community of Chinese in Penang and other Straits Settlements.  Adopting selected ways of the local Malays and British, the Peranakans created a lifestyle that left a legacy of cultural influences that are still evident in Penang today especially with regards to architecture and cuisine.
    penang-shophouse-01.jpg
  • Penang Shophouses - Shophouses are commonly seen in Southeast Asia, especially Penang, Malacca and Singapore. These shophouses or godowns are mostly two or three stories high with a shop on the ground floor for the store with a residence above the shop. This type of hybrid architecture characterises the historical centers of most towns and cities in the Southeast Asia region.  It is often called shophouse architecture, godown architecture, straits architecture or peranakan architecture The Peranakans, also known as the Babas and Nyonyas, was a prominent community of Chinese in Penang and other Straits Settlements.  Adopting selected ways of the local Malays and British, the Peranakans created a lifestyle that left a legacy of cultural influences that are still evident in Penang today especially with regards to architecture and cuisine.
    penang-shophouses-1.jpg
  • Surin Circle clock tower, a landmark in Phuket Town, as once a radio tower, butwas replaced with the clock tower that reflects the local Sino-Portuguese style of architecture found in Phuket, Penang and Singapore. It sits within a roundabout in Phuket Town and is a familiar sight in local downtown Phuket Town. Sitting next to the Metropole Hotel, the Surin Circle is the focal point of the annual Vegetarian Festival, held in Phuket.
    surin-clock-tower-04.jpg
  • Surin Circle clock tower, a landmark in Phuket Town, as once a radio tower, butwas replaced with the clock tower that reflects the local Sino-Portuguese style of architecture found in Phuket, Penang and Singapore. It sits within a roundabout in Phuket Town and is a familiar sight in local downtown Phuket Town. Sitting next to the Metropole Hotel, the Surin Circle is the focal point of the annual Vegetarian Festival, held in Phuket.
    surin-clock-tower-05.jpg
  • Surin Circle clock tower, a landmark in Phuket Town, as once a radio tower, butwas replaced with the clock tower that reflects the local Sino-Portuguese style of architecture found in Phuket, Penang and Singapore. It sits within a roundabout in Phuket Town and is a familiar sight in local downtown Phuket Town. Sitting next to the Metropole Hotel, the Surin Circle is the focal point of the annual Vegetarian Festival, held in Phuket.
    surin-clock-tower-03.jpg
  • Surin Circle clock tower, a landmark in Phuket Town, as once a radio tower, butwas replaced with the clock tower that reflects the local Sino-Portuguese style of architecture found in Phuket, Penang and Singapore. It sits within a roundabout in Phuket Town and is a familiar sight in local downtown Phuket Town. Sitting next to the Metropole Hotel, the Surin Circle is the focal point of the annual Vegetarian Festival, held in Phuket.
    surin-clock-tower-02.jpg
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