What if our HDB flats were given a second life?

Posted on August 26, 2007 by Adib

What if the Toa Payoh HDB Estate was given a second chance, and re-developed?
This submission to the IFHP: Future Of Cities competition (Student Category) aims to do just that by engaging in an exploration of how judicious intervention might not only increase the housing stock of an existing estate, but to also value-add by turning houses into homes; and then some more.

This submission shown above, the work of a few good souls from the National University of Singapore, involves some imaginative thinking involving mid-level connections and some adaptive re-use of HDB blocks. Do give it a look via this link: Official Submission Website

About Adib

Based in the sunny island of Singapore, Adib (or misterdibster) is the co-founder of FIVEFOOTWAY and a Senior Designer at FARM. When he isn’t making stuff up, you might find him reading, playing or watching football, day dreaming or cycling leisurely around town- though not all at the same time.
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One Response to What if our HDB flats were given a second life?

  1. jon says:
    August 27, 2007 at 11:45 pm

    thanks for the feature! hopefully more of the public can get to see this entry and our ideas, that would be as good as winning a spot in the competition.

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