Architecturally Interesting Shophouses Around Chinatown

Shophouses were two to four-storey terraced building where the ground floor is used for business purposes and the upper floor for living quarters. They were unique in a way that every shop's front have to reserve a common space five-foot in width, known as five-foot-ways for public access. The purpose is to provide shelter for the pedestrians. This is a really clever and thoughtful implementation, especially in tropical country like Singapore, it keeps us under cover from the rain and sun.

Shophouses along Neil Road

Shophouse's five foot way

Conserved shophouses along Blair Road

Artistic wall tiles

Unique patterns wall tiles

Handcrafted wooden door known as pintu pagar

Reflection from a window

A scene of Blair Road

Restored shophouses along Everton Road

Wooden window shutters

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