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Shophouses-the funky, the zen and the ugly-Site has moved to www.urbanespaces.com
There a re lots of shophouses with funky interiors on Kim Yam, a lot of them with the water features that have come to be associated with the area. The smaller units's decor range from funky boutiqe hotel interiors(with uncomfortable-looking but impossibly hip,sunken limestone bathtubs. Then there are the classy zen pieces on Emerald Hill(photos are show here) and the eclectic design-incorporating everything from waterfalls, funky toilet designs and the traditional patios in one single house on Cairnhill
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Diverging from the well-trodden paths of the KimYam/Emerald/Cainrhill triumvirate yields surprising finds. Everton and Blair are popular choices as well, but with none of the swanky interiors typical of the aforementioned areas. Area however has a more Bohemian feel about it and is where the expat literati community tend to congregate.The Petain Road area(around Serangoon road) is a well-kept secret amongst the expats. It has a small expat community residing in the row of shophouses, with an antique furniture gallery a la John Erdos along the street. The Geylang area brings you a shophouse with an interior design comparable to the ones on Emerald and Cairnhill but at a much lower rent of .
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I should be uploading the pictures of the funky boutique hotel interior shophouse soon- I had to use a normal cam the first time round and did not have the luxury of knowing how the photos turned out beforehand
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Rentals vary from -17k for shophouses with 4,000-5,000sqft of built up and swanky interiors to for a small studio type shophouse. For viewing, please call Hajar@92389709
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New York Loft on Kim Yam
Brand new modern kitchen of stainless steel hobs, microwave and dishwasher obviously panders to tenants' taste for modern interiors within a shophouse. Over two floors with an attic and a small outdoor patio, this shophouse has a built-up of 2,300sqft with 2 bedrooms- a large master bedroom with a long built-in wardrobe and a smaller loft bedroom on the second floor. Toilets are brand new as well, in the modern style so favoured by young tenants. Asking price of .5k. For full photos of property click on links provided |
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40's kitsch on Emerald Hill
Kitsch is the defining word for this shophouse on Emerald Hill. Obvious from the point of entrance, with the antique-looking golden doorbell-shaped light switches and intricate Peranakan console wardrobe. A hammam-style water feature in the courtyard with plenty of light streaming in. High ceilings in the courtyard with intricate flower details is beautiful and was the part of the house I truly liked. A large dining table with the same intricate detailed carving one sees in the house takes centre stage in the living room.
Toilets are modern and large, with a jacuzzi in the master bath, probably the only modern fixtures in the house. A winding staircase in the back courtyard, opposite the kitchen, leads to the bedrooms. Detailing and interior design is rarely to anybody's taste, with most tenants preferring modern interiors behind the shophouse facade. I found the detailing and decor highly interesting but the strong old Chinese influence present in the decor and architecture tend to put most off. 4000sqft of built-up, asking rental of . What I can say about the house though, is that it is... an acquired taste
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