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Good architecture is like a piece of

beautifully composed music crystallized in space that elevates

our spirits beyond the limitation of time.

-Tao Ho-

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PAST Clarke Quay was named after Sir Andrew

Clarke, Singapore’s second Governor and

Governor of the Straits Settlements from

1873 to 1875, who played a key role in

positioning Singapore as the main port for

the Malay states of Perak, Selangor and

Sungei Ujong.

Clarke Quay was originally a fishing village,

soon it became the centre of commerce in

the late 19th century due to its strategic

location near the mouse of Singapore River.

This place was bustling with trade activity as

bum boats swamped the Singapore River,

travelling up and down the waters carrying

goods and produce ready to be stored in

the row of warehouses along Boat Quay

and Clarke Quay.

Into the latter half of the twentieth century,

though, the area languished when cargo

services were relocated to Pasir Panjang

and the river became too severely polluted

for much activities.

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PRESENTWith many choices of restaurants, bars and nightclubs

packed in a cunique mixture of old and modern

architecture, Clarke Quay nowadays is one of the best

place to hangout with friends. The river view adds more

to the cozy feelings. Sitting by the riverside at day and

party hard at night.

Apart from food, it has a lot more in store for visitors.

The latest addition is the GX5 Extreme Swing. This

exhilarating thrill ride, travelling 60m high at the speed

of 220kph, is definately not for the faint hearted, it’s for

those who loves the adrenaline rush.

River cruises and river taxies on the Singapore River can

be accessed from Clarke Quay. One of its most popular

attractions is its exciting host of CQ’s signature events

happening once every quarter.

A monument of historic proportions, a wonderland of

entertainment and activities, Clarke Quay is certainly

one place in Singapore that has succed to reborn.

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PleasureWhere once bumboats

jostled for mooring space,

now visitors and locals jostle

each other for the hottest

nightspots, the most sought-

after restaurants and the

best buys.

Clarke Quay is now a

pleasure place for those

who are looking to dine on

world cuisines like Cuban,

Indonesian, Italian, Persian,

Moroccan, Chinese,

Japanese and Indian,

and then to party the night

away at any number of

night spots. Five blocks of

60 restored warehouses

and shophouses were

transformed into multicultural

restaurants, bars, nightclubs,

entertainment spots and

retail shops lined along the

200-metre long waterfront by

the Singapore River.

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If Architecture is concerned with the art

and science of new building, then

Interior Architecture is concerned

with the alteration of existing buildings

for new uses.

Architecture is both the process and product of planning,

designing and constructing form, space and ambience

that reflect functional, technical, social, and aesthetic

considerations. It requires the creative manipulation and

coordination of material, technology, light and shadow.

While Interior Architecture is about the process through

which the interiors of built structures are designed or

modified, altered or added to, in order to accommodate

a modified version of the first use.

architecturein a nutshell

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The new buildings are made of bricks and plaster,

similar to the methods used in the last century. The

timber windows and plaster ornament are to show the

spirit of old Clarke Quay while the interior architecture

is modern, using materials such as gypsum board,

ceramic tiles and suspended ceilings.

The interior architecture of each shophouses may vary

from the other according to its identity.That’s what

make buildings in Clarke Quay worth to see.

The new buildings in Clarke Quay are

designed to complement their older

neighbours in terms of proportion, scale,

height, roofing and facade details. They

used a variety of muted colours, not

so bright and boring.

architectureClarke Quay’s

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shophouses along the riverside road

On the outside Clarke Quay

might look boring and ugly,

like plain warehouse along the

riverside, but on the inside, Clarke

Quay has many fancy architecture.

Clarke quay is actually showing

how multicultural Singapore is.

There are Chinese, Indian, Malay,

Thailand and Europian style

architecture, exactly like the

people in singapore.

The idea of Clarke Quay’s overall

architecture is to make a modern

hangout place without leaving

behind the history from the

past. So the buildings are just

modified, but the real shape of the

warehouses are still there.

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angel sky rise above the shophouses

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This umbrella-like structures comprising ETFE (Ethyl

Tetra Fluro Ethylene) canopies were built rise above

the shophouses.These are actually an eco roof, built

to protect the passerby from heat and rain by creating

a climate modifier through reverse engineering of the

thermoplastic ETFE material. The steel frames of the

Angel Sky support large, whale-tail slow speed fans

that provide gentle breezes at street level.

ANGEL SKY

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the fan

the thermoplastic ETFE material

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blue bellas along the riverside

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Blue Be l l s i s a se r ies o f

i n te rconnected round

roo f canop ies wh ich has

a s im i l a r func t ion as the

“Sky Ange l ” , w i th the

exc lus ion o f the fans .

When n igh t fa l l s , the “B lue

Be l l s ” umbre l l as l i gh t up

in an a r ray o f co lours ,and

the t rans lucent fea tu re o f

these canop ies a l lows the

l i gh ts to d i f fuse beaut i fu l l y.

Th is reminds us o f the

Ch inese lan te rns . I t he lps

max im ize the wate r f ron t ,

a l f resco d in ing exper ience .

BLUE BELLS

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blue bells light up at night

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The ex te rna l facade o f th i s bar was made

out o f concre te tha t i s l aye red w i th p las t i c

gems and re f l ec t i ve meta l sheets . The

ex te r na l facade was decora ted in a red-

co lo red theme. The in te r io r i s another

s t rong po in t , fo r i ns tance the c i rcu la r

tunne l en t rance foyer i s i l l um ina ted w i th a

few l igh ts to emphas ize the a tmosphere .

LUNAR: ASIAN FUSION BAR

the main entrance

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the plastic gems

the circular tunnel

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The ex te r io r wa l l i s des igned w i th p ink

rec tangu la r t imber p lanks tha t were

a r ranged randomly to g i ve a chaot ic and

rebe l l i ous fee l i ngs , j us t l i ke the name o f the

c lub . Moreover, the re i s a huge chande l i e r

i n the m idd le o f the ex te r io r space tha t

domina tes the ce i l i ng and i l l um ina tes the

space w i th i t s warm wh i te l i gh t ing .

REBEL BOUTIQUE

the rectangular timber planks

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The a rch i tec tu re a re based on the t rad i t iona l

V ic to r ian-e ra pub. There ’s a l so a l i t t l e b i t o f

count rys ide touch because o f the use o f wood

mate r ia l and warm co lours . The ex te r na l facade

accentua te the t rad i t iona l amb iance o f the pub.

MULLIGAN’S IRISH PUB

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the outdoor entrance

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the bar

the brick wall

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the external wall

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the main entrance

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I ndoCh ine i s a res tauran t

tha t se rve Indo Ch inese

Food. The res tauran t

im i ta tes the o ld Ch inese

Pa lace . You can see f rom

the roo fs , the w indow,

the re l i e fs on the wa l l ,

eve ry th ing i s ve ry Ch inese-

l i ke . The a rch i tec tu re i s

domina ted w i th the use o f

concre te as mate r ia l . The

des ign o f the res tauran t

was in tended to p roduce

a na tu ra l amb iance wh ich

can be seen f rom the use

o f po t p lan ts and warm

dark co lour.

INDOCHINE

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the window

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the roof

the reliefs

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Marrakesh i s a lounge & bar wh ich was

des igned in a m idd le eas te rn s ty le w i th

a contempora ry look . The pa t te r n o f the

w indow and the door i s i nsp i red by the

Arab ian s ty le . The ex te r na l wa l l was made

out o f tex tu red concre te in b lue co lour and

a l i t t l e touch o f go ld co lour g i ves ou t the o ld

ye t modern fee l i ng .

MARRAKESH, MOROCCAN LOUNGE & BAR

the main entrance

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the door pattern

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blue textured concrete wall

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Fremant le i s a bar, a res tauran t and a f i sh marke t

a l l i n one . The des ign resembles the s ty le o f ea r l y

London’s shop houses a long the s t ree t . The used o f

b r icks g i ve away an o ld town fee l i ngs . I t i s ac tua l l y

i nsp i red by F remant le in Weste rn Aus t ra l i a , Per th .

the restaurant

FREMANTLE *SEAFOOD MARKET*

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‘‘F’ is from‘Fremantle’

the overall view of the restaurant

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tunnel besides the Marrakesh Moroccan Lounge and Bar

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Architecture is a continuing dialogue between generations which creates an environment across time.

- Vincent Scully

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This book is actually made as my final project with a

theme “If you look, you’ll find” and it has to relate to

either architectural, environmental, or cultural. I chose

the architecture in Clarke Quay because I just realized

that when the word “Clarke Quay” comes to my mind,

I straight away think about the night clubs and the

partying. I’m pretty sure many people have the same

thought, when actually Clarke Quay has beautiful

architecture too, people just don’t notice that

I want to thank God for helping me throughout the

making of this book. Also thanks to my family and,

mostly, my sister, Angelia Sugianto, for helping me

with the analysis of the architecture. I want to thank my

friends too, for helping, criticizing and accompanying

me in the process of making this book, either taking

photographs, choosing paper, printing and many more.

And most of all, thanks to all my lecturer, Winnie Tan,

Tan Yee Noh and Cheng Ming Chong, because they

have been such a good lecturer, helping me to explore

more of my ability little by little, so that in the end I can

produce a better book.

acknowledgment

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referenceshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarke_Quay

http://www.greatnewplaces.com/t-Clarke%20Quay

http://semarangbackpacker.multiply.com/journal/item/29/Clarke_Quay_Architecture_with_thousands_fasades

http://capitalandinside.com/index.php/spaces/leisure/360-where-past-and-present-flow-in-a-rush-of-excitement

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.projectview&upload_id=467

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architecture

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interior_architecture

http://www.famousquotesandauthors.com/topics/architects_and_architecture_quotes.html

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