Friday, August 04, 2006

A look at the revamped Singapore History Museum

Some pix of the revamp of the dusty National Museum, done by W Architects I think. It's pretty sensitively done and you barely notice the new extension from the front.

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The museum by night

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Sunken corridor between the two blocks

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The facade of the old block, facing the new.

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The brick wall in the screening room, meant to be reminiscent of the red-brick old National Library

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Detail of the bricks-- apparently the holes are for acoustic material