The Capitol Singapore picked up an award for restoration and innovation. (Photo: Jacklee, Wikimedia Commons)
Four heritage buildings have been conferred the URA Architectural Heritage Awards 2016 for their exceptional restoration works, revealed the agency on Thursday (6 October).
Restoration awards were given out to the 146-year-old Saints Peter and Paul Church on Queen Street, the iconic Sultan Mosque in Kampong Glam, and the three-storey Goh Loo Club at Club Street – formerly a gentlemen’s club.
The Capitol Singapore, a once-popular leisure venue at Stamford Road comprising three buildings built in the early to mid-1900s, picked up an award for restoration and innovation, after it was converted into a luxury lifestyle integrated development.
The South Beach mixed-use development along Beach Road also received a special mention for the amount of historical research and technical expertise that went into its restoration work.
A total of 128 projects have received the annual Awards since it was started in 1995.
According to the URA, the Awards honours the people who make conservation happen. They include building owners, developers and contractors. From this year, conservation specialists have been included as part of the awardees.
Meanwhile, a free exhibition showcasing the four project winners will be held at The URA Centre at Maxwell Road from today till 30 November.
Romesh Navaratnarajah, Senior Editor at PropertyGuru, wrote this story. To contact him about this or other stories, email romesh@propertyguru.com.sg
