Void deck

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A void deck typically found under apartment blocks in Singapore. The void deck occupies the ground level, while apartments are usually on the second floor onwards. Sometimes, events like Malay weddings, Chinese weddings or even funeral wakes are held in such places.

Small grocers, medical and dental clinics, bakeries and other shops are often located in void decks, especially in older apartment blocks. Most void decks also has bicycle racks, benches, and recreational tables for residents' use. It is common for void deck tables to have either a xiangqi or checkers board carved on them.

Void decks also facilitate travel through an apartment building on the ground level, rather than around one.