| Singapore Conference Hall | |
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Singapore Conference Hall, September 2006 |
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| Status | Complete |
| Location | Shenton Way, Downtown Core, Singapore |
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| Floor count | 5 |
Singapore Conference Hall is a multi-purpose building located in the heart of the financial district of Shenton Way in Downtown Core of Singapore. The first building to be constructed along Shenton Way, it was a place for conferences and exhibitions in the 1960s and 1970s. Today, it is now refurbished and modernised into a concert hall where the building is home to the Singapore Chinese Orchestra since 2001. Completed in 1965 at a cost of S$4 million at that time, it was an example of the nation's urban architecture during that. The building is situated on a three acre site at the junction of Shenton Way and Maxwell Road.
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The Singapore Conference Hall design was selected from a nation-wide open competition in 1961 and is a design of Singapore's urban architecture in the 1960s. The original architecture was mainly used concrete and glass in its facade. It has a large butterfly roof and in the past the roof and terrace have vertical sunscreens to provide shade for the interior. The concourse on the first level was conceived as a large space for programmes and from which visitors could find their way to the upper floors. Currently, it is used as a concourse as well as a reception area for the Singapore Chinese Orchestra. The area can be used for exhibitions, receptions, performances and conferences. The area was originally designed as a naturally ventilated space. The trade congress rooms were located on the third to fifth floors of the building. The building was designed by Malayan Architects Co-Partnership and was completed by Architects Team 3. The five storey building has no basements and has an outdoor car park.
There are plans to gazette the building into a national monument soon, with some members of the public submitting a letter to the Preservation of Monuments Board for a gazetting of the monument. If it is gazetted as a national monument, the building will be redesigned to its near-original form.