10/03/2020
Lotus At Joo Chiat Review 3
19 July 2018
Lotus at Joo Chiat has its ground breaking days way back around 2000. In the year 2002, Lotus at Joo Chiat was awarded the prestigious URA Architectural Heritage Award. The stars of all the units at Lotus at Joo Chiat are the 17 conservation shophouses which were painstakingly restored and conserved to its former glory with the main theme of Peranakan flavours .
Much attentions were given to the wooden floors, bright courtyards, beautifully carved screens as well as the fittings and furnishings. Modern and matching appliances make the kitchen both a delight to look at as well as it is perfectly functional. The layout and connection between the kitchen and the backward, as well as the centre courtyard, store room or the helper’s room, and the subsequent seamless covered connection to the dining and living areas makes it truly a joy simply moving around the this conserved shophouse.
The backyard behind the kitchen in itself is not big. It’s enough to accommodate a couple of
some potted plants and perhaps a small table and chair. It is thus a genius idea to incorporate a common garden right behind the backyard of everyone of the conservation shophouse at Lotus at Joo Chiat. The garden within Lotus at Joo Chiat and right behind everyone of the 17 conservation shophouses is a carefully manicured garden with uncovered human walkways leading to the modern apartment block, gymnasium, bbq pit, Swimming pool and the main entrance of the entire estate.
On days of nice weather and especially at early evenings on weekdays and on weekends, one can enjoy the sight of families getting together, tenants having casual chats standing in the communal garden, children playing Badminton, having a ball game or toddlers simply playing their toys outdoors.
It’s like watching a mostly expat community basking in the local Kampung spirit in a mixed of historic conservation setting. It’s really quite a sight. Relaxing and peaceful family orientated rather out of this world in the context of Singapore.