SOS from Delft

hi all!

pls help if you know anything. Much appreciated.

As part of my urban analysis module in delft, I studied the transformation of collective housing in the city of dordrecht. For the 2nd part of the module, I chose to compare it to the transformation of such a particular location in singapore.

As the collective housing in dordrecht began with monastries then subsequently, after the reformation, hofjes (courtyard houses) and now their HDB-esque 4 storey blocks.

So I wanted to search for a particular location in singapore that was a site for collective housing/ religious housing and then its subsequent transformation in functions/ form. Or a site for housing but subsequently transformed to a collective housing site. Or some building used for collective housing and later converted and vice versa.

I had shortlisted a few:

1. CHIJ (CHIJMES): I know it used to be a girl's school but did she house students or perhaps the sisters? Anyone can help?

2. SJI (SAM now): Same thing as CHIJMES, did it house the students or the teaching staff?

3. People's Park Bazaar (People's Park Complex now): Anyone knows of any books or links with more info? Anyone other than the bazaar, were there any shophouses around it too? Like a traditional european market square??

4. Anyone aware of any temples/ clanhouses that provide accomodation to early settlers? Like early form of social housing?



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