![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Pearl_Bank_Apartments_2%252C_Dec_05.jpg/640px-Pearl_Bank_Apartments_2%252C_Dec_05.jpg&w=640&q=50)
Pearl Bank Apartments
Residential in in Outram, Singapore / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pearl Bank Apartments (Chinese: 珍珠苑; pinyin: Zhēnzhū yuàn) was a high-rise private residential building on Pearl's Hill in Outram, near the Chinatown area of Singapore.
![]() | This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. (September 2022) |
Quick Facts General information, Status ...
Pearl Bank Apartments | |
---|---|
珍珠苑 | |
![]() | |
![]() | |
General information | |
Status | Demolished |
Type | Residential |
Architectural style | Brutalist architecture |
Location | Near Chinatown, in Outram, Singapore |
Address | 1 Pearl Bank, Singapore 169016 |
Coordinates | 1°16′59.4″N 103°50′22.4″E |
Completed | June 1976; 48 years ago (1976-06) |
Demolished | March 2020; 4 years ago (2020-03) |
Owner | Hock Seng Enterprises |
Management | Hock Seng Enterprises |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 38 |
Floor area | 55,636 sq.m |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Archurban Architects Planners |
Structural engineer | Houkehua Consulting Engineers |
Quantity surveyor | Langdon, Every & Seah |
Main contractor | Sin Hup Huat Pte Ltd |
Close
As the tallest and densest residential building in Singapore when completed in June 1976, Pearl Bank Apartments was one of Singapore's pioneers of high-rise high-density living and influenced urban development in Singapore and other cities across Southeast Asia.[1]