C-1 Holland Park Architecture Tour
Docomomo Singapore invites you to join us for an architecture tour of C-10 Holland Park.
Completed in 1963, C-1 Holland Park (also known as the House for Dr. K.K. Tan) is perhaps the earliest attributable built work to William Lim as a member of Malayan Architects Co-Partnership. A highly-intact example of a modernist private residence designed by Lim in the context of independence-era Malaya, the house is defined by its novel hybrid brick masonry and reinforced concrete structure, extensive timber framed fenestration, mid-century material palette, and iconic V-shaped roof profile.
Exceptionally well cared-for by the Tan family for 60 years, the house tour is a rare opportunity to experience the unadulterated creative vision of one of Singapore’s most important modernist architects.
Date: Saturday 20 January 2024
Tour No. 1 at 2.00pm
Tour No. 2 at 3.30pm
Places: 15 tickets available for each tour
Ticket Price: S$40 each
This tour is a part of Eat Play Love Exhibition produced by local artist Tan Ngiap Heng — the youngest child of the late Dr Tan Kheng Khoo and Mdm Gunn Chit Siew, the owner of the house. We look forward to seeing you there!
Notes on Tour Guides:
Ronald C. T. Lim is an architect and design educator who works at the intersection of architectural culture, design research and practice. He is currently the co-Chief Editor of The Singapore Architect magazine — the Singapore Institute of Architect’s official journal — and serves on the Singapore Chapter committee of the Royal Institute of British Architects. He is also the Lead Curator for “To Draw An Idea: Retracing the Designs of William Lim Associates / W Architects”, a keynote retrospective exhibition for the Singapore Architecture Collection.
Over the years, Ronald has led and actively contributed to many of Singapore’s groundbreaking design and research initiatives. These include Hack Care: Tips and Tricks for Dementia-Friendly Homes (President’s Design Award, 2023), Paya Lebar Air Base Concept Master Plan (appointed by SIA & SIP under URA commission), L2NIC “Age-Friendly Neighbourhoods” design research (SUTD-led, for URA). Ronald also runs the Instagram channel Modernist Architecture SG, a visual archive for his primary-source research on Singapore’s modern architecture and supports Docomomo SG’s public outreach programmes with his domain knowledge.
Ronald previously worked in New York, Tokyo and Mexico City for globally recognised architects including Cesar Pelli (AIA Gold Medallist) and Fumihiko Maki (Pritzker laureate), among others, and locally with Forum Architects and Lekker Architects. He holds a Master of Architecture from Yale University and B.A. from Wesleyan University.
Jacob Meyers is a recent graduate of the Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL and a recipient of the DesignSingapore scholarship. His interests lie at the intersection of architectural history and theory, critical heritage, and design for re-use – particularly in relation to modernist architecture. His undergraduate dissertation, a critical examination of the conservation of Golden Mile Complex, was awarded the Trevor Sprott History & Theory Prize from the Bartlett. He is currently an Assistant Architectural Conservation Consultant at specialist conservation and research practice Studio Lapis and a research and documentation volunteer for Docomomo Singapore.
