Municipal Grounds

Nothing lasts forever in Singapore, not even housing that is taken away, demolished, rebuilt, and replaced after 99 years. The HDB (Housing Development Board) void decks are the forgotten and underappreciated ground plane that is heterogeneous of everyday liveliness and ethnic practices under a singular roof for all to witness, however the government does not recognise the practice of a unique cultural zone of receptiveness.

The Municipal grounds propose a dynamically cultural, democratic, and continuous way of living for the city into the future, that looks beyond the lifespan of 99 years by conserving communities whilst saving the void deck. Lessons and observations from the diverse ethnic city of Singapore shall become part of the segregated social housing estates, forming a composite that is reflective of the diverse citizen.

In the municipal, one can find themselves in every moment of transverse of the more expressionistic and social grounds of liberating places as the new citizen in these grounds.