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A void deck is an open space found on the ground floor of HDB blocks in Singapore. [1] . It is used for community activities. [2] [3] History. At first, HDB blocks did not have void decks in the 1960s.
VOID DECKS. Book 3 of National Heritage Board’s E-Books Collection. CONTENTS. Foreword. A History of Void Decks in Singapore. Void Decks and Their Common Features. The Importance of Void Decks. Children’s Libraries. Playgrounds and Toy Libraries. Chinese Funerals. Malay Weddings. Art Galleries. Bird Singing Corners. Page 01. Page 02-03.
Jan 15, 2024 · Since the 1970s, Singapore’s Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats have been constructed on “pillars” to free up ground level spaces. These spaces were then duly termed “void decks ...
Void decks are the open spaces located on the ground floor of Housing and Development Board (HDB) blocks of flats.1 The first block with a void deck was Jalan Klinik Block 26 in 1963, but it was only in 1973 that it became the norm to keep the ground floor as an open space for residents.2 The void deck is generally defined by the structural colu...
Dec 27, 2016 · The term "void deck" is a truly Singaporean invention. Every Singaporean, especially those who live in the Housing and Development Board (HDB) estates, knows what a void deck is. They are the...
Sep 27, 2020 · For some HDB residents, the art gallery is just a lift ride away. The void deck at Block 56 Pipit Road hosts Singapore’s first void deck art gallery. Completed in 2011, you can find reproductions of Van Gogh’s work, such as Sunflowers and Starry Night.
Jan 22, 2024 · An image of a barricade at a void deck in Woodlands stirred discussion online about whether Singapore had become too homogenised and restrictive about public spaces. PHOTO: THE MONITOR SG....
