GP will fail. where u got ur information from?
"The Basic living"
The first generation of flats in sg to arrive in the 60s and 70s
Bishan ,Toa Payoh and Tiong bahru. They had a rather' Dull,
industrial" look or reddish appearance and had staircases at the
sides of the block of the "open air" kind. Mainly consisting of 1
or 2 room flats..
Bishan New Town was only conceived in the late 70s and started
developing in the 1980s.
Towns and fringe estates under the First 10 Years of Housing
Programme include Queenstown, Bt Ho Swee, Telok Blangah (which
later got named as Bt Merah), Toa Payoh, Whoapoa, Toa Payoh,
Crawford St, Golden Mile Integrated Development, Selegie House,
Cross St & Chinatown, Chin Swee, Zion Rd, Havelock, Tiong Bahru
(areas north of Bt Ho Swee, around TIB MRT), Brickworks, Cantonment
Rd, Tanjong Pagar, Duxton Plains, Siglap, Kg Arang, Dakota, and
Bedok South.
Bishan was not in the consideration of plans as it was more than 5
miles away from the General Post Office, and they were waiting for
the ongoing MRT debate to help them decide whether to proceed. Many
estates were already conceived at this time.
Kallang Basin was still be reclaimed at this stage. The land of
Marine Parade was alreay taking shape, and its first user is Bedok
Camp at the end of the plot.
There is a book on the first 10-years of HDB at National Library,
Level 11.
" Simple elegant living"
The 2nd generation of estates to appear around 1980 and
contuining throughout the
80s. A major revamp compared to the previous generation They
comprise of the major towns like AMK, Bedok, Hougang Had..Slightly
more colour ,life and "cleaner look" The blocks were huge with many
flats on one floor. Having in-out open windows and a separate
storeroom.Some blocks also shaped in a rectangular u-shaped
fashion. First time with improved lifts catering at intervals of
5,9,10 and 12 storeys. Facilities like playgrounds and parks also
appeared
A 2nd batch of these flats arrived in the mid to late 80s with no
sigficancant improvements..
Okay, but don't agree on no significant improvements part. Need
more data.
" True high class living"
The 3rd generation estates which started from 1990 onwards. The
best improvement in the evolution with a true high class standard
of living. Elaborately colourful and full of life
Consisting of 4-5 room executive apartments For the first time the
flats had sliding, sun screened windows and sunvisers. A balcony in
some of higher priced flats and a common rubbish chute and enclosed
electrical outlets and fire equiment in each corridor in some
variations of the estates. Huge centralised rubbish collecting
centres and multi storey carparks were invented
The 2nd kind called "masionette" with double storey houses similar
to a bungalow first appeared during this time.
The 3rd kind, for the first time houses were made on the ground
floor "the void deck" homes.
Lifts were found on every floor with LCD displays with a double
closing door split in half. Huge Underground shelters were also
found which were taken up in the form of shop
residences
Units on the void deck level had existed in the 80s. One example is
Potong Pasir New Town. One interesting fact is that the area used
to be a sand quarry area, and hence the name Potong Pasir, which
means "cut sand". The area where the HDB estate now stands used to
hold 4 ponds linked to Kallang River. Residents moved out by 1970s,
and the first blocks were ready in 1984.
"Post modern living"
A small group of estates came about in the mid to late 90s which
were "extensions" resembling the 3rd generation. Often found
alongside the 3rd generation estates. Surrealy but contrastingly
coloured . Slightly improved architecture with "Simple but slightly
sophicticated look" but with small landscaped gardens and slightly
more improved LCD display in lifts with the addition of minor
stoned pavement walkways and plastic playgrounds. No other
significant improvements.
OK. More information, please.
" Millenium Living"
The last generation of estates in Punggol and Senkang around 2000
and the which resemble a "condo styled" of living. Each block at a
distinctive colour Had elaborate lobbies, flats with an "open air
balcony"
and huge landscaped gardens and sculptures showing the
characteristic 'pilotis' effect on the column facade. and in some
instances integrated swimming pools and tennis courts. Exibiting a
"designer made" feel, Close proximity to Transport sources and
shopping malls and entertainmaint centres alll within the
estates.
Block Architectue resembles expensive "condos". For the first time
blocks had a uniquey identifying names like ""The Sundial". For the
sophisticated and high tech newer generation.
OK. More information, please. Never mention things like BTO and
DBSS.
