Thursday 30 July 2020

Rainbow House 彩虹屋

Singapore - Little India (Rainbow House)

新加坡 — 小印度(彩虹屋)

There is a colourful building in Little India, it is a villa built by the wealthy Chinese businessman Tan Teng Niah in 1900 for his wife.

在小印度有一间五彩缤纷的建筑,那是华人富商陈东龄在1900年为妻子建造的别墅。


Tan Teng Niah made his fortune in the pastry industry in his early years and later owned several sweet-making factories along Serangoon Road.

陈东龄早年以糕饼业发迹,后来在实龙岗路拥有几家制糖工厂。


The house was restored and conserved in the 1980s for commercial use, and the restoration project was awarded the Singapore Institute of Architects Honourable Mention in 1991.

此建筑在1980年代进行了修复和保存,做为商业用途,并且该修复项目于1991年获得新加坡建筑师协会荣誉奖。


The Rainbow House is located at 37, Kerbau Road, a block away from Little India MRT Station.

彩虹屋位于Kerbau路37号,距离小印度地铁站仅一个街区。