Embracing warmth, comfort, and privacy, a new boutique hotel takes up a row of six former shophouses in Singapore’s historic Chinatown. The beautifully renovated Hotel Mono retains the charm of Southeast Asian styled architecture, while highlighting the distinctive personality of Rococo-era ornamentation.
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An expression of art and the interior inside the Lobby at Hotel Mono
Its Rococo aesthetic is apparent in the lightness of interior design, cozy spaces, and the tall and narrow windows that speak to the French stylistic period. The gentle black and white theme on the exterior seamlessly interweaves with the lifestyles of traditional Singapore and the city’s urban bustle.
Loft style décor that is a component in interior designSingle RoomRelaxation in a Rococo styled studio
A striking new landmark on historic Mosque Street, the 46-room Hotel Mono is an independent hotel catering to the needs of design-conscious travelers. Its statement-making black-and-white facade has been turning heads. The hotel occupies a row of six conservation shophouses, which have been completely transformed in an extensive refurbishment by President Design Award-winning firm Spacedge Designs. Hotel Mono was officially opened in November 2016.
The stylishly chic hotel presents an appealing proposition for discerning travelers – high quality rooms and service standards at very attractive prices. “We want to provide accommodations that are the best value for the money and a five-star service experience,” said GM Glenn Quah.
Besides charm and comfort in every room, guests enjoy better quality beddings, bathroom amenities and more spacious rooms, for prices comparable to the budget accommodations in the same area. Rates at the 46-room Hotel Mono start at just $160 net per night for a Double room, while a Family room sleeping four people costs under $300.
The bathroom ensemble reflects simplicity with contemporary flair.
Its bathrooms represent the conceptualization of a hip retreat for design-savvy travelers (and locals) – guests who appreciate the originality of design. A bold and contemporary design language is relevant throughout the hotel. Every room features a seamless integration of metal bars that traverse the space like lines drawn in the air, meantime, functioning as light fixtures, coat hangers and sculptures.
The boutique hotel celebrates the quality of being the only one of its kind. Due to restrictions and particulars in the floor plans of shophouse styled architecture, no two rooms are identical. Their unique characters are manifested in the name that affirms the validity of these bold and original design concepts.
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This box-shaped steel house, hidden in shady green woods, has a cool, peaceful resort atmosphere. – hard to believe it’s right in the middle of a congested city!
wide eaves, glass windows set 3 meters in for shade and rain protectionpaved driveway leading into the carport 5 meters from the street
Designing architect Boonlert Hemvijitraphan ofBoon Design took up the challenge set by the owner: create a home on the limited plot that is neither cramped nor stuffy.
Boonlert said, “The challenge was to make that work within the urban context. Fortunately, the owner gave us a completely free hand; our job was simply to design a comfortable residence on a 360-square-meter (90-square-wah) property. The starting point was what we saw in the original landscaping here.”
[left] The dark of the steel house and bamboo blinds contrasts with the surrounding greenery. [right]: Open space carport leads up into the house.The main door from the carport into the living room
The property was not large, and its location right in the center of a capital city was seriously limiting
How to build a comfortable residence here? The garden/orchard greenery was used as a tool to create a sense of spaciousness.
Instead of the house spreading outwards toward the fence, it rose vertically as a 2½-storey home with open space beneath the house used as a carport and multipurpose area, the rest of the property becoming a relaxing, park-like space.
High-ceilinged living room, naturally bright and airy, with a great view of outside greenery.
The large garden was set up to the south to get the best breeze and the best shade from plants and trees.
The garden is planted on soil raised 1.2 meters higher than before to be level with the 3-meter height of the living room.
The living room connects with the dining area beneath the mezzanine, with the kitchen behind the glass doorThe metal bookshelf reaching almost to the mezzanine also acts as weight-bearing support for the staircase behind it.
The first floor has a high “double volume” ceiling for more natural light and ventilation. A steel staircase rises from the living room to the mezzanine, which holds a workroom and guest bedroom, and up to the second floor, the owner’s private space.
The single staircase up from the carport connects everything from the ground to the top floor.
Mezzanine walkway with banister and protective grating steel is the primary building material, but natural materials such as bamboo are also important.
Bamboo shades cover the house façade, filtering sunlight, protecting against rain, giving privacy from outside view, yet still allowing good ventilation.
“We used steel not because we especially wanted to use steel, but because it was light, and we wanted that quality,” explained Boonlert.
“Each material has its own particular value. Coming up with a principle means coming up with the quality we want. Design is a value in itself.”
The architecture of this house reflects modern times. It’s surrounded by the natural environment people long for, so no matter chaotic and confused the outside world, in this home there’s a mood of relaxation and contentment: it’s just a great place to live.
Besides the honor of Living ASEAN’s being a presenter and media partner at the fourth Myanmar Build & Décor Fair, one of this year’s event highlights was its invitation of leading Thai architect M.L. Varudh Varavarn of Vin Varavarn Architects (VVA) as keynote speaker on the topic “ASEAN Architecture Design.”
The fourth Myanmar Build & Décor Fair, September 28 -30 at Myanmar Event Park (MEP) in Yangon, Myanmar, organized by well-known event planner ICVeX and affiliates, was just as great as in any of the three previous years, full of fully furnished booths surrounded by enthusiastic admirers.
Besides Living ASEAN’s honor at being a presenter and media partner at the fourth Myanmar Build & Décor event, one of this year’s highlights was its invitation of leading Thai architect M.L. Varudh Varavarn, founder of Vin Varavarn Architects (VVA) and recipient of world-class awards from many institutions, as keynote speaker on the topic “ASEAN Architecture Design.” This attracted a large audience who were completely captivated with his speech.
Before turning the microphone over to M.L. Varudh Varavarn, the seminar was introduced by Mr. Jeremiah Pitakwong, Managing Editor of the Baan Lae Suan (House and Garden) Magazine Group, taking the stage to speak on the topic of “Modern Tropical Region,” showing seminar participants many facets of “modern tropical” architecture.
He used the example of the Amarin Printing and Publishing offices, designed and built with a shady, refreshing atmosphere by Plan Architect, one of Thailand’s leading architectural firms, whose prime focus is on living intelligently in hot, humid conditions.
“We’re lucky to be living and working in one of the best examples of modern tropical architecture in both the smaller buildings and the taller ones. We don’t have elevators, but there are long covered walkways where we get to experience the heat in hot weather and the wetness of the rainy season,” said Mr. Pitakwong.
He went on to introduce Living ASEAN, an online subsidiary of Amarin, as well as magazines, books, and TV programs that bring concepts of modern tropical living to readers and audiences, and spoke about the Baan Lae Suan Fair, which brings together Amarin’s own modern tropical community, as he drew on his own impressions in many years of travel and photographing houses all around the ASEAN region to find ways to inspire others.
M.L. Varudh Varavarn’s talk, aiming both to educate and inspire, was based on three of his most impressive and internationally recognized projects: 1) The Pine Crest Residence, a modern residence on Soi Tonson in Bangkok, simply designed for the most comfortable living, 2) Botanica Khao Yai, a resort project located in the well-known vacation area of Thailand like Khao Yai, and 3) finally, one of his favorite works, Bann Huay San Yaw – Post Disaster School. This was one of 9 “por dee por dee (perfectly adequate)” classrooms in the Design for Disaster (D4D) relief project for schools damaged in the May 5, 2014 6.3 magnitude Chiang Rai earthquake.
“The day after it happened, the Thai disaster relief network D4D sent me pictures on my phone and asked me to participate in designing and building new schools for children in northern Thailand. You’d never want to have kids have to study in those miserable conditions, so I said I’d be very happy to join the program and do everything I could to help,” explained M.L. Varudh, while showing pictures of students studying in emergency classrooms that were simply unacceptable places to study, and where he’d followed up by building a new school building to replace the ones that had collapsed. This became a demonstration structure whose design other victims of the Chiang Rai disaster could adapt for use in building earthquake-resistant houses.
After the lectures, many seminar participants came up to Living ASEAN booth to chat and ask questions and in the hopes of talking and getting better acquainted with M.L. Varudh and the Living ASEAN website work team, as the first “ROOM x LIVING ASEAN DESIGN TALK” event in Myanmar created quite a positive buzz. We are looking forward to next year, and thinking about which architects we’ll invite to speak then.
Bangkok was at the highest place on the chart of Top Ten Global Destination Cities attracting 19.41 million visitors in 2016, outranking London, Paris, Dubai, and Singapore. A Mastercard index released recently showed the Thai capital benefited the most from international travel, while further growth in visitor arrivals were in the forecast for 2017.
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Wat Arun (Temple of Dawn), Bangkok / Photo: Tanakitt Khum-on
Visitor Volume
The Mastercard Global Destination Cities Index predicted that Bangkok’s visitor arrivals would increase by 4.0 percent in the 2017 calendar year, while Singapore was forecast to move up one notch growing by 2.6 percent and outranking New York (at minus 2.4 percent). Meantime, Kuala Lumpur was likely to post a strong 7.2 percent gain in visitor arrivals for 2017, enabling it to keep its eighth place on the chart.
Kuala Lumpur / Photo: Sitthisak Namkham
From 2009 to 2016, two ASEAN cities also saw strong growth in visitor arrivals, namely: Jakarta up 18.2 percent, and Hanoi up 16.4 percent. Of all 132 destinations across the globe, Osaka was at the top with a whopping 24.0 percent growth in overnight visitor arrivals during the 8-year period.
Overall, international visitors to leading global destination cities increased in the 2016 calendar year. As for 2017, Tokyo’s visitor numbers were forecast to increase by as much as 12.2 percent, making it the strongest growth in visitors among the top ten.
National Gallery Singapore / Photo: Sitthisak Namkham
Cross-border Spending
The Mastercard index was more than just a ranking of top destination cities across the globe. Apart from international visitor volume, it also looked into tourist spending that contributed to furthering economic growth of countries. For the 2016 calendar year, Dubai was at the top with overnight visitors spending $28.50 billion, followed by New York ($17.02 billion), London ($16.09 billion), Singapore ($15.69 billion), and Bangkok ($14.08 billion), all in USD. Destination cities benefited greatly from tourism. Shopping accounted for 22.9 percent of tourist spending, local service 21.5 percent, and food and beverages 20.6 percent).
Here are seven newly opened spots you should make a point of seeing next time you visit Bangkok. They are not only great tourist spots, but museums of knowledge where you can enjoy yourself the whole day long.
The new Changchui Creative Space on Sirindhorn Road sprawls over 4 acres (11 rai) with restaurant, coffee shop, and a wide variety of other shops scattered about. Inside you’ll see a collection of buildings often set at unusual angles and built mainly with recycled materials: corrugated iron, glass, wood panels, wrought iron, and old doors and windows such as you might see in Bangkok communities. The eclectic beauty of this mix is what gives Chanchui its unique identity. Here are all sorts of beautiful spots where it’s fun to pull out your phone and take selfies.
For 40 years a Ratchathewi district warehouse for printing equipment, after that this building sat abandoned and lifeless, but it’s now been transformed into a creative space for inventors, designers, artisans, and support personnel. The 480-square-meter indoor space holds an art gallery, office, meeting hall, co-working space, photo studio, and an area for holding workshops and organizing events. The name YELO comes from “You Ever Live Once,” expressing how the old warehouse has come back to life and vitality once more.
Creative Community Mall is the brainchild of Duangrit Bunnag, famous Thai architect and teacher. Here he has transformed an old warehouse from the mid-1940s into an exciting creative space stretching over 600 square meters and divided into rooms where visitors can dig in and indulge themselves in whatever catches their fancy at a co-working space, art exhibition, clothing store, flower shop, bookshop, hip coffee shop, and on and on. The space also includes the Warehouse 30 flea market for homemade articles and a multi-use space for setting up exhibits, workshops, or various events.
Here’s a new vintage-style spot where the visitor can chill out and travel back in time to old Thailand, with lots of places with murals and scenes perfect for picture-taking. Almost every corner holds a treasure trove of knowledge from the past. The café and restaurant are open 24 hours, and also there’s a new building nostalgically designed as an old-style Thai commercial house full of an exciting collection of antique furniture and ornamentation.
TCDC has moved to a spiffy new location: the central post office building on Charoenkrung Road. An 8,700-square-meter area five stories high holds a general library, material library, makerspace, co-working space, workshop, and an area for small or large exhibitions. The building was built in 1940 C.E, Throughout the building and especially on the front, you’ll see beautiful period art deco works commissioned by the Department of Architecture.
The Bangkok City Library at the Khok Wua Intersection is a true learning center. Filling a space of more than 4,590 square meters, its light-colored walls, high ceiling, glass windows, and skylights give a feeling of spacious comfort that simply invites you to sit down for a good read. The library is 4 storeys high, books arranged by category on each storey, with comfortable seating in every corner.
This repository of knowledge about the lives of snakes offers a mixed media exhibition light and sound show suitable for people of any age and gender. The building is in three main sections: the “virtual museum” zone which holds the mixed media show with lifelike models and 3-dimensional pictures, a “snake garden” with more than 50 species of snakes both common and rare, and the “Naga Theater.” In this last zone snake doctors demonstrate how to extract snake venom from live specimens, and there is a stage play about naga and garuda legends.
OKMD knowledge forum 2017 :
How do we build smart cities that respond to human-centric needs in Thailand 4.0 era?. As part of the OKMD knowledge forum under the theme “Knowledge Cities, New lives, New Opportunities” on 17 September 2017 in Bangkok, Dr. Jong Sung Hwang was invited to share his views on the topic.
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Dr. Jong Sung Hwang acts as ICT (Information and Communications Technology) strategy expert who served in various key positions in the IT policy planning in renowned associations. Holding a Master’s degree and a Doctoral degree in Political Science from Yonsei University in Korea, he is a former Chief Information Officer of Seoul Metropolitan Government as well as former Secretary General of the World e-Governments Organization of Cities and Local Governments (WeGO).
Currently, Dr. Hwang is an appointed member of the Gov3.0 Committee of the Korean government, which designs and arranges government and public sector innovation programs at a vice-ministerial level.
Dr. Jong Sung Hwang
In his position as a senior analyst at the so-called National Information Society Agency (NIA), he dedicates his work to South Korea’s platform for developing Smart Cities with a people-centric approach where information systems are shared and accessible to all citizen. The NIA continuously strives to maintain the “definitive expert agency charged with a central role in the information of the nation’s society”.
Hereby, the main goal is to deliver new opportunities offered by information technology to the nation and its citizen by equipping national agencies, local autonomies and public enterprises with prime methodologies and solutions.
Q :You talked about elements of the “fourth industrial revolution” which include “social revolution” and “new labour”. Can you elaborate a bit more about these terms?
Dr. Jong-Sung Hwang: “In the 1st industrial revolution one of the key driving forces are platforms, in particular a platform economy. This means to eliminate the ‘Silo Mentality’
(a mindset present when certain departments or sectors do not wish to share information with others in the same company) between industry, company and factory. Inevitably, it leads to a new kind of labour structure.
Older generations used to have just one occupation or at least follow only a single career path. After the fourth industrial revolution has eliminated boundaries or silos between industries, it became impossible to insist on just one job or a single profession for your whole life. So, people have to move between several different industries or services and often need to switch jobs more frequently.
Furthermore, we don’t work for a companies anymore as these often have automated certain work processes. So, they do not require as many full-time workers anymore. So, we have more and more freelancers and part-timers. As a result, this social revolution triggers two big changes. People open their own businesses and they more freely between different industry sectors or different kind of jobs.”
Q: What is the function and meaning does a smart city have to its citizen?
Dr. Jong-Sung Hwang : “ If we understand the smart city as a kind of platform, then we can focus on the functions of platform. Platforms enable people to use technology cheaply and easily.
Google develops driverless cars but at the same time invest a lot into further upgrading and expending their maps system. So with their maps Google has a sort of platform to help operate their prospective cars more easily.
The meaning of building smart cities, we create common platforms that every citizen has access to and is able to use. In other words, these individual citizen can use technologies for a more affordable price than it would be ever available in areas of non-smart cities.”
Q: Are there any potential limits or dangers in creating such smart cities?For example: Could AI (Artificial Intelligence) lead to situations where we can loose control over it? Dr. Jong-Sung Hwang : “ Out-of-control situations should be definitely considered as serious issues here. But there exists a general misunderstanding when people believe that machines are able to become independently thinking and acting.
Realistically speaking, in our country, AI has not achieved such a high advanced status. Therefore, there has been found no evidence that such cases can possibly occur in the nearer future here.
In smart cities, AI will be introduced and deployed very limited and carefully especially for routine processes and rather used in non-critical operations to ensure safety. Human control will be strongly applied to autonomous activities where AI is involved to guarantee a good amount of command over such situations.”
Q:Your affiliated agency, the National Information Agency Society, has partnered with several countries ranging from Myanmar and Mongolia to Mexico and Mozambique. But Thailand isn’t yet on the agenda. Since you are here in Bangkok, are you looking to expand networking and cooperation with Thai governmental entities? If so, in which areas both related and unrelated to knowledge cities?
Dr. Jong-Sung Hwang : “ The NIA absolutely wants to develop partnership with Thai government and industries. We have gained considerable experiences in e-government, big data, smart city and digital divide issues in Korea. Recently, we are working on policies for the fourth industrial revolution as explained above. We can work together with Thai government entities for wide range of policy areas including Thailand 4.0. There are many ways we can develop partnerships. I think, knowledge sharing like OKMD is a quite good way. I also hope, the NIA and Thai agencies could develop joint pilot projects in areas where both sides have high priorities.”
This September the second Room x Living ASEAN Design Talk will be held under the title “ASEAN Architecture Design,” featuring a Thai architect and recipient of world-class awards from many institutions, M.L. Varudh Varavarn, founder of the firm Vin Varavarn Architects (VVA).
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M.L. Varudh will take the stage to share his knowledge and inspirational design concepts under the heading “ASEAN Architecture Design.” Also featured will be Jeremiah Pitakwong, managing editor of the Baan Lae Suan magazine group, come to give his insights and impressions from many years of architectural photojournalism around the ASEAN region, with the topic “10 ASEAN Houses.”
VVA is a small firm, but its design works are widely recognized both in Thailand and abroad. M.L. Varudh’s philosophy is the company’s driving force, and stresses functional utility for building occupants and careful selection of construction materials with a view to their potential. Another point is that a designer should avoid making his ego central to the work simply to create a personal signature that people will remember. All this allows VVA’s design work to be versatile and adaptable to various challenges and environmental contexts while at the same time creating works of outstanding function and beauty.
Bann Huay San Yaw- Post Disaster School, Chiang Rai, Thailand (Photographs: Spaceshift Studio)
One project helping both to build a name for the architect himself and add to Thailand’s prominence in the architectural world is Bann Huay San Yaw Witthaya School, one of 9 “por dee por dee (appropriate)” classroom structures built through the Design for Disasters (D4D) relief program for schools damaged in the 6.3 Chiang Rai earthquake of May 5, 2014.
Bann Huay San Yaw- Post Disaster School, Chiang Rai, Thailand (Photographs: Spaceshift Studio)
This gabled school building’s primary design requirement was to keep it safe from future earthquake damage. Additionally, the architects focused on using easily obtainable and local materials and facilitating full use of space both inside and outside the building, which holds three classrooms arranged lengthwise at the same level. To save structural costs and also to fit the slope on which it’s built, the building has a multipurpose tai thun open area below.
Bann Huay San Yaw- Post Disaster School, Chiang Rai, Thailand (Photographs: Spaceshift Studio)Bann Huay San Yaw- Post Disaster School, Chiang Rai, Thailand (Photographs: Spaceshift Studio)
Walls and roof of the primary structure are constructed of single pieces of steel, which helps protect against sun and rain. Its outstanding adaptation of ordinary materials resulted in this design winning Italy’s International Biennial Barbara Cappochin Architecture 2017 Grand Prize and a High Commendation at Berlin’s 2016 World Architecture Festival Awards, while in the United Kingdom it was shortlisted for the 2016 Architectural Review School Awards.
Bann Huay San Yaw- Post Disaster School, Chiang Rai, Thailand (Photographs: Spaceshift Studio)Bann Huay San Yaw- Post Disaster School, Chiang Rai, Thailand (Photographs: Spaceshift Studio)
VVA’s outstanding architectural design work is not by any means limited to Bann Huay San Yaw Witthaya School. Interested in getting a deep look at architectural design? Come listen to M.L. Varudh discuss his design concepts at “Room x Living ASEAN Design Talk vol.2 (Myanmar): ASEAN Architecture Design,” at Myanmar Build & Decor in Myanmar Event Park (MEP), Yangon, Myanmar on September 29, 2017, from 09.45 until 10.30 AM, with no admission charge. You’ll soon be able to get more details at livingasean.com and www.baanlaesuan.com/designtalk.
Nothing impresses visitors to Myanmar more than tea, nuts, and Balachaung. And there is more to the Land of Pagodas than “Thanaka,” the popular anti-UV facial powder. Living ASEAN introduces the three favorites that foreign tourists like to take home as souvenirs of a Myanmar visit.
Tea drinking has long been a popular culture in Myanmar. Small tea shops with plastic furniture in vivid shades are ubiquitous across the city. Like old school cafes, they are favorite hang-outs for people to socialize or just chill out sipping tea. The modest shops in peaceful settings offer the country’s all time favorite, black tea with sweetened condensed milk. Legend has it that tea growing was initiated by King Alaung Sithu (1113-1167 AD), in the northern part of what is now Shan State. Later when the country came under British rule, Myanmar grew tea on commercial scales for exports to Britain in much the same way as India did throughout the Colonial period.
Nowadays the aromatic beverage made the traditional Myanmar way has become increasingly popular among foreign visitors. Many tourists take it home as a souvenir of their visits. For instant tea lovers, Myanmar tea comes in 3-in-1 pouches ready to be reconstituted into a cup of tea. For a premium tea experience, try tea leaves that come in sealed bags. There are many varieties to choose, from English Breakfast to Earl Grey to Jasmine to Green Tea. Two popular brands are Royal and Nagar Pyan.
Laphet is Burmese for fermented or pickled tea leaves. Popular among the citizens of Myanmar, it’s a cold dish made of various mixtures of nuts and tea leaves. It started out as a condiment to a cup of tea, but eventually grew to become a salad recipe on its own. Various nuts are cooked in oil, mixed with fermented tea leaves, and seasoned with chilies and garlic. The export version of Laphet comes in boxes for tourists to take home as souvenirs. Whilst there, don’t forget to try peanut energy bars, and the Myanmar Peanut Crisp Candy. The latter is similar to Toobtub peanut snacks of Thailand. The name refers to the sound of ingredients being pummeled in the making of the tasty snack.
– Balachaung –
An accompaniment to hot steamy rice, the Myanmar Balachaung is made with fried shallots, garlic, ginger, shrimp and red chilies. Its tantalizing aroma comes from the fact that all the ingredients are fried crisp. It is set aside to cool down completely before being stored in airtight containers. Properly stored Balachaung keeps well for a fairly long period. It is easily transported and goes together well with Thai-style omelet that is cooked in a frying pan until firm. Versions of the crispy mouthwatering condiment are also made by many households around Mae Sot town on the Thailand-Myanmar border.
The above have been three favorites that we have discovered on this Myanmar trip. We trust that our friends across the ASEAN find the information useful, and that your next itinerary will include Laphet, tea products, and the delicious Myanmar Balachaung.
“Merdeka! Merdeka! Merdeka!” Sixty years ago these chants ushered in a new era for thousands who descended into a large field to watch Malaysia’s new flag raised. Happy Independence Day Malaysia !!! These are the Malaysian houses we fell in love with…
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This beautiful brick house belongs to a family of 4 in Malaysia. The design work and use of materials such as bamboo and old brick taken from a pre-WWII colonial house make it special.
For 40 years this modest, two-story home has stood in a residential neighborhood near Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Selangor. Noise pollution has turned many people away, but architect David Chan has grown so acquainted with living in the area that he decided to stay. A frequent flyer, he thinks it wise to live a stone’s throw away from it all.
Situated near the MRT Kampaengpet Station, Jatujak Plaza is open on weekdays, too, except either Monday or Tuesday depending. It’s a popular marketplace for not only furniture, home furnishings and decorating items, and souvenirs, but also plenty of pet animals from dogs to cats to fishes. And the list goes on.
The Plaza at Jatujak Park sits right next to a vast built-up area set aside for the weekend market. Furniture, home décor items, and a plethora of lifestyle goods combine to give the Plaza its distinctive character. The marketplace had been the hub of pet lovers before it was transformed into rental spaces for businesses, notably art and craft retailers.
As time went by, Jatujak Plaza continued to attract more and more business people from makers of furniture and home décor items to architects, interior designers, and fashion stylists. Over the years it has become a popular rendezvous for homeowners as well as hotel and hospitality business entrepreneurs who are in the market for cool furniture and décor supplies. Some furniture makers have retail businesses here, while others import decorating goods from regional sources, notably Indonesia and the Philippines.
The plaza’s advantage lies in its proximity to an MRT station and business hours on weekdays. The marketplace is open from 10 AM to 6 PM daily, but you have to pick the right day to shop. Most retail businesses here are closed on Monday, while others choose to stay closed on Tuesday, too. Some shops don’t open exactly on the hour. For your convenience, it is recommended that you be there around 11 AM. There is a pet zone located at the further end.
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