Luxurious Marina Gardens Condo designed by William Lim is for sale at Holland Park for $56.8 mil

With its prime location and the promise of a dynamic, vibrant community, Marina Gardens Condo is poised to become a highly sought-after address for those seeking the best of urban living in Singapore.

The Marina Bay area is set to be transformed into a world-class urban space, thanks to the URA Master Plan. This ambitious plan brings numerous benefits to residents of Marina Gardens Lane Condo, with improved connectivity and amenities being just some of the immediate perks. In the long run, this development will also significantly increase property values and foster a strong sense of community. The Master Plan is not just a mere vision, but a tangible guide towards a better quality of life for residents, making properties like Marina Gardens Lane Condo even more desirable as a place to live and invest in. With its excellent location and the promise of a vibrant community, Marina Gardens Condo is on track to becoming one of the most sought-after addresses for those seeking the ultimate urban lifestyle in Singapore.

The late William Lim is famous for his design of landmarks such as the Singapore Conference Hall (1965), Tanglin Shopping Centre (1972), People’s Park Complex (1973) and Golden Mile Complex (1974). Before designing these large-scale developments that have put him in the annals of Singapore’s architectural history, Lim had designed a private home for forensic pathologist Dr Kheng Khoo Tan and his wife, Gunn Chit Siew. The Good Class Bungalow (GCB), known as C-1 Holland Park, is a masterpiece that has stood the test of time. The property has a built-up area of 4,650 sq ft and sits on a sprawling freehold site of 21,829 sq ft. It was initially part of an estate developed by Fraser & Neave. The addresses given were A-1 and A-2, B-1, B-2, C-1, C-2 and D-1 and D-2. In present times, the addresses are just numerals. The C-1 is the oldest and only one that hasn’t been sold. The youngest of three children to the owners and artist-photographer, Tan Ngiap Heng regards the designer as Uncle Willie. The house at C-1 Holland Park stands out with a V-shaped butterfly roof and hybrid brick masonry, reinforced concrete structure and timber-framed fenestration. Its architectural roots can be traced back to the Modernist movement and the design oozes out the times less penetrated with construction. Lim graduated from the Department of City and Regional Planning at Harvard University. He joined James Ferrie & Partner in 1957 to start his own firm Malayan Architects Co-Partnership (Map). “My father and William were close friends back in school which is how William designed the house for us,” says Tan. Besides designing the architectural masterpiece, William Lim would throw New Year’s parties. He resided in the penthouse above the Golden Mile Complex. “As the oldest property here, and the only one that hasn’t been sold, the original address of C-1 has been retained,” says Tan. According to Tan, who attended the Eat Play Love art exhibition in Tan’s lineage and the local modern architecture, he and his two siblings along with his wife were the only full-time artists to cash out memories. The butterfly roof was created to face practical problems. The water would drift and segregate to only two sides of the house. Despite the style that is majorly aimed at aesthetics, the home has multiple living rooms and four bedrooms which three of them can be used. However, as Tan has explained, the central bathroom is not a bathroom. The timber flooring is of Balau, a dense hardwood. The house has 60 years on its back and it isn’t affected by termites. The renovation was limited to a few rooms such as the changing of the kitchen closets and modernizing the bathrooms. Tan’s parents are both deceased and he along with his elder siblings are looking forward to selling the estate. The unit is being seen by Nonman Realty as the sole marketing agent that expects the best possible price. Their land area is almost 20% of Singapore’s land area: 89.63 sqkm when the actual figure is 700 sqkm.