Скачать или смотреть David Elias Building in Middle Road-Singapore (Oct 2016)

The David Elias Building, completed in 1928, is situated at the junction of Short Street and Middle Road. My parents used to stay in one of the apartments and I had a hazy memories of this grand building.

The building features various Stars of David in bas-relief on its facade.
The words “David Elias Buildings” and the year of its completion are inscribed beneath the Star of David at the top of each of its main frontages.

David Elias Building was built in 1928 by Jewish merchant David Elias to house his trading company. The architect firm Swan & Maclaren was commissioned to design the building, and its three-storey “stripped” neoclassical style was popular during the 1920s. At the point where the facade joins the roof, the concrete slab projects strongly and serves as both cornices and eaves to the roof. The roof is high-pitched and broad and the cantilevered bay windows are two storeys high. Various Stars of David can be found on the building’s facade as bas-relief decorations. The building is said to dominate the area’s landscape, yet lending dignity to the street with its visual effect.

The David Elias Building was gazetted for conservation in 1994. Currently nobody stay in the apartments.