Singapore’s Urban Heritage: Orchard Road, Singapore, Singapore

Heart of the Singapore’s retail industry, Orchard Road has been the default stop for shoppers around the world whenever they are in the Lion City.

Stretching 2.5 kilometers and also occupying adjacent streets, the Orchard Road occupies four major areas: Orchard, Tanglin, Somerset and Dhoby Ghaut. In recent years, the government has also announced plan to rejuvenate the Orchard Road to the next generation of shoppers.

This guide will take a fresh look into this shopping haven, with a twist of heritage and the less ubiquitous stops so that you can absorb its urban heritage while you shop!

Accessible from future MRT stations Napier and Orchard Boulevard, the Tanglin area will be revitalized by the government as Orchard Road’s key arts and cultural hub.

One of its crown jewel is these incredibly photogenic 1920s Tudor-Elizabethan houses framed by dark timber beans. Browse the resident multi-label boutiques and antique furniture shops.

Dedicated to showcase modern Israeli and international arts, you can find the legendary pioneering works of the Dada and Kinetic art movements such as Marcel Janco and Yaacov Agam here.

Passing by St. Regis, you will notice the Sense Surround art installation. Turn inwards to Cuscaden Road to admire this two-story bungalow from the late 1940s, now one of Orchard’s last freehold estates not having been redeveloped and selling as one of Singapore’s most expensive landed house at a staggering $145 million! ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).