Amazing Building

So i got a new task from mrs. wiwin , she ask all of the class to do a new task , its all about a structure any structure that attractive for you to explain , to describe so i choose the Singapore Art Museum building for my task. so here we go.

                                                                                             

Singapore Art Museum or also called as SAM is one of the contemporary art museum in asia

There are a lot of art that amuse me for the first time i went to SAM.

Before we talk about the collection of this museum , i.m gonna tell you guys about the building architecture first.

From the sam website i know that ‘”This venerable building once housed St Joseph’s Institution (SJI), a Catholic boys’ school, run by La Salle Brothers”  In 1855, the cornerstone was laid by its founder, Father Jean-Marie Beurel. After 135 years in Bras Basah Road, SJI was relocated, making way for SAM.

The singapore art museum is divided by 6 part there are :

The Central Building

The galleries in the Central Building were build  by break down the classroom wall ..

The Glass Hall

This hall was originally a gymnasium and opened on three sides. It was 'modernised' in the 1950s to become the school hall, then known as the Oei Tiong Han Hall. All arches were flattened, Doric columns were turned into cylindrical columns and external walls and windows were added to enclose it. This hall was restored to its original state based on an original drawing found on site. The Glass Hall is commonly used for exhibition openings and related programmes.

The Chapel

Once the chapel of the school, it has now been converted into a space for special Museum events like talks, symposiums, seminars and film screenings, and the installation of large artworks. All the important elements of the chapel are preserved. These include the small 'basins' for holy water, Stations of the Cross, original pressed steel ceiling and dado panels, and original concrete floor tiles. Salmon is the original colour of the walls. When the school was taken over for the construction of the Museum, several pieces of old floor tiles were found missing. These were reinstated with the new tiles specially manufactured to match the old. A plaque outside the chapel commemorates Brother Michael (1856-1936) who, as Director of SJI (1900 – 1914) played a major part in the development of the 3 historic buildings that are preserved.

Waterloo wing

         

This building, originally known as Anderson Building, was named after Sir John Anderson. Governor of the Straits Settlements 1904 – 1911.

Quinn street wing

This used to be the site of the Brothers’ Quarters. Built too small and narrow for conversion to Museum use, the building had to make way for the current new structure, designed to harmonise in rhythm and composition with the historic building and yet have a contemporary look