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The Ah Ma Drink Stall Project on Pulau Ubin, an island off mainland Singapore

The Ah Ma Drink Stall Project is a design/build reconstruction project on Pulau Ubin, an island off mainland Singapore that is one of the last places in urbanized Singapore with kampong (a Malay word meaning “village”) houses and lifestyle. There, 82-year-old Madam Ong (nicknamed Ah Ma, meaning “Grandma”) sells coconuts at her 25-year-old makeshift drink stall. The stall is a familiar landmark on the island and of sentimental value to Ah Ma and visitors to Pulau Ubin. This project by architecture students from the National University of Singapore is a pilot to revitalize kampong life and a test bed for future restoration of kampong houses. It is significant as the first ground-up public structure in Singapore designed and built by volunteers in collaboration with multiple stakeholders. It also paved the way for subsequent restoration of timber houses on the island.

 


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