PERANAKAN HOUSE N SCALE

Hey there!
Thank you for dropping by. My latest tour on google maps brought me to these heritage house in Singapore. A group of colourful architectural masterpiece of construction - Peranakan Houses.

Once filled with coconut plantations and used as a weekend retreat by wealthy city dwellers, Katong developed into a residential suburb by the early 20th century. It became populated by a growing English-educated middle class, including Peranakans* and Eurasians.

The neighbouring Joo Chiat area is named after Chew Joo Chiat, a wealthy Chinese landowner in the early 20th century. The area’s identity is especially shaped by its unique pre-war architecture – colourful two-storey shophouses and terrace houses with ornate facades, intricate motifs and ceramic tiles.

*The term is an Indonesian/Malay word that means “local born”, which generally refers to people of Chinese and Malay/Indonesian heritage.

Designed in detail, this piece will be a great addition to railway layouts who want something different from the usual buildings.

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