Commercial and residential buildings Composition of arcade

Commercial and residential buildings Singapore Arcade

Watergate

Water Gate

On the side of the building facing the street, there is a special movable panel door for people to go out of the street and enter the market in case of flood, which is called "water gate".

Iron ring

Iron Ring

The brick columns outside the arcade are inlaid with round iron rings for mooring ships during the flood.

Commercial and residential buildings, arcades in Southeast Asia

The arcade is a building along the street of a town, with upper floors and lower corridors. The lower corridor of the arcade, namely the sidewalk, is called "Five Pasterns Base". This name is related to the name of Southeast Asia (Indonesia and other places).

Commercial and residential buildings The corridor under the stairs is sunshade and rainproof, which is not only the outer corridor of the room (or store), but also the transition space between indoor and outdoor.