The UNIT Project

UNIT. Volume 2: Golden Mile Complex

Synopsis:
Golden Mile Complex was sold en bloc in 2022 and closed its doors in May 2023. Although the building has been conserved and will remain, its community has had to bid goodbye while a new chapter awaits. This book documents the stories behind the iconic building in the final years leading up to its redevelopment, through photography, architectural conversations, and interviews with its shopkeepers, tenants, and residents.

Info:
Authors: Samantha Chia, Finbarr Fallon
296 pages / 176 x 250mm. Soft cover
Self-published (The Unit Project): 2024 / ISBN: 978-981-94-1108-5

UNIT. a glimpse into Singapore’s 1970s – ’80s private apartments

Synopsis:
The ten private apartments featured in this publication were built in Singapore between the 1970s and ‘80s. Through interviews held between end-2020 to 2022 with the residents of these apartments, this book offers a peek into the stories behind the building facades, and documents how these spaces continue to function as homes today.

Featuring:
Golden Mile Complex, People’s Park Complex, Peach Garden, Pandan Valley, Hillcrest Arcadia, Bedok Court, Palisades, Mandarin Gardens, The Colonnade, Pepys Hill Condominium

Info:
Authors: Samantha Chia, Finbarr Fallon
224 pages / 176 x 250mm. Soft cover
Self-published (The Unit Project): 2022 / 3rd Edition 2024 / ISBN: 978-981-18-4807-0

PRESS

The Business Times
Plural Magazine
Female Magazine
The Straits Times
Stacked Homes

Exhibitions & Talks

2022: UNIT. exhibition. Gillman Barracks, Singapore.
2023: Bye Bye Golden Mile, Pop Up exhibition and talk.
2023: UNIT. exhibition Governors Island, New York. In collaboration with Pratt Institute.
2023: National Library Singapore. UNIT. Talk, in collaboration with To Draw an Idea.