HENRY'S-00: Rochor Centre

Exploring the upper deck of Rochor Centre, I've found that this area is well equipped despite its ragged looks.

Before I go onto why, here are more images on level 2 and 3. Below is an image of the stairways connecting level 2 and level 3. It is quite a spacious area and we can see a portion of level 4 right from here.

Next, we have the view of the plaza from level 3. The lighting around the building isn't great and I thought it would be cool getting a picture of the dimly lit corridor. This photo creates a dark and mysterious feel. However, there's a light at the end of the corridor which is brightly lit. Hence, I call this "Light overcomes darkness".

Look down at the plaza

Light overcomes darkness

I love this road that leads out of Rochor Centre. The photo is balanced, by the walls and stores at the sides of the main subject, the road. I added some of the cinema effects to the photos - tint orange on highlights and blue green on shadows. I love how this effect is applied on roads. Be sure to bumped up the contrast and sharpness of the image =)

The road

Lastly, to me, Rochor Centre is well equipped because it has coffee shops all around and a supermarket right below it. Furthermore, on level 4, I discovered that this common around has a fitness corner for the elderly, a separate fitness corner for adults and a playground for children. It has 2 shopping centers within walking distances and is centrally located. This mean, there are quite a number of bus services to other locations and Bugis MRT is one of the interchange for the newly opened Downtown line.

Level 4

Red, blue, green, yellow

There are many pigeons around. I noticed this spot where a lot of pigeons gathered. I camped there to get a shot of the pigeons when they fly but failed. Here's a shot of a pigeon that flew. Enjoy folks!

Pigeon

Fly

Rochor Centre was built in 1977 and listed as a landmark to be protected by the Urban Redevelopment Authority.

However, it will be demolished to make way for the construction of the North-South Expressway by 2016. There are 4 blocks in total(Blocks 1 through 4). The first three floors consist of shophouses and offices. The fourth floor is a common area, and residents stay from the fifth floor onwards.

Rohor Centre

The ground floor consists of mainly coffee shops and a FairPrice supermart. The flooring still uses the retro textile patterns of brick red and orange. I named this place "The Plaza". This is the place where elderlies spent their time sitting around, drinking coffee or feeding the pigeons.

Plaza Area

FairPrice

On the 2nd and 3rd floor, there are a number of long lost shophouses. There is this shop that makes handmade paper houses, boats, lanterns which are incenses for the gods. There are also a number of beauty salons along side other shops.

Upper Deck

I love how the cup boards, push carts and other stuffs are placed. The dim lighting and dirt adds more impact to the surroundings creating a rustic look. This is what makes Rochor Centre unique.