FARM and Nice Projects turn breeze-block-clad modernist school into lifestyle hub

A 1969 school building in Singapore with "modern tropical" architecture has been converted into New Bahru, a shopping and dining location by local studios FARM and Nice Projects.
Architecture studio FARM transformed the 20,156-square-metre site into a lifestyle hub that houses restaurants, shops, wellness and culture spaces, as well as serviced apartments.
The New Bahru building had been used as offices and food and beverage (F&B) spaces after the relocation of the school, which was built ju