The Good Class Bungalow (GCB) at C-1 Holland Park was completed in 1963. The Midcentury Modern architecture of the house can be seen in its distinctive butterfly V-shaped roof, hybrid brick masonry, reinforced concrete structure and timber-framed fenestration.
The late William Lim is famous for his design of landmarks such as the Singapore Conference Hall (1965), Tanglin Shopping Centre (1972), People’s Park Complex (1973) and Golden Mile Complex (1974). Before designing these large-scale developments that have put him in the annals of Singapore’s architectural history, Lim had designed a private home for forensic pathologist Dr Tan Kheng Khoo (or Dr KK Tan) and his wife, Gunn Chit Siew.
“William Lim ended up designing the house because he and my father were school friends,” says artist-photographer Tan Ngiap Heng, the youngest of three children. “It was the first private home in Singapore that he designed.”
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