YMCA Building, Singapore explained

YMCA of Singapore
Map Type:Singapore
Alternate Names:YMCA @ One Orchard
Status:Completed
Location:Orchard Road, Singapore
Address:1 Orchard Road, Singapore 238824
Location Town:-->
Location Country:Singapore
Namesake:YMCA
Start Date:1981
Completion Date:1984
Opened Date:24 November 1984
Destruction Date:-->
Owner:YMCA
Affiliation:YMCA
Floor Count:9
Elevator Count:1
Unit Count:-->

The YMCA Building is the current headquarters of YMCA of Singapore. It also operates a hotel under the name of YMCA @ One Orchard.

Background

Plans of the new YMCA headquarters building was first started in 1969 by its committee. After many revisions, the proposal was approved by the authorities in 1979 to build the nine-storey building at the site at Orchard area.

The former YMCA Building, which was once served as the notorious headquarters of Kenpeitai during the Japanese occupation of Singapore, was demolished in 1981 to make way for the construction of new building, with fund-raising efforts started on the same year and the next.

The new YMCA Building was officially opened on 24 November 1984 by the then Minister for Law Edmund William Barker.[1] It currently serves as headquarters of the YMCA of Singapore for its members and also serves as a hotel YMCA @ One Orchard[2] for tourists and travelers in Singapore.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Young Men's Christian Association Infopedia. eresources.nlb.gov.sg. 17 April 2019.
  2. Web site: YMCA @ One Orchard YMCA of Singapore. en. 17 April 2019.
  3. Book: Raymond, Flower. The Y : first 100 years in Singapore, 1902-2002. Young Men's Christian Association of Singapore. 2002. 9789810459932. Singapore.