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19-02-14, 12:29
http://www.businesstimes.com.sg/archive/saturday/lifestyle/home-garden/chateau-de-holland-rd-20140215
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VOLUMINOUS SPACE
The ceilings in Dr Lim's home are all two-storey high, and the presence of numerous marble columns in the home create that visual height; grand marble staircase with female statues. - PHOTO: YEN MENG JIIN
A VISIT to Michael Lim's home is much like visiting a chateau in France but without having to endure a 12-hour long flight. The European experience starts right at the compound gate, where a pair of larger than life centurion statues stand guard.
Like with most chateaus, this one, off Holland Road, comes with an immensely long driveway, before a two-storey mansion with elaborate columns, a steeply-pitched roof, and a water fountain right up front, comes into view.
"When you look at the house, you think you are somewhere in Europe rather than in Singapore," quips Dr Lim, medical director at the Singapore Heart, Stroke & Cancer Centre, who drew up the design of his home after visiting several French chateaus and the Palace of Versailles for inspiration. "I am someone who loves art, and wanted my home to have the same European architecture."
Indeed, the mansion is very much a conversation starter. Throw open the doors and a grand marble staircase with ornate floral balustrades, and topless nubile female statues on both sides, greet visitors.
http://www.businesstimes.com.sg/archive/saturday/sites/businesstimes.com.sg/files/imagecache/image_300x200/BT_20140215_SCSPACE15GQUT_955427.jpg
VOLUMINOUS SPACE
The ceilings in Dr Lim's home are all two-storey high, and the presence of numerous marble columns in the home create that visual height; grand marble staircase with female statues. - PHOTO: YEN MENG JIIN
A VISIT to Michael Lim's home is much like visiting a chateau in France but without having to endure a 12-hour long flight. The European experience starts right at the compound gate, where a pair of larger than life centurion statues stand guard.
Like with most chateaus, this one, off Holland Road, comes with an immensely long driveway, before a two-storey mansion with elaborate columns, a steeply-pitched roof, and a water fountain right up front, comes into view.
"When you look at the house, you think you are somewhere in Europe rather than in Singapore," quips Dr Lim, medical director at the Singapore Heart, Stroke & Cancer Centre, who drew up the design of his home after visiting several French chateaus and the Palace of Versailles for inspiration. "I am someone who loves art, and wanted my home to have the same European architecture."
Indeed, the mansion is very much a conversation starter. Throw open the doors and a grand marble staircase with ornate floral balustrades, and topless nubile female statues on both sides, greet visitors.