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Book Project : HDB Homes of Singapore

Celebration of art and culture of Singapore homes. Book about "Everyone's home" the HDB flat

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Book Project : HDB Homes of Singapore

Book Project : HDB Homes of Singapore

Book Project : HDB Homes of Singapore

Celebration of art and culture of Singapore homes. Book about "Everyone's home" the HDB flat

Celebration of art and culture of Singapore homes. Book about "Everyone's home" the HDB flat

Celebration of art and culture of Singapore homes. Book about "Everyone's home" the HDB flat

Celebration of art and culture of Singapore homes. Book about "Everyone's home" the HDB flat

Eitaro Ogawa
Eitaro Ogawa
Eitaro Ogawa
Eitaro Ogawa
1 Campaign |
Singapore, Singapore
$29,288 USD 323 backers
77% of $38,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal

Book Project "HDB: Homes of Singapore"

Singapore's Housing Development Board (HDB) has built one of the world's best and fascinating public housing solutions. "HDB: Homes of Singapore" is a pictorial journey of photographs taken over a period of three years that portray the diversity, culture, individuality, colours and creativity within HDB homes. This project is the brainchild of the artist duo Eitaro Ogawa and Tamae Iwasaki of KEYAKISMOS, with architect Tomohisa Miyauchi.

HDB: Homes Of Singapore (above) by Keyakismos and Tomohisa Miyauchi. PHOTO: DON WONG

The photographs of this book are currently exhibited at the 15th International Architecture Exhibition, titled REPORTING FROM THE FRONT, curated by Alejandro Aravena and organised by La Biennale di Venezia (Venice Biennale). They are on view until 27 November 2016.

Join our journey 

Our journey began in 2008 when we considered purchasing a HDB flat. To tell the truth, we were a little concerned about living in what seemed like rigid and uniformed units at the time, but that changed completely after visiting friends' homes, namely flats that were renovated so uniquely. Since then we toyed with the idea of making a book about HDBs. This materialised when we met and shared the idea with Tomo in 2013. We immediately got to work, taking photos that very weekend! We got in touch with as many people in our address books as we possible in a bid to search and capture interesting flats. We even knocked on the doors of strangers who, to our surprise and delight, welcomed and even fed us well on many occasions! Throughout this project, what touched us the most was the kindness of people's hearts, the lives they live and the generosity that enabled such rich story-sharing. Singaporeans often speak of the lack of culture in Singapore yet we found this to be quite the contradiction because we discovered much culture residing in the topic of the HDB flat alone! Culture was evident in each home. Culture was lived. At the end of the project, we gathered plenty of photos. But more importantly, we got to know Singapore a lot more through uncovering the multifarious and personal way of living beyond the exteriors of the HDB flat-- and this was something we wanted the photographs to capture.

At the end of project, we gathered many photos  but moreover we got to know Singapore a lot more through HDB flats.


You are the Impact

The photographs trace our three-year journey of visiting various HDB flats chronologically. We hope to publish them as a book that would be accessible to many. You can join in this amazing discovery of Singaporean culture by supporting the project and getting a copy.

- We need to raise a total of US$38,000 in funds to print 2,000 copies of this book. Funding received will also be channelled towards the videography, as well as the book's translation, design and layout which we have begun.

- Please support us by ordering a copy of this book which will be published and start shipping out in Dec 2016.

    Our Challenges

    The hardcover book of 588 pages (30 x 30 cm) will contain images of over a hundred homes in Singapore in full colour images. We wish to make this book as affordable as possible by printing more copies and reaching the community in Singapore, as well as the wider community worldwide. Your support will bring us closer to our goal in sharing the Singapore story.

    Share the Good News

    Any support from you, big or small, means a lot to us. Please share this project with your friends and families. Good news always gets around.


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    One book: Singapore shipping

    $50 USD
    Get one copy inclusive of delivery to Singapore address. Hardcover: 588 pages 30x30cm Language: English, Mandarin, Japanese
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    159 claimed
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    Onebook:International shipping

    $70 USD
    Get one copy inclusive of international delivery Hardcover: 588 pages 30x30cm Language: English, Mandarin, Japanese
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    100 Limited Edition Copy

    $100 USD
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    $100 USD
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    100 Limited Edition Copy

    $120 USD
    Get one copy inclusive of international delivery Hardcover: 588 pages 30x30cm Language: English, Mandarin, Japanese Comes with hand screen print cover
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    $140 USD
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    $150 USD
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    $500 USD
    Your Name will be on Special Sponsor Page! Get one copy inclusive of worldwide delivery Hardcover: 588 pages 30x30cm Language: English, Mandarin, Japanese Hand screen print cover: 100 edition
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