Save 23 Amber Road

23 Amber Road is a historic house in Singapore in the Katong area of Singapore.

Also known as the Cashin Mansion or "Butterfly House", it was built in 1912 by Regent Alfred John Bidwell. It is the only residential building in Singapore designed by Bidwell.

Bidwell was also the architect of a number of other historic buildings in Singapore, including the Victoria Memorial Hall, Raffles Hotel, Teutonia Club (Goodwood Park Hotel), Stamford House, the Chased-El Synagogue and the early extensions of the Singapore Cricket Club.

The unique design of the Cashin mansion is its shape - a butterfly, or suntrap, or crescent shape, precisely to capture sunlight and sea breeze. The building was originally built by the seashore, with its open verandahs and rooms placed along the two arms of the building to maximise light and air. The only other two-storey crescent-shaped building is the former St Joseph's Institution, now the Singapore Art Museum.

Sadly, it is scheduled for demolition as of December 2006 to be replaced by a block of flats.

We feel strongly that this mansion is of immense architectural value, worthy of saving for posterity.

Visit www.irenelow.com for more information and to join the campaign to save this beautiful building!