Bencoolen Street

Still work in progress, too tired to continue, exploring black and white for a project.

On the right is a lifestyle store called SPACE and at the far end is Masjid Bencoolen founded in 1825. The building was originally an attap mosque built by Bencoolen Muslims. The building was later replaced in 1845 by a permanent version built by an Arab merchant, Syed Omar bin Aljunied. In 2001, due to redevelopment of the area, it was demolished for Somerset Bencoolen, a mixed used residential complex. The mosque itself is integrated into the building and opened in 2004.

Size: 750 x 285mm