BCA questioned on narrow corridors at Pasir Ris ONE

makapaaa · Jun 27, 2015

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“How could the Building and Construction Authority have approved the plans if neighbours cannot open their doors at the same time,” Mr Leong Kok Seng asked in his letter to the Straits Times forum page on Saturday.

“This will be a problem if there is a fire, as the evacuation of people will be delayed,” he said.

Mr Leong was referring to recent reports of the narrow corridors of the flats under the Design, Build and Sell Scheme (DBSS) at Pasir Ris ONE.

Residents there had only received their keys to the new flats recently and discovered that the corridors were only 1.2m wide, which is the bare minimum required under the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) and Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) rules.

The rules say that there must be “a minimum clear escape passage of 1.2m clearance is to be maintained” in the corridors.

“It’s enough of a squeeze that two people might have trouble walking side by side,” said one resident to the press. “This could be a serious safety hazard in the event of emergencies.”

Despite the complaints and concerns, however, the developers, SingHaiyi Group and Kay Lim Holdings, said Pasir Ris ONE was build within the guidelines.

“The designs and plans for this development have been approved and fall within all guidelines stipulated by the BCA, which were established with safety and comfort of residents in mind,” the manager and project administrator from SingHaiyi Group told the Straits Times.

When The Online Citizen (TOC) visited the development on Monday and measured the width of the corridor, it was precisely 1.2m wide.

However, since then, follow-up reports have been done by others, including Chinese newspaper Shin Min Daily.

It said that its measurement found that the corridors were in fact just 1.17m wide, which would mean they do not fall within the guidelines.

On Thursday, the Housing and Development Board (HDB) said it is “closely monitoring the progress” of discussions between itself and the developers over the residents’ many complaints about Pasir Ris ONE.

The BCA, meanwhile, has been silent on the issue.

The BCA is a statutory board under the Ministry of National Development which is helmed by Minister Khaw Boon Wan.

Mr Khaw said on Tuesday that homeowners can send their feedback to MND and the HDB, and they would see if they could assist homeowners after looking into the cases.

Mr Leong said, “A width of 1.2m for a corridor may be acceptable if there are no obstructions, and if neighbours can open their doors at the same time.”

“However, this is not the case for this development,” he said. “I am concerned that the designs and plans of Pasir Ris One, with 1.2m-wide corridors, fall within guidelines and have been approved.”

makapaaa · Jun 28, 2015

The FAP's solution to stuff the red dot with 6.9M people is to cut cost, cut corner, but still sell at sky high prices.

zhihau · Jun 28, 2015

Vote the PAP out! :p:p:p

mojito · Jun 28, 2015

The solution is simple. Make the doors narrower so both neighbours can open doors at the same time.

looneytan · Jun 28, 2015

mojito said:
The solution is simple. Make the doors narrower so both neighbours can open doors at the same time.

swing the doors inside lah! Alamak!! ... like that also need looneytan to tell how to do :rolleyes:

zhihau · Jun 28, 2015

looneytan said:
swing the doors inside lah! Alamak!! ... like that also need looneytan to tell how to do

Sliding door betterer!

hokkien · Jun 28, 2015

looneytan said:
swing the doors inside lah! Alamak!! ... like that also need looneytan to tell how to do

Who bear the cost? :biggrin:

Microsoft · Jun 28, 2015

gib up sum of their int space to widen de corridor...after tat...dun 4get to vote for pap hor... :biggrin:

rushifa666 · Jun 28, 2015

hokkien said:
Who bear the cost?

You already paid for the door dummy! They fucked it up they pay for it

SgParent · Jun 28, 2015

mojito said:
The solution is simple. Make the doors narrower so both neighbours can open doors at the same time.

looneytan said:
swing the doors inside lah! Alamak!! ... like that also need looneytan to tell how to do

zhihau said:
Sliding door betterer!

hokkien said:
Who bear the cost?

Microsoft said:
gib up sum of their int space to widen de corridor...after tat...dun 4get to vote for pap hor...

rushifa666 said:
You already paid for the door dummy! They fucked it up they pay for it

leong sam really needs to think out of the box about attracting smarter people here.

the solution is actually to remove the doors.

zhihau · Jun 28, 2015

SgParent said:
the solution is actually to remove the doors.

Invent a force field to replace the door can?

soIsee · Jun 28, 2015

SgParent said:
leong sam really needs to think out of the box about attracting smarter people here.

the solution is actually to remove the doors.

Really?and that is YOUR solution?

Your solution will never be a solution becos Sinkie like you are fucked, already fucked and you think by 'removing the doors' ..

You can get 'un-fucked'?

And if you don't termed that pure STUPIDITY , I don't know what it.is! LoLoL

xingguy · Jun 28, 2015

winnipegjets · Jun 28, 2015

On Thursday, the Housing and Development Board (HDB) said it is “closely monitoring the progress” of discussions between itself and the developers over the residents’ many complaints about Pasir Ris ONE.

New PAP speak ...."monitoring discussions between ITSELF and the developers" ....meaning it is doing nothing because HDB is clueless as to what to do.

winnipegjets · Jun 28, 2015

Mr Khaw said on Tuesday that homeowners can send their feedback to MND and the HDB, and they would see if they could assist homeowners after looking into the cases.

Another PAP speak ...stop bothering us, it is your problem, not ours.

winnipegjets · Jun 28, 2015

Khaw, the self-professed religious man and one who believes in hari-kiri, will have to tell us why shouldn't be commit hari-kiri for this big blunder.

The incompetent import from Mudland.

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