It was necessary to have this important room to protect citizens from shrapnel in the case of war but in the meantime this extra room with its heavy white blast door that cannot be removed was left pretty much to its.
Bomb shelter maid room design singapore.
W hen the compulsory household shelters or bomb shelters as they are commonly known first popped up in the new flats of 1998 and beyond homeowners were flummoxed by them.
In addition the ministry recommends that employers should ideally provide helpers with their own rooms such as a bomb shelter maid s room or a full bedroom.
Our condo has three bedrooms and a bomb shelter with its own small bathroom off the kitchen explains american expat erica grant.
We specifically rent the apartment we are in because it has a maids room and we knew we were going to get a maid.
Unfortunately that huge white door and odd circular vent can look very out of place at home.
Since 1996 all housing development board hdb flats in singapore have come equipped with a household shelter more commonly known as the bomb shelter.
I am an average expat and a good employer and it s time to be honest about having a maid in singapore.
I have lived in singapore with a maid and without a maid.
Instead of simply using your bomb shelter as a store room glam it up and transform it into a space that you ll actually love without going against the rules with.
While some employers may feel concerned about using the small maid s rooms or bomb shelters allocated for helpers in many singapore homes these can be suitable options and sometimes the best choice.
The door to maid s room is from living room and it is a louvred door so that air can flow in.
That said a 2016 survey by nonprofit transient workers count too twc2 found that 40 percent of helpers in singapore share a room.
For my 5 room flat 128 sqm i have created a small maid s room about 5 5 sqm from the big kitchen.
A beautiful mess and contemporist while meant to protect us from sharp fragments and shock waves in times of emergencies touch wood our bomb shelters are usually just landmines of random barang barang.
Friday october 10 2008.
I also created an opening at one top side of wall for a window for the maid s room.