Abstract
Four major groups of residential houses coexist in Singapore. They are: (a) bungalows, semi-detached and terrace houses; (b) public flats; (c) private flats; (c) shophouses; and (d) attap and zinc-roofed houses. Each group of houses has its own features and specific locations. The share of each group of houses in the total housing stock as well as in a census unit varies with time. The aim of this paper is three-fold. Firstly, it gives an overview of the house types, their features, growth and spatial spread; secondly, it examines the spatial patterns of housing as in 1980; and finally, it outlines the future trends of housing development. The present composition and the spatial pattern of housing in Singapore are very much a result of government planning since 1960. Having solved the problem of housing, the Singapore government now aims at improving the quality of public housing which presently accomodates some 88% of the total population of 2.7 million to a level close to that of the private housing.
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