Taboo Club | Singapore
Located at 65 & 67 Neil Road, Singapore for the past 14 years, Taboo has recently been given a major facelift.
Designed by veteran American architect Ed Poole of Poole Associates, the firm that has been responsible for many iconic Singapore clubs, including China Jump, Hu’u Bar, Club Eden and Sugar.
Ed explains “In refreshing the look for Taboo, we wanted to start from a clean slate. The 2 story space spread over 2 shophouses was stripped to the structure”.
“Starting with the façade revamp, we convinced the 2 landlords to let us take control of a new exterior look. Both buildings were painted white with grey accents uniting the buildings for the first time. A soft warm glow from LED pin spots highlight the structures’ ornate detail”.
At the ground floor, although, it’s a different story. Along the front edge of the 5-foot way, 2 huge custom arches were installed with LED color changing lights. Set at an intense pink for the opening night, it’s apparent this is Taboo, even before you see the discrete signage.
There is a new set of doors, just after the host counter, where patrons can deposit their valuables in key-hold lockers. These doors are flanked with what Ed describes as “Pintu Pagar 2050”. Addie, the club patriarch calls them “The Entry of Grandeur”. In either case, they are stunningly fabricated from triangular stainless steel tiles that glimmer in a bath of pink light. Then proceed back to the 5-foot way to the next set of doors that lead to the new Entry Tunnel at shophouse 67.
“We have called this vaulted space ‘Under the Rainbow”, Ed says, constructed of hundreds of Dichroic glass fins arranged in star patterns, the vault is an ever changing kaleidoscope of color as you walk through it.
At the end of the tunnel, a shiny black curtain blocks most of the view. “meat locker air curtains, specially ordered in patent leather black”, Ed says. The subtlety does not go un-noticed.
Designed by veteran American architect Ed Poole of Poole Associates, the firm that has been responsible for many iconic Singapore clubs, including China Jump, Hu’u Bar, Club Eden and Sugar.
Ed explains “In refreshing the look for Taboo, we wanted to start from a clean slate. The 2 story space spread over 2 shophouses was stripped to the structure”.
“Starting with the façade revamp, we convinced the 2 landlords to let us take control of a new exterior look. Both buildings were painted white with grey accents uniting the buildings for the first time. A soft warm glow from LED pin spots highlight the structures’ ornate detail”.
At the ground floor, although, it’s a different story. Along the front edge of the 5-foot way, 2 huge custom arches were installed with LED color changing lights. Set at an intense pink for the opening night, it’s apparent this is Taboo, even before you see the discrete signage.
There is a new set of doors, just after the host counter, where patrons can deposit their valuables in key-hold lockers. These doors are flanked with what Ed describes as “Pintu Pagar 2050”. Addie, the club patriarch calls them “The Entry of Grandeur”. In either case, they are stunningly fabricated from triangular stainless steel tiles that glimmer in a bath of pink light. Then proceed back to the 5-foot way to the next set of doors that lead to the new Entry Tunnel at shophouse 67.
“We have called this vaulted space ‘Under the Rainbow”, Ed says, constructed of hundreds of Dichroic glass fins arranged in star patterns, the vault is an ever changing kaleidoscope of color as you walk through it.
At the end of the tunnel, a shiny black curtain blocks most of the view. “meat locker air curtains, specially ordered in patent leather black”, Ed says. The subtlety does not go un-noticed.
Project Year: 2018
Project Cost: $1,000,001 SGD - $2,000,000 SGD
