Apartment block, Singapore 2018
Apartment block, Singapore 2018

Open spaces

So-called void decks, the ground floors of high-rise apartment blocks in South East Asian cities, offer serene areas of quiet space in minimalist design, resembling that of the cloisters of European medieval abbeys. The only signs of life might come as a discarded piece of paper, a parked bicycle or a few feet of bright red bandarole.