Aamer Architects, reputed for their contemporary equatorial architectural designs, has emerged as winner of the Architectural Design Competition jointly organised by the Singapore Institute of Architects (SIA) and the St. John’s Home for Elderly Persons. The winning design is set apart by its distinctive facade character and efficient-compact building mass.  

The Design Competition seeks to generate new and fresh ideas and secure the best design for St John's Home new five-storey building, providing facilities and services not only to its present residents but to the elderly living in the surrounding precincts i.e. Sennett Estate, Potong Pasir, Joo Seng and Bidadari Town. The Home is envisaged to be an integrated service facility centre serving the needs of the elderly in the community, possibly working with other service providers, complementing the Home as a Sheltered Home. 

This two-staged competition saw 52 entries, where seven were shortlisted. And Aamer Architects' serrated profile plan and well-thought-out design was selected as the winning entry. 

In 2018, St. John's Home for Elderly Persons (previously known as St. John's Home for the Aged), celebrates 60 years of caring for needy elderly persons.

Over the years, the Home has the privilege to look after hundreds of elderly who:

• Are no longer able to care for themselves due to age or physical/mental problems;
• Have no immediate family or whose family members have passed away, or who themselves are elderly and thus unable to provide care;
• Have severe conflict within members of the family;
• Have limited or no financial resources making commercial residential Homes unaffordable.

It is estimated that the new building will cost $15 million. As at June 2018, they have $10 million in their reserve, after paying the Lease Renewal Premium for the land. They depend on the community to raise the remaining $5 million required in stages, as the building moves towards completion by December 2020. 

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69 Wan Tho Avenue

Tel: +65 6285 4446 Email: cp.frm@stjohneldershome.org.sg (donation matters)