- Shaw House and Centre
infobox shopping mall
| shopping_mall_name = Shaw House
image_size = 300
caption = Shaw House
location =Orchard Road ,Orchard Planning Area ,Singapore
address = 350Orchard Road
opening_date = 1993
developer =Shaw Organisation
manager =Shaw Organisation
owner=Shaw Organisation
number_of_stores = 12
number_of_anchors = 2
floor_area =
floors = 21 floors and 1 basement:"For Shaw House, the English Elizabethan mansion, seeShaw House, Berkshire "Shaw House and Shaw Centre (zh-s|s=邵氏楼; 邵氏大厦) is a complex of two neighbouring buildings built by the same developer,Shaw Organisation . Located at the junction ofOrchard Road andScotts Road inSingapore , it features the flagship LidoCineplex for the Shaw Organisation, a majorshopping mall withIsetan as ananchor tenant , and twooffice buildings.haw House
Shaw House is a shopping mall and the home of Lido Cinema (now
Lido 8 Cineplex ). Lido Cinema was constructed in 1958 as a 10-storey office blockcite web |url= http://books.google.com/books?lr=&q=%22The+impressive+ten-storey+office+block%2C+Shaw+House%22&btnG=Search+Books|title= Colony of Singapore Annual Report 1958 (page 141) |accessdate=2007-08-01 |format= |work= Great Britain Colonial Office] , and was officially opened byLim Yew Hock on22 November , 1958cite web |url= http://www.shaw.sg/sw_cinemadetails.aspx?cplexCode=30%20210%20236%2039%20155%2056%2075%20124%20123%2077%2076%20246%2036%2085%20160%200|title= Shaw Online: Lido Cineplex |accessdate=2007-08-05 |format= |work=Shaw Organisation ] .In the late 1980s, owner
Shaw Organisation decided to tear down the old Lido Cinema, and build a 21-storey building with a basement. This project, which was the Shaw Organisation's largest in Singapore to date, was completed in 1993 after three years of construction.cite web |url= http://www.shaw.sg/sw_abouthistory.aspx?id=158%20116%20251%20243%2096%2051%2032%20252%20200%20237%20152%2045%20119%2093%20211%20110|title= About Shaw: Shaw Organisation, 1990 |accessdate=2007-08-01 |format= |work=Shaw Organisation ] cite web |url= http://infopedia.nlb.gov.sg/articles/SIP_739_2005-01-26.html|title= Singapore Infopedia: Scotts Road|accessdate=2007-07-30 |format= |work=National Library Board ]Shaw House houses the main store of
Isetan in Singapore, and occupies five floors. It has aJapan esesupermarket in the basement, and has offices on the upper floors of the building.The building also houses the Lido Cineplex with 8 screens on Levels 5 and 6. At its opening in 1993, the cineplex started with only 5 halls, but was expanded with another 3 halls in 1997 to keep up with the demands of the cinema market. The main hall, Lido 1, has a capacity of over 900, which was renovated in 2004. It was the first hall in the country to be
THX certified withSDDS , DTS,Dolby Digital andDolby SR . The projection booth has the ability to "interlock" one print in more than one hall, to allow a blockbuster to be seen in several halls at one time. Although Lido 1 is no longer THX certified, it has equipped itself with Dolby Digital Surround.EX sound system, and is also a 2K DIGITAL hall. Lido 2 is also now a 2K DIGITAL hall capable of screening digital movies. Lido 3 is an E-cinema.On the 4th floor, Shaw House has three
restaurant s, one of which isCrystal Jade , and onecafe . Outside Lido cineplex, there is afood court and aMcDonald's express kiosk. In the basement, there is aMcCafe outlet, andMOS Burger andPepper Lunch restaurants.The building's car park is connected to neighbour Shaw Centre. There is a giant
LED screen on Shaw Centre facing Orchard Road.haw Centre
infobox shopping mall
| shopping_mall_name = Shaw Centre
caption = Shaw Centre
location =Scotts Road ,Orchard Planning Area Singapore
address = 1Scotts Road
opening_date = 1958
developer =Shaw Organisation
manager =Shaw Organisation
owner=
number_of_stores =
number_of_anchors =
floor_area =
floors = 28 floorsShaw Centre lies adjacent to Shaw House, and was the tallest building in Singapore when it was completed in 1958.cite web |url= http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=24193|title= Shaw Centre |accessdate=2007-08-05 |format= |work= SkyscraperPage] Thehead office of Shaw & Shaw Pte Limited, the precursor of Shaw Organisation, moved into Shaw Centre in 1978.cite web |url= http://www.shaw.sg/sw_abouthistory.aspx?id=193%2028%2038%20182%20251%2049%20212%20146%2056%20148%20173%20187%2075%20173%2082%20165|title= About Shaw: Shaw Organisation, 1970 |accessdate=2007-07-30 |format= |work=Shaw Organisation ]The building has 28 floors with 5 stories of shops, and 8 floors of parking. Shaw Centre is connected to Shaw House and the two buildings share the same car park. It has a range of shops and restaurants, and is home to one of Singapore's most renowned restaurants,
Les Amis . Shaw Centre has analfresco McDonald's restaurant located on the ground floor, along thesidewalk facing Scotts Road.The old Lido Cinema and Shaw Centre were designed by
architect Gordon Dowsett ofVan Sitteren & Partners .Norman Edwards, Peter Keys (1996), "Singapore - A Guide to Buildings, Streets, Places", Times Books International, ISBN 9971-65-231-5]ee also
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Runme Shaw , founder of Shaw Organisation
*Run Run Shaw , co-founder of Shaw OrganisationReferences
External links
* [http://www.shaw.com.sg Shaw Organisation website]
* [http://www.shawproperties.sg/sw_propertydetails.aspx?propCode=13 Shaw Organisation: Shaw House]
* [http://www.shawproperties.sg/sw_propertydetails.aspx?propCode=12 Shaw Organisation: Shaw Centre]
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