{"id":5202,"date":"2016-03-30T12:43:51","date_gmt":"2016-03-30T04:43:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.99.co\/blog\/singapore\/?p=5202"},"modified":"2022-09-26T14:45:14","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T06:45:14","slug":"3-ways-can-revive-dying-void-deck-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/3-ways-can-revive-dying-void-deck-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"3 ways we can revive the dying HDB void deck culture"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The HDB void deck has seen better, livelier days<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

When I was a child and dinosaurs ruled the Earth, void decks were where we rushed after school. The void deck was <\/span>the <\/span><\/i>social hub of any HDB block \u2013 it was where we met friends, played Caroms, and learned the C chord on a guitar (learning two other chords made you a prodigy in the void deck school of music.) <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s how we might be able to bring the void deck culture back:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do we remember what a void deck is used for?<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The term \u201cvoid deck\u201d only came about in the 1970s, after newspapers began to use them. The void deck refers to the open ground floor of many HDB blocks \u2013 this was supposed to be a meeting area, like a public forum. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The oldest void deck is allegedly <\/span>Block 26 Jalan Klinik<\/span><\/a>, which was built in 1963 (aka the only time harem pants were appropriate in public.) Before this important milestone, HDB flats had regular apartments on the ground floor.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Besides being gathering places, the void decks also provide:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n