This artbook is a tribute to finding peace and understanding ourselves. It is a narrative from a house which, like many others in Singapore, is on the verge of extinction. While facing the threat of being compromised - sold and demolished to be replaced with a new, more modern development – I believe it encapsulates the city spirit and its best community traditions. It has also provided me with peace when I needed it most and, metaphorically, when I almost faced my own extinction under hyped civilization.

The narrative of the book is built around the text of the Mansion housing contract from 1970’ (still in use) and accompanied by analog Photographs. The contract used at Mansions is a very old-fashioned document, phrased in a language rarely used anymore. In combination with the contemplative photography it becomes poetic, meditative and soothing. The contract content prioritizes the comfort of the residents in almost every paragraph - approach unheard of in the context of modern real estate.