HDB Bedok North Woods

[Cecil Lee]

HDB Bedok North Woods and Common sense

1. Common sense says that:

1.1. If possible avoid a home that is constantly bathe by direct or indirect afternoon sun rays.

1.2. It is obvious what direct afternoon sun rays are like. For example a West unit where standing inside the living room the facing direction is West or SW (slight slant).

1.3. Less obvious are the indirect afternoon sun rays.

1.3.1 For example, some young couples happily go into a resale flat and find the house lovely.

1.3.2 One thing that they forgot was that the owners turned on the air-con during their visit(s).

1.3.3 Some couples after having purchased that unit and on a hot sunny day could suddenly feel the heat oozing out of e.g. the master bedroom wall even right up to 7, 8 or 9 pm.

1.3.4 If one is prepared to turn on an air-conditioner all night long then fine or ok. Otherwise, even a ceiling fan does not actually help. As hot air is continuously circulated as the walls still give off the heat.

2. Coming back to HDB Bedok North Woods; I always look at a development to find where the precinct pavilion is located.

3. For example, for low floors stacks #413, #415 and #431 directly faces the precinct pavilion. Who cares if this is the back of the pavilion. Or even the front. The precinct pavilion is still in full view of nearly all windows and balconies (if any).

4. On the opposite side: low storeys of stacks #445 and #447 equally face the front side of the precinct pavilion.

5. One more consideration is that for these two stacks #445 and #447; the potential roof-line of the precinct pavilion is like a sickle knife or a rough representation of a knife blade slicing towards a specific stack of either and or #445 and #447.

6. Common sense says that for example; this is the Chinese New Year. And unfortunately, a wake was carried out in the precinct pavilion.....