Singapore legislation
Regulation 4
Regulation 4
Depiction of depicted unit
A show unit for a depicted unit in a building project must depict that depicted unit accurately and satisfy all of the following requirements:
the show unit, including all floor spaces and spaces (if any) for any balcony, bay window, air‑conditioner ledge, planter box, private enclosed space and other spaces which form part of the depicted unit, must be built exactly in accordance with the approved building plan for the depicted unit;
the floor area of the show unit must be the same as that shown in the approved building plan for the depicted unit;
subject to paragraph (d), the following must be erected for the show unit exactly as shown in the approved building plan for the depicted unit:
all external walls and all load‑bearing walls of the depicted unit;
all enclosure walls, parapets, fences, railings and other barriers for every floor space and other space for any balcony, air‑conditioner ledge, planter box, private enclosed space and other use which form part of the depicted unit;
if any part of an external or load‑bearing wall or enclosure wall, parapet, fence, railing or other barrier of the depicted unit referred to in paragraph (c) is not erected in the show unit on account of the requirement of any written law or any relevant competent authority, or for the purpose of providing access to and egress from the show unit or part thereof or another show unit for the building project, the location, thickness and width of the unbuilt part of the external or load‑bearing wall or enclosure wall, parapet, fence, railing or other barrier must be clearly marked and indicated on the floor or other space of the show unit with solid lines;
all walls erected for the show unit must be of the same thickness as those in the approved building plan for the depicted unit;
if any internal wall that is not load‑bearing or any partition or door (including any door to a balcony or private enclosed space) shown in the approved building plan for the depicted unit is not built in the show unit, the position, thickness and width of the unbuilt wall, partition or door must be clearly marked and indicated on the floor of the show unit with solid lines;
if any interior design feature (such as a display shelf or glass panel) is built in the show unit in place of a wall that is not load‑bearing and shown in the approved building plan for the depicted unit —
a written notice must be displayed prominently on the interior design feature stating that such a wall will be built in place of the interior design feature in the depicted unit; and
if the thickness of the interior design feature is less than that of the wall that is not load‑bearing, the difference in the thickness must be clearly marked and indicated on the floor of the show unit with solid lines;
if any loft or intermediate furniture deck is built in the show unit but will not be provided in the depicted unit, the loft or intermediate furniture deck must be built in compliance with the requirements of the Commissioner of Building Control and a written notice must be displayed prominently on the loft or intermediate furniture deck stating that the loft or intermediate furniture deck will not be provided in the depicted unit;
door frames must be installed for all doors in the show unit;
the floor‑to‑ceiling height of the show unit must be the same as that shown in the approved building plan for the depicted unit and must be stated in a written notice displayed prominently at the entrance of the show unit;
if the show unit depicts a specific type of unit in the building project and the floor‑to‑ceiling height of the units falling within that specific type varies (due to the presence or absence of false ceilings, heater or floor trap or any other reason), a written notice must be displayed prominently at the entrance of the show unit stating that the floor‑to‑ceiling height of such units may differ from that of the show unit;
where the floor or other space of any show unit is marked with solid lines in accordance with paragraph (d), (f) or (g), a written notice must be displayed prominently on the floor or space within or next to the solid lines, explaining what those solid lines depict.