新加坡店屋是结合商住两用功能的一种房屋类型。“店屋”属于新加坡最早的房屋建筑类型之一,现已经成为新加坡独具地域特色的一个重要景观。历史背景简介新加坡店屋最早出现于正值中国封建帝制衰落和大英帝国崛起的十九世纪初期。1那时的新加坡还是个森林密布遍地沼泽的小岛;岛上总共居住着不到一千个原住民和少数中国人。2然而.岛上来自中 Singapore store is a combination of commercial and residential functions of a type of housing. One of the earliest house types in Singapore, Shop Now is now an important feature of Singapore’s unique landscape. Historical Background Introduction Singapore’s shophouses first appeared in the early nineteenth century coinciding with the decline of the Chinese feudal monarchy and the rise of the British Empire. 1 At that time, Singapore was also a small island with dense forests and swamps; a total of less than 1,000 indigenous people and a handful of Chinese lived on the island. 2 However, the island comes from