To celebrate Singapore's 51st birthday, The Straits Times' photojournalists shot buildings in a different light, to expose something unique and surprising about them. This picture shows CT HUB 2, 114 Lavender Street. Facing a budget hotel and a stone's throw away from a funeral parlour, this iconic building's facade comes alive at night when its lights give it the hue of the name of the street it is on. Photo: Wang Hui Fen/ The Straits Times
Ulu Pandan park connector, near Faber Crest Condominium A snaking canal runs along a park connector in central-western Singapore. The flyover is flanked by a caged pedestrian walkway and a raised MRT track. At night, the nondescript scene comes to life when street lamps illuminate it. Photo: Joyce Fang/ The Straits Times
Residence of Tan Teng Niah, 37 Kerbau Road, Little India. This building - painted in bright colours - is located in an area that is usually bustling with people. Built by a successful Chinese businessman for his wife in 1900, the walls were originally whitewashed. The villa was later restored in the 1980s and won the Singapore Institute of Architects Honourable Mention Award in 1991. Photo: Lim Sin Thai/ The Straits Times
Nineteen Shelford, 19 Shelford Road. Oink, oink! With some imagination, you can see one of the buildings bears some resemblance to an animal in the picture above. In the background is D'Leedon condominium, designed by internationally renowned architect Zaha Hadid. This view is from Lornie Road, when one is travelling towards Adam Road. Photo: Ong Wee Jin/ The Straits Times
19 Barker Road. This house belonged to Mr Ang Hai Sun, who produced the popular Dog's Head brand of soap in the early 1900s, hence the figures of dogs at the house. Mr Ang's descendants still live there. Photo: Lim Sin Thai/ The Straits Times
Along Ang Mo Kio Ave 1, near the junction of Lorong Chuan. A woman and her child cross a bridge built in 1975 with an exterior that resembles a shipping container. Arching over six lanes of traffic, it links an open field to a private housing estate. Photo: Kevin Lim, The Straits Times
PPT Lodge 1B, 2 Seletar North Link, opposite the Marina Country Club. No need to visit Brighton Beach in Australia to see brightly coloured units near the water. Similar units lining the canal banks make for a lovely picture under a calm blue sky. These 13 four-storey blocks can accommodate 14,000 residents. Photo: Chew Seng Kim/ The Straits Times. Adapted from an article first published in The Straits Times.