What is it with a Black and White?

I've previously made a post on black and white houses in Singapore. Similarly, I've dedicated a page to the whole genre on the previous version of my website:

http://www.urbanespaces.com/black%20and%20white%20bungalows%20in%20singapore.htm

I think it cost me the rights to use a trip-hoppy(??) Moroccan song for my website- apparently the recording company was under the impression that my website somehow glamourises or endorses the colonial era and refused to have any association with me/us through allowing their song to be used on the main page of the site. Not even a 1,500word(!!) email explaining what I meant could rectify the damage.

Anyway... what is it with a black and white. Most times- the demand(especially for centrally located, well renovated units) exceed the supply and the waiting list is conceivably very long.

While it's not unknown for families to simply give up on black and whites after living in them for a while and trade in the old black and white for a modern house or apartment living, there is still a considerable fanbase for black and whites in Singapore; even amongst the newcomers here.

Some reasons I think black and whites remain popular:
1. Huge amount of land. WHO gets 100,000odd square feet of land in Singapore?

2. Huge amount of land= luxurious long driveways
Huge amount of land= Great parties
Huge amount of land= Huge playground for kids and dogs

3. The monochromatic colour scheme and architectural lines make it a favourite of designers and architects.

For those looking for well renovated black and white houses, register your interest with us- drop us a note from our contact page on www.urbanespaces.com

Recently there has been an increasing number of private home owners who try to recreate the black and white house on their plots of land. Some other private home owners, meanwhile, go on to subdivide the plots of land that the black and white sits on, restores the black and whites and then put it up on the market for sale. The black and whites are typically the first ones to sell in the batch.

UrbaneSpaces is currently marketing a few privately owned black and white houses(or variations of it) for sale. These include- tudor cottage homes, a Dutch colonial hilltop bungalow(interiors to be done by one of Singapore's foremost architects),
an Australian plantation home, discretely located in a hilltop location and true black and white houses in the vicinity of the Botanical Gardens.