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A homeowner who installed a fixture resembling a Japanese sauna outside their Serangoon HDB flat will be asked to remove it, after a picture of the structure raised eyebrows online. On Tuesday (July 9), a Reddit user shared a photo of the flat and wrote: &laSerangoon HDB flat's 'sauna' structure raises eyebrows, town council to ask homeowner to remove
A homeowner who installed a fixture resembling a Japanese sauna outside their Serangoon HDB flat will be asked to remove it, after a picture of the structure raised eyebrows online. On Tuesday (July 9), a Reddit user shared a photo of the flat and wrote: «Is that an onsen spa at a HDB [block]?» Complete with a door and window as well as a decorative frame with the word 'home' written in Mandarin, the rustic-looking wooden fixture sits on a raised platform, jutting out from the wall. Surrounding it is some greenery and pots of plants. The flat is located on the 12th floor of a HDB block at Serangoon Central, reported Lianhe Zaobao. A reporter spotted over 30 potted plants lining the corridor, and items such as laundry detergent placed on top of the 'sauna', which is understood to be used as a storage space. Residents told Zaobao that the homeowner is a Chinese woman in her 50s. Neighbour Huang Dehan (transliteration), 20, said the fixture appeared about five or six years ago. Read more