Singapore – Pictures of a Housing and Development Board (HDB) lift lobby are making the rounds on social media for its extended living room set-up. The lobby even has an office corner, a coffee table and a couch.
One Dato Crow TaQuya took to Facebook page Make Them Famous on Friday (May 14) to share video footage that was initially sent through WhatsApp.
The video begins in what looks like a typical corridor in an HDB block.
However, the video then shows the lift lobby, which looks like a living room.
There is even a work desk and a chair in one corner, perhaps for work-from-home purposes.
A couch and a coffee table, complete with a floor carpet and decorative flowers, are in the centre of the lobby.
“This is called R.O.C. (Relax One Corner),” wrote Mr Dato.
He added that he didn’t know in which HDB block the video was taken.
The original poster wondered if the furnishings were used to prevent kids from playing soccer at the lift lobby.
Members of the online community commented that the scene looked like a condominium where a private lift opens directly into someone’s apartment.
There was even a foot rug placed directly outside the lift door, which added to the effect.
Others also speculated that a household was in the process of spring cleaning and needed to move furniture and other belongings out to the lift lobby./TISG
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