Secret party spaces: A wedding in an industrial park and other unusual venues for social events

Available for rent: Maison Miaja event space (top) in APS Building on Muthuraman Chetty Road, an art gallery on a regular day; Cargo39 (above), a warehouse space in Tanjong Pagar Distripark; and boutique creative agency Chun Tsubaki (right) in Tai Se
Available for rent: Boutique creative agency Chun Tsubaki (above) in Tai Seng.PHOTO: CHUN TSUBAKI
Available for rent: Maison Miaja event space (top) in APS Building on Muthuraman Chetty Road, an art gallery on a regular day; Cargo39 (above), a warehouse space in Tanjong Pagar Distripark; and boutique creative agency Chun Tsubaki (right) in Tai Se
Available for rent: Maison Miaja event space (above) in APS Building on Muthuraman Chetty Road, an art gallery on a regular day.PHOTO: MAISON MIAJA
Available for rent: Maison Miaja event space (top) in APS Building on Muthuraman Chetty Road, an art gallery on a regular day; Cargo39 (above), a warehouse space in Tanjong Pagar Distripark; and boutique creative agency Chun Tsubaki (right) in Tai Se
Available for rent: Cargo39 (above), a warehouse space in Tanjong Pagar Distripark.PHOTO: CARGO39
Available for rent: Maison Miaja event space (top) in APS Building on Muthuraman Chetty Road, an art gallery on a regular day; Cargo39 (above), a warehouse space in Tanjong Pagar Distripark; and boutique creative agency Chun Tsubaki (right) in Tai Se
Shared studio and event space 21Moonstone is located in Boon Keng, while Cloud9 (above), which offers entertainment amenities, is in Bukit Merah.PHOTO: GAVIN FOO
Available for rent: Maison Miaja event space (top) in APS Building on Muthuraman Chetty Road, an art gallery on a regular day; Cargo39 (above), a warehouse space in Tanjong Pagar Distripark; and boutique creative agency Chun Tsubaki (right) in Tai Se
Shared studio and event space 21Moonstone (above) is located in Boon Keng.PHOTO: 21MOONSTONE

Unusual event spaces, such as those tucked away in industrial parks, are getting increasingly popular as venues for social events

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Jan 19, 2019, 5:00 am SGT
ngmich@sph.com.sg

When guests arrived at singer Amanda Lee and finance manager Tan Yao Zong's wedding venue in July last year, they found themselves not at a swanky hotel, but in the middle of an industrial park in Tai Seng.

Instead of a million-dollar view of gleaming skyscrapers in the city, guests looked out to construction tower cranes and big trucks parked amid factory lots and warehouses.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on January 19, 2019, with the headline 'Secret party spaces'. Print Edition | Subscribe
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