▁a ▁ven ue ▁for ▁co ck t ails . ▁The ▁main ▁entrance ▁into ▁the ▁hotel , ▁where ▁dign itar ies ▁and ▁cele brit ies ▁are ▁received , ▁is ▁covered ▁with ▁a ▁large ▁glass ▁can opy ▁at ▁the ▁por ch . ▁ ▁Struct ural ▁and ▁foundation ▁works ▁Const ruction ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁interior ▁was ▁carried ▁out ▁to ▁rein force ▁the ▁be ams ▁and ▁columns , ▁while ▁retro f itting ▁done ▁on ▁the ▁exterior ▁to ▁restore ▁the ▁fa ç ade . ▁ ▁Although ▁studies ▁carried ▁out ▁before ▁the ▁renov ation ▁work ▁began ▁showed ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁ra ft ▁foundation ▁was ▁still ▁in ▁good ▁condition , ▁water ▁from ▁the ▁adjacent ▁Singapore ▁River ▁had ▁se ep ed ▁slowly ▁into ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁foundation ' s ▁cells ▁over ▁the ▁years , ▁flo oding ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁bas ement . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁a ▁new ▁pre cast ▁concrete ▁platform ▁was ▁built ▁over ▁the ▁cells , ▁and ▁water proof ing ▁added . ▁P ill ars ▁supporting ▁the ▁entire ▁building ▁now ▁rest ▁on ▁the ▁platform . ▁The ▁engineering ▁team ▁installed ▁a ▁new ▁set ▁of ▁five ▁d rain age ▁p umps ▁to ▁counter act ▁the ▁slow ▁se ep age ▁of ▁river ▁water . ▁As ▁the ▁building ▁s its ▁on ▁solid ▁rock ▁foundation , ▁no ▁additional ▁p iling ▁was ▁required . ▁ ▁Gaz et ting ▁as ▁National ▁Monument ▁The ▁building ▁was ▁officially ▁gaz ett ed ▁on ▁December ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁as ▁Singapore ' s ▁ 7 1 st ▁national ▁monument , ▁by ▁the ▁country '