▁Full erton ▁Building ▁also ▁poss esses ▁the ▁one ▁and ▁only ▁bar rel - v ault ed , ▁c of fer ed ▁ce iling ▁in ▁Singapore . ▁ ▁Rest oration ▁The ▁Full erton ▁Building ▁rest oration ▁project ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁was ▁a ▁difficult ▁conservation ▁project ▁that ▁involved ▁an ▁institution al ▁building . ▁Arch itect s ▁ 6 1 , ▁together ▁with ▁D P ▁Cons ult ants , ▁was ▁engaged ▁to ▁convert ▁it ▁into ▁a ▁ 4 0 0 - room ▁lux ury ▁hotel . ▁The ▁hotel ▁rooms ▁were ▁designed ▁by ▁Hir sch ▁Bed ner ▁Associ ates . ▁ ▁During ▁its ▁re development , ▁the ▁historical ▁building ▁had ▁most ▁of ▁its ▁special ▁architect ural ▁features ▁retained ▁and ▁restored . ▁The ▁conservation ▁work ▁was ▁coordin ated ▁by ▁the ▁U RA , ▁which ▁had ▁certain ▁st ip ulations ▁that ▁the ▁new ▁own ers ▁had ▁to ▁comp ly ▁with . ▁Several ▁features ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁building ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁restored ▁faith fully . ▁These ▁included ▁the ▁General ▁Post ▁Office ▁gallery ▁area ▁on ▁the ▁ground ▁floor , ▁with ▁b ays ▁that ▁correspond ed ▁with ▁the ▁building ' s ▁tower ing ▁Dor ic ▁columns ▁on ▁the ▁fa ç ade , ▁and ▁the ▁Stra its ▁Club ▁Bill i ard ▁Room . ▁The ▁post ▁office ▁gallery ▁no ▁longer ▁exists , ▁but ▁has ▁been ▁sub div ided ▁to ▁provide ▁a ▁bar , ▁a ▁restaurant ▁and ▁the ▁hotel ▁fo yer . ▁The ▁Stra its ▁Club ▁Bill i ard ▁Room ▁was ▁kept , ▁but ▁without ▁its