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The Architecture in Singapore, Part 4: Hospitality Architecture

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  Prepared by Pang Jian Sheng Oasia Hotel Downtown / WOHA Oasia Hotel Downtown, nestled in Singapore’s bustling Central Business District (CBD), stands as a verdant beacon amidst the dense urban landscape. This innovative "living tower" by WOHA Architects offers a refreshing departure from conventional skyscraper designs, embracing the tropical climate with its lush greenery and open-air spaces. The hotel is not just a place to stay but a testament to sustainable urban living, harmonizing nature with high-density development. Lush greenery on the red metal mesh facade. The void open space at the middle tower creates a peaceful scenery for the hotel lobby. Green parameter along the sky garden. Oasia Hotel Downtown exemplifies efficient land use intensification, crucial in a dense urban environment like Singapore’s CBD. Unlike traditional skyscrapers that are sealed and temperature-controlled, this hotel embraces the tropical climate by incorporating multiple sky gardens ...

The Architecture in Singapore, Part 3: Institutional Architecture

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Prepared by Pang Jian Sheng Gaia - Nanyang Technological University Singapore by Toyo Ito & Associates + Raglan Squire & Partners Gaia, located at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore, is a six-story academic building designed by Toyo Ito & Associates and Raglan Squire & Partners. This Mass Engineered Timber (MET) building combines teaching spaces, research centres, and faculty offices, showcasing innovative and sustainable architecture. Gaia's efficient modular timber frame system, environmental sustainability, and elegant design make it a standout example of modern academic architecture. The mass-engineered timber beam with the skylight. One of Gaia's most impressive features is its use of Mass Engineered Timber (MET), a highly renewable material that significantly contributes to environmental sustainability. The building's MET components are prefabricated off-site and assembled on-site, which not only reduces construction time but also mini...

The Architecture in Singapore, Part 2: Community Architecture

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Prepared by Pang Jian Sheng SAFRA Choa Chu Kang Clubhouse by DP Architects  Nestled in the heart of a sprawling public park, SAFRA Choa Chu Kang (CCK) is a vibrant recreational clubhouse designed for National Servicemen and their families. With its bold, distinctive forms symbolizing fitness and unity, SAFRA CCK offers a seamless blend of nature and wellness activities, creating a dynamic community hub that reinvigorates the neighbourhood and revives community spirit. Bold Y-shaped structure at the open facility floor. A sculpted staircase as its frontage. The centre spine courtyard lead to the indoor. The architecture of SAFRA CCK is both robust and inviting, with its bold super-scaled trusses and precast pigmented concrete frontage that symbolize strength and unity. The design capitalizes on its park location by integrating surrounding greenery into its fabric. The central spine of the building flows seamlessly from the park, creating a verdant courtyard that brings the outdoors ...

The Architecture in Singapore, Part 1: Mix-use Residential Architecture

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Prepared by Pang Jian Sheng Kampung Admiralty by WOHA Kampung Admiralty, Singapore's first integrated public development, represents a paradigm shift in urban planning and architecture. This pioneering complex amalgamates various public facilities and services within a single structure, optimizing land use and providing a holistic living environment. Designed as a "Vertical Kampung" surrounded by HDB, it caters specifically to the needs of Singapore’s ageing population through its innovative, multi-layered approach. Large entrance to the Community Plaza with a skylight above to allow more daylight to enter and promote ventilation. Stage view toward greenery for public usage. Greenery, retail and directory can be seen everywhere on the ground floor. Food court area on the first floor. The lower stratum, known as the Community Plaza, functions as a vibrant public space, often referred to as a community living room. This pedestrianized area is designed to foster social i...