by admin | Mar 5, 2021 | |
5 SPD, Singapore The Science Park model of the 1990s, with buildings isolated from one another by under-utilized landscape is no longer adequate for today’s workspaces that are more social in nature. 5SPD is therefore designed to ensure that common spaces are visible, accessible and nourished with amenities. The building features a three-storey extended lobby or ‘city room’ that incorporates a series of cascading platforms housing a café, break-out spaces and a small auditorium. This space is focused on collaboration, discussion and networking. Connecting these breakout spaces are a series of escalator and stairs which also acts as a through block link connecting the existing bus stop to the 3rd storey landscape garden facilitating chance encounters and cross collaboration. Visually, the lobby opens up to its surroundings with its glazed walls on 3 sides bathing the interior in natural sunlight. This is topped with a dramatic accordion shaped aluminium ceiling referencing the building accordion façade. To break away from the cold corporate look from typical office lobbies, a warm material palette is adopted to create a hospitable setting to encourage use. Precast terrazzo floors, travertine, timber gives a warm handmade quality distinct from offices lobbies today. 5 Science Park Drive is the latest building in Singapore’s Science Park, Asia’s leading R&D and technology location and is currently fully leased to e-commerce start-up Shopee. Typology: Office Location: 5 Science Park Drive, Singapore Status: Completed, 2020 Photography: Finbarr Fallon ...
by admin | Mar 3, 2021 | |
Sentosa Sensoryscape, Singapore The overall concept for Sentosa Sensoryscape is as an experiential sensory public park, in alignment with the broader Sentosa 2030 Master Plan strategies. The site is located at the key North-South connection route linking the urban heart to the natural wonders of Sentosa’s southern beaches & forests. The ecological walk that links Sentosa together is conceived as a destination in itself. Our proposal consists of two parts- the walk & the vessels. The walk is complimented by a landscape of ecological bands & the vessels are complimented by gardens containing distillations of Sentosa’s nature. These series of garden focuses around the five senses, revealing unusual qualities of the ecology. The gardens are contained in vessels that open a different sensation to the walk. Each of the vessels has it’s own expression yet it is clearly part of a collection. The vessels are placed to the side of the walk to allow views out to the landscape. The design proposal addresses the objectives of enhancing connectivity, capacity, sense of arrival, wayfinding, public amenities and enlivening the night ambiance. Building Type: Outdoor spaces Location: Sentosa, Singapore Site Area: 31792sqm Status: In construction Design Architect: Serie & Multiply Architects Project Architect: Axis Architects Planners ...
by admin | Jan 30, 2020 | |
5 Science Park Drive, Cluster 1, Singapore 5 Science Park Drive is the latest building in Singapore’s Science Park, Asia’s leading R&D and technology location done in collaboration with Serie Architects, London. Officially opened by Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat, 5SPD re-works the model for a technology building to reflect the needs of emerging e-commerce and research organisations. This flagship building will form the basis of the re-development of Science Park Cluster 1. The Science Park model of the 1990s, with buildings isolated from one another by under-utilized landscape is no longer adequate for today’s workspaces that are more social in nature. The first of more than five buildings in the cluster, 5SPD is designed to ensure that common spaces are visible, accessible and nourished with amenities. The building features a three-storey extended lobby or ‘city room’ that incorporates a series of cascading platforms incorporating a café, break-out spaces and a small auditorium. This space is focused on collaboration, discussion and networking. The floor plans are designed to maximise flexibility. A typical floorplate has over 4,000sqm in open plan space and column-free spans of 20 metres. Centralized circulation with highly efficient double-loaded corridors allows the building to be configured for single or multi-tenant use. The façade features high performance glazing set into an alternating ‘accordion’ design that is animated at night with a re-programmable LED light system. The design combines vision and spandrel glazing to maximise views while mitigating solar gain. The adjacent car park has been covered with extensive landscaping and amenities including exercise pavilions. This will eventually form a shared park for a cluster of...
by admin | Jan 2, 2020 | |
Singapore Buddhist Lodge, Singapore Awards: International Lighting Design Awards 2020- Award of Merit Building Type: Religious Location: Kim Yam Road, Singapore Site Area: 5400 sqm Gross Floor Area: 11450 sqm Status: Completed 2018 Photography credits: ND Photography ...
by admin | Dec 27, 2019 | |
NUS School of Design & Environment, Singapore Inspired by the traditional language of tropical architecture, SDE is designed to be a net zero energy building. In the tropics, the challenge of energy efficiency is essentially mitigating the force of the sun by both shade and ventilation. For this reason, vernacular architecture in the tropics have used an architectural language of open platforms. These platforms form space for occupation, create shade from the sun and with a lack of emphasis on solid walls facilitates natural ventilation. Beyond this functional requirement, the building seeks to create a symbolic architectural presence with its zero carbon target intended to be a model example to inspire students and practitioners. In recognition of tropical architectural precedents, the proposal starts not with the definition of enclosed spaces but with a series of raised horizontal planes. These planes are loosely stacked and configured to facilitate a range of different activities. Each plane is extended horizontally to provide shade for the space below. Glazing that can be completely folded open and uninterrupted internal spaces facilitate excellent natural ventilation. Uniting these various planes into an architectural whole is a spectacular over-sailing roof which shades the whole building. The surface of the roof is in essence a piece of raised ground thickened at the centre to absorb trees and other greenery. Photovoltaic cells arrayed along the edge of the roof support on-site energy generation and other programs including an open air theatre and a small construction test bed supporting the school’s research agenda. One of the challenges was to create shelter to mitigate the morning and early evening sun...
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