Raffles Place Mixed Use Development in Singapore: A Collaboration Between BIG Architects and CRA

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Leading architects Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) are collaborating with Carlo Ratti Associati (CRA) to work on designing a 51-storey development in Raffles place, Singapore. Situated right in the heart of Singapore’s buzzing financial district, this high rise mixed-use development includes residential space with 299 units, an office space, retail shops, and a two-storey food market. Other partners developing Raffles place include CapitaLand and Mitsubishi Estate.

Since the construction process of the Raffles Place has already started, the building is expected to be completed by 2021. Rising 280 metres high, the skyscraper is perceived as a vertical, multi-functional community.

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Courtesy of CapitaLand

 

Previously identified as the site of Golden Shoe Car Park, the architects along with CapitaLand Commerical trust are converting it to a vibrant, busy mixed-use development saturated with tropical landscapes.

Courtesy of CapitaLand Commercial Trust.

Courtesy of CapitaLand Commercial Trust.

The Raffles place development is part of the government’s efforts to convert the area into a lively green zone with more communal spaces, cycling routes and pedestrian-friendly areas. As a matter of fact, their plans include transforming a part of the street into a 12,500 square foot park for public engagement.

Courtesy of CapitaLand commercial trust

The geometry of the building’s exterior is conceived as a set of vertical lines which are interrupted at certain zones to unveil the vertical tropical landscapes and social hubs at the ground floor, at the core and at the roof. Among of these unveiled features are the treetop cocoons, the sky hammocks and a jungle gym. The rooftop of Raffles Place is planned to accommodate not only a restaurant but the highest urban farm in Singapore.

Courtesy of CapitaLand Commercial Trust.

 

The idea of mixed-use developments is considered as a necessity by the designers as they believe one use is never enough.

Lim Ming Yan, President and CEO of CapitaLand limited ‘Buildings can no longer be designed with a singular purpose or customer profile in mind — the definition of work is rapidly evolving and will continue to take on new forms.’ 

 

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