Asian Studies Final Project

(Singapore’s Architecture)

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By: Arjun Dodd
 Marina Bay Sands
- Architect: Moshe Safdie
- Also did Art Science Museum
- 845,000 square metres

- Has one of the largest hotels in the world as well as largest rooftop pool

- Is famous for its triple towers linked at the top with a cantilevered (Beamed) sky
garden → (extends 65 metres out from side of towers)

- Open up at the base to form an open-roofed entrance hall, and because site is
wedge-shaped, one opens more, next one is less and last one more less so there's a
pattern of change

- On 57th floor, it's 2.5 acres cantilevering (Beaming) 65 metres off tower with
gardens and proven to be “magical”. Shows how singapore has a good architect
“New Global Network Case Looks at Sustainability at Singapore's Marina Bay Sands.” Yale School of Management, 19 Feb. 2021,
som.yale.edu/news/2018/05/new-global-network-case-looks-at-sustainability-at-singapore-s-marina-bay-sands.
 Esplanade Theatres On The Bay

- Architects: Russell Johnson and Michael Wilford

- Made up of two rounded glass domes fitted with over 7,000 triangular aluminium
sunshades.

- Around €350 million was spent on project,

- Total net area of 75,190 square metres excluding open space around building.

- Spiky twin-domes became iconic addition to Marina Bay Sands. Firmly cemented
in 2013, when centre became featured on Singapore's five-cent coins.

- Esplanade was named for nearby Esplanade Park, one of oldest public parks in
Singapore.
 Esplanade Theatres On The Bay (Continued)

- Iconic spikes is cleaned by hand by trained Rope Access Technicians (Takes around
two months to clean both spiky domes)

- Stage area of Theatre is so large that you could park a Concorde aircraft on it with
room to spare

- Stadium can be "tuned" to create optimal conditions for wide range of music
performances. From most delicate classical music recitals to loudest rock concerts,
Concert Hall can have it all.
 Pictures Of Esplanade Theatres On The Bay

ArchiloversCom. “Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay: B Light.” Archilovers,

https://www.freepik.com/free-photos-vectors/esplanade-theatre
www.archilovers.com/projects/183257/esplanade-theatres-on-the-bay.html.
 National Gallery

- Architect: Frank Dorrington Ward

- The gallery is home to original painting printed on singapore $50 notes

- There’s 15,000 aluminium panels within The Old Supreme Court

- Their used to be jail cells in the gallery which held notorious murderers like Adrian
Lim (Was a murderer who killed 2 kids)

- Had a time capsule buried in 1937

- You can now access a secret library hidden from the public eye for decades
 National Gallery (Continued)
- Opened in late 2015

- A surface of over 64,000 square metres

- Project cost of 530 million Singapore dollars,

- National Gallery Singapore is one of Asia’s most significant architectural projects in the
cultural sphere.

- New design represents a respectful conservation project, transforming two of Singapore’s

most important monuments - former Supreme Court and City Hall buildings – into one
major visual arts institution presenting Singapore and Southeast Asian art.
 Pictures Of National Gallery

“National Gallery Singapore.” National Gallery: Singapore Art Gallery - Visit Singapore Official Site, Yim, Sandra. “10 Unexpected Fun Facts About The National Gallery
www.visitsingapore.com/see-do-singapore/arts/museums-galleries/national-gallery-singapore/. Singapore You Have To See For Yourself.” TheSmartLocal, 9 Jan. 2020,
thesmartlocal.com/read/national-gallery/.
 Art Science Museum
- Architect: Moshe Safdie

- Opened in 2011

- Sitting at 6,000 sq m along the Marina Bay area,

- Was designed after lotus flower, symbolising “Welcoming Hand of Singapore” - as it was
aptly described by Sheldon Adelson, chairman of Las Vegas Sands.

- Organized as two major exhibition spaces, positioned around central open-space atrium.
exhibits hover within sculpturally shaped form over the promenade, and second collection of
gallery spaces located beneath a large water lily garden
 Art Science Museum (Continued)
- Building is supported by steel lattice diagrid structure and ten steel columns –a sculptural centerpiece
that allows the building to seemingly float above.

- Geometry of shape is often compared to a lotus, and is clad with fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP),
typically used in high-performance racing yachts.

- The dish-shaped roof form collects rainwater and drains it through an oculus, creating a waterfall
through the open-air atrium of the museum.

- Each hall has access to daylight from skylights above and from the central atrium. Integrated lighting
control mechanisms allow spaces to be transformed to black boxes.

- Large picture windows from within the galleries offer views to the promenade below.
 Pictures Of Art Science Museum

“ArtScience Museum™.” Where Art Meets Science - Visit Singapore Official Site, “ArtScience Museum Travel Guidebook –Must Visit
www.visitsingapore.com/see-do-singapore/arts/museums-galleries/artscience-muse Attractions in Singapore – ArtScience Museum Nearby
um/. Recommendation.” TRIP.COM,
www.trip.com/travel-guide/singapore/artscience-museum-133
45853/.
 The Interlace
- Area: 169600 m²

- Was built in September 2013

- Architects: OMA, Ole Scheeren

- Extensive roof gardens, landscaped sky terraces and cascading balconies.

- 170,000 square meters

 The Interlace (Continued)
- Vertical building turned horizontal - (with 31 apartment blocks, each six stories tall and 70 meters long)

- The architect “toppled the towers,” making vertical horizontal. Took blocks 230 feet long and 54 feet deep, he
arranged them in hexagons then rotated them 120 degrees. (allowed around 200 feet of space between towers
and views out—to tropical forest, ocean, etc..)

- Stacked in hexagonal arrangements around eight large-scale open permeable courtyards

- Eighth project to claim illustrious title of World Building of the Year, since its inception at the annual
World Architecture Festival in 2008.

- Project win marks culmination of Festival’s four-year run in Singapore, before it moves to Berlin in
 The Interlace Pictures

Benedict Hobson | 12 November 2015 6 comments. “Movie: The Interlace

“ShowCase: The Interlace by OMA.” Archinect, by Ole Scheeren.” Dezeen, 4 Nov. 2016,
archinect.com/features/article/91729/showcase-the-interlace-by-oma. www.dezeen.com/2015/11/12/movie-the-interlace-oma-ole-scheeren-buil
d-sense-of-community/.
 Victoria Theater and Concert Hall
- Architect: Regent Alfred John Bidwell

- Architectural style was adopted for other colonial civic buildings in Singapore, such as nearby Former City
Hall and Former Supreme Court.

- Some features present in Victoria Theatre and Victoria Concert Hall include tall Corinthian columns on their
façades that are topped by triangular pediments now bearing State Crest of Singapore.

- Decorative bundles of fruits, flowers, and ribbons and other beautiful details adorn both interior and exterior
walls. Oval shield motifs bearing monogram with letters ‘V’, ‘R’, and ‘I’ can be seen around monument; stand for
Victoria, Regina (‘Queen’ in Latin), and Imperatrix (‘Empress’), in memory and honour of the late Queen Victoria.
 Pictures Of Victoria Theater and Concert Hall

user, a Tripadvisor. “Visiting Singapore - Victoria Theatre & Victoria Concert User, Super. “Victoria Theatre.” VTVCH,
Hall, Singapore Traveller Reviews.” Tripadvisor, www.vtvch.com/venue/victoria-theatre.
www.tripadvisor.ca/ShowUserReviews-g294265-d446443-r489066220-Victori
a_Theatre_Victoria_Concert_Hall-Singapore.html.
 What Building I think has the best Design

I think out of all the buildings mentioned, The Interlace has the most unique
design.

The way it is presented and how the building is designed is really good.

The building on top of building design is also very well thought by the architect
who designed it .
 Citations
Esplanade.com, www.esplanade.com/about-us/architecture-and-building-design.

Esplanade.com, www.esplanade.com/about-us/fun-facts.

Yim, Sandra. “10 Unexpected Fun Facts About The National Gallery Singapore You Have To See For Yourself.” TheSmartLocal, 9 Jan.
2020, thesmartlocal.com/read/national-gallery/.

“Lesser-Known Facts You Never Knew about the ArtScience Museum.” The Peak Singapore - Your Guide to The Finer Things in Life, 12
Dec. 2019, www.thepeakmagazine.com.sg/lifestyle/artscience-museum-facts/.

“ArtScience Museum™.” Where Art Meets Science - Visit Singapore Official Site,
www.visitsingapore.com/see-do-singapore/arts/museums-galleries/artscience-museum/.

“Marina Bay Sands - ArtScience Museum.” Safdie Architects,

www.safdiearchitects.com/projects/marina-bay-sands-artscience-museum#:~:text=Safdie%20Architects,the%20base%20of%20the%20mu
seum.
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