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Safdie Architects completes world’s tallest indoor waterfall at Jewel Changi Airport

April 12, 2019 India Block 0
Jewel Changi Airport building by Safdie Architects

An indoor forest sits under a large glazed dome with a rainwater waterfall running through the middle at Singapore’s Jewel Changi Airport by Safdie Architects. Safdie Architects led a consortium of architects and designers to build the five-storey plant-filled greenhouse filled with shops and public spaces, which opens to the public next week. The glass

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Safdie Architects to add fourth tower to Marina Bay Sands resort in Singapore

April 10, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
Marina Bay Sands resort expansion by Safdie Architects

Safdie Architects has revealed its plans to extend its Marina Bay Sands hotel in Singapore by adding a fourth tower. The new stand-alone tower will contain more hotel rooms and take cues from the existing glass buildings, which were completed by Safdie Architects on Marina Bay in 2011. Alongside the tower, the studio will also design a new entertainment

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Photos reveal world’s tallest indoor waterfall inside Moshe Safdie’s Singapore airport terminal

March 12, 2019 India Block 0
World’s tallest indoor waterfall in Moshe Safdie's Changi airport

Moshe Safdie’s 40-metre-tall Rain Vortex – the world’s tallest indoor waterfall – is the centrepiece of Singapore’s soon-to-open Jewel Changi Airport. The waterfall pours down seven stories from an oculus in the glass domed roof of the Safdie Architects-designed airport, which is scheduled to open on 17 April. Engineer Buro Happold designed the glass and steel

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National University of Singapore’s SDE4 building is a prototype of sustainable design

March 1, 2019 Alyn Griffiths 0
NUS School of Design & Environment by Serie + Multiply Architects

Serie Architects and Multiply Architects have built a design school in Singapore that is net-zero and sustainable, with breezy open-air learning spaces. The School of Design & Environment 4 (SDE4) claims to be the first new-build net-zero energy building in Singapore.  The architects described it as “a prototype of sustainable design” that combined its net-zero target with “a

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Singapore Institute of Architects launches competition to design Founders’ Memorial

February 12, 2019 Dezeen staff 0
The Singapore Institute of Architects Founders' Memorial design competition

Dezeen promotion: architects are being invited to design a new waterfront memorial building commemorating the founding of independent Singapore. The competition to design the Founders’ Memorial, which is being organised by the Singapore Institute of Architects, will see architects from across the globe go head-to-head to create a space dedicated to celebrating the values of Singapore’s founding

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Esora restaurant is set inside an old Singapore shophouse

February 2, 2019 Natasha Levy 0
Interiors of Esora restaurant, designed by Takenouchi Webb

Minimalist interiors draw attention to the open kitchen of this Japanese restaurant, which Takenouchi Webb has created inside an old Singapore shophouse. Decked out with pale timber surfaces and pared-back furnishings, Esora has been designed to give centre stage to the dining experience. It is located in Singapore’s River Valley district, and was formerly a

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Oasis Terraces is a neighbourhood centre built around a stepped garden

January 22, 2019 Alyn Griffiths 0
Ocean Terraces by Serie and Multiply Architects

Serie Architects and Multiply Architects have completed a community centre and health clinic in Singapore, which incorporates a communal terraced garden overlooking a canal. London-based Serie Architects worked with locally based office Multiply Architects to design Oasis Terraces for Singapore’s Housing and Development Board (HDB), which was seeking a new model for community centres to

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WOHA creates green community for senior citizens with Kampung Admiralty in Singapore

December 7, 2018 India Block 0

Housing, health facilities and social spaces are all contained within this plant-covered Singapore building by WOHA, which was named World Building of the Year at the World Architecture Festival. Singapore-based WOHA designed the mixed-use Kampung Admiralty building according to a “club sandwich” philosophy, with different functions layered on top of each other to create what the

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Dynamic Home With Roof Gardens & Water Courtyard

September 12, 2018 HD Staff 0

The Coral House is a stunning project by Guz Architects, located in a quiet residential neighbourhood, in Singapore. The home was designed for a young couple with three small children, with the aim of creating a space that encouraged interaction between family members and a welcoming environment for play. The house was built on a […]

The Ficus House By Guz Architects

September 10, 2018 Erin 0

Photography by Patrick Bingham-Hall   Guz Architects have designed the Ficus House, a modern residence in Singapore, that’s been designed for a large family.   Photography by Patrick Bingham-Hall The architects designed the house in an L-shaped layout, allowing for the necessary privacy between two households, and at the same time providing a common courtyard […]