SITE ANALYSIS
Location Plan
ThefirstbuildingsappearedalongShentonWayinthe1960s.
AmongstthefirstmodernbuildingslocatedtherewastheSingaporeConferenceHallandTradeUnionHouse. Thebuildingisrecognizedasaprimeexampleof urbanarchitectureofthe1960s.
TheSingaporegovernmentalsolocateditsfinancialinstitutionsintheShentonWayarea.Amongthefirstwere theDevelopmentBankofSingapore(DBS)Building,andtheCentralProvidentFund(CPF)Building(offShenton WayatRobinsonRoad).TheMonetaryAuthorityofSingapore(MAS)alsomovedintoitsownbuilding;andthe MinistryofFinanceandtheMinistryofTradeandIndustrymovedintotheTreasuryBuilding(former,nowknown asAXATower),bothatShentonWay.
ThepresenceofthesefinancialagenciesshowthatShentonWaywasdevelopedwiththeaimofmakingitakey financialareainSingapore.
UrbanrejuvenationinShentonWayhascontinuedapaceinthenewmillennium,withmakeoversforseveralolder buildings.
InJune2017,anewbusinterchangewasbuiltinShentonWaytoservecommutersintheCentralBusiness District.
IN2015,the42-year-oldGoldenBridgewasdemolishedtomakewayfortheThomson-EastCoastMRTline.In 1973,theauthoritieshaddescribedthelinkacrossShentonWayasa pedestrian-cum-shopping
SITE ANALYSIS A HIGH DENSITY LIVING
SHENTON LANE
Thesitelocatedataprimeareaclosetoahighlydenseurbanareawithlandmarksandofficesspaces.theareais highlyconnectedandversatiletoitssurrounding.Withagridlineplanningstructurecreatingpathwaysthrough theareamakinggreatopportunitiestoconnectwithpublicandresidential.The spacesandactivestreets combinetoprovideessentialurbanrelief,withspaceforofficeworkersandresidentstorelaxandunwind, completewithexcitingprogramstokeepthingsfresh.Therehasbeenanincreaseinactivemobilityoptionsin majorcities,arisingfromarenewedfocusonsustainabletransportationandbeingacar-litecity,thesealternative modesoftransportwillbecomeincreasinglyimportant.
Future planning
Surrounding programs
Site activities
Linkways /underground connections
INDIVIDUALMODULE APARTMENT
[home] A uniqueLiving experience
Theconceptofthesinglemodulewastobreakthetypologyofa normalhousingunitinSingapore.Theportionofeachspaceinthe apartmentisdividedequally.Whichthencreatesacentralspaceto allocatepocketsofopportunitytointeractwithpeople.Thecentral spaceisanimportanttrifactorofthedesign.Itallowsasenseof identitytotheresidencetoownandshowoff.
AGGREGATION EXPLORATION
CONCEPT MASSING
AGGREGATION EXPLORATION
CHOSEN MASSING
The massingwasa symbol of the aggregations descending to the ground. the aggregations forming a symbiotic relation with the earth introducing an underground space to invite users to explore the option of living a subterranean living experience . The aggregation symbolically lifts the ground andguidingusersdown, integrating biophilic elements to the site. Cohabitating with nature with sustainability feature.
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
FINAL DESIGN
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
SPACE DESIGN
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
SUSTAINABLE THINKING
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
