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TANJONG PAGAR CENTRE LOCATION COMPLETION ARCHITECTURE WALLICH RESIDENCE PUBLIC AREAS SOFITEL SINGAPORE CITY CENTRE DEVELOPER CONSTRUCTION PROJECT AREA NUMBER OF STORIES BUILDING HEIGHT

Inside it is another jewel: the super penthouse of Wallich Residence, a one-ofits-kind triplex that spans 21,000ft2. A glass-floored viewing deck is found on the same floor as the entrance to the unit, albeit in a different section, offering panoramic views of the city and the ocean in the distance. Yet, even as it has lofty ambitions, Tanjong Pagar Centre remains close to the ground. Medrano points to how the lower portions of the project – the office floors

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of the tower and hotel – resonate with the conservation shophouses of Tanjong Pagar, while the residential portion aligns with the business district. At the same time, the project is also integrated with the community by way of the City Room on the road level. This is styled as an urban park with retail outlets, eateries, public art, outdoor performance areas and access to the underground pedestrian network that connects to the train station. “The City Room is essential to the

/ ABOVE Cross-section of the six-story podium that connects all three components of the project.

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