Volume 4 Number 1, 2013, Singapore
CONTENTS Letter from the Guest Editor Dear Readers,
The latest happenings in DP
Designing residential projects in Singapore has become more challenging in recent years as the density is higher and apartment units are getting smaller, leaving less room for creativity and design exploration. Nevertheless, these constraints may also turn into opportunities to examine other aspects like efficient, creative and flexible use of space, or the use of communal and landscaped area. In order to stay competitive in the local residential arena, we have to continue to hone our design skills for high-rise residences. Besides achieving high efficiency and saleable area for developers, we also need to explore new design concepts and ideas. Projects such as Golden Mile Complex which offers outdoor living with the provision of open roof terrace, River Place which brought the idea of shophouse living into a condominium, Sky@eleven which manipulated the unit layout to capitalise on the site’s attributes and achieve the dual view concept, and Jardin which promotes the garden living concept by introducing duplex units with landscaped sky terraces, are some examples where DP Architects pushed design boundaries. In a highly reactive environment like Singapore where government rulings are reviewed on a frequent basis – such as the recent control of roof terrace and private enclosed space – designers need to keep up with the changes quickly. Improving our knowledge and application of authority and construction codes at the design stage is also crucial to achieve an integrated and well-resolved design solution.
DPA’s Design Heritage lecture Child at Street 11
Short takes on new & notable projects
01 SBF Center 02 Khaya Residential College and College of Alice & Peter Tan 03 COSL Singapore Support Base 04 Waterfront Waves 05 23 Olive Road 06 Alexandra Central 07 Mövenpick Hotel Heritage 1940 08 Nanjing Software Park 09 Paterson Collection 10 The Fullerton Pavilion
Featured projects
Twin Peaks euHabitat
Design Solutions
The opportunities ahead are tremendous: the Singapore government has recently announced that 700,000 new homes will be required, should the population increase to an estimated 6.9 million by 2030. This will not only allow us to capitalise on our market share in local residential projects, but most importantly, to explore and create interesting designs in both public and private housing in the coming years.
The Evolution of DPA’s Residential Projects
IN FOCUS
Architecture Issues
The Changing Singapore Residential Model Sustainable Design
Lighting the Way with LED Wang Tse Lip Associate Director, DP Architects Pte Ltd
Awards & events
SIT@RP Groundbreaking Ceremony SIA Practice Convention 2013 The ‘Bench’ Project
Chan Hui Min Nartano Lim
Interview with Leo Mauricio, Aloysius Lian & Cheng Sin Mei Graphics
Writing
Editorial
DP personalities
Awaken the Dragon Festival 2013
Celebration of past projects Leong Wei Lin Toh Bee Ping
DESIGN IN PRINT TEAM
Tong Tong
Loh Yew Cheng Lek Noonchoo Fu Tingting
Additional contributors: Jackie Poh, Kyle Fulton, Lee Boon Woei, Stephanie Yong, Widari Bahrin
Ridgewood Condominium, 1981
Cover image: Twin Peaks