The largest residential development in Singapore’s history will be designed by world-class architect Zaha Hadid. The 78,000 square meter plot is at the former Farrer Court, close to main traffic and highly noticeable across the city. The condominium is slated to have seven 36-storey towers and twelve villas.
The US$2.12 billion (or S$3 billion) project is led by CapitaLand with three partners: Hotel Properties and a Morgan Stanley Real Estate fund together with Wachovia Development.
Hadid’s designs are renowned for their intrinsic geometry and fluid organization that redefine the limits of urban spatial concerns. With this project, the architect has planned around the country’s greenery and concrete mix, subtly hinting of organic architecture influence.
Each tower is subdivided into petal patterns according to the floor plan of each storey. The orientation of the high-rise buildings has been strategized to maximize views of the city skyline as well as the well-known foliage. Hadid’s sole design for Singapore to date is the one-north masterplan, a site for technological industries.
(Source: World Architecture News)
