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Newton Road, Singapore, Singapore
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Newton Suites, Singapore
Newton Road, Singapore, Singapore
This 36-storey development is a
study in environmental solutions to tropical high-rise living. The design
integrates several sustainable devices into a contemporary architectural
composition, creating a sustainable, contemporary addition to the city skyline.
The building sits at the edge of
a high-rise zone and fronts a height-controlled area that affords expansive
views of the central nature reserves; a rare luxury in densely built Singapore.
The exterior of the tower uses
sunshading elements, patterned planes of textured panels and protruding
balconies to create a facade that is functional yet expressive. The horizontal,
metal expanded mesh sunshading screens the strong tropical sunlight. The angled
mesh prevents insolation while permitting visual connection to the ground. The
angled expanded mesh changes appearance with viewpoint, appearing anywhere
between solid and transparent. This, combined with the cast shadows and
interference patterns between the shadows and the mesh, gives the building a
constantly shifting, blurred appearance depending on angle and time of day.
The layers of sunshading screens also changes the reading of the
projections of the bay windows, a standard applied feature of Singapore
apartments due to their contribution to developer profit and prescriptive
regulations, embedding them in the language of the building.
Protruding sky gardens and
balconies combined with sunshading screens create outdoor living environments
that are sheltered with ample cross-ventilation due to its elevated location
and are particularly suited for the hot tropical climate.
The building is elevated above
the ground level to mitigate noise pollution from the adjacent street and view
blockage with the lowest habitable unit enjoying views of the communal
landscaped deck at the rear and views out to the nature reserves in front;
ensuring that maximum value is retained for the developer as higher units
command a price premium. The elevated building also affords a high volume
drop-off on the ground level with lush landscaping flowing from the external
under the building footprint for a larger landscaped area.
Residential units are stacked 4
per floor with habitable balconies treated as outdoor living rooms orientated
towards views of the nature reserve and city centre. Service areas are screened
from view and open to the external at the rear of the units. Despite the
stacked layout of the units, ample cross-ventilation from the balcony front
through the services areas at the rear coupled with the passive environmental
façade features ensure that the units are conducive for tropical living without
depending on mechanical cooling.
Landscape is used as a material –
rooftop planting, skygardens and green walls were incorporated into the design
from the very beginning. Creeper screens are applied to otherwise blank walls
to create visual delight, absorb sunlight and carbon and create oxygen in the
dense environment. Most available horizontal and vertical surfaces are landscaped;
creating an area of landscaping that is 130% (110% planted) of the total site.
Trees cover the carpark, project from the skygardens at every 4 levels
and crown the building at the penthouse roof decks. The above ground carpark
uses far less energy than an underground carpark and is fully enclosed with
creepers, absorbing exhaust emissions. The carpark roof houses a substantial
clubhouse with gym, steam room, party areas and 25m swimming pool with a glass
overflow edge.
The end-user experiences
panoramic views foregrounded by sky gardens and greenery, bringing the
indoor-outdoor potential of living in the tropics into the sky, and bring this
to a sector of the community who cannot afford landed housing. Common
skygardens create delight at every lift lobby, turning the wait for the lift in
the rush to work into a brief contact with fresh air, trees and sky. The
two penthouses include swimming pools with double volume mesh pergolas.
The environmental elements added
to liveable apartments and extensive communal areas combine to make a unique
tropical building that achieves both Singapore's national vision for a green
city and an improved living environment for the inhabitants.
study in environmental solutions to tropical high-rise living. The design
integrates several sustainable devices into a contemporary architectural
composition, creating a sustainable, contemporary addition to the city skyline.
The building sits at the edge of
a high-rise zone and fronts a height-controlled area that affords expansive
views of the central nature reserves; a rare luxury in densely built Singapore.
The exterior of the tower uses
sunshading elements, patterned planes of textured panels and protruding
balconies to create a facade that is functional yet expressive. The horizontal,
metal expanded mesh sunshading screens the strong tropical sunlight. The angled
mesh prevents insolation while permitting visual connection to the ground. The
angled expanded mesh changes appearance with viewpoint, appearing anywhere
between solid and transparent. This, combined with the cast shadows and
interference patterns between the shadows and the mesh, gives the building a
constantly shifting, blurred appearance depending on angle and time of day.
The layers of sunshading screens also changes the reading of the
projections of the bay windows, a standard applied feature of Singapore
apartments due to their contribution to developer profit and prescriptive
regulations, embedding them in the language of the building.
Protruding sky gardens and
balconies combined with sunshading screens create outdoor living environments
that are sheltered with ample cross-ventilation due to its elevated location
and are particularly suited for the hot tropical climate.
The building is elevated above
the ground level to mitigate noise pollution from the adjacent street and view
blockage with the lowest habitable unit enjoying views of the communal
landscaped deck at the rear and views out to the nature reserves in front;
ensuring that maximum value is retained for the developer as higher units
command a price premium. The elevated building also affords a high volume
drop-off on the ground level with lush landscaping flowing from the external
under the building footprint for a larger landscaped area.
Residential units are stacked 4
per floor with habitable balconies treated as outdoor living rooms orientated
towards views of the nature reserve and city centre. Service areas are screened
from view and open to the external at the rear of the units. Despite the
stacked layout of the units, ample cross-ventilation from the balcony front
through the services areas at the rear coupled with the passive environmental
façade features ensure that the units are conducive for tropical living without
depending on mechanical cooling.
Landscape is used as a material –
rooftop planting, skygardens and green walls were incorporated into the design
from the very beginning. Creeper screens are applied to otherwise blank walls
to create visual delight, absorb sunlight and carbon and create oxygen in the
dense environment. Most available horizontal and vertical surfaces are landscaped;
creating an area of landscaping that is 130% (110% planted) of the total site.
Trees cover the carpark, project from the skygardens at every 4 levels
and crown the building at the penthouse roof decks. The above ground carpark
uses far less energy than an underground carpark and is fully enclosed with
creepers, absorbing exhaust emissions. The carpark roof houses a substantial
clubhouse with gym, steam room, party areas and 25m swimming pool with a glass
overflow edge.
The end-user experiences
panoramic views foregrounded by sky gardens and greenery, bringing the
indoor-outdoor potential of living in the tropics into the sky, and bring this
to a sector of the community who cannot afford landed housing. Common
skygardens create delight at every lift lobby, turning the wait for the lift in
the rush to work into a brief contact with fresh air, trees and sky. The
two penthouses include swimming pools with double volume mesh pergolas.
The environmental elements added
to liveable apartments and extensive communal areas combine to make a unique
tropical building that achieves both Singapore's national vision for a green
city and an improved living environment for the inhabitants.
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