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Sustainable Design Option Studio 2

  • About ASD
  • ASD Courses
  • Studio Description
    • Breathe: Healing Architecture
    • Form Axioms II
    • Rehabilitation and Reuse
    • Rethinking Singapore Sports Spaces
    • Smart Senior Learning Centre
    • Shaping CBD Futures II
    • The ‘Invisible’ Dialogues
    • Tourism New Deal
  • Studio Blogs
    • Breathe: Healing Architecture
    • Form Axioms II
    • Rehabilitation and Reuse
    • Rethinking Singapore Sports Spaces
    • Smart Senior Learning Centre
    • Shaping CBD Futures II
    • The ‘Invisible’ Dialogues
    • Tourism New Deal
  • Studio Archives
  • Course Overview
  • Teaching Team
  • Teaching Resources

Shaping CBD Future II: “Week 13, Final Presentation”

  • by Kwan_Wai_Hin

By Kwan Wai Hin & Tseng Yun Ching


In the future context when Singapore is heavily populated in terms of urban density, we are facing severe land scarcity. With the remaining green/available spaces occupied for specific uses that cannot be utilized for building, there is an need to find new ways for development.

With the idea of modularity and circularity in mind, we aim to design an adaptive and flexible workspace that creates new environment, yet not occupying extra lands. Therefore, we decided to design a system based on Symbiotic Architecture.

Symbiosis is defined as an interaction between two different organisms living in close physical association, usually to the advantage of both. Our proposed system will be flexibly deployed and climb onto existing buildings. Through the provision of new façade and extended floorplates, new moments are created at old spaces, bringing new life into the place.

Site Exploration & Analysis

Our Site is situated along Nicoll Highway at the Shaw Tower that will be redeveloped.

Site Characteristic & Objectives

After completing the site analysis, we realized that the on site conditions has high traffic and is distanced from green and public spaces.

Therefore in our intervention we would like to provide recreational spaces and contribute by bringing in more green and public spaces on site.

Our Maison

Our Maison showcases high flexibly and adaptability so that it can potentially be assembled and disassembled for the ease of construction.

  • Kit of Parts
  • System Axo
  • Column to Column Joinery
  • Free Column to Beam Joinery
Assembly and Disassembly Video

Massing Development

  • Draping
  • Cutting
Stages of Development
Final Massing Views
Changes over the years

Our Design

The ground level is developed for large and open spaces that is planned for holding exhibitions and big scaled activities.

We make use of the existing circulation system within Shaw Tower to access the various spaces that we have extended.

As we move up, we aim to provide spaces that are an extension to programs that are also within Shaw Tower. The programs ranges from open public and recreational activities to office and commercial uses.

  • Section Zoom
  • Potential Activities (Medium)
  • Potential Activities (Small)

Visual Representation

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