THE INTERLACE SINGAPORE
INTRODUCTION
Design by Ole Scheeren, Former partner of OMA, Singaporean apartment complex ‘the interlace’ has opened its door to residents, six years after the project was first commissioned.
INTRODUCTION
The development, made up of 31 apartment blocks, each six storeys tall, compromises an exensive and integrated network of private and communal spaces. Rather than clustered of isolated towers, the scheme reinterprets idea behind contemporary living, with horizontally connected volumes establishing a better connected and less isolated environment.
BACKGROUND
Project :
The Interlace
Project Launch :
September 2009
Construction begins :
2010
Client :
CapitaLand Residential Singapore
Site :
81,000 m2
Facility :
lap pool, kids pool, family pool, jacuzzi pool, tennis courts, multi purpose court, play zone, outdoor exercise station, gardening zone, clubhouse, lotus pond, bbq promenade, pet zone, jogging track, party pavillio, centre square, play hlls, spa valley, theatre plaza, bamboo garden.
Winner of global urban habitat award 2014. Being praises by judges for its ‘exemplary integration with its surrounding environment; and its stability to add to the social sustainability of its immediate and wider context, environmentally, socially and culturally.
IDEA AND CONCEPT
The project reinterprets conventional typologies.
Green areas within the designed area are maximized.
IDEA AND CONCEPT
Green roof and decks are abundant and become an extension of the living space
From an environmental perspective, sustainability features are incorporated throughout the project through analysis and the integration of low-impact passive energy strategies.
Through stacking the apartments, the design generates a multiplication of horizontal surfaces populated by extensive roof gardens and landscaped terraces that offer more green space than the size of the unbuilt site. Water bodies have been strategically positioned within defined wind corridors, encouraging evaporative cooling, while vehicular traffic and parking is accommodated in a single layer below the landscaped ground level.
The interlance’s 31 building block weave around lush shared courtyards with amenities like a lap pool. The circular podium at the end of the pool will soon become a waterfall feature. Underground parking keeps the courtyard pedestrian friendly. Openings in the plinth mean that the parking garage is flooded with daylight.
Seen from a distance in its entirety, the Interlance’s blocks appear woven together. A 1-kilometer walking an running track winds around and through the property, doubling as the fire access route.
The hexagon pattern on the underside of the blocks creates more visual interest if looking up from below as it is tempting to do.
The entire building is such a bold, abstract figure, Scheeren mostly kept the lines of the individual blocks clean, fitting balconies, air conditioning ledges, and windows into the same plan.
Stacked in a hexagonal arrangement, the units are articulated around eight generously proportioned courtyards forming a unified topography where terraced gardens are positioned across the stepped volumes. Blocks are arranged on four main ‘superlevels’ with three ‘peaks’ of 24 storeys, while multi – story openings allow light and air to weave into and through the landscape. Imagined as a ‘vertical village’ the 170,000 square meter project provides 1,040 residential units.
SITE PLAN
A primary pedestrian route leads residents from the main entrance through the courtyards as primary points of orientation and identification. Circulations are grouped according to the population density around the plaza, while a system of secondary footpaths, brings inhabitant to their PRIVATE FRONTS DOOR. The idea of community life within a contemporary village is emphasized throughout through an extensive network of gardens. A variety of public amenities are interwoven into the landscape, offering numerous opportunities for social interaction and shared activities within the natural environment. Surrounding courtyards provide shaded outdoor play and picnic areas with lower blocks around its perimeter. The waterfall, lotus pond, and rainforest spa complete the eight main courtyards and offer residents further areas of recreation in a more relaxed and comtemplative atmosphere.
ROOM PLAN
$248 - $289
$289 - $494
$289 - $494
$289 - $578
$289 - $578
$331 - $578
$331 - $578
$331 - $578
‘ the interlace opens a space of collective experience within the city and reunites the desire for individuality and privacy with a sense of togetherness and living in community’ -ole scheeren
‘social interactionis integrated with the natural environment in a synthesis of tropical nature and habitable urban space. The design generates a multiplicity of qualities and choices for its inhabitants-a sense of richness and freedom in the choices you make’ -ole scheeren