BRIEF HISTORY
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In July 1971, a contest to design PUB’s corporate headquarters was launched. Out of all the proposals, Group 2 Architects’ strong brutalist design stood out amongst the rest, which tended towards more corporate aesthetics. Upon completion in 1977, it was named Public Utilities Board Building (PUB Building) and was later renamed Singapore Power Building in 1995. The Singapore Power Building was renovated in 2006, the original ceramic façade was
cladded over with aluminium panels. PUB moved out in 2007 and when the building was bought over by YTL Corporation Pacific Star in 2008, it underwent major renovations which included the glass cladding of the once naturally ventilated ground public spaces to hold retail and office spaces. It was reopened as TripleOne Somerset, and has remained as such till today, and while its façade has changed, it still largely retains its original brutalist form.
