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SITE ANALYSIS SITECONTEXT
ThefirstbuildingsappearedalongShentonWayinthe1960s.
AmongstthefirstmodernbuildingslocatedtherewastheSingaporeConferenceHallandTradeUnionHouse. Thebuildingisrecognizedasaprimeexampleof urbanarchitectureofthe1960s.
TheSingaporegovernmentalsolocateditsfinancialinstitutionsintheShentonWayarea.Amongthefirstwere theDevelopmentBankofSingapore(DBS)Building,andtheCentralProvidentFund(CPF)Building(offShenton WayatRobinsonRoad).TheMonetaryAuthorityofSingapore(MAS)alsomovedintoitsownbuilding;andthe MinistryofFinanceandtheMinistryofTradeandIndustrymovedintotheTreasuryBuilding(former,nowknown asAXATower),bothatShentonWay.
ThepresenceofthesefinancialagenciesshowthatShentonWaywasdevelopedwiththeaimofmakingitakey financialareainSingapore.
UrbanrejuvenationinShentonWayhascontinuedapaceinthenewmillennium,withmakeoversforseveralolder buildings.
InJune2017,anewbusinterchangewasbuiltinShentonWaytoservecommutersintheCentralBusiness District.
IN2015,the42-year-oldGoldenBridgewasdemolishedtomakewayfortheThomson-EastCoastMRTline.In 1973,theauthoritieshaddescribedthelinkacrossShentonWayasa pedestrian-cum-shopping
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SITE ANALYSIS A HIGH DENSITY LIVING
SHENTON LANE
Thesitelocatedataprimeareaclosetoahighlydenseurbanareawithlandmarksandofficesspaces.theareais highlyconnectedandversatiletoitssurrounding.Withagridlineplanningstructurecreatingpathwaysthrough theareamakinggreatopportunitiestoconnectwithpublicandresidential.The spacesandactivestreets combinetoprovideessentialurbanrelief,withspaceforofficeworkersandresidentstorelaxandunwind, completewithexcitingprogramstokeepthingsfresh.Therehasbeenanincreaseinactivemobilityoptionsin majorcities,arisingfromarenewedfocusonsustainabletransportationandbeingacar-litecity,thesealternative modesoftransportwillbecomeincreasinglyimportant.
Future planning
Surrounding programs
Site activities
Linkways /underground connections
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INDIVIDUALMODULE APARTMENT [home] A uniqueLiving experience
Theconceptofthesinglemodulewastobreakthetypologyofa normalhousingunitinSingapore.Theportionofeachspaceinthe apartmentisdividedequally.Whichthencreatesacentralspaceto allocatepocketsofopportunitytointeractwithpeople.Thecentral spaceisanimportanttrifactorofthedesign.Itallowsasenseof identitytotheresidencetoownandshowoff.
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z z SUSTAINABILITY
AGGREGATION EXPLORATION
CONCEPT MASSING
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AGGREGATION EXPLORATION CHOSEN MASSING
The massingwasa symbol of the aggregations descending to the ground. the aggregations forming a symbiotic relation with the earth introducing an underground space to invite users to explore the option of living a subterranean living experience . The aggregation symbolically lifts the ground andguidingusersdown, integrating biophilic elements to the site. Cohabitating with nature with sustainability feature.
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DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
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STREETVIEW SITE PLAN : NTS
FINAL DESIGN
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
SPACE DESIGN
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DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
SUSTAINABLE THINKING
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DESIGN DEVELOPMENT MODEL
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