School Of Design & Environment
(Diploma inArchitecture)
DS5 FYPStage 1 Site ResearchAnalysis
SiteAnalysis Tanjong Pagar
Submitted by:
Edano Leslie Gelene Rebueno (S10219396C)
Honey Chia Han Ning (S10222552D)
Manimaran Rajaveni (S10222359E)
Melanie Tay Sin Ni (S10227371D)
Ong Lizhen Shenisse (S10219605C)
Sivakumar Mona (S10219175J)
Table of Contents 1. Macro Research 1.1 Location of the region and travel distances 1.2 Location of the district and travel distances 1.3 Location of the subzones and travel distances 1.4 Location of the given site and travel distances 1.5 Location of the chosen site and travel distances 1.6 Demographics of Everton Park 1.7 Demographics ofTanjong Pagar 1.8 Demographics of Chinatown 1.9 History ofTanjong Pagar Part 1 1.10 History ofTanjong Pagar Part 2 1.11 Shophouse typologies 1.12 Zoning 1.13 Recreational spaces and amenities 1.14 Solid-VoidAnalysis 1.15 Mono-HybridAnalysis 1.16 Solar and ShadowAnalysis 1.17 Urban Section Vertical 1.18 Urban Section Horizontal 1.19 Road connectivity 1.20 Public transport and cycling connectivity 1.21Traffic Flow on weekdays 1.22Traffic Flow on weekends 1.23 Key Roads 1.24 Key Buildings 1.25Activities- programmes (Formal) 1.26Activities- programmes (Informal) 1.26 EthnicAssociations 1.27 Commerce 1.28 Insights
Table of Contents 2. Micro Research (Site 1) 2.1 Site Location 2.2 History 2.3 Future Developments 2.4 Zoning & Building HeightAnalysis 2.5 Micro Sections 2.6 Solar & ShadowAnalysis 2.7 Recreational Spaces &Amenities 2.8 Hard & Soft Landscape 2.9 Roads &Alley NetworkAnalysis 2.10 BuildingTypologies 2.11 User Path & Experience 2.12 Site Drawings 2.13 Insights 4. ENGAGEMENT PLAN 4.1Aim 4.2 User Statistics 5. SYNTHESIS & ANALYSIS 5.1 S.W.O.TAnalysis 5.2 Key Users and Needs 5.3 How Might we 5.4 Design Vision 6. CLIENTS 7. VIDEO 8. OUR GROUP & REFLECTIONS 9. REFERENCES 3. Micro Research (Site 2) 3.1 Site Location 3.2 History 3.3 Future Developments 3.4 Zoning & Building HeightAnalysis 3.5 Micro Sections 3.6 Solar & ShadowAnalysis 3.7 Recreational Spaces &Amenities 3.8 Hard & Soft Landscape 3.9 Roads &Alley NetworkAnalysis 3.10 BuildingTypologies (Residential) 3.11 BuildingTypologies (Places of Worship) 3.12 BuildingTypologies (Other Important Places under Conservation) 3.11 User Path & Experience 3.12 Site Drawings 3.13 Insights
MICRO RESEARCH
SITE 1: TANJONG PAGAR FORMER RAILWAY STATION CAR PARK
SITE LOCATION FOR SITE 1
Former Tanjong Pagar Railway Station Car Park
Cantonment Road
Keppel Viaduct Toll Road
SITE LOCATION FOR SITE 1
Former Tanjong Pagar Railway Station Car Park
Land Use: Commercial
GPR: 4.2
Building Profile: National monument
Lot No.:TS23-00693N
Planning Boundary: PABukit Merah PS Everton Park
Road|Green Buffer:Ayer Rajah Expressway (15m|5m)
Spottiswoode Park Road(5m|3m)
Keppel Viaduct Toll Road
Cantonment Road
Planning Decisions: PROPOSEDADDITIONS &ALTERATIONS WORKSTO FORMERTANJONG PAGAR RAILWAYSTATION
View from front road
View from front road
View from Side Road
View from Railway station
HISTORY OF SITE 1
Former Tanjong Pagar Railway Station Car Park
1) Early 1900s
The Singapore Railway Transfer Bill was passed by the Legislative Council on 14 October 1918. Constructed between 1929 and 1932, the station was officially opened by then Governor Cecil Clementi on 2 May 1932. The station’s location directly opposite the Tanjong Pagar docks facilitated the easy transfer of cargo between steamships and railway trains. Besides functioning as a train station, the building also housed the Singapore Manufacturers’ Exhibition in January 1932 prior to its official opening.
1) Late 1900s
To resolve the issue of railway land ownership, the Singapore and Malaysian governments signed a bilateral accord in 1990, known as the Points of Agreement, in which Malaysia agreed to vacate the Tanjong Pagar Railway Station in return for three parcels of land in Singapore. However, implementation of this deal stalled due to unresolved political differences.
1) Mid 1900s
After World War II, management of the Federated Malay States Railway (FMSR) was transferred to the Malayan Railway Administration and later KTM Berhad. As part of the separation agreement that Singapore signed with Malaysia in 1965, KTM Berhad was allowed to retain control of the railway land, meaning that Tanjong Pagar Railway Station became part of Malaysian sovereign territory. Arising from this arrangement, the station was gazetted as a checkpoint along with the customs checkpoint in Woodlands.
1) Early 2000s (2011)
On 8 April 2011, the Preservation of Monuments Board gazetted the building as a national monument. At 11 pm on 30 June 2011, under extensive media coverage, Sultan of Johor Ibrahim Iskandar piloted the last train’s departure from the station to Johor Baru Sentral in a ceremony witnessed by a large crowd. At the stroke of midnight, the station was officially closed, with its ownership transferred to the Singapore government.
FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS
Former Tanjong Pagar Railway Station Car Park
The former Tanjong Pagar Railway Station is expected to undergo restoration works as a national monument. Restoration works are set to begin from 2024 and slated for completion by 2026. Plans for the former station are still under study, including some possibilities of a civic and community institution, a commercial building with food and beverage options, or a hotel.
The design and architectural facade of the station will still remain the same, changing only the interior of it to be suited to its use once it has been confirmed.
There are future plans of integrating the former railway station and upcoming MRT station, Cantonment MRT, to help restore the value and heritage of the monument.
ZONING
Former Tanjong Pagar Railway Station Car Park
Micro Section 1
Former Tanjong Pagar Railway Station Car Park
40m 30m 0m 10m 20m
Site 1: Former Tanjong Pagar Railway Station Car Park
Tanjong Pagar Railway Station
Cantonment Central Genting Centre Abi Plaza
Micro Section 2
40m 30m 0m 10m 20m Cantonment Close
Cantonment Primary School
Former Tanjong Pagar Railway Station Car Park
Site 1: Former Tanjong Pagar Railway Station Car Park
SOLAR AND SHADOW ANALYSIS FOR SITE 1
Former Tanjong Pagar Railway Station Car Park
Block 18 HDB
Cantonment
Site 1 is more open compared to Site 2 as there are still undeveloped land around it. Though it has tall buildings in close proximity such as the Cantonment HDB Blocks, its sides and front are more open. For instance, on it left is Spottiswoode Park. As such this location receives abundant sunlight and wind circulation in comparison to site 2. However, this might change in the future when there are more high-rise buildings in its vicinity.
Shadow Cast at 9am Shadow Length: 22m for 20m Height Shadow Cast at 12pm Shadow Length: 2m for 20m Height Shadow Cast at 3pm Shadow Length: 23m for 20m Height Shadow Cast at 6pm Shadow Length: 47m for 20m Height
RECREATIONAL SPACES AND AMENITIES
Former Tanjong Pagar Railway Station Car Park
There are a few recreational spaces around this site
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There are a few of the hard landscape features around the area such as the signages, concrete pavements and street lights around the car park to provide light and directions for users, there is also a metal barrier around the car park to ensure safety of pedestrians.The concrete flooring of the car park also has white labels that indicate each car lot location.
SOFT LANDSCAPE
Former Tanjong Pagar Railway Station Car Park
There are 2 soft landscape features within Site 1, as you can see on the left. The first soft landscape feature is the grass patch at the sides of the road while the second is the tall trees surrounding the car park that acts as natural shade for pedestrians on sunny days
ROADS AND ALLEY NETWORK ANALYSIS
Keppel Viaduct, an elevated highway in the heart of Singapore, serves as the main thoroughfare. It links the Ayer Rajah Expressway to the Marina Coastal Expressway in the east. There are other one-way streets, including Spottiswoode Road. Kampung Bahru Road is also a
In addition, there are numerous two-way and one-way roads that link the nearby buildings to the train. This applies to Everton Road, Blair One-way alleyways, which run between the backs of many shophouses and allow deliveries without obstructing the main or side
BUILDING TYPOLOGIES - Site 1
Other Important Places Under Conservation
BABA HOUSE
It was previously the ancestral home of Wee Bin, a 19th-century shipping magnate. It is a typical Peranakan pre-war terrace house. It was acquired by the Wee family in the 1890s when a matriarch of the family purchased the structure for her grandson.
Wee Lin, a sixth-generation descendant of the late Wee, was the building's previous owner before the National University of Singapore received a donation to buy and renovate it. NUS Baba House, which was restored for two years and was inaugurated in 2008, is run by the university, which deployed academics to conserve the building's exterior and interior architecture as well as its furniture and household goods.
It is now a museum that highlights Peranakan history, architecture, and legacy by giving visitors a glimpse of how ordinary Peranakan residences appeared and operated in the 1920s, which is regarded as the height of Peranakan culture in Singapore. One of the few surviving historic Peranakan shophouses still features its lavish original interiors.
BlAIR PLAIN CONSERVATION AREA
The Blair Plain conservation area was gazetted on October 25, 1991 in order to preserve the terrace homes and shophouses with two and three stories, which represent a palpable part of Singapore's history.
Before the 19th century came to an end, the area was developed, and detached bungalows were constructed there. Later, the area was divided into urban residential terraces and the bungalows rebuilt. Blair Road was created in the 1900s as a result of more urbanization. It was given that name in honor of John Blair, a senior executive with the Tanjong Pagar Dock Company who owned land nearby and lived in a sizable home
More elaborately decorated buildings were built along Blair, Neil, and Everton Roads as time and money progressed. This was brought on by rising demand from wealthy merchant families looking for new residences in more respected neighborhoods. When the Tanjong Pagar Railway Station was finished in the 1930s, it made it easier to move people and commodities between the two modes of transportation, which led to a boom in warehouses and port facilities in this region.
This site is more developed. Starting at Tanjong Pagar MRT, visitors can partake in a variety of activities. They'll be able to first explore the hotels and theme park. Any of the hotels in Tanjong Pagar will let guests stay the night if necessary. Neil and Everton Roads on Blair Plain have restored shophouses with terrace homes or are two to three stories tall. There are several restaurants in the area where visitors may unwind and eat. There are many trendy cafes where students can study and eat. Most of the structures are being rebuilt at the center and end of the property. A sizable park is close here, as well as the main transposition mcc, the station, and the locals.There is a large park close by the station and the locals, as well as the major transposition mcc. Visitors can visit this location to learn more about the history of the railway and ports because it is close to numerous art buildings.
4. Old Chang Kee Coffee House
1. Tras Link Park
11. S.E.A Focus 12.
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8. Daelim Industrial Co.
Singapore Art Museum
Spottiswoode Park
9. MCC Transport
7. The Favour Shop
2. Amara Hotel Properties
3. Union Building
6. Tea Room
5. Tanjong Pagar Plaza
USER PATH AND EXPERIENCE
SITE DRAWINGS
Site Plan for Site 1
INSIGHTS
Former Tanjong Pagar Railway Station Car Park
The site is of a good location, easily accessible by public transport, car and on foot. It is also conveniently near places of interest, such as the Tanjong Pagar Railway Station, and essential places like shopping complexes and hawker centres.
It is located relatively near the coastline of Keppel Terminal, and there is room for opportunities for coastal-related activities done at this site. Furthermore, the site experiences good wind circulation because of its location, mitigating the concern of direct sunlight when the weather gets too hot.
