The Viridian Lobby: Ecological and Social Restoration for a Hybrid Environment

The Viridian Lobby focuses on shaping our everyday hybrid environment (that includes green, blue and grey infrastructure) into one that serves an ecological and social function. The project aims to bridge the social gap across multiple relationships (human, fauna, and flora) to foster a cohesive community. Furthermore, in light of Singapore’s 2030 Green plan, this proposal also intends to reform the existing ecological systems of local parks and beyond within the urban neighbourhoods to better integrate both man and nature for the long haul.

The project covers Dawson Place, and it will utilise nature-based solutions such as ABC water features along with a combination of designed forms coming together to formulate a neighbourhood scale ecological system. The Viridian Lobby is mainly focused on the Alexandra Linear Park Connector, where a canal presently lies unexposed underneath the park’s pathway and is slated to be an intensive and extensive stormwater management system. It will additionally attend to restore the missing ecological network between Buona Vista (Rail Corridor), Dempsey Hill (Botanic Gardens), Southern Ridges and Alexandra Canal.

the viridian lobby: ecological and social restoration for a hybrid environment the viridian lobby: ecological and social restoration for a hybrid environment