How do you define sustainable design? Sustainable design has a very broad meaning. In relation to architectural design, we believe sustainable design is one that acts responsibly towards the environment. Nature-centred solutions have become a buzz phrase of late—what is your take on this? The pandemic has spurred a return to nature, which is a […]
Within the confines of the post-pandemic era, there is an increasing demand to inject greenery into spaces, as they are indicative of cleaner air and better psychological comfort. This demand also sparks the design possibilities for repurposed or refurbished buildings, including the PARKROYAL COLLECTION Marina Bay—formerly the Marina Mandarin Singapore—with its distinctive indoor landscape of […]
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This house looks like a mansion. So it is no surprise when the architects said the design was “inspired by the proximity and architectural elements of a palatial hotel in Karnal—Noor Mahal’s ‘chowk’ and ‘chhatris’, which are elements derived from the traditional Indian ‘havelis’.” Located in a barren land with no natural nor physical aspects […]
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At first glance, the most eye-catching element of the hotel design is its façade. The architects said they intended it to be “a medium that relates nature and society to one another”, and thus, they incorporated “an open garden in each guest room”. They said the garden serves to add greenery to the building and […]
The solar photovoltaic (PV) farm is one of the world’s largest inland floating solar PV systems. The commencement of its operations marks a significant step towards enduring energy sustainability in water treatment, making Singapore one of the few countries in the world to have a 100 per cent Green waterworks system while contributing to the […]
The name Phase Dance comes partly from the architects’ sense that the design process was like a dance; and that the building’s crescent-shaped form brings to the mind the phases of the moon. COURTYARD-LIKE PLAN While visiting the site a number of times, the architects were drawn to a large orangebark stewartia tree and began […]
The National Water Agency PUB will commence a site-specific study along Singapore’s City-East Coast, looking into possible solutions to protect it from the threat of rising seas caused by climate change. This is the first of a series of planned studies for different parts of Singapore’s coastline to be progressively carried out over the next […]
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Date: 30 April 2021 Venue Zoom session: 3:00 – 4:30 PM Supported by Indonesian Architects Institution’s Central Java Chapter, this session for Semarang, Central Java, saw Widiadnyana from Somia Design sharing his firm’s projects, such as Sujiva Living House; Mandanila House; Misol House; Siligita House; and Kalibata House. This session also highlighted technology reviews from […]
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BEAM Society launched iBEAM on 13 May 2021, the first-ever locally developed integrated Green building cloud data platform in Hong Kong. It is capable of analysing 450,000 entries of project data related to the built environment and sustainable development every year, which would turn into a data warehouse for the prediction of Green building development […]
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