Westgate

Westgate is strategically located in the heart of Jurong Gateway and is the only development with direct connections to both the Jurong East MRT and bus interchanges.  From the onset, CapitaLand Group envisioned Westgate as a vibrant hub for the community that leverages the site’s excellent connectivity.  At the same time, the developers wanted the design to reflect the site’s heritage.  The result is a design concept termed “urban oasis” that incorporates open civic spaces, flowing streams and living green walls that connect to the rivers and mangroves of Jurong’s past, as well as to the Jurong Lake nearby.  Lush vertical greenery is integrated into the façade and interior walls to soften the development’s boundary and enhance the experience of being in a green idyll. Large landscaped gardens are located on multiple levels from The Courtyard on the ground floor to the rooftop for the public’s enjoyment.

Jem

Jem, the first mixed-use development in the heart of Jurong comprises of a 12-storey office tower and offers 6 storeys of retail. As part of Jem’s commitment to sustainability, the development adopts a more than 100 percent green replacement strategy. The building greenery design symbolizes a garden façade that cascades like a green waterfall in reminiscent to the Jurong Lake District. The exterior greenery of Jem brings forth a refreshing landscape in the redevelopment of Jurong Lakeside precinct.

Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum

The Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum is the Republic’s only museum dedicated to showcasing Southeast Asian biodiversity. Surrounding the museum on the mezzanine floor are three specially designed educational gardens which are freely accessible to members of the public. The Phylogenetic Garden showcases how plants have evolved, from the most basic form of plants (algae) to the more sophisticated flowering plants (monocots and eudicots). The Mangroves, Swamps and Dryland Forest section features the transition of plants from a mangrove habitat to that of a dryland rainforest. Showcased in this section are some of the unique plants native to Singapore that have adapted to inundation and salt tolerance to allow it to survive in certain demanding conditions. The Beach to Land Forest landscaped area has a selection of plants that exist from a coastal habitat to a rainforest. Plant signages were also installed to provide the users with information and for learning purposes.

Recessed into the facade of the building is a nature wall feature which is modelled after the coastal cliff landscapes of Singapore. The ‘cleaved’ planter cliff wall seeks to incorporate a diversity of plant species through varied planter depth design. This is in hope of encouraging other living organisms to inhabit the wall, creating a biodiverse nature wall feature.

National Gallery Singapore

National Gallery Singapore aims to be a leading arts museum that will excite and inspire with modern art from Singapore, Southeast Asia and the world. The museum is housed within two important historical buildings – the former Supreme Court and City Hall, which have been transformed into one stunning destination for culture in the heart of the city.

Restoration works have been planned around the original structure to preserve the buildings’ architectural authenticity and character. The two monuments are now united beneath an elegant roof structure that creates a sense of continuity between the two buildings. This union provided an opportunity to integrate two Green-Walls at Level 4 Mezzanine of the former Supreme Court, and the rooftop garden located at Level 5 & 6 of old City Hall. With a combined length of 129m spanning both buildings, the 5m tall vertical green-wall gardens, serve as a green canvas that brings a sense of the outdoor garden into the gallery spaces at the former Supreme Court. 

An extensive garden spanning 3,000 square metres is a key addition to the former City Hall building. The roof garden features exhibition and event spaces, restaurants, and cafes. Visitors can enjoy 180 degree views of the spectacular city skyline and the Civic District including Marina Bay. Closer to the Rooftop, views of the Padang, Queen Elizabeth Walk, the Esplanade, and the classical architecture of the former Supreme Court, and St. Andrew’s Cathedral can be appreciated.

Cornwall Gardens

Designed with an I-Thou relationship with nature, the family and nature share the same breathing space. Plants, water bodies, and living spaces are integrated as one. The setting provides daylighting, natural ventilation, and passive cooling. It offers an ecological-friendly environment that promotes general wellness for all.

At the foyer, an old retaining wall with a history of leakage has been transformed into a green courtyard with waterfall feature. Visitors are now greeted with tropical rainforest plants and the sounds of cascading water, which can be enjoyed from all levels.

Working with the existing terrain, built-ups that contributed to the site coverage are utilised as planters for tropical fruit trees, to cool ambient temperature, and to insulate the interiors. On plan, the house is a green oasis amongst the neighbourhood, of landscape decks and cascading planters framing the bio pool and ponds. These are the catchment areas for rainwater harvesting, to be recycled for irrigation.

Planting verandahs of varying plant species line the peripheries of the rooms and overlook the central pool. This continues to form a planter bridge of passion fruits, where climbing vines provide sun-shade from the setting sun, and a privacy screen for the neighbours.

The Interlace

Located at Depot Road, The Interlace is a 1,040-unit project which completes a 10-kilometre long green belt that stretches between the Kent Ridge, Telok Blangah Hill and Mount Faber parks.  Designed to promote a sustainable living environment, the units come with sky terraces and roof gardens.  About 140 different species of trees and plants, and more than 2,000 trees or palms were planted to encourage diverse habitats to flourish.  Forty mature trees from the original site were also conserved.  Thirty-one super blocks, each six storeys tall, are stacked in a hexagonal arrangement to form eight landscape-themed courtyards. 

Extensive facilities such as swimming pools, playgrounds and courtyards, are interwoven into the lush vegetation of this eight-hectare site, offering opportunities for leisure and social interaction.  All sky terraces and courtyards, which are evenly distributed throughout the site, are designed with individual themes.  The communal gardens encourage community bonding as residents can get involved in the care of the landscape.  To encourage the greening of the balconies and facade, CapitaLand also provided the owners with plants for their planters when they first moved in.  This extensive landscaping and sky gardens has increased the greenery footprint at The Interlace to 112% of its original land area

Nanyang Polytechnic

As part of Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP)’s continual effort to create more green spaces for its students, two spacious roof areas in the campus have been transformed into beautiful roof gardens surrounded by lush vertical greenery.

The design of the first garden located at Block P, Level 3 was inspired by a butterfly in motion, where the colourful green walls symbolises the wings of a butterfly. The successful transformation of the first garden inspired the Polytechnic to create a second garden at Block S, Level 4, where the shapes and height of the trellises and planter boxes depict the undulating effect created by the ripples of the waters in the pond next to the block.

Both gardens comprise ample seating and shelters for NYP students, allowing them to appreciate the lush and green environment as their learning and recreational space.

SkyTerrace@Dawson

Developed as part of the Housing-in-the-Park concept under HDB’s Remaking Our Heartland (ROH) plans for the Dawson estate, SkyTerrace@Dawson is set in a scenic park-like environment, with greenery right at the doorstep of residents. There are abundant green communal spaces, such as roof gardens, sky villages and terraces on different levels for residents to mingle and enjoy scenic views of the surroundings.

The main bulk of the skyrise greenery can be found at the multi-storey carpark (MSCP) block, where cascading green terraces and edge planters screen the bulk of the block. The majority of the MSCP roof is covered by a linear undulating turfed area, with low levels shrubs and small trees complementing the landscape. The 6 sky terraces linking the 6 residential tower blocks, which serve as a fire refuge holding areas as well as communal gathering points, are landscaped with shrubbery and small trees to give a welcoming environment. These green spaces all serve as convenient communal gathering spaces for the residents due to their close proximity to the residential towers.

Spectra Secondary School

Spectra Secondary School’s Edible Learning Garden supports a values-driven Garden-Based Service Learning (GBSL) curriculum that integrates academic and vocational aspects. The GBSL utilises the garden as a teaching tool for students to learn knowledge, skills, values and attitude through learning experience in the garden.

To encourage biodiversity on an otherwise barren rooftop, the Edible Learning Garden is home to over 70 varieties of plants, most of which are edible. They include fruit trees, medicinal plants, culinary herbs, leafy vegetables and more. These plants attract a wide variety of birds and insects, including bees and butterflies. To promote sustainability, the students also practice composting, upcycling and seed-saving in the garden. As part of GBSL, the students organise a Farmers’ Market at the end of the term to sell their self-grown produce to raise funds for the needy students. Future plans include to cook the harvested produce in the kitchen and to serve it in the bistro.

The Green Line @ NatSteel

The Green Line is a vertical green wall that adorns the main entrance of NatSteel Holdings Pte Ltd. The brainchild of a small team of environmentally conscious champions in the company, the green wall was constructed entirely by NatSteel Green Committee, from the steel structure to the irrigation system to the plants. Different species of plants are used on the wall to form a tapestry of colours and brilliant textures.

The Green Line aims to inculcate a green culture within the work environment and in turn, bind all the employees together.

KK Women's and Children's Hospital

The 830-bed KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH) is a referral centre providing tertiary services to handle complex conditions in women and children. When a single-storey office floor was added to the top of the existing podium block, the hospital decided to add an extensive green roof to beautify the vast space and to create a therapeutic green oasis for its patients.

The green roof adds an aesthetic element to the hospital’s façade. Visible from the wards located above it, the green roof helps to create a more soothing and pleasant environment for recuperating patients staying in the wards. In addition, it also helps to lower the roof surface temperature, helping the hospital to reduce cooling costs. KKH’s extensive green roof was notably co-funded under the Skyrise Greenery Incentive Scheme, which aims to encourage the retrofitting of skyrise greenery in existing buildings.

Liang Seah Place

Liang Seah Place demonstrates the successful transformation of a conservation building with an unusable tiled pitched roof into a 17,000 square metre roof garden where the 31 household in the property can utilise for recreation. This fully maximises the potential of this roof – the garden is now a place for relaxation and social gathering as well as a viewing deck for picturesque sights of the city. To enhance the garden’s sustainability, biodiversity-attracting and low-maintenance plants were selected in addition to them being aesthetically-pleasing.