DESCRIPTION
Standing at the entrance to historic Keppel Harbor, six undulating towers and 11 low-rise villa apartments offer sustainable living, views and privacy for residents in 1,129 apartments.
The artful composition of the sleek curving towers affords the delight of visual complexity and provides enough spatial gaps and shifting orientations to multiply the views of the ocean, Sentosa Island, the golf course and Mount Faber.
Two distinct typologies of housing—along the waterfront the lower Villa blocks and, set just behind, the towers ranging from 24 to 41 floors—create an airy, light-filled grouping of short and tall towers, none of which has floors in exact alignment with either the floor above or below.
In this design, Studio Daniel Libeskind was aiming for a fundamental shift in high-rise living whereby no two interiors share the same perspective and each resident experiences his or her own individuality and difference.
Reflections received the prestigious BCA Green Mark award in 2008. Sustainable highlights include: underground rainwater water collection, filtration and recycling for landscape irrigation; extensive landscaping and sky gardens to lower ambient temperature; double-glazed low emissivity glass to reduce heat transmission; energy efficient lighting and fixtures throughout; skylights to reduce the need for electric lighting in places like the basements; a natural water filtration system instead of chemicals for disinfecting the swimming pools; and providing solar panels and solar-powered aircraft warning lights.
“The cluster of six high-rise residential towers are a glittering new addition to the Singapore waterfront, hugging 2,460 ft of shoreline and offering residents exquisite views from the top.” – World Architecture News (October 2012)
AWARDS
Singapore’s Building and Construction Authority BCA Green Mark Gold Award and Universal Design Award (Silver). Top scores for the internationally-acclaimed CONQUAS® (Construction Quality Assessment System) by the Building and Construction Authority of Singapore. FIABCI Prix d’Excellence Awards 2013, Gold Winner Residential (High Rise) Category 2013, Universal Design Mark Award Platinum 2013, Construction Excellence Award Merit 2013, Top CONQUAS Score of 95.5% for High Rise Residential Project- Building and Construction Authority of Singapore 2012,International Architecture Award 2012, Leaf Award * Special Residential Multi Occupancy Award, BCA Design & Engineering Safety Excellence Awards 2012, BCA Universal Design Awards 2012, Singapore Property Awards 2012, The International Archictecture Award, The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and the European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies 2012, Royal Society for Prevention of Accidents Awards Gold Winner 2012,2010 & 2009, *Residential High Rise, Emporis 2011, CNBC Asia Property Awards Best High Rise Development 2009, Certification Achieved Recipient of the BCA Green Mark Gold Award- Building and Construction Authority of Singapore (Equivalent to LEED GOLD)
DATE
2011
STATUS
Completed
CLIENT
Keppel Land International
BUILDING SIZE
2,000,000 sq.ft
1,129 Units
584 ft (Tall Towers)
394 ft (Small Towers)
ARCHITECT OF RECORD
DCA Architects PTE LTD
MECHANICAL ENGINEER
Beca Carter Hollings & Ferner (S.E.Asia) Pte Ltd
ELECTRICAL ENGINEER
Beca Carter Hollings & Ferner (S.E.Asia) Pte Ltd
PLUMBING ENGINEER
Beca Carter Hollings & Ferner (S.E.Asia) Pte Ltd
CIVIL ENGINEER
T.Y. LIN International
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
Hargreaves Associates
Sitetectonix
LIGHTING DESIGNER
LPA
CONTRACTOR
Woh Hup
CURTAIN WALL CONSULTANT
R.A.Heintges & Associates
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