Featuring an eclectic and carefully curated mix
of exquisitely designed houses, public institutions, expansive landscape
projects, and religious buildings, join Architours for an exclusive peek into
not only spaces, communities, and buildings – but also the architectural
strategies that govern and inform their design. Explore the essence of
Singapore’s rich urban environment through a guided walk into hidden
architectural gems and wonders situated in all corners of Singapore. Discover
and learn about the meticulous planning and design processes behind the
architecture of these projects from the architects and designers themselves as
they walk you through their creations.TOUR
HIGHLIGHTS:Khoo Teck Puat Hospital | CPG Consultants✦ 11th
SIA Architectural Design Awards (Photo Credit: CPG Consultants)The project brief calls for the
construction of a 550-bed replacement hospital to serve the residents of the
Northern region of Singapore. The hospital shall have integrated approaches to
environmental sustainability, climate control, patient care, disease and
disaster management. It is to be a “hassle free” hospital - designed to enhance
patient care and staff efficiency and a model of energy efficient design. The ‘hospital for the future’ is
to have visually pleasing design that will stand the test of time. Its design
features and facades shall be appropriate for local tropical context and the
hospital must have built-in flexibility and scalability to address changing
needs. Al-Islah Mosque | Formwerkz Architects✦ 15th
SIA Architectural Design Awards (Photo Credit: Fabian Ong)The architects
seek the notion of an 'Open Mosque’ for this project. As an integral part of
the Punggol community, the new mosque aspires to be a model of openness,
reflective of contemporary Islamic aspirations in Singapore. The idea of
openness extended beyond the formal manifestation of visual porosity,
accessibility and climatic openness, to the embracing of different needs within
the Muslim community. At the greater community level, in addressing the role of
the mosque in promoting religious understanding.This ambition for the
openness posed much challenges in view of the tight site and its proximity to
the neighbouring flats. Physical porosity allows visual connection to the
neighbourhood and extends its spatial field beyond its boundary but poses the
issues of sanctity and threshold expected of a mosque. Climatically, porosity
offers much benefit of ventilation and daylighting but presents challenges of
protection from the monsoon rain. Waterway Point | RSP Architects Planners & Engineers✦BCA Universal Design Mark Awards - Gold Plus(Photo
Credit: Frasers Centrepoint)Riding on its strategic location at the heart of the Punggol Waterway,
Watertown extends and expands the river promenade by being the river delta,
offering 4 terracing levels and 2 atriums of leisure activities catering to the
entire spectrum from babies to senior citizens, with multiple range of spaces
to be alone or as a group.The highest terrace spreads out as an amenities platform over the
commercial floor plates and is filled with living greens and water bodies, from
which rises 11 towers of Sohos, Suites, Sky Patios and Garden Residences,
offering a comprehensive selection of living lifestyles befitting and more
importantly, contributing to the vibrancy of the town centre. BONUS SITE :
Charlton 27 | A D Lab ✦ BCA
Green Mark Awards - Gold (Photo Credit: Masano Kawana)Charlton 27 is a cluster terrace housing project consisting
of 11 inter-terraces and 16 corner terraces. The large proportion of corner
terraces is achieved by grouping the housing units into sets of three or four
in order to maximize the external elevation to allow for better views and
increased daylighting into the units.
The designers also explored several other ways to
improve the indoor spatial quality of the terrace typology. The basis of the
design was to open up the typically “boxed-in” typology of the terrace house by
splitting the upper levels of the house and opening up a central atrium to
allow air and light to flow through the buildings both horizontally and
vertically. All of the bedrooms and living spaces that surround the central
atrium at each level bring in light and air into the rooms through the external
windows, and have openings into the central atrium, providing cross ventilation
into every main living space. Sale of
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day. Please note
that AM and PM tours have overlapping timing. If you wish to attend both tours
on the same day, you may have to miss the last project of the AM tour, or the
first project of the PM tour. Please arrange connecting transportation on your
own. Thank you. Start/End
Venue: Archifest
Pavilion@Raffles Place ParkMeeting
Time: Please meet
the tour leader at least 15 mins before the start of the tourAttire: Comfortable clothing and walking shoesWeatherproof
equipment (recommended): Hat, Cap, Sunnies and Umbrella About
Archifest 2016 | www.archifest.sgArchifest 2016, an annual public festival for
Singapore to celebrate architecture and the built environment, is organised by
the Singapore Institute of Architects, in partnership
with Singapore Institute of Landscape Architects. 2016
sees the festival celebrating its 10th anniversary,
which will be held from 23 September to 9 October 2016 at Raffles Place Park.
The 2016 theme is titled “Exhale”.
Join us at the Archifest Pavilion for a
respite, from our brisk rhythm of everyday life.
About
ArchitoursThe highly
anticipated Architours returns at Archifest 2016, with newly curated journeys
aimed to inspire tour visitors as they visit award winning as well as unique
buildings in Singapore. Some of the locations will be guided by the architects
who desigened them! The Singapore
Institute of Architects, Singapore Institute of Landscape Architects, and The
Architecture Society (TAS) of National University of Singapore is proud to
present yet another inspiring series of Architours, as part of Archifest 2016. LIKE
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