Here are four of the Stage Two shortlisted schemes:
(top, left to right)
Merit Prize designs
from BBBSA (Argentina)
and WOHA Architects (Singapore);
(bottom, left to right)
Designs by Chao
Tse Ann & Partners (Singapore) with Rocco Design Limited (Hong Kong),
and
The Housing & Development Board (Singapore) with Wong & Tung International
Limited.
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May / June 2002
Novena Fringe Centre in the making Public housing scales new heights at Duxton Special sites, rare opportunities Models galore!
The
teams behind Skyline Advisory
Committee Editors Photography Design
and Production
The URA
Centre URA
Online: © Urban Redevelopment Authority, 2002 Note: Plans and models shown are working tools of the Authority and therefore, tentative and subject to change. |
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Other interesting ideas Besides the innovative ideas and solutions by the winning and merit prize schemes, here are some creative ideas proposed by a few competitors that could perhaps become reality in other high-rise housing developments in the near future! - Communal spaces filled with lush greenery at different levels, in different scales and sizes - from "forest trail" spiralling around or connecting blocks, to landscaped courtyards with panoramic views of the city. - Designs facilitating interaction among residents - communal streets, plazas and urban villages in the sky where residents could mingle and socialise. - Interesting ecological designs - wind deflectors to increase natural ventilation and reduce heat or collection of rainwater for watering plants, etc. - New living experience - terrace houses 30 storeys above ground with private balcony space; driving right up to your apartment; designing your own 'pod' unit and 'plug' it into the structural frame. |
