Attractive Job Nodes

To sustain Singapore’s economy and ensure a diversity of job opportunities, workplaces, and environments for all, we will continue to strengthen the variety of commercial, business park and industrial nodes as part of our polycentric approach for workplaces to be closer to homes.

Injecting more mixed uses

Job nodes will continue to be designed with people in mind, becoming more mixed-use to provide a range of job options and amenities to support businesses and the community. 

Enhancing the City Centre

In a post-pandemic world, our City Centre will continue to remain vital to anchor Singapore as an international business and financial hub. It is undergoing transformation to become a vibrant place for work, live and play.

More mixed-use developments

We will continue injecting more mixed uses and housing to create lived-in neighbourhoods. A good variety of amenities and uses will be provided to create inclusive, family-friendly neighbourhoods.

Development incentives are in place to encourage existing, older office developments to transform into mixed-use projects that are bold and innovative.

More public destinations and spaces for the community

We will have welcoming public destinations and spaces that are open to all. People who live or work in the city, or who are just visiting, can make use of these spaces to interact or enjoy the city.

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Anticipating new economic trends and work practices

We will have to consider how the distribution and configuration of workspaces could evolve to support the needs of businesses and workers.

Redistributed arrangement

Headquarters in the City Centre would be mainly for in-person meeting and collaboration. It would be supported by distributed offices in polycentres or workspaces near homes, where day-to-day work will be carried out.

Sharing of spaces

Sharing of facilities and workspaces by different companies will enable more efficient use of space in the City Centre. This also increases opportunities for cross sector collaboration and interaction. 

Reimagining industrial estates

Our industrial areas—both upcoming and existing ones—will continue to support new economic needs while accommodating a greater diversity of uses. JTC has been collaborating with the private sector to envision what renewed industrial estates such as Kallang, Kolam Ayer and Yishun could look like in the future.

Supporting a varied economic ecosystem

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New types of buildings and spaces can enhance our workspace. For instance, in future, a building can be designed with clean manufacturing on the lower levels and co-working spaces on the mid-floors, which create a buffer for residences on the upper levels.

This “vertical zoning” concept can enable integration of many activities in a single development and save land.

Opening spaces for live and play

Design Alley @ Kolam Ayer © Broadway Malyan

Our industrial estates can become more vibrant with live and play options. The ground level of the estate can be accessible to the public with amenities or even maker spaces, showrooms and production facilities that open to the street to showcase their products and technology.

Co-living spaces such as studio lofts above industrial blocks can provide homes for workers in the estate. Community events will create a greater sense of belonging for workers, residents and businesses too.

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While the Western Industrial Area will continue to house mostly industrial activities, we are exploring ways to introduce more amenities for those who live and work in the area, as well as different businesses around its MRT stations.

Weaving in nature and recreation

More greenery and leisure options can enhance the health and wellness of workers. More trees and plants will improve the ambient temperature and air quality, while a connection to recreational corridors and cycling paths makes the estate more accessible and attractive. Building designs can also foster more collaboration and have greater focus on health and wellness.

Kallang River Park © Broadway Malyan

We can leverage some industrial estates’ locations along the waterfront, to offer a range of leisure activities and create vibrant public spaces when they are revamped, such as in Kallang and Kolam Ayer Industrial Estates.

Bulim Green © JTC

There are also ongoing efforts to plant more trees in industrial areas.

Developing bustling ecosystems

Businesses, research and other related activities and infrastructure can be linked for greater synergies.