100PP Office Building, MOD was commissioned by CEL Development to strategize, brand and design a creative epicenter for the emerging black collar creative class, in the more gritty side of Singapore. In recent years, design firms have been migrating out of the CBD areas in waves, gravitating towards more affordable light industrial or warehouse districts, with larger floor plates and higher ceilings.Ministry of Design‘s design for such a commercial building capitalizes on these key traits and also introduces a number of key architectural gestures. These gestures aim to redefine the nature of such commercial buildings and also to provide an experience that adds a substantial premium to the development.

Firstly, to exploit the sea-fronting context of the site, we have introduced a series of ?stepped? balconies across the different floor levels. These allow the building to appear to be shifting away from the busy elevated highway fronting the building. Secondly, we have also shifted the building laterally to create a sense that it comprises a series of dynamic blocks stacked one above the other rather than a static singular block. This allows the building to create a unique profile against the skyline.Thirdly, the facade of the building comprises a number of different elements which we bound together aesthetically: primarily the windows, balconies and air-condition ledges. We have intentionally blurred the definition of each element by layering a series of horizontal ...