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CapitaSpring Tower in Singapore
27 Sep 2022
Architects: BIG
Location: Singapore

Images: BIG Finbarr Fallon
CapitaSpring Tower, Singapore
CapitaSpring is a 280-meter-tall high-rise oasis that continues the city?s pioneering vertical urbanism with a diverse neighborhood of restaurants, office space, a Citadines serviced residence and sky gardens from the ground all the way up to the 51st floor. In 2018, the building was accorded Green Mark Platinum & Universal Design GoldPLUS certifications by the Building and Construction Authority of Singapore.

Located at the heart of Singapore?s financial district on the site of a former public car park and a hawker center, the 93,000 sqm mixed-use high-rise is defined by a dynamic interplay of orthogonal lines, lush greenery, and contrasting textures.
At multiple elevations, the vertical elements comprising the building?s exterior are pulled apart to allow glimpses into the green oases blooming from the base, core, and rooftop ?sky garden.? The tower reinforces Singapore?s reputation as a garden city, housing over 80,000 plants, with a Green Plot Ratio of more than 1:1.4 ? translating to a total landscaped area of more than 8,300 square meters (90,000 square feet), equivalent to 140% of its site area.

On street level, CapitaSpring restores a portion of the historically significant Market Street to the public realm by pedestrianizing...