Lines of Life Singapore Park, Rail Corridor Design, Nikken Sekkei Architecture, Public Realm
Singapore High Line Park
Public Landscape Architecture in South East Asia – design by Nikken Sekkei Architects
24 Nov 2017
Singapore High Line Park
Signage and Wayfinding Consultants: The Buchan Group, Brisbane
Architect: Nikken Sekkei, Architects with Tierra Design and Arup Singapore
Location: Singapore
Lines of Life Singapore
Singapore?s version of New York City?s High Line is fast becoming a reality, with the masterplan and concept design of the first stage of turning an unused rail corridor into public space now complete.

The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) of Singapore held an international competition to transform the former Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) Railway Line into a publicly accessible space. The total decommissioned rail corridor site is 24 kilometres long and is about 100 hectares in area, stretching from north to south across Singapore. Once complete, people will be able to cycle or walk its entire length, or access parts of the path at their leisure.
Competition winner Nikken Sekkei and its partner, Australasian design firm The Buchan Group, collaborated to develop the project?s graphics and wayfinding strategy.
The Buchan Group Brisbane Director Gary Edmonds said the transformation of the rail corridor has been an exciting project to be part of.
?This is Singapore?s 24km version of New York City?s High Line,? he said.
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