Jewel Changi Airport | Safdie Architects
Jewel Changi Airport
Jewel Changi Airport designed by Safdie Architects, Fulfilling its mission as a connector between the existing terminals, Jewel combines two environments?an intense marketplace and a paradise garden?to create a new community-centric typology as the heart, and soul, of Changi Airport. Jewel weaves together an experience of being in nature with culture and leisure facilities, dramatically asserting the idea of the airport as an uplifting and vibrant urban center, and echoing Singapore?s reputation as ?the City in the Garden.?
The publicly accessible 135,700 sqm center includes facilities for landside airport operations, indoor gardens and leisure attractions, retail offerings, restaurants and cafes, and hotel facilities, all under one roof. Directly connected to Terminal 1 and to Terminals 2 and 3 via pedestrian bridges, Jewel engages both in-transit passengers as well as the public at large. Each of the cardinal axes?north, south, east, and west?are reinforced by gateway gardens that orient the visitors and offer visual connections between the internal program elements of Jewel and the other airport terminals.
At the heart of Jewel is the Forest Valley, a terraced indoor garden that offers many spatial and interactive experiences featuring walking trails, cascading waterfalls, and quiet seating areas. Amid the more than 200 different species of trees and flora, is the world?s tallest indoor waterfall ?a ?rain vortex??showering down from an oculus in th...
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