Safdie Architects has revealed its plans to extend its Marina Bay Sands hotel in Singapore by adding a fourth tower.
The new stand-alone tower will contain more hotel rooms and take cues from the existing glass buildings, which were completed by Safdie Architects on Marina Bay in 2011.
Alongside the tower, the studio will also design a new entertainment district with a state of the art 15,000-seat music arena.
"Building on a long-term partnership with Las Vegas Sands corporation, we are delighted to embark upon a design for a major new addition to the iconic Marina Bay Sands in Singapore," said the architecture studio in an Instagram post revealing the news.
Safdie Architects will expand the Marina Bay Resort with a hotel and music arena Recognised as an architectural icon in Singapore, Marina Bay Sands is a giant luxury resort built on reclaimed land, which is distinguished by three 57-storey towers with sloped glass facades.
Each of the existing towers, which are linked by a cantilevered sky garden, houses luxury hotel rooms. The resort also has a museum, two theatres, a casino, shops and restaurants.
The visual of the expansion released by Safdie Architects shows the fourth tower and music arena with a similar aesthetic, both characterised by curvaceous silver and glass facades.
The buildings will echo the aesthetic of the resort completed by the studio in 2011. Photo is by Timothy Hursley
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