This reminds me of the Melia@scotts debate...it seems to be still standing?

There was a debate meh?

The hotel was actually called Melia@Scotts. It was owned by 2 Indian brothers that were charged with cheating a while ago I think.

There was a debate meh?

The hotel was actually called Melia@Scotts. It was owned by 2 Indian brothers that were charged with cheating a while ago I think.
Yeah...coz at first it seems as thou the building was demolished, then strangely, the building name appears again in the street directory after going missing earlier.

Yeah...coz at first it seems as thou the building was demolished, then strangely, the building name appears again in the street directory after going missing earlier.

oh I know why. There used to be a brown building called Goldbell Towers, next to the Melia. Then they demolished both and built this one. Its designed by Ong and Ong.

oh I know why. There used to be a brown building called Goldbell Towers, next to the Melia. Then they demolished both and built this one. Its designed by Ong and Ong.
Is it? Strange....how come the present street directory shows both then? :D

Must be a mistake if it shows them side by side cause all you see there is 1 building.

Don't know where to post this other than here. So here is the FINAL update on the UOB Plaza, been working on it for 3 months. Will be working on it no more. Neither would I want to work on it anymore, and I just lost my sanity:

http://users.fragnetics.com/cw8/simcity/uobdayfinal.jpg

http://users.fragnetics.com/cw8/simcity/uobfinalnite.jpg

http://users.fragnetics.com/cw8/simcity/uobdaylinkfinal.jpg

OMG! :eek2:

FANTASTIC! :okay:

3 months wow! why does it take so long? Its just awesome though cos we never see Singapore buildings in such visualisation.

You might want to post it in the worldforums and in the UOB thread in Rate our Talls :)

Those UOB towers by CW8 are just AWESOME!!!!!!:eek2:

Totally Astounding! The night view looks even better now!! :eek:

FANTASTIC! :okay:

3 months wow! why does it take so long? Its just awesome though cos we never see Singapore buildings in such visualisation.

You might want to post it in the worldforums and in the UOB thread in Rate our Talls :)

Well, it's tedious to model it. It would be much faster if say UOB is much shorter or it's just a single building. :D

I assure you that I couldn't model it if not for the photos I saw that you all posted, the aerial photo, and of course the meetup with HW and Baby. :) Many thanks for everything.

Well, it's tedious to model it. It would be much faster if say UOB is much shorter or it's just a single building. :D

I assure you that I couldn't model it if not for the photos I saw that you all posted, the aerial photo, and of course the meetup with HW and Baby. :) Many thanks for everything.

Considering any other buildings? OUB? :D

Considering any other buildings? OUB? :D


I'm not sure, I'm sick of modelling buildings. Too many irritating stuff happened, crashes mid-way, super lag, power shut off mid way, illegal operations, save corrupted, those super irritating stuff, one of the main reason why it took 3 months, especially the freaking lag. If I ever do buildings again, the next one would definitely be OUB.

heh..I can imagine how excruciating it is, especially if you want to make it look very accurate. I also like to make models, out of plasticine and grossly inaccurate!:D

heh..I can imagine how excruciating it is, especially if you want to make it look very accurate. I also like to make models, out of plasticine and grossly inaccurate!:D

Nothing more excruciating than modelling the heck of out it, then the power crashes or some stupid Microsoft illegal operation or something, then you released you haven't saved for the last hour.........

Interested in learning 3D modelling? :D Get the basics and you can do any building, creature, animation you want. Any style or model or animation that is up to your imagination. You're free to do whatever you want. And if you're extremely good, you might find yourself working for Pixar or Dreamworks for their next hit animated movie. :) Though of course it takes time to learn. I first learnt 3D stuff in 1999, that's 5 years now. And my standard now is still very much beginner-intermediate standard. But I'm a very slow learner, so you all might learn faster.

I'm eyeing the Orchard Road malls too other than the OUB, that is if I ever do modelling for Simcity again. :D

oh well..that can be next on my to-do-list :D

I'm not sure, I'm sick of modelling buildings. Too many irritating stuff happened, crashes mid-way, super lag, power shut off mid way, illegal operations, save corrupted, those super irritating stuff, one of the main reason why it took 3 months, especially the freaking lag. If I ever do buildings again, the next one would definitely be OUB.
The OUB it should be. I suppose it is the most simple to do, and I remember there are aerial shots of its roof too. :D

Someone change this thread's name to something else (I can't think of any).This thread would showcase the lesser-known skyscrapers here.:)

Sure. But it will be merged with the skyscrapers thread much later on.

Keppel Towers
10 Hoe Chiang Road
http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/089315_overview.jpg
http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/089315_main.jpg
http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/089315_left.jpg
http://www.keppelland.com.sg/img/com/singapore/pic_KeppelTowers.jpg

Location : Hoe Chiang Road
Description : 27-storey office building
Completion : 1991
Gross Lettable Area : 375,757 sf

Keppel Towers is a 27-storey building with offices, banking hall and car parks. It features column-free floors with a total of 375,757 sf of prime freehold space.

Keppel Towers has been designed to specifically project an image of corporate efficiency and dynamism for leading businesses. Elegant glass walls offer commanding views of Singapore's port and the bustling financial district.

Keppel Towers features a spacious ground floor lobby, a wide porch which serves as a convenient, sheltered drop-off point for visitors and tenants and a multi-storey carpark with 244 elevated carpark lots. Tenants can also make use of the landscaped garden on the fourth floor, which comes with an adjoining function room with kitchen facilities.

Keppel is lovely..it looks taller then 27 floors!

What skyscrapers thread?

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=68090

I wish to create 'speciallity' threads ,like this to show Singapore to the world.:D:);)

Sure. The Rate Our Talls is a good way to showcase Singapore skyscrapers, as well as making threads in the World forum. Thats what I usually do :cool:

All these skyscraper threads are begining to look too similar to each other. If you want to create a "speciality" thread, then you have to be more specific!

For eg, creating a thread ONLY for suburban skyscrapers, creating one ONLY for brutalist skyscrapers and so on. These will justify their seperate existance much better then arbitrarily throwing together any building haphazardly right?

Thanks!:D
Here's another one that I've always wanted to show:

Prudential Tower
30 Cecil Street
http://www.keppelland.com.sg/img/com/singapore/pic_PrudentialTower.jpg
http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/049712_main.jpg
http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/049712_front.jpg
http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/049712_left.jpg
http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/049712_night1.jpg
http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/049712_preview.jpg

Description : 30-storey office
building

Completion : 1998

Gross Lettable Area : 110,334 sf

Prudential Tower, a 30-storey office building with 250,000 sf of column-free lettable space, is directly linked to the Raffles Place MRT Station via an underpass. It has floor plates ranging from 5,000 sf to 12,000 sf.

Prudential Tower is being built on one of the last prime sites in Raffles Place.

Strategically located at the junction of Cecil Street and Church Street, it is well served by a network of roads and is directly linked to the Raffles Place MRT System via an underpass.

Surrounding Prudential Tower is the Singapore Stock Exchange, financial institutions, trading and stockbroking houses, law and professional irms. Imposing skyscapers, elegant malls and fine restaurants all form part of the cityscape.

Towering 30 stories, Prudential Tower offers the best from every perspective - prized location, inspired architecture and state-of-the-art intelligent features for a commanding presence.

Its large column-free space incorporates smart, flexible and cost saving features to meet tenants' business needs.

Huaiwei ,I think we should create threads for each of the suburbs ,ie Ang Mo Kio ,Toa Payoh ,Novena (there's currently a skyscraper boom) ,Sengkang (another Boom ,about 3 years ago) ,Punggol ,Woodlands ,Bedok ,etc...

Some of them has their own 'characteristic' apartments.

Cool!

Both Keppel and Prudential look very good, although in real life I aint too impressed with Prudential. Both are underrated IMO.

Huaiwei ,I think we should create threads for each of the suburbs ,ie Ang Mo Kio ,Toa Payoh ,Novena (there's currently a skyscraper boom) ,Sengkang (another Boom ,about 3 years ago) ,Punggol ,Woodlands ,Bedok ,etc...

Some of them has their own 'characteristic' apartments.
Yes I noe...but that will take time till we go on more photo excusions. Meanwhile, there should be no hurry to start those threads until we have hundreds of photos waiting to be uploaded mah.

Dont you know threads which arent active will get deleted? It dosent quite make sense to create a thread, leave it dormant for 3 months before more information is available, see the thread getting automatically deleted, and having to redo the thread again!

Cool!

Both Keppel and Prudential look very good, although in real life I aint too impressed with Prudential. Both are underrated IMO.
Yeap. But to me, Keppel is really the hidden gem out there. It has reflectory glass, and hey, it may be green like the OMB, but it looks better! :D

Prudential is never noticed cos all the attention is usually on the Big3, and Keppel is never noticed cos its right at the back. Both very underrated!

Prudential is never noticed cos all the attention is usually on the Big3, and Keppel is never noticed cos its right at the back. Both very underrated!
Hehe...but Prudential isnt something very nice in the first place. 3 Church Street might steal its limelight instead!

Well ,both look very alike ,with their masts to the side. :cool:

The 3 Church Street has a reputation of being 'The Leaning Tower of Singapore'!:D

Well ,both look very alike ,with their masts to the side. :cool:

The 3 Church Street has a reputation of being 'The Leaning Tower of Singapore'!:D
Muahaha...true true

But then again, PWC just behind Prudential do steal more attention too, and also because it has a relatively unobstructed location when seen from Chinatown. Whatever the case, it reminds me of toilets. :D

Yah ,it sounds like the HQ of some toilet company.:D

Yah ,it sounds like the HQ of some toilet company.:D
Haha..but the building did recieve some allocates for the way it was constructed, if I am not wrong.

but it looks so boring :/

Anyone knows the official height of Prudential Tower? It is est to be in the 500ft with its spire...I am still searching for the data?

Peninsula Plaza - Got WTC "forks"
http://img51.photobucket.com/albums/v157/baqthier/penin.jpg

Goodness gracious me!!! :eek: :eek2: :eek:

Looks amazing ,except for the sign up there.

i always thought that building look like mini wtc... then grumbling about how even architecture must copy... haaha

Old but I love it! :cool:
http://pro.corbis.com/images/YM019794.jpg?size=67&uid={9f6102b3-c8bc-43b8-ac81-10b233883fce}

I love it too! The sunset creates a very nice warm effect that is seldom seen. :yes:

It was built in the same year as the WTC in NY. Must be the fashion then.

It looks gorgeous at night although the streel level at the base is quite seedy.

Is that green scaffold the Prudential?

Any pics of 3 Church?

i remember the sign was very ugly... like red and green neon or something. but the rest of it was much more conventionally (and better) lit.

i remember the sign was very ugly... like red and green neon or something. but the rest of it was much more conventionally (and better) lit.
You mean at night ah?

The sign is red.;)

yar... i distinctly remember there were other colours as well..

If anyone's wondering, this is how it looks like in Simcity 4, I exported it and made a custom query:

http://users.fragnetics.com/cw8/simcity/uobsimcityday.jpg

The Petronas Twins by kd5rax are up dudes if anyone wondering, download here:

Petronas Twins (http://www.simtropolis.com/lots/index.cfm?mode=files&filetype=BAT&Str=Petronas%20Twin%20Towers)

If anyone's wondering, this is how it looks like in Simcity 4, I exported it and made a custom query:

http://users.fragnetics.com/cw8/simcity/uobsimcityday.jpg
I almost tot that was Singapore at first glance!!! :eek:!

I almost tot that was Singapore at first glance!!! :eek:!

Oh that reminds me, I should put RP in the screenshot. But my RP looks kinda too fat against it, so I'm considering. :D Maybe I'll terrain out a river and call it Singapore River, and place it there and then put a subway station and name it Raffles Place MRT. Hehehehe.

I've finished and uploaded the UOB Plaza into this URL:

http://www.simtropolis.com/lots/details.cfm?id=3484

:)

Oh Btw, Raffles City I used your photo to show them how it looks at night during National Day, thanks. :)

The Tomlinson, 20 Cuscaden Road.

http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/249726_left.jpg
http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/249726_main.jpg
http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/249726_back.jpg
http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/249726_right.jpg

it's brilliant at night!! but why not white light?

what's your next project? :p

It is? I dunno what it looks like at night, but the Great World complex looks elegant at night.

ummm if you were replying to me, i was referring to the uob towers by cw8...

oh aiyah..I thought u were saying the pics redstone posted look nice at night..

A unique building with a hole in it.

http://img28.exs.cx/img28/5614/funny6.jpg

Looks as if the road is running through it!:D

2 more pics of The Concourse

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/503/103theconcourse.jpg

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/503/103theconcourse2.jpg

Wah the second one is truly lovely. You seem to have a knack for finding aerial locations for such shots! :D

oh thanks :)

I wasnt planning on snapping this building, but it was screaming to be snapped, commanding anyone to stare at it :D

Is this an office building? That's some awesome architecture! Got any more?



http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/503/103theconcourse2.jpg

The tower is an office tower.The lowrise podium is a shopping mall and beside the mall are serviced apartments, also part of the podium.

@kiretoce, yes its an office building

You can find more pics of it in the last few pages of this thread, or just click here. It looks great at night!:)

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=37002

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/503/9sgbuilding1.jpg
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/503/103concourse.jpg

One of my favourite skyscrapers, the Hong Leong Building built in 1976.
Its been around so long and screams Shenton Way to me. One of the tallest buildings in Singapore when built.

158m
45 floors
designed by Swan & Maclaren

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/503/103hongleong.jpg

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/503/103hongleong2.jpg

pic by Cliff
http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/500/85hong_leong.jpg

Heavy concrete tile crashes just metres from bus stop

By Ben Nadarajan

http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/mnt/media/image/launched/2004-09-11/4a.jpg

http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/mnt/media/image/launched/2004-09-11/4b.jpg

A HUGE heavy concrete tile came crashing down from the 29th floor of Centennial Tower near Suntec City yesterday evening and smashed to bits metres away from a bus stop.

The tile is about a metre long and half-a-metre wide.

The incident, which happened at about 5pm, led the building's owner, the Pontiac Land Group, to make a safety check immediately.

The Pontiac spokesman said it would work through the night to check all the wall tiles on the building to ensure that they are secure.

No one was hurt, but those who work in the area said that if it had happened half an hour later, it could have hit people waiting to be picked up by car or waiting for a bus.
There would have been at least 10 people at the bus stop, office workers said. The side road where the tile landed would have been lined with cars waiting to pick up people after they finished work, said passerby Larry Boon, 34.

Callers alerted NewsLine about the incident within minutes.

After the tile fell, security personnel cordoned off the area around the building, sealed the bus stop and directed passengers to the next bus stop, outside the Pan Pacific Hotel.

A Pontiac spokesman said it had deployed people around the building to divert pedestrians away from the area.

Experts called in have yet to nail down the cause of the falling tile, she said.

Isnt this the building that can be modified to become taller if necessary?

Maybe that could have played a part...

SEPT 12, 2004
Falling tile not due to Circle Line work

LAND Transport Authority (LTA) and Building Construction Authority representatives visited Centennial Tower after a concrete tile fell off its cladding, but are satisfied that work on the MRT Circle Line nearby had not caused the problem, an LTA spokesman said.

The tile, about a metre long and half-a-metre wide, came crashing down from the 29th floor of the building next to Suntec City, close to a bus stop, last Friday evening.

No other tiles have fallen since, a spokesman for the Pontiac Land Group, which owns the building, told The Sunday Times yesterday. The whole building is being checked and preliminary findings should be out early next week, she added.

Pontiac consultant Lauw Su Wee of LSWE Consulting Engineers said it was a one-off incident.

'We have inspected all the other cladding panels along the affected elevation and found that they are completely intact and secure,' he said.

Mr S. Nasim, managing director of structural engineering company Meinhardt (Singapore), said it was a localised problem and did not affect the structure.

He said: 'The building structure is 100 per cent structurally safe and sound.'

Copyright @ 2004 Singapore Press Holdings. All rights reserved.

Happy to hear no one was injured! :angel1:

http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/048695_main.jpg
Grand Building, 17 Philips Street
Looks like a jail!


http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/048694_main.jpg

http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/048694_right.jpg
Tan Ean Kiam Building (TEK Building), 15 Philips Street

http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/048979_main.jpg

http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/048979_overview.jpg

http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/048979_closeup.jpg
Malacca Centre, 20 Malacca Street.
Very narrow...

some of those old skyscrapers in Shenton Way are disgusting. I can walk by them without ever looking up.

Yup, some 4 storeys ones suck...

Wing On Life looks like Grand... :puke:

http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/069536_main.jpg
LKN Building, 135 Cecil Street

http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/048659_main.jpg

http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/048659_front.jpg

http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/048659_entrance.jpg
^See the shophouse?

http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/048659_back.jpg

http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/048659_left.jpg

http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/048659_right.jpg

http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/048659_night1.jpg

http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/068892_main.jpg

http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/068892_right.jpg
OUB Building, 60 Robinson Road

http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/189683_main.jpg

http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/189683_entrance.jpg

http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980005074-8073-3222-4825/img0004.jpg
Interesting tower...
Anyone knows about it's history?
Looks old...

It's very grand-looking. That i have to admit.

Does anyone know the significance of the circular door?

Isnt this the building that can be modified to become taller if necessary?

Maybe that could have played a part...

What? Some lego bricks came loose? haha

maybe igloo influence

Yea, what super news! :banana: Another Tall One in the spirit of Parkview Square! :okay:

Please....

Many old Chinese traditional homes have circular arched door frame, with no doors.

Ya lah.... now asking why.... haha.... Feng shui?

There's another building in Tokyo that looks just like this one. Forgot what it's called... Haha

well not quite..but I'd say its a smart building then.

The HSBC in Hong Kong can also be reconfigured to add extra office space

Those buildings in Shenton Way sure are ugly!

I'd say it was built in the 60s..where is it located?

and what kind of business is Keng Chiu? maybe can find out from the company website

Unfortunately 1 George Street now blocks its view when seen from the main skyline.

They should have swapped position

Beach Road, occupant is Hainanese Association. :)

All products of the skyscraper boom of the 70s!

luckily these cant be seen in the skyline, they act as density-fillers

I think some will be redeveloped like Parakou Building

and that Straits House has to go

Beach Road, occupant is Hainanese Association. :)

Opposite Shaw Leisure gallery right??

Think so...

Luckily Straits Trading is hidden behind its neighbours when viewed from most 'famous' angles of the CBD skyline!

Yes. Otherwise.. *gasp* i cannot bear the thought....

http://mywebpage.netscape.com/ssc1819/wallpp.jpg
It's not so obvious...

http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980007351-8262-3202-1116/img0030.jpg

Is that a painting?

haha that's so cute!

Not sure...

I prefer the old Arcade. The current one looks so ugly...

The Straits Building doesnt look too bad in that old pic

Looks like a thick bath towel, the texture....

Rubber House looks like a giant cheese grater! :D

And i see something that resembles those things that victorian artisans used to wear around their necks....

Oh, haha....

That sure is ugly!
So is Overseas Union House!

Like a gigantic pimple...

Your Favourite Skyscraper In Singapore

New Downtown
1 - The Sail @ Marina Bay
2 - One Raffles Quay
3 - One Marina Boulevard

Central Business District (No Particular Order)
- UOB Plaza Two (The Tall One Is UOB Plaza Two Right?)
- Republic Plaza
- Capital Tower
- OUB Tower
- Maybank Tower
- SGX Centre 1 & SGX Centre 2

Mine is undoubtably capital tower.... followed closely by centennial and the ritz carlton on arina...

I like this building! Wish London would learn from it!

i dont like this, as well as other great eastern buildings. :(

I like this building! Wish London would learn from it!

Because it makes allusions to historic buildings in its design?

In any case its a handsome structure, they could have gone so wrong with a blob of this size!

everyone knows my favourites are parkview square and the gateway.. so adorable - two totally different styles put together. like the old and new supreme court :)

I also thought you like Lincoln Modern a lot? :cool:

As for me, I have too many that I need to seriously think about them.

I'm not sure if I like 1 Raffles Quay because its tall and its in the new downtown - if u get what I mean. Sometimes you can be sentimental about an ugly building. Like I dont hate Peninsula Plaza

oh yar.. lincoln modern too. can't remember lar. lincoln modern dont have the shocking effect of having two dramatically different buildings put together..

Sail, Parkview, OUB, UOB, Moulmein, Ritz, Concourse

Some I took

http://files.photojerk.com/baqthier/greateas.JPG

In the skyline
http://files.photojerk.com/baqthier/greateas1.JPG

Concourse..its much nicer at night

Thanks baq! My turn :cool:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/503/103dscn0162a.jpg

I dunno why but I seem to think these post-mod neo classics are more common in American cities.

there aren't many in Singapore that's for sure.

It's near China Square or something like that, right?

yup that last pic was taken while standing in China Square. Really nice place

It feels very quite, though, like there aren't as many people there as they ought to be....

yup..its quite a clean, quiet place, but is crowded during lunchtime and in the evening there are some pubs in the area. :cool:

http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/068900_main.jpg

http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/068900_front.jpg
One very very narrow yet tall building, only 5 windows wide! :eek:

Sandwiched between HB Robinson and GMG Building.

I think I walked past it today, but these skyscrapers are the underdogs of the skyline...

its not exactly tall..

There are several 4 storey ones sandwiched between skyscrapers several times its height.

uh ok but i dont agree that this is 'tall' for its base size.

http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/049317_main.jpg

http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/049317_back.jpg

http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/048620_main.jpg

The Arcade, a very small tower with huge podium sandwiched between its neighbours.

I like the sharp angle of the building in the last pic, also the facade isnt as dreary as it seems, it can actually shine

Like a compressed, reclad version of OUB! :D

Looks fatter also...and the colours are a bit..... darker?

i think its made of polished granite and given its so sharp..maybe theres fengshui implications again

Why does it always come down to fengshui? Next you're going to tell us that Singapore's location along the Straits of Malacca is ideal because it brings Ying forces from the west and Yang energy from the east, combining the karma from the flowing streams of wind and fire to form pools of blessing....

The edge, it seems is pointing at Malacca Street, which 'runs into' the building.
And in turn it points to the Golden Shoe.

I think is is a 'defence' against the 'bad energy'. :D

Or maybe it stimulates the earth forces in the underground river that used to run in the area 1000 yars ago and directs it into the building?

Why does it always come down to fengshui? Next you're going to tell us that Singapore's location along the Straits of Malacca is ideal because it brings Ying forces from the west and Yang energy from the east, combining the karma from the flowing streams of wind and fire to form pools of blessing....

indeed, there was a mention on its geographical location in the Feng Shui thread :)

but no one's obliged to believe it of course :yes:

Actually I do like its facade alot too, although I think I am probably just a sucker for anything unusual in our cityscape. :D

I pass by this thing everytime I take bus service 70 on my way to the Esplanade and back. Didnt know it is worthy of a tread thou. :D

A good feature of this building is the large open space that allows pedestrians to cross over to the street and also provides a nice view of the shophouses

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/rotpics03/sx5.jpg

Yes! And it makes the building feel so humungous!

Well..at least it is pedestrain friendly. But that area needs more human traffic to be of more use. ;)

the building has retrofitted an glass facade

Huh? glass facade??

thats right! a glass facade was built infront of the building. leaving the old main entrance.

I wonder when it was built.

Can't imagine leh...

OUB!!! :D But I suppose that is more bec of nolstalgia then anything...muaaha. I am quite spoilt for choice if looking for asthetics thou.

http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/119957_main.jpg

http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/119957_left.jpg

http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/119957_right.jpg

http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/119957_overview.jpg
^BP Tower, 430 Alexandra Road


http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/068809_main.jpg

http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/079907_main.jpg

http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/079907_front.jpg

http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/079907_back.jpg

http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/079907_left.jpg

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Fuji Xerox Tower, 80 Anson Road

what building is this?! I never saw it before in my life

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I wrote there liao... :D

BP Tower...

oh ok..I havent been to that area yet..quite a few scrapers there

Can't imagine leh...

well dont have to imagine anymore, it is glassy!

http://files.photojerk.com/RafflesCity/kengchiu.jpg

Wow! :eek2:

Now that's better!

uh that's kinda freaky..it would look tons better without the red banners on the side and the stick-on words.

i dunno i kinda like it..its the smartest building in its block and feels proud to be wearing the newest clothes :D

what's the building to its right? with the grey panels. where is this anyway?

its along Beach Rd

Toa Payoh HDB Hub - a landmark of Toa Payoh :cool:

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I see this thing almost everyday...

try to go up if u can :D

I can fit my digicam into my pouch without anyone realising that it's there, because it's soooo slim! :D

cool..i seldom carry a pouch..i just slip my camera into those extra pockets on my trousers and its easily hidden :cool:

My digicam does not bulge. People might think I'm just carrying a hanky or something.

What's your cam? :?

nikon coolpix 3100...its quite small but probably not super slim

the slimmer the better :yes:

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Three brothers! :D

they look quite tall in this angle without the OUB and UOB :cool:

Hi there,

I a m working on a market study for a security company.
Somebody knows how many high buildings Singapore has ? roughly I mean, like adding those on Orchard Rd & those on the CBD ?
since you all seem to know a lot about singapore, may be you can help.
thanks a lot !

Have a look at this website:

http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/ci/bu/sk/?id=100422

About 11,000. :D

Some of my recent shots. :D I dont knoe where else to post them!

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http://img226.echo.cx/img226/9029/img00346s7od.jpg

http://img226.echo.cx/img226/7528/img00366s2gu.jpg

Y A Y

you're back in business!

you can post them here for now...maybe...time to create a new thread for "less common skyscrapers"

Back in business....Muahahaa!!! :D

Well...I got two new cams now. Cant possible go out of business for a while yet! ;)

But I will be away from tomorrow till thurs, but hopefully, I will come back with a torrent of shots? :D

And yeah, that idea is good. I could only find a thread for the top 3 and one or two more!

hopefully you can take pics of Novena sksycrapers with your new cam too when you get back :cool:

hopefully you can take pics of Novena sksycrapers with your new cam too when you get back :cool:
Unlikely, coz my return flight is landing at 23:40. :( Take off is 08:05 thou, so I dont know if I can see anything significant?

Back in business....Muahahaa!!! :D

Well...I got two new cams now. Cant possible go out of business for a while yet! ;)

But I will be away from tomorrow till thurs, but hopefully, I will come back with a torrent of shots? :D

And yeah, that idea is good. I could only find a thread for the top 3 and one or two more!

Wah....must take a lot of pictures.......:D

^

no I mean when you arrive back in singapore LOL

anyway if you take off, get a right hand seat, the plane may fly past the east coast and you can see the CBD

but it could also go the other direction then you will get to see Tekong & Johor

^

no I mean when you arrive back in singapore LOL

anyway if you take off, get a right hand seat, the plane may fly past the east coast and you can see the CBD

but it could also go the other direction then you will get to see Tekong & Johor
Aiyah...told you cannot liao on the way back. :D Hm...anyone flew to XX before? Does it fly along East Coast near the CBD? My previous flight to BKK was via Tekong. I was seating on the left I think.

Aiyah...told you cannot liao on the way back. :D Hm...anyone flew to XX before? Does it fly along East Coast near the CBD? My previous flight to BKK was via Tekong. I was seating on the left I think.

Whats XX???? :?

Haha...my stopover point? :D

Haha...my stopover point? :D

Oh.......:lol:

I haven't fly there yet.........:yes:

The last time I flew to BKK it took off by Tekong...I have this strong feeling your flight may take that route...it would save the airline money I guess unless the winds favour a southern take off...either way..there is always something to snap :yes:

Alright then...thks for the tips! :D

unless the airline doesnt have online seat reservation, you better be kiasu a bit and get to the airport early, and make sure they dont put you over the wing..heh

2 hours before the flight...hopefully its early enough? :D

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Golden Mile... Looks like a giant stadium...

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Jit Poh Building, right at the southermost point of CBD cluster...

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Southpoint

Jit Poh is so 70s looking...

Just realised South Point looks a lot like the HSBC.

uh jit poh reminds me a bit of the pub building, except a lot less magnificent

Southpoint is a splitting image of HSBC... One at each end of the CBD....

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New skyscraper at Selegie Road, integrated into some shophouses

really ugly. does it have a basement carpark?

actually i think it looks quice pleasant ....

I agree...I think it looks great!

it goes very well with the shophouses, and doesnt distract from them...also, something about it looks very old world...whats the name of this new building?

Dunno.... :D

btw where did you take that pic from?

Selegie House. :D

They're clearing the side of Mt Emily.... :runaway::eek:
Parc Emily I think..... What used to be there? Any idea?

Selegie House...is that a HDB flat? are the views from there gd and useful?

Chad....I understand your admiration for this city, but Singapore DOSEN'T want to be considered developed at all, at least on the international stage!! :D
Singapore is developed though, I've just come from the UK and I'm amazed by how advanced this city is. It surpasses most cities in the UK and is on a par with London. You have technologies here that most regional cities in the UK would love to have but central government won't give them the funding for - the MRT for instance. The only equivalent in the UK is the Tube and the majority of that is old.

i dont know, i'm not sure singapore is as developed as you describe it to be. the mrt, while clean and efficient, isnt really extensive enough yet, and the public transport service frequencies are simply too low. then there are the people; how developed the people are can be reflected by the shopping scene. i wish there was better shopping :( i want more design goods, like maybe sweden? or japan

heirloom,we can do like this..move Sweden to Singapore?:)

I don't think you can really judge how developed a nation is by how good the shopping but still i'd say that Singapore has pretty good shopping, perhaps also on a par with London.

Anyway, sorry I've taken us off topic, here's my contribution to the skyscraper discussion - Shaw Tower:
http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/2032/dscn00504mi.jpg

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Not a pretty building (in fact IMO a bit ugly) but my name is Andrew Shaw so that's quite cool. Well, not that cool but it was an interesting find - my surname in an Asian city!

Shaw Tower was developed by Shaw Organisation, a big business empire originally in the film and cinema business. Shaw is the surname of the founder, a Chinese. Just a little info. :D

It was also one of the early commercial skyscrapers, in the early 1970s (there were highrise public flats then).
And also one of the tallest of its time.

Shaw Towers is a great place to see the fireworks these days! :cool:
Go to the podium rooftop carpark (11th floor). :D

Shaw Towers, one of the older skyscrapers here...kinda reminds me of the Centrepoint Tower in London.

I'm not sure, but I think BBC might have its Asian Business Desk situated here in this building. When you watch the BBC Business News from Asia, the backdrop looks like it could have filmed from the Shaw Tower. I know they were at the carpark to cover reporting during the IOC.

I think Shaw is a Chinese surname here though ^^

Yup. Chinese surname is Shao. Shaw is in dialect. :D

heirloom,we can do like this..move Sweden to Singapore

yes that would be quite wonderful.

actually the shopping available in a city speaks volumes about the people and the economy. and no, the stuff available in singapore is in most ways not comparable to london. there's a reason london new york paris milan tokyo are the most mentioned cities on shop windows.

Yeah I was told that the surname Shaw is actually Shao in Chinese. My surname, Shaw was originally from Scotland.

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This is Torre Repsol in Madrid, now uc I think. By Foster.
Looks like OCBC Centre....

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Un empujoncito XD

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looks indeed like OCBC..:(

Looks better alot =0

But oh well, it aint original

i think ocbc looks better!

Looks like a cross between OCBC and Chelsea Tower... :(

Overseas Chinese Banking Corp Centre, 200m 52flr, 1976. Designed by IM Pei
Torre Repsol, Madrid. 250m, 45flr, 2007. Designed by Norman Foster
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2 towers, thousands of miles, 30 years apart by 2 masters.

^^ architecture depends alot on infulence... i think OCBC building has very well influence the other...

I find OCBC very original and creative. :cool: Masterpiece by I M Pei.

But I don't think it was first to have the twin lift core system. :?

I always think it as a typewriter...

OCBC tower is one of those very divisive towers. It's well and truly ugly, especially in the day (even worse on an overcast day), but it is quite iconic and one can appreciate the architecture / design of the building.

Personally, I like it, but would rather we could hide it with other skyscrapers :P

I like it...its a local landmark...and still looks very bold and distinctive despite being overshadowed by taller buildings :)

Are they any earlier towers like it?

I find OCBC very original and creative. :cool: Masterpiece by I M Pei.

But I don't think it was first to have the twin lift core system. :?

I'm not sure what you meant by twin lift core system but I just finished some work there. It has more than 2 lift cores.