Singapore is a hotbed for dense commieblock living and the styles have gradually evolved since the 60s and also got taller.

Latest mutant is this 50-storey block of 7 joined by communal gardens and skybridges.

Fancy a jog on the roof?

model pic by huaiwei

http://img31.photobucket.com/albums/v94/huaiwei/Duxton%20Trip/Duxton8.jpg

http://img31.photobucket.com/albums/v94/huaiwei/Duxton%20Trip/Duxton7.jpg

EWWWW! I really don't think that should be built and if it is: I am very sorry to all that have to suffer! :)

I love it! :D

I love it! :D


ME TOO!

Should create one 'apartment fan club' forum in the world section. Or perhaps move this one there? :D

i could copy this there but we have a thread on this in the world projects already :)

I'd love to bulit them in my city :D

I think one is enough but not that much all together.

This is exactly what i have in my head! :eek2: Only that mine is on a grander (read: impossible) scale

The gardens look very nice, but the facades are horrible!

another look at the model, by babystan03

http://img73.photobucket.com/albums/v222/ylstan03/Duxton/DSCN15141.jpg

http://img73.photobucket.com/albums/v222/ylstan03/Duxton/DSCN15081.jpg

http://img73.photobucket.com/albums/v222/ylstan03/Duxton/DSCN15101.jpg

http://img73.photobucket.com/albums/v222/ylstan03/Duxton/DSCN15121.jpg

Demolition of the previous buildings on the site has just been completed and construction should start shortly:

taken 22/12/04

http://img160.exs.cx/img160/4303/duxton22120iq.jpg

hahahaha it would be great to have some commieblocks like this in Mallorca, instead of urbanizing the whole island :D

I'd REALLY love to have it in the Arenal, as an hotel :)

Wow, that's huge. :eek:

Are those little square boxes air conditioning units? I hope not. I just don't like them sticking out of buildings like that.

Its interesting to see how they connect all those blocks together. Looks like some kind of fence.

Nice.I mean really nice.I would like to live in one of these.

I love them, i think theyre quite good. Yeah, its true that the facades have a lot of "boxes" and stuff, but i would be a solution for the problem of indiduals air conditioned on the facades, thats horrible i think.

It's rising.... :yes:

18 November 2006

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j67/RCSSC/duxton1811.jpg

amazing :drool:
i like those skybridges :okay:

Cool! :) All big apartment houses should have some public facilities like gardens, children playgrounds etc.

they should put something blue on the top of the buildings like it looks now with the net where they are working it would look awesome

o my lord.......those commies are grate...maybe the will built minimodel in bucharest!! ithink ythey should add a spire!

Allow me to update :)

25 January 2008

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j67/RCSSC/dux2501b.jpg

3 February 2008 by Pengui

http://ssc.singapenguin.net/08/080203_pinnacle_at_duxton01.jpg

29 March 2008 by Maxxum

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w170/vmaxxum/IMG_6855.jpg

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w170/vmaxxum/IMG_6817.jpg

sweetness. awesome. I wish America would smarten up and start building up instead of out, alot more people would be able to afford housing that way..

5 April 2008

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j67/RCSSC/duxton0504.jpg

Wow, great, I love the trees on it. The Russians could learn something from them when it comes to commieblocks... :)

You mean something like 3*45 Stages:

Несколько фотографий из внутреннего двора.
Отсюда эта стенка ещё больше поражает своими размерами, и смотрится гораздо лучше.

http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/16/sovedushiy.0/0_a38e_fc85b197_orig

Окна начинаются только на высоте крыши соседнего дома

http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/24/sovedushiy.0/0_a38f_9b68252e_orig

http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/22/sovedushiy.0/0_a390_73556515_orig

31 января:
http://i043.radikal.ru/0802/7f/b2f1145f16a2.jpg

Завершается строительство 3-го корпуса:
http://i033.radikal.ru/0802/4c/87dfb78e3d0a.jpg

2-ой корпус. Наверное, месяца через 3 примет сегодняшний вид 3-го:
http://i002.radikal.ru/0802/f3/10c3623704f5.jpg

Фитнес-центр:
http://i009.radikal.ru/0802/99/6a049e2f58d5.jpg

Напомню, что сдача всего объекта запланирована на июль 2009г., так что времени у застройщика достаточно.

Или как поликлиника:lol:

5 февраля:
http://i033.radikal.ru/0802/15/6652669497e8.jpg

27/03

http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/16/sovedushiy.0/0_9d20_e99086c2_orig

Oh no, these Russian towers look so crappy... Crazy that this style is still being built. Perhaps there is a lack of good architects over there. Or the demand is so big that they don't need good architecture. I don't know. BTW, this thread is about the block in Singapore...

wow... beautiful Russian residential towers

better then russian everage...

Errh, thats ugly! Looks really cheap and so yesterday. Hello, its the 21th century.
0/10

Well that's what we call "relativity" I guess.

WOW, these were amazing pictures!! Such a large walls of new commieblocks, among old ones. That's really sweet. These pics reminded me again that I have to visit Moscow, Leningrad and Kiev just for the amazing blocks there are...

Wow! i'm stunned...both the Singapore and Moscow blocks really look impressive ..i think its a good think that they still build commieblocks in Russia, its certainly better than suburban sprawl..,unfortunately they don't built them anymore in Western Europe or North America, i really think high-rise commieblocks should be built again..IMO huge , wide commies like this look much more impressive than just plain residential condominium towers like they build nowadays in toronto and other North American and Western european cities.... i really must visit Moscow someday, just looks fantastic (the Singapore commieblock looks very stunning...probably one of the most impressive commies i've seen thus far.

Any updates on this?

The gardens look very nice, but the facades are horrible!
I really liked the facades. They look like some kind of a wacky circuit board.

Would love updates, too.
With pictures!