This shall be the "official" thread of all things concerning the One Raffles Quay (http://www.skyscrapers.com/re/en/wm/pr/103728/) project, a bi-tower development under construction in Singapore. This development sits on the first site to be publicly sold in the new downtown, the first being allocated by the government for the building of One Marina Boulevard (http://www.skyscrapers.com/re/en/wm/bu/166781/) (formerly NTUC Centre).

The taller block, north tower (http://www.skyscrapers.com/re/en/wm/bu/135738/), will reach 245 metres with 50 storeys, and be the fifth tallest in Singapore when it is completed by 2005. The second block, south tower (http://www.skyscrapers.com/re/en/wm/bu/135739/), will be 140 metres tall with 28 storeys.

The developer is a joint venture between Hong Kong based Cheong Kong Holdings & HongKong Land and local developer Keppel Land.

The following are renderings of the project:

Early rendering by Meinhardt Private Ltd:
http://home.t-online.de/home/highrises/sin1raff.jpg

Latest rendering by Meinhardt Private Ltd:
http://www.meinhardt.com.sg/admin/project_images/OneRafflesQuayWebsite.jpg

By Keppel Land Ltd:
http://www.keppelland.com.sg/Commercial/images/marina_pic.gif

Currently, sub-structure work has just been completed by Bachy Soletanche Singapore. The following text is stated in their site:

"The site is being built on a geologically challanging area with at one end of the site a 40m layer of very soft Marine Clay overlaying hard S3 Bouldery Clay and the other only 15m of soft material before reaching the very hard bouldery clay. The foundations and basement is further complicated by having a underground railway running right across it, indeed the North Tower foundations stradle the tunnels.

Bachy Soletanche set to the task in September 2002 and are due to complete by the end of February 2003. Due to the nature of the ground, hard S3 bouldery clay, BSS called in several of our specialist operators from Hong Kong who are very experienced to heavy chiselling in similar ground conditions."

The following construction photos are also provided by Bachy Soletanche:

http://www.bachy-soletanche.com.sg/bss-thumbs/060-onerafflesquay/images/orq-2002-09-09sec-background.jpg

September 2002:

http://www.bachy-soletanche.com.sg/bss-thumbs/060-onerafflesquay/images/orq-2002-09-09generalsiteview-A.jpg
Three rigs working looking North

http://www.bachy-soletanche.com.sg/bss-thumbs/060-onerafflesquay/images/orq-2002-09-09generalsiteview-B.jpg
Looking South, Econ's pile test in foreground

November 2002:

http://www.bachy-soletanche.com.sg/bss-thumbs/060-onerafflesquay/images/orq-2002-09-26-ArialView.jpg
General site view (One Marina Boulevard can be seen being built in the background)

http://www.bachy-soletanche.com.sg/bss-thumbs/060-onerafflesquay/images/ORQGeneralSiteView.jpg
Working on the MRT screen wall (One Marina Boulevard to the left)

The latest pictures of the construction status as of last month can be seen here at skycrapers.com (http://www.skyscrapers.com/re/en/wm/bu/135738/cs/), with some shots taken by me.

I will be uploading subsequent construction pictures for this month onwards in this thread. Stay tuned!

Wow, this looks pretty cool! In the 2nd rendering it looks much better then in the 1st one.

Unbelieveble the smaller tower of the 2 is only 12 meters shorter then te tallest in Rotterdam now!:)

eek.. all the renderings are so different... i like the early rendering the most... kinda similar to the way tour montparnasse looked in simcity 3000.. it seems the renderings get uglier and uglier.... hope it'll turn out to be like the first rendering...

Nice pics huaiwei!! :D

This is the most exciting development for our skyline in the new millennium... Especially exciting for the New Downtown too ;) I can't wait to see how the skyline will turn out with the inclusion of 1 Raffles Quay in 2005! :cool:

BTW, I think the second rendering is best... I just don't like the brownish glass!! :baaa:

Cool! Rare glimpses of the construction site which is hidden from view for pedestrians. The site itself is huge!:cool:

hmm...I tried to amend the title but I realised I cant...can a mod change it for me to "One Raffles Quay - tallest u/c in Singapore"? Thank in advance. :)

Looks good.

For some reason I've always been enamored with Singapore. Really like the city, even though I've never been closer than about 10,000 miles from it.:D

Looks good! Doesn't it remind you of WTC 7 though?

Looks good! Doesn't it remind you of WTC 7 though?

Well, for me it's the other way around, WTC 7 reminds me of One Raffles Quay. The NYC tower was designed two years after this one in Singapore. :)

For such a simple design... it looks pretty good.

Interesting trivia:

The building site was originally put up for sale on public tender just before the financial crisis of 1997. The maximum allowable height was 280 metres (919 feet), which would have seen the building of the fourth building here to reach the country's maximum allowable height. Unfortunately the crisis set in, and caused the sale to be withdrawn without a bid.

A few years later, the site was put up for sale again with a maximum allowable height of 245 metres (804 feet). This time the sale was successful, and gave rise to this project under construction now.

The present project was originally conceived to be a twin-tower development with two 245 metre towers. The south tower was, however, scaled down later, apparently due to economic factors again.

Simple and elegant.
Too bad it was reduced by 35 m, though.

My own contribution.

Nothing much to see now as theyre still doing the foundations but you can see the One Marina Boulevard (NTUC Building) nearing completion:cool:

The groundwork occupied by it looks huge!
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/2/103dscn0155.jpg

I hope to see this one rising soon!

Is this tower part of the devellopment south of the current city on the Bay?

Originally posted by Tim de Bruijn

I hope to see this one rising soon!

Is this tower part of the devellopment south of the current city on the Bay?

Yeap! This is the second development to commence building. The first as received its TOP 2 weeks ago. The third site was sold and is in the design phrase, also for a 245-metre tower. The sale of the fourth site will depend on market conditions.

The project is going up in a "geoligically challenging area?" Does that mean earthquake prone, or does it mean susceptible to slides (earth/mud)?

Originally posted by huaiwei
The third site was sold and is in the design phrase, also for a 245-metre tower.

Where exactly would it be located? Any more info??????
I walked past the construction siye yesterday and looks like theyre still doing foundation work..I couldnt see anything rising above the fence except plenty of cranes.

http://www.ura.gov.sg/cudd/cawebsite/images/dt-bfh-enlarge01.jpg

The building labelled as "One Marina Boulevard (former NTUC Centre)" is the first building. "One Raffless Quay" is for this two-tower development. "Site sold in 2002" is the third site which I said will reach up to 245 metres (804 ft). The entire parcels bordered by red dashed lines is for the 4th project to be sold to a single developer. Several towers should be built, something like this:

http://www.ura.gov.sg/cudd/cawebsite/images/dt-bfh-enlarge02.jpg

The overal info for that new site can be seen here:

http://www.ura.gov.sg/cudd/cawebsite/images/developing-the-business-and.jpg

You may be able to locate the above developments in this overall map of the entire region:

http://www.ura.gov.sg/cudd/cawebsite/images/downtown-bigplan.jpg

Originally posted by Whose Homepage

The project is going up in a "geoligically challenging area?" Does that mean earthquake prone, or does it mean susceptible to slides (earth/mud)? Oh it refers to the marine quality of the site, which is actually built on reclaimed land. The rock types underneath also presents problems, and finally, a subway runs through the site, so the building's foundations have to avoid that as well.

I believe they are still in the ground preperations stage at this time. I am also waiting impatiently for something to pop up over the barricades! ;)

Ah, that sounds geologically challending indeed. Thank you for the explanation, Huaiwei. :wave:

http://www.bachy-soletanche.com.sg/bss-thumbs/060-onerafflesquay/images/orq-2002-09-09sec-background.jpg

What's the grey building seen in the foreground of this picture called?

Gotta be great...The urban is so well-planned(Just as usual as Singapore standard)...Canary Wharf of the South-East Asia.

I think this is waaaaaaaaaay better then Canary Wharf...

@MiCH, its the SGX Centre:cheers:

wow great pic .u hardly see the construction site interesting.:) :) :) hope 2 see more

August 2003

http://www.skyscrapers.com/files/transfer/6/2003/08/212068.jpg

http://www.skyscrapers.com/files/transfer/6/2003/08/212069.jpg

http://www.skyscrapers.com/files/transfer/6/2003/08/212071.jpg

Still foundaworks on-going on 1st January 2004:

North tower site:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/3130/28291-raffles-quay-1.jpg

South Tower site:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/3130/28291-raffles-quay-2.jpg

I'm spending a month back home and here are some updates. The intense activity includes an underground tunnel to link the building with an existing MRT station.

You can see the core of the taller tower forming.

28 March 2004
http://img43.photobucket.com/albums/v133/RafflesCity/rq29.jpg

http://img43.photobucket.com/albums/v133/RafflesCity/rq29b.jpg

7 April 2004
http://img43.photobucket.com/albums/v133/RafflesCity/rq07.jpg

12 April 2004
http://mywebpage.netscape.com/ssc1819/rafflesq.jpg

24 April 2004

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/103DSCN2250.jpg

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/103DSCN2249.jpg

ahhh finally rising!

Rising? I have yet to see anything higher then the barricades! :D

i guess once it starts rising it'll rise like bamboo :) only one year left !

yup, when I am back in July I am sure it would have risen further:cool:

It does look good. I think its a really exciting project, i can twait to see it finished!

Gonna be awesome!

Thanks for those updates! I like this devellopment!

My sad looking ones on 7th May 2004....:D

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/3130/2829ORQ.jpg

Entrance to the site:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/3130/2829ORQ2.jpg

:applause:! finally the first storey above ground!

:applause:! finally the first storey above ground!
1st storey? Actually it looks more like the underground level to me...:D

oh um.. ok.. well.. at least can see structure!

I like the design of the building but I am sorry to say I am less than impressed with Singapore's new CBD and its location.

Aesthetically speaking it serves to hem the city in and create a city of buildings smothering Marina Bay. I don't know how they came to this decision, I guess the reclaimed land was there ready to be used BUT I personally think it a retrograde step and one that points the city down a direction of building less then perfect.

I think the city should have been built with Marina Boulevard as the boundary and they should leave the clear space that presently exists around Marina Bay vacant. What they are doing is destroying the city's appearance and appeal, the plan creates density with no thought to open space and leaves the open space behind the CBD where it serves no aesthetic purpose. The views of the skyline from Raffles and SunTech City will be abysmal, where views of the Straits once existed - will be a wall office towers. The city will now have an odd shape and will not maximise on skyline potential as it may have done if they kept the city running along the axis of the present development and road structure. One long thin CBD may have been preferable to this strange L shaped mess they are perpetuating. The city is now set to look like a pond almost surrounded by skyscrapers on every side... what a stupid decision!

To do this perfectly they would have to stop the city development on the east side of Raffles Quay and find space below the present CBD to redevelop. This IMO would have been even better an option even if a more difficult one due to developments already existing.

IMO a big mistake, and taking the city back in terms of appeal. Sure make a new CBD but putting it in the correct location might be helpful and far more appealing. I think they should have left the entire area of reclaimation free personally, to me it always added to the appeal of the existing city.

I like the design of the building but I am sorry to say I am less than impressed with Singapore's new CBD and its location.

Aesthetically speaking it serves to hem the city in and create a city of buildings smothering Marina Bay. I don't know how they came to this decision, I guess the reclaimed land was there ready to be used BUT I personally think it a retrograde step and one that points the city down a direction of building less then perfect.

I think the city should have been built with Marina Boulevard as the boundary and they should leave the clear space that presently exists around Marina Bay vacant. What they are doing is destroying the city's appearance and appeal, the plan creates density with no thought to open space and leaves the open space behind the CBD where it serves no aesthetic purpose. The views of the skyline from Raffles and SunTech City will be abysmal, where views of the Straits once existed - will be a wall office towers. The city will now have an odd shape and will not maximise on skyline potential as it may have done if they kept the city running along the axis of the present development and road structure. One long thin CBD may have been preferable to this strange L shaped mess they are perpetuating. To do this perfectly they would have to stop the city development on the east side of Raffles Quay and find space below the present CBD to redevelop. This IMO would have been even better an option even if a more difficult one due to developments already existing.

IMO a big mistake, and taking the city back in terms of appeal. Sure make a new CBD but putting it in the correct location might be helpful and far more appealing. I think they should have left the entire area of reclaimation free personally, to me it always added to the appeal of the existing city.
Interesting (and original) comment there. But before I make a response, I need to ascertain somethings...

Firstly, Which plan where you looking at before you came to this conclusion? Those in this thread or from other sources as well?

When you say "the plan creates density with no thought to open space and leaves the open space behind the CBD where it serves no aesthetic purpose," are you refering to the remaining expanse of the reclamed land, or to the park?

"find space below the present CBD to redevelop." I am not sure if you know what exists towards the south of the CBD?

Just to know if you are already aware of these points, in case I end up boring you with details you already know! :)

I have been to Singapore and I rather them leave this land reclamation how is presently is... I like the open feeling it created when viewed from the north and I would have prefered a more compact skyline running along the present path of development... ie along Raffles Quay... knock down anything if you have too I dont care... but I'd rather this open space be left as it is. A few 400+ metre scrapers as opposed to all this spacious building would be preferable IMO :)

I have only been in singapore three times and as such my memory is not great of what lies south of the present CBD.

I am far from conservative in my approach to development but I see this new CBD taking shape as a shame for Singapore... if they must build a new city I'd rather it have been built somewhere else. I have seen a few images maps of the construction and planned city but I cant honestly tell you that I know which are accurate. I dont much like the new CBD engulfing the park on one side and the Marina on the other... a very poor idea in my eyes, esp when the whole thing is empty pretty much right now.

Finally a fresh update!

Little changes but I see the staircase on the first floor forming.

My sad looking ones on 7th May 2004....:D

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/3130/2829ORQ.jpg

Entrance to the site:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/3130/2829ORQ2.jpg

The new downtown is not only about filling it up with buildings. Generous space have been set aside for integrating parks. See the masterplans here
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=47089

I have been to Singapore and I rather them leave this land reclamation how is presently is... I like the open feeling it created when viewed from the north and I would have prefered a more compact skyline running along the present path of development... ie along Raffles Quay... knock down anything if you have too I dont care... but I'd rather this open space be left as it is. A few 400+ metre scrapers as opposed to all this spacious building would be preferable IMO :)

I have only been in singapore three times and as such my memory is not great of what lies south of the present CBD.
!!! :eek: Ok I get what you mean when you feel the open space gives it a sense of character...but when u say "knock down everything in the path of the existing development," I almost fainted! :D Dont you know the northern end of the CBD is our most important district in the city and the nation...the civi district! :D And at the south end of the CBD, is the container port! There is no way you can expand it north or south without doing REAL damage! :D

Well..yu cant expand west either, coz that is where Chinatown is. The entire region is protected by law from redevelopment. So the only solution was to the east...the reclaimed land? Cant be helped, I suppose, but we are just running out of space!

Yes I thought it was the container port... and yes I did also know that your political area was directly north of the CBD, just below Raffles City. LOL I suggest you build up instead then :) Moving container terminals is rather difficult i guess but this would be my favoured option.

Or maybe build another city entirely out on new reclaimed land away from the present city. I will miss the character the open space that exists now provides.

btw the very tip of the reclaimed land facing the sea will also be developed into a maritime hub for cruise ships and vessels so that should alleviate any smothering effect in future. As you can see, a large piece of the land will still stay as open green space.

http://www.ura.gov.sg/cudd/cawebsite/images/publicspace-maritime01.jpg

http://www.ura.gov.sg/cudd/cawebsite/images/publicspace-maritime02.jpg

http://www.ura.gov.sg/cudd/cawebsite/images/publicspace-maritime04.jpg

That is nice but it's too late for the bulk of the CBD which (as in the proposed plans) is already smothering the entire bay... it reminds me of a fort surrounded by walls. I dont like it :(

You would want to hope the new CBD facing the view from the straits is quality because the rest of the city will become redundant in terms of photo opportunities and presence.

If they needed the space a compromise would have been to build out along Marina Boulevard and behind it... hemming the city in on only two sides.

Yes I thought it was the container port... and yes I did also know that your political area was directly north of the CBD, just below Raffles City. LOL I suggest you build up instead then :) Moving container terminals is rather difficult i guess but this would be my favoured option.

Or maybe build another city entirely out on new reclaimed land away from the present city. I will miss the character the open space that exists now provides.
Unfortunately...the "political" area (actually it is more civic in nature. It is where the supreme court, the city hall, the parliament, and plenty of museums are) is sort of sacred. The padang is one piece of real estate that will remain as grass forever.....it has been so since 1819, and will remain so in memory of our (modern) city's founder! :D

You might be surprised, but the southern end where the port is will indeed be moved away entirely and redeveloped...but after the reclaimed land is developed thou....:)

in about 2030-2040....

You might be surprised, but the southern end where the port is will indeed be moved away entirely and redeveloped...but after the reclaimed land is developed thou....:)

Damn spam ham... that is a big shame... they should have moved the terminal 1st, built the CBD on the vacated land (leaving the flat reclaimed expanse free) and I would be happy!

Damn spam ham... that is a big shame... they should have moved the terminal 1st, built the CBD on the vacated land (leaving the flat reclaimed expanse free) and I would be happy!
Muahahaa....its cheaper to chop down trees then removing a container terminal I suppose? :D

btw..have you seen this before?

http://img31.photobucket.com/albums/v94/huaiwei/b5b008ba.jpg

No I am yet to see it... the whole thing does make more sence in this context... I guess the old city has been relegated to no-man's land, right at the back of essentially an entire new city. I like this better than the plans above, it shows more structure and more progressed vision. Still not the perfect solution but nice to see the white cluster running south along Marina Boulevarde all the way to the water. :) I'm not really into the shape and the spread of the towers but I guess you cant hold back progress and in a country as limited as Singapore is with space it is expected.

Well its more balanced, a little spread out and where is that supertower in any of the other plans??? :)

Nice Pic!

No I am yet to see it... the whole thing does make more sence in this context... I guess the old city has been relegated to no-man's land, right at the back of essentially an entire new city. I like this better than the plans above, it shows more structure and more progressed vision. Still not the perfect solution but nice to see the white cluster running south along Marina Boulevarde all the way to the water. :) I'm not really into the shape and the spread of the towers but I guess you cant hold back progress and in a country as limited as Singapore is with space it is expected.

Well its more balanced, a little spread out and where is that supertower in any of the other plans??? :)

Nice Pic!

Actually that was the old planning model from 1997. The new one has been revised and is less building-intensive and like I said, provides more room for open parks that will also include residential living. Those twin supertowers were unfortunately removed from the plan and the area will now contain some 'interesting' structure, a competition being hold for it now.

http://www.ura.gov.sg/cudd/cawebsite/images/downtown-bigplan.jpg

No I am yet to see it... the whole thing does make more sence in this context... I guess the old city has been relegated to no-man's land, right at the back of essentially an entire new city. I like this better than the plans above, it shows more structure and more progressed vision. Still not the perfect solution but nice to see the white cluster running south along Marina Boulevarde all the way to the water. :) I'm not really into the shape and the spread of the towers but I guess you cant hold back progress and in a country as limited as Singapore is with space it is expected.

Well its more balanced, a little spread out and where is that supertower in any of the other plans??? :)

Nice Pic!
Hehe...that is what I guessed. :D What you were seeing before this was the newest revision of the downtown plans, released last year, and actually showed how the area is developed in stages. What you saw is the first stage. The "supertower" which you see in this older plan is gone thou...they decided not to break the height limit afterall....:cry: But I suppose in return, you dont get an over-dominated bay too? :D

Basically, the final plan is to develop the whole bay except for the green spaces u see in the model, and not just an L shape as was shown in the newer plans. But the white cluster may be gone too. I dont see it in the newer plans. They seem to have changed the spatial configuration of the area....

Much of the region outside the L is actually for residential use. And if you arent ware, other then the current port area I mentioned, there is actually another tract of reclaimed land called Marina East, which can accomodate yet another expansion of the downtown area, and there goes another sea front view! :D

If they are going to ruin the views they should go the whole hog and build the massive original proposal as above and put back those twin mega towers IMO... there is no point doing it by halves, esp so close to places like Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur which have no worries in wacking up mega towers.

If they are going to ruin the views they should go the whole hog and build the massive original proposal as above and put back those twin mega towers IMO... there is no point doing it by halves, esp so close to places like Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur which have no worries in wacking up mega towers.
Perhaps..but there is a military airbase nearby with its runway aimed directly at the CBD! :eek:

Update
27 June 2004

The structure can now be seen over the fencing
http://img43.photobucket.com/albums/v133/RafflesCity/rq27.jpg

http://img43.photobucket.com/albums/v133/RafflesCity/rq28.jpg

Its gonna be one skinny blue box! :banana:

Oh nice................it's growing :naughty: :tongue3:

I am still rading and i really like this project just a great chance for the cityi I dont understand why it not popular with you avatar.

wow, nice project, Singapore will be more dense when this one finished :D


cheers

30 June 2004

pics by babystan03

http://img73.photobucket.com/albums/v222/ylstan03/City%20Landscapes/DSCN15401.jpg

http://img73.photobucket.com/albums/v222/ylstan03/City%20Landscapes/DSCN15381.jpg

Pretty skinny from this angle eh? :D

10 July 2004

http://mywebpage.netscape.com/ssc1819/rq10a.jpg

http://img46.exs.cx/img46/6594/rq10c.jpg

http://img45.exs.cx/img45/1444/rq10b.jpg

12 July 2004

http://img47.exs.cx/img47/7419/rq12.jpg

An update.

28 August 2004

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/103rq288.jpg

Core of the shorter tower forming
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/103rq288a.jpg

I really wonder how wide the building would be.The columns are so close to the core.

Not sure. However one side looks very broad in this rendering (if its accurate)

http://www.ura.gov.sg/waterfront/images/coverpic.jpg

hrmm i imagine the blue scaffolding should give an indication of how wide the building would be.

Nice rendering that (2 threads up). Whatever happened to the proposed twin towers that looked to be over 1000 feet in the masterplan from a few years ago?

Im excited about this one! It's a very simple classy design.

Damn, this construction site is confusing me! :nuts:...

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/103rq288a.jpg

Nice rendering that (2 threads up). Whatever happened to the proposed twin towers that looked to be over 1000 feet in the masterplan from a few years ago?
I think they decided to take it out of the plans due to the planners inability to get it approved. :cry:

Damn, that's too bad. Ah well, still an awesome skyline.

from keppel land's website


One Raffles Quay


http://www.keppelland.com.sg/img/com/singapore/pic_onerafflesquay.jpg




Location
: Raffles Place



Proposed Address
: 1 Raffles Quay



Description
: Two office towers,
* a podium block and
* a subterranean
* retail link



Expected Completion
: 2006 :(



Net Floor Area
: 1.32 mil sf


Keppel Land together with two Hong Kong developers, Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited and Hongkong Land Limited, successfully tendered for the 1.14 ha Marina Boulevard waterfront site in March 2001.

Located at Raffles Place, along Raffles Quay, the site is at the centre of Singapore's business and financial district.

The landmark development will showcase several key elements of infrastructure for Singapore’s New Downtown including an underground air-conditioned retail link leading to Raffles Place MRT, a hub car park, and a District Cooling System plant.

Comprising two office towers linked by a podium, the large-scale development commands a total of about 1.32 million sf of lettable space. North Tower is a 50-storey building with 756,520 sf of office space. The building has a typical column-free floor plate of about 18,000 sf. At ground level, the pedestrian plaza faces Raffles Place.

Linked to the North Tower by a landscaped plaza is South Tower, a 29-storey building offering 563,076 sf of column-free space with large regular floor plates of about 30,000 sf which is popular among financial institutions. To accommodate the special needs of leading financial instituitions, there are three designated trading floors.

The project is destined to make a major impact in both the city’s skyline and it’s pedestrian experience. The main contract was awarded to Obayashi Corporation in June 2002 and works have commenced on site. The development is expected to be completed in 2006.

Not sure. However one side looks very broad in this rendering (if its accurate)

http://www.ura.gov.sg/waterfront/images/coverpic.jpg
Hey I think you might be looking at the wrong building in this rendering...its the one which is more skinny looking towards the right of the newer buildings! :D

I love this project! Singapore skyline will become BIG and WIDE in the future where it is already DENSE now.

Hey I think you might be looking at the wrong building in this rendering...its the one which is more skinny looking towards the right of the newer buildings! :D

I AM looking at the right one. Its that rectangular slab where one side is far wider than the other.

Some recent news

6 Oct 2004

ABN Amro in Singapore's largest office lease since 1998
By Chan Hwa Loon, Channel NewsAsia

SINGAPORE : Dutch bank ABN Amro is taking up the largest office lease in Singapore since 1998.

The bank has committed to occupying 160,000 square feet at the upcoming One Raffles Quay.

The 1.3 million square foot office project is being developed in Raffles Place by a consortium equally owned by Keppel Land, Hongkong Land and Cheung Kong.

ABN Amro's lease is the first signed for the development.

When completed in April 2006, One Raffles Quay will house the bank's regional hub.

Currently, ABN Amro's operations are located mainly in OCBC East Building at Chulia Street and another office in Market Street. - CNA

Damn, this construction site is confusing me! :nuts:...

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/103rq288a.jpg

Its the shorter of the blocks, and it has progressed quite a bit since :cool:

2 October 2004

http://img75.exs.cx/img75/6942/rq210a.jpg

I AM looking at the right one. Its that rectangular slab where one side is far wider than the other.
The one right behind Bank of China and Maybank in the rendering? Or is that Singapore Land Tower?

Land Tower is hardly noticeable in that rendering..however it is that huge mass to the left of Republic Plaza.

i hope the abn amro's take up encourages expedition of the project!

More importantly, it will speed up development of the BFC and new downtown! :cool:

ABN Amro signs landmark leasing deal

7 Oct 2004

Move to One Raffles Quay augurs well for interest in BFC


By VINCE CHONG

THE office market is rumbling, with ABN Amro set to take up 160,000 square feet of space at One Raffles Quay come January 2007.

http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/mnt/media/image/launched/2004-10-07/abn-211918.jpg

This is the largest leasing transaction in Singapore since 1998, said Keppel Land in a statement yesterday. And consultants believe this could spur interest for the planned Business & Financial Centre (BFC) as developers see a tangible need for modern corporate space.

ABN Amro is currently located in several locations, including its main OCBC East Tower space. These leases will expire by the time it moves into its new home, said a spokeswoman.

Brokered by CB Richard Ellis, this is the first lease for the 1.3 million sq ft One Raffles Quay now being built by a consortium of Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing's Cheung Kong Holdings, Hong Kong Land, and Keppel Land. It is expected to be completed by April 2006. CBRE could not be reached for comment.

Cushman & Wakefield figures show that leases for prime Raffles Place space came to $4.25 per sq ft monthly average in August - unchanged from three months before. Average tenure ranged from three to six years, consultants said.

C&W MD Donald Han said that more such large-sale activity should follow as financial institutions expand to offices with large floorplates of at least 20,000 sq ft, compared with an average 10,000 sq ft available in existing buildings.

'We might see developers quicken their studies on the BFC as they realise that companies will need bigger and better buildings going forward,' he said. The BFC is expected to add another 2.83 million sq ft of quality office space beyond 2007, with supply to be phased in.

Knight Frank managing director Tan Tiong Cheng added that it is the natural choice for ABN Amro, and other expanding financial companies, as One Raffles Quay is the only building available in the New Downtown for the moment.

'That's the future where the action will be over the next 50 years or more,' he said. 'Rents should increase as we see more such activity, especially since the office market has bottomed.'

One Raffles Quay has floorplates of 20,000-30,000 sq ft. ABN Amro's take-up in the South Tower will cover 12.5 per cent of the development, said Keppel Land.

ABN Amro Singapore managing director David Wong said: 'The proposed move is part of the continuous growth of ABN Amro's banking activities in Singapore and the Asia-Pacific.'

Established in 1858, ABN Amro was awarded a Qualifying Full Bank licence by Singapore's central bank in 1999, and since then, has opened five branches.

2007?!!!

What's wrong with 2007? :?

because the original date was 2005 mar.. i hope abn amro moving into raffles quay in 2007 doesnt mean it will only be complete end 2006 or early 2007 :(

I think you misunderstood, this project is going to finish in 2006.

However, what the article is saying is that the earliest the BFC can be ready is 2007 :cool:

The design isn't even out.

The winner of the tender had not been announced...

The design isn't even out.

The winner of the tender had not been announced...
I dont think the site has started its sales programme in the first place, has it? From what I know, the sale od site shall start once any developer initiates the purchase by formally expressing intent to place a bid or something?

oh ok.. i just read the first line;

THE office market is rumbling, with ABN Amro set to take up 160,000 square feet of space at One Raffles Quay come January 2007.


nice to know it'll be complete in april 2006!

Updates 25 Oct 04

http://img97.exs.cx/img97/2465/rq2510.jpg

http://img93.exs.cx/img93/2650/rq2510a.jpg

the other shorter block
http://img91.exs.cx/img91/4623/rq2510b.jpg

Its rising fast...as thou it needs to play catchup after all the subterranian work so far! :D

Anyway, notice it sort of blocks the whole sky out when seen from Finlayson Green? Its going to be a really crazy sight, coz we can see the whole tower from head to toe there!

Indeed! but imagine when its all glass it will reflect the other buildings beautifully!

31 October 2004

you can already get a feel for that in this pic
http://img52.exs.cx/img52/4149/rq3110b.jpg

I love all the buildings that are coming up in the New Downtown, even One Marina Boulevard which I used to dislike a bit.

Well...I still dont really like the greenish hue for OMB, so I am looking forward to ORQ to balance it out somewhat. :D

the old building on the right makes me feel like its egypt. uh no i havent been there.

Oh, Aisa Insurance Building built in 1954. :)

actually I really wonder what colour glass theyd use for it

for 1rq? isnt it blue?

for 1rq? isnt it blue?

I'm not sure what the final colour will be. Might be bluish turqoise and then there was that brown colour...

heres another view of its site from 16 Nov 04

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/rotpics03/uobview3.jpg

If its brown, we might as well demolish the tower.....:puke:

omg no brown must stay! actually the correct word is GOLDEN BRONZE... it would look like la tour montparnasse in simcity 3000!!!!!!!!

http://simlabo.main.jp/simcity/landmark/landpic/monparu.gif




sadly i think it will be blueish as well. all other renderings make it out to be blueish. i guess golden brown is just too 'radical' to be accepted.

If you check out the first rendering..it is brown thou.

http://home.t-online.de/home/highrises/sin1raff.jpg

:D

its more accurately golden bronze :D

ok brown whatever i hope it'll be that colour!!

There's another rendering which gave it a clear light blue facade.

actually all other renderings make it blue

Brown isnt my cup of tea, especially when it is a plain tall box.

Give me blue anytime.

http://www.meinhardt.com.sg/admin/project_images/OneRafflesQuayWebsite.jpg

hrmm notice in the brown rendering the base has more horizontal lines...? i think they probably changed that design to the blue one.

Well....its a very preliminery-looking model thou, so I doubt it is binding in any way...

it seems to be supported by the rendering from keppel land's website
http://www.keppelland.com.sg/img/com/singapore/pic_onerafflesquay.jpg

The blue-coloured rendering appeared later then the one in keppel's site.

STI Home > Latest > News

Nov 19, 10.26 am (Singapore time)

Raffles Quay worksite collapses, 2 dead

AN ACCIDENT at a construction worksite at 1 Raffles Quay has left two workers dead.

A scaffolding near the top of the building collapsed and two workers, a Singaporean and an Indian national, were killed. The Singapore Civil Defence Force had to remove them from the debris, their bodies lifted by a crane and lowered to the ground.

It is unsure if the workers were on the scaffolding when it collapsed.

What!? :eek2:

Posted: 19 November 2004 1125 hrs

Two workers fall to their deaths at Collyer Quay construction site
By S Ramesh, Channel NewsAsia

SINGAPORE : Two workers have died in an industrial accident at the construction site at Collyer Quay for One Raffles Quay, next to the NTUC Centre at One Marina Boulevard.

The Singapore Civil Defence Force says the two workers fell from a height of 70 metres. It is believed that they died on the spot.

MediaCorp News understands that part of a scaffolding gave way, resulting in the accident. The two victims are a Singaporean Chinese and an Indian national.

The entire construction site has about 600 workers; 60 were working near the area where the accident took place. The SCDF spokesman says all other workers have been accounted for and it has completed operations on the ground.

There have been several high profile industrial accidents this year which have claimed several lives.

These include the Nicoll Highway Collapse, where four people died; the accident at Fusionpolis at Ayer Rajah, which resulted in the deaths of two people; and a shipyard fire at Keppel Shipyard, which claimed seven lives in May. - CNA

http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/mnt/media/image/launched/2004-11-19/1911collapse2.jpg
WORKSITE ACCIDENT: The body of Mr Ang Chee Kong, a 29-year-old Singaporean construction site supervisor, is lowered by crane to the ground. He and Indian national Sundaramoorthy Vijayan, 26, were killed when a scaffolding collapsed at their Raffles Quay worksite. - LAU FOOK KONG

Its so depressing, just saw pics of the family members on tv.

On a lighter note, at least we known construction has progressed up to the 17th floor, since thats where the tragedy happened.

Well....the dead Singaporean was just married last year, and his wife is 6 months pregnant.

Poor child....

Nov 20, 2004
Two workers fall to their deaths

Site manager and assistant plunge 12 storeys down One Raffles Quay

By Ben Nadarajan

TWO construction workers were killed yesterday morning when a metal structure they were on gave way and plummeted more than 12 storeys down the side of an unfinished building near Shenton Way.

Site manager Ang Chee Kong, 29, smashed head-first into a metal scaffolding on the fourth storey, fracturing his skull.

His assistant, Indian national Sundramoorthy Vijayan, 26, landed on the third-floor scaffolding. He suffered multiple injuries to his head and limbs.

Both men died on the spot.

The two workers were standing about 70m above ground, on the 16th storey of One Raffles Quay, an uncompleted 50-storey commercial building, when the accident occurred at 9am.

Work on the building, which began two years ago, is due to be completed in 2006.

According to industry experts, the structure that collapsed yesterday acts as a mould to extend the walls of buildings under construction.

It measures 7m by 6m, and weighs about three tonnes.

A crane was hauling the structure up to begin constructing the 17th storey of the building when it suddenly fell, sending the two men to their deaths.

The main contractors for the project, Japanese firm Obayashi Corporation, said it is investigating the incident.

The company's safety manager, Mr Michael Cheng, said there was some confusion as to what happened, because the men were not supposed to be on the structure. The usual practice is to clear everyone from the structure before it is moved, he said.

'It's a very sad incident, and we will try to compensate the families,' he added.

Yesterday, rescuers had to pick their way gingerly around the structure, for fear of causing another collapse.

It took them an hour to retrieve both bodies and lower them to ground level.

The two men, who had worked together for seven years, were described as inseparable by co-workers.

Mr Ang had married just a year ago. His wife is eight months pregnant, and is due to give birth 'any day' now, said a relative, who did not want to be identified.

Mr Sundramoorthy, meanwhile, was to be married in January, and was already planning for his first trip home since he arrived in Singapore in 1997.

The Manpower Ministry has ordered work at the site to stop while it investigates the incident. About 60 other workers were working in the affected part of the building when the accident happened, but all escaped unhurt.

In all, about 600 workers were at the site yesterday morning. All have been accounted for.

Site plan

http://www.orq.com.sg/media/popup_plaza_floorplan.jpg

http://www.orq.com.sg/media/flash_replace.jpg

North Tower

http://www.orq.com.sg/media/popup_northtower_lobby.jpg

http://www.orq.com.sg/media/popup_northtower_sectional.jpg

http://www.orq.com.sg/media/popup_northtower_lift.jpg

South Tower

http://www.orq.com.sg/media/popup_southtower_lobby.jpg

http://www.orq.com.sg/media/popup_southtower_sectional.jpg

http://www.orq.com.sg/media/popup_southtower_lift.jpg

The Plaza

http://www.orq.com.sg/media/popup_theplaza01.jpg

Retail Link

http://www.orq.com.sg/media/popup_retaillink01.jpg

Night view

http://www.orq.com.sg/media/popup_nite.jpg

looks pleasant enough

Nice, it's ready by the time I'll be there.

I hope so Souf, but first you've to pass the selections.

Selections? :lol:

Anyway, I didnt know the development has its own website now! ;)

Construction update(4/12/04):

http://img57.exs.cx/img57/1779/0d-DSCN35461.jpg

http://img57.exs.cx/img57/3665/82-DSCN35481.jpg

http://img57.exs.cx/img57/1039/fd-DSCN35421.jpg

http://img144.exs.cx/img144/4664/orq1vf.jpg
^27 Dec 2004 by Cliff

http://membres.lycos.fr/pengui/tour/050111_orq01.jpg
^11 Jan 2005, by Pengui

This tower has come far! :)

i've never admired 1 Raffles Quay for its unimaginative facade. it seems like a really dull and uncreative approach to what was intended as the most prestigious of addresses in the NDT. Maybe its a HK coup to forever thwart our skyline ambitions.

i've never admired 1 Raffles Quay for its unimaginative facade. it seems like a really dull and uncreative approach to what was intended as the most prestigious of addresses in the NDT. Maybe its a HK coup to forever thwart our skyline ambitions.
:rofl:!

Erm.....remember that Suntec city is also HK linked...so....;)

looks a bit like the Cheung Kong Centre in HK.........................

i know, very reactionist. hahahah. same way PSA was foiled in her forays into HK. there's always distrust, but ultimately deep seated admiration (i say so much for this direction of the debate, i wonder if hkers share my platitudinal love all mindset)

i know, very reactionist. hahahah. same way PSA was foiled in her forays into HK. there's always distrust, but ultimately deep seated admiration (i say so much for this direction of the debate, i wonder if hkers share my platitudinal love all mindset)

Well we shall see...;).....nice avatar btw.....looks very "real" as if you just taken the picture yesterday.......:yes:

a building doesnt have to be very different and full of creative ideas to be beautiful. i think one raffles quay, at the very least, looks rather pretty. it wouldnt make singapore any more 'exciting', but it certainly doesnt foil the skyline.

Well we shall see...;).....nice avatar btw.....looks very "real" as if you just taken the picture yesterday.......:yes:
How come his face looks so elongated thou? :D

I am ok with the building too, even thou it dosent exactly excite. We need a mix of boring and interesting architecture for the yin yang balance anyway. :lol:

looks a bit like the Cheung Kong Centre in HK.........................
The cladding very different leh. :D And at least we get two towers lah.

I have a question, is it really gonna looks like this at night?

http://www.orq.com.sg/media/flash_replace.jpg

maybe for the first few weeks after its been topped out. when occupied i doubt all lights will be turned on at the same time at night.

The cladding very different leh. :D And at least we get two towers lah.

indeed... :yes:

I've said it before and I'll say it again. This building is simple, but I think its key feature is the simple fact that it is angled against the street grid, as if to welcome people into the new downtown

Go baby! :banana:

Haha....and it give us a nice background for OMB! :D

21 January 2005

still more than half-way to go.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/2/103uobview.jpg

What on earth are they building at Finlayson Green?:?

I think its the underground link to the Raffles Place MRT station.

http://img106.exs.cx/img106/4884/orq3es.jpg
Pic by Hyancinthus

very cool pics! and the building is nice...

I am a tad amused why people likes boxes, but anyway, good that people appreciate it more than I do! :D

Great, I hope many more towers will follow soon in the new downtown part.

27th January 2005

Its about 20 floors high now I estimate, still more than halfway to go

http://img180.exs.cx/img180/104/rq27018nq.jpg

19 Feb 2005
http://img86.exs.cx/img86/74/orq1902057ka.jpg
Taken by me from Raffles Place.

05 March 05 update:
North Tower Core wall at 26th floor which also serves as Mechanical Floor.
South Tower Core Wall at 11th floor. Part of 11th floor is also Mechanical Floor.

hi ardmore, thanks for that update and welcome to the forum! :)

^ Welcome to the forum....:D

Here's how it looks like on 26/2/05:

http://img213.exs.cx/img213/7136/pic0004214ws.jpg

It certainly is making its presence felt from many angles now :yes:

5th March 2005

http://img123.exs.cx/img123/5250/rq05031wy.jpg

16th March 2005

seen from Raffles Place
http://img205.exs.cx/img205/8425/rq1603b2wd.jpg

this building's starting to make some impact!

can't wait to see some glass installed so we'll have an idea of its color and feel.

They actually have some glass installed already as you can see on this pic from Babystan:
http://img214.exs.cx/img214/9310/pic0137911gf.jpg

It is green color and seems quite reflective.

Taken from Marina South (17/03/05):

http://img211.exs.cx/img211/5468/pic0146214lm.jpg

A closer look at the glass cladding:
http://img211.exs.cx/img211/8765/pic0146416yp.jpg

Taken from Marina South (17/03/05):

http://img211.exs.cx/img211/5468/pic0146214lm.jpg

A closer look at the glass cladding:
http://img211.exs.cx/img211/8765/pic0146416yp.jpg
Yiaks! GREEN! Why do they have to ruin the building?!?!

^
Then what should they use?? Blue?? :D

The green looks great IMO. Anyway, too late! That's what they're using lol.

^
Then what should they use?? Blue?? :D
Yes of coz...the bluer the better. :D

I am just hoping its the fault of your (new) camera. Maybe its bluer in real life. :lol:

Yes of coz...the bluer the better. :D

I am just hoping its the fault of your (new) camera. Maybe its bluer in real life. :lol:

Emmm......maybe can adjust the colour to make it bluer loh......(but the real thing is still green)........:lol:

Taken from URA(16/3/05):

http://img33.exs.cx/img33/8068/pic0130410hp.jpg

see? Even their model is a better shade of blue! :D

Btw I heard the exhibition there is ending soon?

Btw I heard the exhibition there is ending soon?

Shaping Singapore exhibition ends on 26 Mar 2005. However, you can still visit the City Gallery on 2nd floor. I believe they might leave the 2 models as they are on the 1st floor.

Hmm...ic. I feel like visiting it one more time since I lost all my photos earlier. :D

Hmm...ic. I feel like visiting it one more time since I lost all my photos earlier. :D

Yes.....do visit the photo competition thingy at level one......nice pictures....:D

http://img220.exs.cx/img220/3905/pic0129913lv.jpg

amazing

28 March 2005

http://img208.exs.cx/img208/255/rq28034ri.jpg

http://img62.exs.cx/img62/2668/rq2803a5mr.jpg

Some views of the cladding (taken 29th march)
http://www.membres.lycos.fr/pengui/ssc/050329_orq01.jpg

http://www.membres.lycos.fr/pengui/ssc/050329_orq02.jpg

Finally we can see the shape of the building....

now it looks blue?

I suck in my breath. I pray that they looked green before because of those greeny things just behind the windows! :D

10 April 2005

http://img221.exs.cx/img221/7205/rq10048wz.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

Fascination!! almost as tall as NTUC already :okay:

Facade looks very similar to the building right next to it, NTUC as Chad mentioned it. Lookin good. This one is supposed to be completed next year, but it says 2005 here, so that needs to be corrected.

The glass seems like a mixture of green and blue.....:yes:

The shorter tower looks to be much fatter. Is it?

Yes, it has bigger floor plates than the taller block.

http://img23.echo.cx/img23/9043/rq1004a0kf.jpg

Actually the shorter block has a really HUGE floor plate...probably one of the biggest in the CBD so far!

The two completed towers will have something of Laurel and Hardy ^^

its rising! :D

Haha I have no idea either...whats that?

27 April 2005

http://tinypic.com/4r72jd

http://tinypic.com/4r72nl

Wow....taller than NTUC now!!!!!:eek:

oh yes, now that you mention it :)

wah!so fast!/the last time i saw in December was still very short.Watz the core level now?

Cant see the floor number leh....should be about 30 by now? 20 more to go?

great!!

Advancing from Raffles Place....:D

http://img215.echo.cx/img215/8458/img00100s9qe.jpg

A little bit closer....

http://img215.echo.cx/img215/8444/img00101s4vd.jpg

It has lots of company!

http://img215.echo.cx/img215/2091/img00102s8qn.jpg

Nice steel structure! Go up!

i like the glass!

Looking from another angle (12/5/05):

http://img83.echo.cx/img83/7864/pic0195116gr.jpg

The glass looks similiar to the NTUC building, the color not so nice.

It could have been much nicer if without the obvious glass panel perimeter and not green! what a waste of money and it looks like a copy cat. What spend so much, money to look like someone else building!

The glass looks similiar to the NTUC building, the color not so nice.

It could have been much nicer if without the obvious glass panel perimeter and not green! what a waste of money and it looks like a copy cat. What spend so much, money to look like someone else building!
:lol:! Precisely my sentiments. I hate the glass colour!

When it's supposed to be Topped out?

end of this year perhaps

The glass looks similiar to the NTUC building, the color not so nice.

It could have been much nicer if without the obvious glass panel perimeter and not green! what a waste of money and it looks like a copy cat. What spend so much, money to look like someone else building!

totally agree!
lots of buildings around the world looks so similar!! i hate that!

Sigh...the colour is nt that nice in my opinon.i thought the building was gonna be black n silver,like the fresh water place in Melbourne.

This one will be a great addition, the design fits well in that cluster of buildings. Let me add, great last shot.

The glass is superb. I don't know why some of you are moaning. It's very in vogue atm for cladding to get that high-tech look in scrapers. Seems highly reflective too.

:okay:

Oh btw....work has been stopped coz yet another person was killed on site?

:omg:! Bad news when someone dies in a buildings works! As an architect I would be in a near future, I would always try to make everybody to use safety measures.

UBS to take up to 10 floors at One Raffles Quay

21 Jun 05

It will occupy 200,000 sq ft at the top of the 50-storey North Tower, to be ready by Q3 2006


IN one of the biggest office leasing deals in recent history, UBS will take up to 10 floors totalling 200,000 sq ft at One Raffles Quay, which is coming up in Singapore's New Downtown, sources have told BT.


The space to be taken up will cover the top floors of the development's 50-storey North Tower, which is expected to be completed in the third quarter of next year. Two other banks will also move into One Raffles Quay, but they will be in the shorter tower, the 29-storey South Tower, which is slated to be ready next April. ABN Amro and Deutsche Bank will take up about 160,000 sq ft and 140,000 sq ft respectively.

Sources say that a few smaller tenants have also been secured, bringing total commitment to about 45 per cent of One Raffles Quay's 1.3 million sq ft net lettable area.

For UBS, the space that it will lease at One Raffles Quay space will eventually replace its existing offices at Suntec City. The bank currently occupies about 135,000 sq ft - spread over five full floors and part of six other floors in Suntec Tower Five, which is an 18-storey block with big floor plates.

According to Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust's listing prospectus dated November last year, UBS's lease expired in March 2005 and was renewed till March 2009, but the bank may terminate the lease by serving six months' notice on or after Oct 1, 2007.

Market watchers say that although One Raffles Quay's North Tower, where UBS will move to, will be ready by late next year, the bank may not move into its new premises at that time, because of its existing lease commitment at Suntec City. Sources declined to say when UBS's lease at One Raffles Quay will start running.

The project is being developed by a tripartite partnership involving Hongkong Land, Keppel Land and Cheung Kong Holdings.

UBS has more than 1,000 employees in Singapore and its core businesses here are wealth management, investment banking and global asset management. The bank, headquartered in Zurich and Basel, also occupies some space in the HarbourFront office park where it houses its IT and operations divisions.

Sources would not be drawn into speculating the rental rates that UBS is likely to pay at One Raffles Quay as the figure itself may not be meaningful if the deal is complicated and involves many other elements, including a delayed onset of the lease.

Average prime office rents on the island have risen by about 18 per cent since bottoming out nearly 18 months ago, when they plumbed near 15-year lows.

Property analysts generally expect CBD office rents in choice locations to continue recovering on the back of limited supply of new offices in the next five years, as well as improving demand as financial institutions and other businesses expand.

One Raffles Quay is the only major new office project slated for completion next year. After that, the only known major supply will come from the Business & Financial Centre nearby, which is expected to generate about 2 million sq ft net lettable area of offices in phases.

Of course, the authorities could release more land parcels in Singapore's New Downtown for office development in the near future, say observers, to keep office rentals here globally competitive.

By KALPANA RASHIWALA

Taken by nolimit

25th June

http://www.geocities.com/unixxi/orq_1_250605.jpg

http://www.geocities.com/unixxi/orq_2_250605.jpg

http://www.geocities.com/unixxi/orq_3_250605.jpg

the glass is not that bad, but being next to another green building definitely cause its facade to lose its uniqueness.

the building's progressing nicely though!

Thanks for the update! ;)

Picture take 28 June 2005. I did a count on the floor and I think the building structure has reached about 38 floors and the core about 41 floors. The speed of construction is simply amazing now, the core should top up pretty soon. I guess is around sep 05.

http://www.geocities.com/unixxi/orq_280605.jpg

I notice they havent cladded the base of the taller tower yet..wonder why

maybe theyre still constructing the podium joining the two towers?

Looks like NTUC's twin....... :(

3/7/05:

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/7650/pic0314510sn.jpg

I hate the colour...

Doesn't fit Singapore

I also think it doesnt fits "Singapore old skyline" which represents the old classical skyline, but it sure will blends with the "new emerging era of the future skyline" !!! :okay:

Go for it, Singapore ;)

maybe they'r "intentionally similared"?

I just hope the Sail isn't in a shade of emerald green.....

actually i think that give's it style somehow.

could the green be for fengshui reasons? :lol:

nicholasliha suggested it before

maybe same owner ?

could the green be for fengshui reasons? :lol:

nicholasliha suggested it before


Maybe it represents "Jade"?, if so. Fengshui indeed :)

^

yes, that was what the guy suggested! Green for jade :D

Part of the owner for this project is from HK

maybe same owner ?

NTUC Centre is owned by the government, 1 Raffles Quay is private sector. :D ;)

It needs an official name.....

Raffles Quay Tower (North & South or One & Two)! :D

Latest picture taken 9 July 2005

http://www.geocities.com/unixxi/orq1_090705.jpg

http://www.geocities.com/unixxi/orq2_090705.jpg

http://www.geocities.com/unixxi/orq3_090705.jpg

Now height est. 170m and rising (very fast)!!! :D

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/7950/p10006189pj.jpg
Pic by Hyacinthus, posted 10 July.

16 July 205
http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/6307/rq5jw.jpg
To the left, with the cranes.

I like this building - simple but classy. ;)

6/8/05:

http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/374/pic0353014la.jpg

WOW, surprisingly sexy!!, It's way more slender than I thought I would be(very boxy and thicky)..:okay:

http://www1.bluescopesteelasia.com/BlueScopeSteel/image/content/decking/projref/One%20Raff%20Quay%203.jpg
Found by Chad. I had hoped for it to be this colour...

Very cool :cool:

very nice boxy, i like boxy:)

14 August 2005
http://www.geocities.com/unixxi/orq140805.jpg
By nolimit. He said that the steel structure has already reached 43 floors and the lift core 47 floors.

15 August
http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/7112/dsc79987gl.jpg
One Marina Boulevard (NTUC Centre) in front.

21 Aug 2005

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/9779/dsc84576pw.jpg

Both by hyacinthus

One more from me, from 25/08
Expect to see a lot more when I upload the digital cam pics (this is a mobile camera pic :D)

http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/1679/rafflesquay6rz.th.jpg (http://img392.imageshack.us/my.php?image=rafflesquay6rz.jpg)

this place is amazing

It sure is! I just came back from a 2 week holiday there, fabulous city! :cool:

I think the building is nice.....but not really very unique as it looks too similar to the building next door!!

I think that all the modern stone and glass buildings makes singapore stand out from the rest of South East Asia and even the World!! But i find One Raffles Quay a little similar to the NTUC Building.... If the Glass facade is blue and stons walls.....don't you think it'll look better? :) :) :)

Hmm...I understand what you're saying...but perhaps they just wanted to make a change :D

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New Update 25/08

Click to enlarge

http://209.172.55.6/loc39/th_365_Raffles_Quay_1.jpg (http://209.172.55.6/img.php?loc=loc39&image=365_Raffles_Quay_1.jpg) http://209.172.55.8/loc174/th_5b2_Raffles_Quay_2.jpg (http://209.172.55.8/img.php?loc=loc174&image=5b2_Raffles_Quay_2.jpg) http://img111.imagevenue.com/loc141/th_cec_Raffles_Quay_3.jpg (http://img111.imagevenue.com/img.php?loc=loc141&image=cec_Raffles_Quay_3.jpg) http://209.172.55.8/loc101/th_a4d_Raffles_Quay_4.jpg (http://209.172.55.8/img.php?loc=loc101&image=a4d_Raffles_Quay_4.jpg)

03 Sept 2005:
http://img366.imageshack.us/img366/5075/dsc019593ex.jpg

3 September 2005
http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/5161/rq9nr.jpg
Taken from moving car in slight drizzle.

this tower's making impact in the singapore downtown skyline!

is the building topped out yet as of now? if not, how many more floors to go?

nice pics redstone

It's approximately at 200m now, I estimate. :cool: ;)

Holy deedee!!, It's already looking OMG in the skyline !!! :eek:

It's approximately at 200m now, I estimate. :cool: ;)

no...I think its higher than that. The core should top out anytime now.

Argh three cheers for Singapore skyline...may it live long!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/1600/p10204875ol.jpg

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/8840/p10204886rq.jpg