Introduction

Some of you may be aware of this new development coming up here in little Singapore. At the request of some architectural buffs, all of which are not from Singapore, I decided to "reproduce" the contents of a just released publication of this competition here for all to see. Singaporeans, afterall, can just go to the local library.

This is a serious infringement of copyright, so I must help to "advertise" the publication. :D The book's information can be found here (http://www.ura.gov.sg/duxton/duxton.html), so if you are interested in seeing the whole book for yrslef, feel free to purchase it.

I will be presenting the data in stages, due to the huge amount of information available. I shall start first by presenting the competition's background information, after which the 202 first stage entries, the stage two finalists and winners.

If you are an architectural buff, or just a casual observer interested in looking at high-rise designs and ideas, look through the design brief, think about how you would have solved the problem, and feel free to critique the entries received, the judges' verdict, and the choice of winners!!

Duxton Plain Public Housing - International Architectural Design Competition

Preface

In 2001/2 the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA), on behalf of the Ministry of National Development (MND), Singapore, and in consultation with the Singapore Institute of Architects (SIA), organised an International Architectural Design Competition for a high-density and very high-rise public housing development at Duxton Plain in the Central Area of Singapore.

Public housing in Singapore is no longer low-cost housing but rather quality affordable housing. The Competition called for fresh, innovative and new approaches to designing high-density and very high-rise public housing to optimise land use and meet the lifestyle needs and rising aspirations of the residents. As public housing is a subsidised form of housing, the public housing development shall also be cost-effective in offering the best public housing available within the given budget.

In view of the historical significance of the site as the place where the first public housing blocks were built by HDB in the area in 1963/4, the development is envisaged to be a landmark housing development. It can be built up to 50 storeys high, making it the tallest public housing in Singapore.

The winner of the Competition was appointed as the Project Architect for the development. This public housing scheme will be built by Singapore’s Housing & Development Board (HDB), and is currently scheduled for completion in 2007. It is part of an urban renewal strategy to attract new households into the city to rejuvenate the Tanjong Pagar area.

The publication documents the whole Competition process, from its inception and organisation, through judging, to the award presentation. It showcases the Winning Scheme, as well as the other four Stage Two short-listed schemes. It also serves as a resource for the wealth of ideas received from the 202 Stage One submissions.

Housing Strategy

Building More Homes

The Concept Plan 2001, which sets out the long-term strategic plan for Singapore, aims to create a liveable city, offering a wide choice of comfortable housing locations and types.

To plan for a scenario of 5.5 million population and a reduction in household size, 800,000 new homes are needed, in addition to the one million dwelling units today.

Given the constraints on the availability of land for new development, some of these new homes will come from building more high-density and very high-rise housing close to the city and Mass Rapid Transit stations in areas without restrictive height controls.

More opportunities for City Living

The Concept Plan 2001 also aims to increase the 'live-in' population within the city. Today, there are 30,000 homes within the Central Area, accommodating 3% of the population. This will rise to 7% in future, with around four times as many people living within the city.

The Duxton Plain Site

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Early Beginnings

The Duxton Hill was originally home to nutmeg plantations because of its rich and loamy soil. Duxton was the name of one of the bungalows owned by Dr Jose D’Almeida that stood on the site. Dr D’Almeida was a Portuguese doctor who came from Macau and set up a dispensary at Commercial Square (now Raffles Place).

In the second half of the 19th century, Tanjong Pagar was developed as a harbour. This was a major force in the economic growth of the area, and resulted in the transformation of old agricultural land into viable commercial and residential areas.

Duxton Hill was one of the land parcels bought by Tanjong Pagar Dock Company in 1899 and leased out to developers for the construction of commercial and residential properties.

The first buildings in Duxton Hill were inhabited by well-to do families. However, by the mid 19th century, Tanjong Pagar had become a predominantly working class coolie sector of the Singapore Municipality and this changed the demographics of the area. Tanjong Pagar was the gateway to the new arrivals, and many of the shop houses, including those in Duxton Hill, were now "populated by rickshaw coolies, coal workers, stevedores and seamen. The overcrowded and decrepit living conditions of the residents in Tanjong Pagar were to persist right up to the pre-war years." (Dr Daniel Chew; Tanjong Pagar, Cradle of Singapore's Development)

Soon it became imperative to improve the living conditions of the people in the city centre.

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Mid-20th Century To Present

Conditions had not changed much by the time Singapore achieved self-governance. In the words of Senior Minister Mr Lee Kuan Yew, as he recalled the reasons for his choice of constituency in 1955, "Tanjong Pagar represented the heart of the economic and social problems of Singapore of that time".

Soon after Singapore obtained independence, the government embarked on a project to solve the housing crisis in the city. One of the earliest efforts of urban renewal in Tanjong Pagar by the Housing & Development Board were the two 10storey public housing blocks. These were the first public housing blocks in the Tanjong Pagar area, and were part of the second pilot project under the urban renewal scheme.

"Two bungalows and a row of one-storey houses along Cantonment Road were demolished to make room for 334 flats and shops and a crèche for 150 children. The foundation stone for the scheme was laid by the (then) Prime Minister on 15th March, 1963 and the estate was virtually completed at the end of the year." (HDB Annual Report 1963)

Nestled next to the site is the Tanjong Pagar Community Club, the operation base where local notables of the constituency usually meet, and where major events and various activities are held.

Redevelopment of the Duxton Plain Site

As part of the urban renewal strategy to inject more public housing into the city and attract new households to rejuvenate the Tanjong Pagar area, a 2.5 hectare site at Duxton Plain, including Blocks 1 and 2 Cantonment Road, will be redeveloped by the Housing & Development Board (HDB).

Today, HDB generally builds at a density of 2.8 plot ratio and no more than 30 storeys. More recently, some developments have already been built up to 4.0 plot ratio and 40 storeys at selected locations, such as Toa Payoh.

To meet the Concept Plan 2001 objectives, the density and height for the Duxton Plain site will be increased further to between 7.4 and 8.4 plot ratio and up to 50 storeys. The new development will therefore be a landmark - the tallest public housing in Singapore.

This public housing scheme, which will provide up to 1,800 new homes, will be built by the HDB and is currently scheduled for completion in October 2007

Design Brief and Technical Requirements

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Historical Significance

In view of its historical significance as the site of the first public housing built by HDB in the Tanjong Pagar area, the Competition called for the proposals to be innovatively and meaningfully designed to capture the memory of the existing two housing blocks, and re-site and integrate the plaques commemorating the laying of the foundation stone, on 15th March 1963, and the opening ceremony, on 10th April 1964, which were officiated by the then Prime Minister, Lee Kuan Yew, now the Senior Minister.

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Tanjong Pagar Community Club

The Competition also required the design proposal to relate to the adjacent Community Club, which was built by the People's Association in 1960 as part of the first batch of community centres, so that it formed part of the housing community and incorporate a 25m wide view corridor to increase the visibility of the building from Cantonment Road.

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Duxton Plain Park and Landscaping Strategy

Competitors were also required to put forward landscaping strategies that seamlessly extended the adjacent Duxton Plain Park horizontally and vertically into the development and incorporated roof top and high-level sky gardens. The mature trees around the perimeter of the site, together with the Jambu Ayer and Nutmeg trees planted by the then Prime Minister, Lee Kuan Yew, now Senior Minister, in November 1984 and 1989, respectively, were also required to be retained and integrated into the landscaped areas.

Urban Design Strategy and Cost

A strong urban design strategy was also required to create a landmark to the surroundings that contributed to the city skyline, yet related meaningfully to the adjacent context. Environmentally appropriate forms and buildings were to be proposed, capable of creating a strong sense of ownership and community. As a subsidised form of housing, proposals were also to be cost-effective, providing the best public housing available within the budget.

Technical Requirements

To give Competitors greater freedom and flexibility to introduce new & innovative solutions, the Design Brief and Technical Requirements were specifically drawn up to include only the minimum, mandatory requirements pertinent to the site context, cost considerations, or public housing in the local context.

Many of the standard HDB design requirements, including site coverage, building setback, inter-building spacing, floor to floor heights, minimum room sizes and dimensions, and flat typologies, were all omitted. There was also no control on number of units to be provided and a range of dwelling units and layouts were allowed within two broad size types given.

Key Planning Parameters

Site Area: 2.51 hectares
Gross Plot Ratio (GPR): 7.4 (minimum) to 8.4 (maximum)
Gross Floor Area (GFA): 186,207 to 211,370 sqm
Allowable Building Height: Approx. 150.4m (261.00m RL)
Building Setback: 7.5m from Duxton Plain Park; 3.0m from common boundary with adjacent developments
Size and Proportion of Dwelling Units (DUs):
2/3rds Type S1 = 80 to 100 sqm (net internal floor area);
1/3rd Type S2 =101 to 110 sqm (net internal floor area)
Accommodation: Living / dining room, 3 bedrooms, kitchen, 2 bathrooms, household shelter, service balcony
Social / Communal / Commercial Facilities:
Inter-Precinct Open Space: 1,500 sqm;
Childcare Centre: 350 to 400 sqm;
Resident Committee Centre: 160 sqm;
Cafeteria / Foodshop: 200 to 250 sqm;
Convenience Shop: 100 to 150 sqm;
Covered Space for Future Social / Communal Activities: 300 to 400 sqm
Car Parking:
Type S1 =1 lot / 1.8 DUs;
Type S2 =1 lot 11.3 DUs;
Additional lots for supporting uses
Construction Cost:
$1,350/sqm (maximum) of internal floor space of the DUs

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International Architectural Design Competition

Objective
Given this important development, the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA), in consultation with the Singapore Institute of Architects (SIA), organised an International Architectural Design Competition for the site on behalf of the Ministry of National Development (MND), Singapore.

The Competition called for fresh, innovative and new ideas on how high-density and very high-rise public housing can be an attractive living environment that will capture the imagination and hearts of the future residents who will call it home.

Format of Competition

The Competition was international and open to all architectural firms qualified or licensed to provide architectural services in their place of practice.

Registration for the Competition opened on 8th August 2001. During the Registration Period up to 21st September 2001, 480 architectural firms registered their interest to participate in the Competition. Of these, 61% were overseas firms and 39% local.

The Competition comprised two stages:

• Stage One required the submission of fresh, innovative and new design ideas for high-density and very high-rise housing which is environmentally conscious and can create a strong sense of ownership and community; and

• StageTwo required the short-listed participating firms /teams to advance their design ideas into an implementable design proposal.

Anonymity

To ensure fairness and impartiality, the anonymity of all Competitors was maintained throughout the entire Competition. The receipt, opening, and checking of all submissions was witnessed by external representatives from the Singapore Institute of Architects (SIA) and the Building & Construction Authority (BCA) as well as Legal officers from URA. At Stage One, seven entries were disqualified as they included information on the identity of the Competitor.

Random identification numbers were assigned to each submission. At both Stage One and Stage Two the Submission Envelopes containing the identity of the Competitors were sealed in a secure location and only opened after the Jury had made its decision. The Submission Forms were then checked to ensure that all requirements had been met and the Competitors were eligible to compete and submit entries. Throughout the duration of the Competition, the identity of the Competitors was only made known to the Promoter who was solely responsible for liaising with the participating firms.

Questions & Clarification

During the seven-week Registration Period, 210 Questions and Requests for Clarification were received. The answers were posted on the Competition Website.

Briefing & Site Visits
During Stage One, a Briefing was held for Competitors on the Site, Design Brief and Technical Requirements and Submission Details. It was attended by representatives from 79 firms. Site visits were also conducted to two recently completed HDB public housing projects to provide Competitors with information on the current adopted standards and highlight the lifestyle needs of public housing residents as well as the associated maintenance and liveability aspects of public housing in Singapore. Information on the Briefing and Site Visits was posted on the Competition Website

Technical Compliance
A Technical Committee drawn from URA, comprising architects, planners, engineers and quantity surveyors, was established to assess compliance of all submissions with the Terms and Conditions and the Design Brief and Technical Requirements and the information given to the Jury for reference to assist in the evaluation of the submissions.

Composition of the Jury
The Jury for the Competition comprised:

Chairperson
Mrs Koh-Lim Wen Gin
Chief Planner, Urban Redevelopment Authority, Singapore

Members
Professor Fumihiko Maki
Principal, Maki & Associates, Japan

Dr Moshe Safdie
Principal, Moshe Safdie & Associates, USA

Dr Teo Ho Pin
Member of Parliament for Sembawang GRC, Singapore

Mr Edward H Y Wong
President, Singapore Institute of Architects, Singapore

Mr Raymond Woo
Principal, Raymond Woo & Associates Architects, Singapore

Stage One

Stage One of the Competition closed at 12 noon, 7th November 2001. A total of 202 submissions were received for Stage One. Of these, 46% were from local firms and 54% from international firms. A total of 277 firms from 32 different countries took part in the Competition with 74% of the entries from the Asia-Pacific Region, 15% from Europe and the Middle-East and 11% from the Americas.

To provide an opportunity to generate more ideas, each participating firm was allowed a maximum of three submissions. At Stage One, 13% of the Competitors submitted two or more entries. In addition, 22% of the submissions were team entries by two or more architectural firms.

Judging of the Stage One submissions took place from 26th to 29th November 2001. On the final day, the Jury reached a consensus on the five schemes short-listed to proceed to Stage Two of the Competition.

Stage Two

Stage Two of the Competition closed at 12 noon, 20th March 2002. At Stage Two, all short-listed overseas firms and those local firms which were not ISO 9000 certified, were required to collaborate with a local ISO 9000 certified firm.
Judging of the Stage Two submissions took place from 11th to 12th April 2002. On the final day, the Jury reached a consensus on the winning scheme and the award of the two merit prizes.

Winner and Merit Prizes

~ to be disclosed later ~

Awards

The following awards were made by the Promoter on the advice of the Jury:

Winner - SGD$300,000*;
Two merit prizes - SGD$100,000 each; and
Five Honoraria - SGD$50,000 each (for the short-listed schemes).

*The first prize money forms part of the professional fee to be paid to the appointed architectural firm /team, which will be 2.596 of the total construction cost of the development, exclusive of Goods & Services Tax (GST).

Appointment of Winning Architectural Firm

The winner of the Competition will be appointed as the Project Architect for the development and work in collaboration with HDB, who will be appointed0 as the Civil & Structural Engineers, Mechanical & Electrical Engineers, Quantity Surveyors and Project Manager.

Public Housing in Singapore

Introduction

The story of Public Housing in Singapore parallels its development as a young nation, and is a reflection of the lives of the people who live in these homes.

Within the context of growth and change, Singapore's first "Housing Authority", the Housing & Development Board (HDB), has evolved from an authority that merely provided a roof over the heads of slum dwellers, to one that designs and builds affordable, attractive homes for about 85% of the population.

Before 1960: The Beginnings of Public Housing

Singapore's early years were marked by an influx of thousands of immigrants. These immigrants typically lived in cramped conditions within the small city centre, or carved out squatter settlements in the outskirts of the city.

By the early 20th century, housing shortage had become acute. Singapore's first "Housing Authority', the Singapore Improvement Trust (SIT), was set up by the British in 1927 to improve the living conditions and infrastructure of the town and the island. This was not so much a housing authority as a municipal body. Despite its efforts in constructing additional homes in and around the city, the phenomenal increase in population during this period, and the ravages of the Second World War foiled its attempts to solve the housing shortage.

In 1958, its last year of operation, a quarter of the population lived on the city fringe in squalid shantytowns, while another 250,000 were crammed into dilapidated shophouses in the oldest parts of the city. These slums lacked proper sanitation facilities, public utilities and communal facilities, and were the breeding grounds for crime and a host of other social ills.

When the new Government swept into power as the first fully elected administration of a self-governing British Colony, it embarked on the task of alleviating the housing problem by providing modern and decent homes to those who needed them.

It was under these circumstances that the Housing & Development Board was formed on 1st February 1960, as a five-man Board equipped with the power to construct, re-develop, clear slums, resettle and manage housing estates. At its inception, the Board was faced with the immense task of providing at least 11,500 new homes a year.

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1960s: Housing a Growing Nation

Confronted with this urgent and massive task, HDB's first priority was to maximise the construction of housing units in the shortest time possible and at minimum cost.

The emphasis was on quantity and speed, and at the end of HDB's first five-year building programme, it had completed 53,777 homes, each costing an average of S$4000 (US$2300) per unit. This worked out to a completion rate of one unit every 45 minutes.

These were one or two room dwelling units with toilet and kitchen facilities, housed in Corbusian-like slab blocks. The designs were simple and functional, expedient solutions that met the immediate needs of the populace.

The original flats were built for rent. In 1964, the government introduced the "Home Ownership for the People" Scheme to allow residents to purchase flats. Financial assistance was offered in the form of low interest mortgage loans and extended repayment schemes. With this bold scheme in place, the face of public housing was transformed, as these flats no longer only housed the poor, but also others who desired homes of their own.

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Queenstown

1970s: The Development of the New Town

By the early 1970s, about one-third of the population had already been housed in HDB flats, and by the end of the 1970s, the problem of housing shortage had been solved.

This period was marked by rapid construction and crystallisation of the "Comprehensive Town Planning" approach. There was a gradual shift in emphasis to address the needs of a new range of flat seekers: the baby boomers and middle income groups. Greater provisions were made for open spaces, playgrounds, landscaping and car parks, and larger 4-room, 5-room, and Executive flats were built.

Tower blocks were also introduced to house the larger unit types. These were taller (up to 25 storeys), had better views and offered more privacy with fewer units per floor.

"New Towns" were planned with a comprehensive range of facilities such as a town centre, neighbourhood centres, a bus interchange, schools, sports complexes, landscaped parks and even factories. Each neighbourhood was self-sufficient in terms of open spaces, playgrounds, landscaping elements and surface car parks.

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Ang Mo Kio New Town
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Jurong West New Town

1980s: New Needs; A Total Living Environment

By the 1980s, a more affluent and educated population had evolved. Maintaining its palette of clear, simple, functional flat and block designs, HDB responded to new demands by placing greater emphasis on providing a quality living environment; an environment with a sense of identity and character.

The precinct concept was introduced to create visual identity within the neighbourhood, and promote social interaction and community bonding. The precincts, each comprising 400-600 dwelling units, were designed with landscaped open spaces, and pocket gardens for communal and recreational activities.

The landscape was developed as a series of connectors and nodes to enhance the environment and encourage social interaction by threading through and linking precincts within the neighbourhoods.

Emphasis was placed on creating a "Total Living Environment" to meet residents' needs for a quality living environment, recreation and accessibility to facilities.

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1990s: Character and Identity

The 1990s saw increased emphasis on creating a quality and picturesque environment, as well as a strong character and identity for the precinct, neighbourhood and town. The 1990s also saw a proliferation of various housing schemes and flat types to meet the needs of various resident profiles.

Landmark buildings, landscaping, open spaces, special architectural features and finishes helped to achieve a sense of identity and territorial exclusivity. Special attention was also given to the preservation of natural landscape features, such as hills and rivers, so that the distinct character of each town was maintained.

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The New Millenium

In this millennium, there will be a need to cater to residents who are better-educated, better-informed, more well-travelled and with higher earning power. With changing lifestyles and rising expectations, it is necessary to make Singapore the "Best Home for Singaporeans" Future HDB homes are envisaged to go beyond being functional, and be unique and innovative in their designs. As flats come with better features and neighbourhoods come with a greater variety of community and recreational facilities, HDB towns will become exciting places to live, work and play in.

The newest town, Punggol 21, sets the standards for future towns to come. This waterfront town promises to be vibrant and attractive, with its diverse housing mix of public, private and Executive Condominium housing, and with land set aside for open space, recreational and commercial use.

At the same time, residents living in older estates are not left out. This is done through a well planned Estate Renewal Strategy (ERS) programme which upgrades and rejuvenates the older estates. Under the ERS programme, more attractive living environments are created within these old estates by redistributing and better utilising the land and facilities.

Housing is also being designed to accommodate the growing ageing population, and to address the specific needs of the elderly. For example, the Studio Apartment Scheme enables residents who are 55 years and above to cash in on their existing housing assets by selling them and purchasing smaller flats, and enjoy the additional income from the sale of their old homes.

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Variety of Housing Choices

To meet the housing aspirations of Singaporeans, there is a wide range of housing options for those who cannot afford private property:

Premium Flats
HDB offers a range of quality apartments to meet the affordability and needs of flat buyers. There are two categories of flats available to the applicants, namely the standard and premium flats. Premium flats are introduced to provide higher-end flats that come with greater design variety, quality internal finishes/fittings and wider range of external precinct facilities.

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Executive Condominiums
With economic growth and higher incomes there are Singaporeans whose income disqualifies them from public housing, yet private properties are beyond their reach. For this group, the government has introduced the "Executive Condominium": These condominiums are built by private developers but priced in between the public housing and private property market.

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White Flats
Another type of flat is the White Flat. These are flats that are built without internal partitions to provide owners with the choice and flexibility to decide on the internal layout and finishes to suit their individual tastes and preferences. These flats also give residents the option to periodically remodel their homes as their households evolve.

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Studio Apartments
Purpose-built studio apartments were introduced for the elderly to enable them to maintain their independence and privacy, without sacrificing the close company of their children, friends and peers in the neighbourhood. These 35 and 45 square metre bed-sitter apartments are designed with high quality finishes and provided with elderly-friendly fittings and fixtures, as well as communal facilities to allow the elderly to "age in place" within the community.

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Rejuvenation of Public Housing Estates: Estate Renewal Strategy

The Estate Renewal Strategy aims to systematically redevelop the older towns/ estates. The strategy is to upgrade the town or estate so that they will be on par with the latest HDB developments. With an improved living environment, both the values of residents' homes and their quality of life are enhanced.

Main Upgrading Programme (MUP)
This programme was launched in 1989 for HDB blocks that were completed in and before 1980 in order to bring the standard of older estates closer to that of the newer ones. It covers improvements to the unit, the block and the precinct. It aims to upgrade the total living environment without uprooting residents from their familiar groups, thereby keeping communities intact.

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Interim Upgrading Programme (IUP)
To complement the MUP the IUP targets flats that were completed between 1981 and 1986. It covers improvements to the block and precinct on a smaller scale to enable residents of these flats to enjoy some form of improvement before they are offered the MUP In addition, the IUP Plus that was introduced in 2002 incorporates lift upgrading works with IUP works so that HDB residents can look forward to enjoying lift upgrading earlier.

Lift Upgrading Programme (LUP)
The Lift Upgrading Programme (LUP) was introduced in 2001 to enhance the accessibility of lifts to residents living in high-rise HDB blocks. It upgrades lifts and provides additional lifts and / or new landings at a heavily subsidized rate, so that residents, especially the elderly and disabled, can look forward to convenient, barrier-free accessibility to the lifts from their flats.

Project to Improve the Living Conditions of the Elderly
This project improves the conditions of 1-room rental blocks with a relatively high concentration of elderly households. To make the blocks and flats more elderlyfriendly, lifts are modified to stop on every floor. Other improvements, such as better and brighter lighting in the corridors, non-slip tiles, easier to handle lift-up lever taps and support handbars in the toilets, are also provided.

In addition, all flats are fitted with an alarm system that allows the elderly to call for help with a simple tug of a string. Besides the physical improvements, there are also voluntary welfare organisations to provide community-based care and support services, such as home help, meals and goods delivery and social and recreational programmes.

Selective En-Bloc Redevelopment Scheme (SERS)
SERS was launched in August 1995 to redevelop selected old blocks on prime land into more intensive and better quality housing. With better utilisation of land, the Government is able to share the benefits by offering affected residents the opportunity to upgrade from their present, smaller flats to new and bigger flats without having to leave their existing neighbourhood to which they have been accustomed. This preserves family and community ties and minimises disruptions to the affected families.

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Future Challenges

Residents now look beyond just a roof over their heads. With higher expectations of what their homes and living environments should offer, the road ahead is an exciting and challenging one for both designers and planners.

As the designers of public housing continue their search for solutions through experimentation, their greatest challenge is to meet the rising aspirations and higher expectations of a more cosmopolitan generation and translate these needs into viable designs and attractive living environments. Traditional definitions of space will be subject to new interpretations and result in more innovative and adaptive uses, both in and beyond the home.

Flats and towns must be designed to facilitate the formation of new communities and strengthen existing ones. At the same time, designers need to re-examine strategies to provide more space to facilitate communal interaction within and between communities. A liveable town is not merely measured by the significance and prominence of its buildings, but also the quality of the spaces that surround the buildings and arise out of the collage of structures. And because a town continually evolves, "soft" areas without pre-designated functions could be incorporated into the fabric of the town to allow a more organic growth and expansion of the community. Each town and neighbourhood should boast a network of community spaces intricately woven into its structure at all levels.

Another challenge will be creating sustainable highly urban living environments. With limited land resources and an increasing population, public housing developments will have to be built at higher densities and greater building heights. The social and environmental issues that arise out of developments of these densities and scales will need to be addressed.

Above all, residents will expect not only convenience and ease of access to facilities, but also a high standard of housing in an attractive living environment where greenery, infrastructure and amenities are well integrated to promote the building of cohesive communities.

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Great thread, too bad the images don't work!

image station sux, doesn't it??:bleep: :rant:

The images dont work? They seem to work for some but not others. Any of you can see all the images? If not I gotta find another solution before I continue posting to this thread...

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maybe only Image Station members can see them

Hmm that sounds like a very possible reason. I suppose you are not a member, and hence u cant see them? Would u do me a fantastic favour by signing in and checking if you can see all those pictures afterwards? :D :D

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still cannot lah....

but if u cut and paste the link, it will work. there is too many pics to do that one by one

Damn....ok I gotta move those pictures to somewhere else. :) Thanks for informing me. :D

You sure put in a lot of effort! Congrats for the info:guns1:

The above images have been restored. Thanks to those who alerted me to the problem. :D

I will start uploading the 200 over entries from now. Look out for them. :) To cater to those with lower internet speeds, I will have to post one picture per post, so that they spread over more pages, so we should have about 20 images per page. Hope this is not too much for them. :D

Check them out. :)

nice work, huaiwei!

Anyone have other designs?

Wah....i realised all my picture links need updating...haha

Yeah I do have all 202 designs in my pc actually. Gimme a moment till I find that perfect picture host. ;)

WOW! Where did you get such information?

Originally posted by Cliff

WOW! Where did you get such information? I scanned them all from the book about this competition! It took me hours!

YOU HAVE A BOOK?!
I feel so sad, I did'nt get it wherever its supposed to be avialbe from. Is it still on sale? Like the other books at the URA gallery.

Erm... I shall say something to the point:
I like the design of Duxton Flats.:D

Originally posted by Cliff

YOU HAVE A BOOK?!
I feel so sad, I did'nt get it wherever its supposed to be avialbe from. Is it still on sale? Like the other books at the URA gallery.

Erm... I shall say something to the point:
I like the design of Duxton Flats.:D I could not afford to buy the book. All I simply did was borrow it from the LIBRARY!!! :D I think its still for sale at the URA too.

As for the design, I actually preferred another finalist design, which was partly designed by...the HDB! :D

Ok I think I am going to use one particular picture host for this. The plans should be coming up very soon. Stay tuned!

The picture links for the first two posts have been restored once again. This time, the rest of the proposals are REALLY coming up, as I just uploaded them all. Considering it is over 200 proposals, all in pictorial form, I suppose I have to upload them one picture per post, not just because of your surfing speed, but simply because the picture server I use usually cranks up when it have to handle too big a load simultaneously! Imagine 200 images at the same time? ;)

I will be uploading them over the long term batch by batch, maybe five or more per day of something. Feel free to interrupt anytime if you want to talk about those proposals, because that is precisely why I bother to upload tham at all.

I wished all of these proposals (while..almost all) actually do get built all over the island! :D

I suppose the the finalist designed partly by HDB shlould also be one of the most practical right?:D

I only saw one by a Brazilian comanay I think...

Haha...we shall see. All 202 entries will now be presented here. As I said...I have to make it one picture per post to spread out the pictures over more pages. Some pictures may fail to load, and if that happens, refresh your page and they should appear.

STAGE ONE ENTRIES
New Ideas for High-Density, High-Rise Housing

Apart from the ideas proposed by the winning and merit prize schemes, many fresh, new, and innovative ideas were evident in the other submissions as well.

High-Rise Greenery
Numerous schemes proposed communal spaces of different scales and character, and at different levels. These communal spaces were often seen as an extension of the ground level park spaces, bringing the green vertically up the building to all the residents or spiralling around the block as a continuous experience of social and activity spaces. Many schemes proposed continuous sky parks that connected all the blocks together. These ideas for high-rise greening can serve to encourage others to explore how buildings can further contribute to enhance Singapore's garden city image.

Mega-Structures and Sub-Communities
A number of the schemes proposed mega-blocks of varying forms. Some were stacks of stepped housing facing communal 'streets' and 'plazas' in the sky, while others are organised to form sub-communities or urban villages in the sky. Housing units in, the form of "pods" or "plug-in units" on a structural frame gave a glimpse of how public housing might look in the future. Other schemes even reinterpreted high-density and high-rise living as landed housing in the sky, providing generous private terraces and balconies for the dwelling units and even continuous ramps to drive your car all the way up to park next to the dwelling unit.

More Choices
A few schemes demonstrated how intimate private terraces could be incorporated into the apartment layout, providing different experiences for residents. Other schemes proposed wide ranges of options and choices for residents to the extent where they could even buy their own facade or choose their own plug-in modules such as planter boxes, balconies, screens, etc.

Climatic and Ecological Response
Many schemes explored how the buildings could respond to the unique local climatic conditions through ecological design. The schemes capitalised on the existing site conditions and design of the building forms by introducing wind deflectors and various devices within the units to increase natural ventilation and improve thermal comfort. Other interesting concepts included the collection of rainwater for watering the plants and dual reticulation as well as recycling energy from air-condition condenser units to heat water and dry clothes.

These new ideas reaffirm the belief that there is always room for imaginative and new solutions and that such competitions provide an effective way to generate new ideas and innovations to show the way forward, as well as offer opportunities to young architects. While some ideas challenged accepted norms, were ahead of their time, or required further study, they, more importantly, act as catalysts to provoke further ideas and discussion for the design of high-rise, high-density housing and the emergence of new forms of public housing in Singapore.

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Wow! Amazing designs! I just love the idea of Kampong in the sky idea.

The one by ADDP looks like the present one.

I designed one myself, and it looks like the one by 3HAT, very interesting!

Thanks Huaiwei for putting these fine pictures! I was surpirsed, never expected you to actually post them.:D

Originally posted by Cliff

Wow! Amazing designs! I just love the idea of Kampong in the sky idea.

The one by ADDP looks like the present one.

I designed one myself, and it looks like the one by 3HAT, very interesting!

Thanks Huaiwei for putting these fine pictures! I was surpirsed, never expected you to actually post them.:D Show us your designs then. :D

Well.....I am actually still struggling with the problem of finding good picture hosts. My previous one gave up on me once again. Totally disheartening.

Anyway, I actually found entry #1 quite enticing. I like the hanging gardens effect. :cool:

Looking at the designs, they do seem very promising! Theres a lot of features to bring nature to highrise living! Impressive!

Originally posted by RafflesCity

Looking at the designs, they do seem very promising! Theres a lot of features to bring nature to highrise living! Impressive! Hopefully they transplant some of the ideas to other sites which are building tall housing. ;)

Ok, I'll post the next 5
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Entry 10 looks crazy!

When will the winners be picked?

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Originally posted by RafflesCity

Entry 10 looks crazy!

When will the winners be picked? Yeah I do remember this particular design clearly....coz its so odd. :D

And btw, didnt you know this competition is long over and with a clear winner? ;)

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I see the chosen design!#18

How about we set up a 200 choice poll and see which one is the most liked?:D

Originally posted by Cliff

I see the chosen design!#18

How about we set up a 200 choice poll and see which one is the most liked?:D Unfortunately, that is technically impossible. :D

Anyway, it seems like my former host recovered from a flu. You can actualy edit your five posts and change them to point to my host instead, so that you do not have to keep them on your gallery. Just follow the naming convention in the subsequent pictures.

Ok, replaced them, thanks!:D

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Originally posted by Cliff

Ok, replaced them, thanks!:D Oh, btw, you can delete the first 5 entries from yr gallery too liao...

Oh who is the winner?
When was it announced and when will construction start?:D

(ps i realised i hit the wrong button and edited one of your posts..can u reedit it back? sorry:D)

Originally posted by RafflesCity

Oh who is the winner?
When was it announced and when will construction start?:D

(ps i realised i hit the wrong button and edited one of your posts..can u reedit it back? sorry:D) If you dont noe the winner...good...pick your own finalists...wahaha!!!

Construction should start next year, and due to be finished in 2007?

Yay! Lots of construction next year!

btw I think its the one with the skybridge...these are interesting..I must find time to actually read the articles instead of look at pics only:D

Oh..and what did you do to my merticulously created entry? :cry: :cry:

Haha...it has been restored. :D

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darn... why do singaporeans never choose will alsop???? that tower would do wonders to singapores stodgy image!! the chosen one isnt bad though.. i like the reference to fugues..

Originally posted by heirloom

darn... why do singaporeans never choose will alsop???? that tower would do wonders to singapores stodgy image!! the chosen one isnt bad though.. i like the reference to fugues.. alsop? Er...why dont u just indicate the entry number...its kinda hard to find it otherwise.

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will alsop's one is entry 10.. th very colourful one.. i think he submitted an entry for the new lasalle-sia campus too.

Eh? How come entries 039 and 042 the same?

6 Dec 2003

By Leong Pik Yin

THE building of Singapore's tallest Housing Board blocks, in Duxton Plain in Tanjong Pagar, is likely to be delayed.

The flats are now expected to be ready 'sometime after 2007', instead of by 2007, said the HDB yesterday in a press statement.

New tenders will also be called 'at an appropriate time' for contractors to build the 50-storey blocks, it added.

The changes are because the board has decided to adopt another method of selling the flats.

Some contractors believe the decision to adopt the Build-to-Order (BTO), rather than ballot, system is because the HDB had underestimated the building costs.

An HDB spokesman earlier explained that the change was prompted by 'market situation'.

'It would be appropriate to sell the flats under BTO in view of the scale of the project and to ensure they are taken up when built.'

Previously, it had always sold new flats in mature estates by ballot. With BTO, the board will build the flats only when at least 70 per cent of the flats are booked.

The spokesman noted that BTO had proven successful in ensuring 'the supply of flats matches the demand'.

The flats in the seven blocks are to be sold under the BTO system in phases, with the first group scheduled for the second quarter of next year.

Contractors interviewed last night were not surprised by the HDB's move.

An HDB contractor, who declined to be named, said market talk is that the HDB's allocated budget was too low.

He said: 'The problem is that this is a new project. No one has built 50-storey HDB blocks with fancy link bridges. No one knows the right price because there's no basis for comparison.'

Six contractors had tendered for the job, with $321 million being the lowest bid. The contractors who submitted the two lowest bids could not be reached for comment.

Plan for 50-storey blocks may be scrapped to avoid having glut of unsold units, says minister
7 Dec 2003

By Tracy Quek

AFTER an international competition to find the best design, and after the existing residents were relocated, those 50-storey Housing Board blocks in Tanjong Pagar might not materialise.

National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan said the HDB should not embark on the massive project to build Singapore's tallest HDB flats, only to have empty, unsold units after they are completed.

At a community event yesterday, he said: 'If, for some reason, demand is poor, we will not proceed. That will help us avoid some of the problems we used to have when demand fell sharply and we ended up with a lot of unsold flats.'

He was responding to reporters' questions about a statement HDB issued on Friday, which said the flats would be ready 'some time after 2007', instead of the original 2007 completion date.

The high-profile project made the headlines in May last year, when boutique architecture firm ARC Studio Architecture and Urbanism beat about 200 local and foreign entries to produce the winning design for the project.

Seven 50-storey blocks are planned, taking the place of two rental blocks that were vacated after residents were relocated.

Now, HDB will only build the flats if 70 per cent of the 1,800 units have been pre-booked. This Build-to-Order system is usually used to sell flats in new estates.

It is being used for the first time to sell HDB flats in a developed estate. Usually, such flats are sold by ballot, and are very popular because buyers place a premium on the amenities available in developed estates.

But HDB is taking no chances with this project. Said Mr Mah: 'The situation has changed. We're in a different situation and we can't operate policies on auto-pilot; we have to adapt.'

He added that demand for housing has slowed down in recent years, mainly due to the weak economy. In 2001, HDB found itself with about 17,000 unsold flats, some of which it is still trying to sell.

Despite the cautious approach, he said the flats might be popular with young Singaporean families.

'It's a unique project, in a good location. It's also good value for money as all HDB flats are, because they're subsidised by the Government.'

Soon-to-be-wed accountant, Mr Jeremy Lee, 29, said he would be first in line for the flats: 'City living at HDB prices, why not?'

But he and other buyers might baulk at the price.

Knight Frank property analyst Tay Kah Poh estimated the flats would cost between $350 and $400 per sq ft, 30 to 40 per cent higher than new flats in new outlying housing estates. Based on his estimate, a five-room flat could go for almost $500,000.

Home buyers will also have to pay more for maintenance, said Mr Mah, given that the project will cost more to build.

'Building to that height will cost more but we're seeing how we can keep it down. We're taking a second look at some design features from the original plan. Some may not be practical for this particular HDB project.'

The original plan calls for the seven blocks to be linked at their 26th storeys and at roof level by sky gardens that also have jogging tracks and other sports and recreational facilities.

Mr Khoo Peng Beng, 35, who owns ARC Studio with his wife Belinda Huang, 36, confirmed that the HDB was looking closely at each individual feature to see if it was suitable in the long run.

'While we're aware of the need to contain costs since this is a public housing project, it will be a shame if all the special features were thrown out. After all, they... make the project unique,' he said.

Well, a good project doesn't have to be built to have its value appreciated. It could be a precedent to future projects and still be valueable. Just take a look at the Archigram stuff.

Whats archigram stuff?

Maybe they'll put this on hold, and can tweak the features in the meantime.

Have a read here.....

http://www.postmedia.net/02/archigram.htm

Originally posted by Kit

Have a read here.....

http://www.postmedia.net/02/archigram.htm

Inspiring:cheers:

Originally posted by Kit

Eh? How come entries 039 and 042 the same? Ops!! I seem to have made a scanning error! :bash:

Anyway I am surprised you actually noticed the similarity....good to know that people ARE looking at the designs! :D

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Originally posted by huaiwei

Ops!! I seem to have made a scanning error! :bash:

Anyway I am surprised you actually noticed the similarity....good to know that people ARE looking at the designs! :D

Other than the design, what else is there?:D
Btw, do you know where I can get hold of a copy of this book? Still available? Price? Thanks.

Originally posted by Kit

Other than the design, what else is there?:D
Btw, do you know where I can get hold of a copy of this book? Still available? Price? Thanks. Haha....I tot people arent even looking at them or something. ;)

The book details are in the first post of this thread actually. They can still be bought from thr URA gallery or from the online store.

http://shop.yellowpages.com.sg/syp/mlink.asp?f=g&merchant_id=233439&category_id=118&

It costs S$68 by the way. Way too expensive for me now! :bash: :D

Ha, why buy when everything is here?:D

Thanks Huaiwei!

Originally posted by Cliff

Ha, why buy when everything is here?:D

Thanks Huaiwei! Hahaha.....notti notti!! :bash: :D

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HDB statement (Source: http://www.hdb.gov.sg/isoa029p.nsf/searchview/340C7454CF31E95E48256DF300161C72)

5 Dec 2003
Update on the Duxton Plain Housing Development

This is an update on the building designs for the Duxton Plain housing development. HDB will be launching the 1,848 premium apartments for sale in phases, from the second quarter of 2004 onwards.

DESIGN

2. The Duxton Plain site is historically significant as it is where the first two HDB blocks in the area, Blocks 1 & 2 Cantonment Road, are located. As earlier announced, the site will be redeveloped to make way for new public housing blocks, to reinvigorate the Cantonment Road area and bring younger families into the Central Area. When built, the new flats will be the tallest public housing development in Singapore.

3. HDB has been working closely with ARC Studio Architecture + Urbanism, the winner of the Duxton Plain Public Housing International Architectural Design Competition, to refine their conceptual design into detailed building designs. Based on the refined design, Duxton Plain will house seven 50-storey HDB blocks. These blocks will be linked by sky-bridges that double up as sky gardens. There will be two basic designs for the apartments, with variations in features such as bay windows, planter boxes and bay areas. The development will also boast an integrated basement car park and a host of commercial and social communal facilities. The location of the site and design details are at Annex 1.

SALES PLAN

4. In view of the scale of the project, HDB has decided to sell the new flats at Duxton Plain through the Build-to-Order (BTO) System. Under the BTO, HDB will proceed to build the flats only when the majority of the flats in the contract have been booked. This system has been successfully used by HDB for the offer of new flats in non-mature estates in the last two years and helps to ensure that the supply of new flats matches the demand.

5. The flats will be offered in phases, with the first phase scheduled for the second quarter of 2004. HDB will adjust the timing and phasing for the subsequent launches based on the response from buyers to this first phase. The pricing of the apartments and other details will be finalised closer to the launch.

6. With the decision to offer the flats at Duxton Plain under BTO, HDB will allow the current tender for the development, which was called in May 2003, to lapse. HDB will call for tender again at an appropriate time. The completion date of the flats will depend on when the tender is called, but will likely be sometime after 2007.

PUBLIC ENQUIRIES

7. For enquiries, the public can:

- email HDBSales@hdb.gov.sg;
- call the toll-free Sales/Resale Customer Service Line at 1800-8663066;
- visit the Sales Office at HDB Hub in Toa Payoh during office hours

http://www.hdb.gov.sg/isoa029p.nsf/c4a0be6ab2e0af024825666b00288901/340c7454cf31e95e48256df300161c72/WebPageBody/278.4836?OpenElement&FieldElemFormat=gif

REFINEMENTS IN KEY DEVELOPMENT PARAMETERS FOR DUXTON PLAIN HOUSING DEVELOPMNENT

Refined Design details (Original Design Proposal in brackets)

Number of storey: 50 (48)

Number of dwelling unit: 1,848 (1,890)
Type S1: 1,232 (1,260)
Type S2: 616 (630)

Flat size
Type S1: 90.0 to 94.0 m2 (92.9 to 98.0 m2)
Type S2: 101.7 to 105.1 m2 (100.1 to 104.1 m2)

Facilities
- 1 single-storey food court (A few kiosks/cafes)
- 4 Shops and 1 convenience store (1 convenience store)
- 1 childcare and education centre (1 childcare centre)
- 1 Resident Committee Centre (1 Resident Committee Centre)

so tinyyyyyyy??? why not build higher+bigger... dont they h ave smaller?

Originally posted by heirloom

so tinyyyyyyy??? why not build higher+bigger... dont they h ave smaller? Er...wat are you refering to??

1. the apartments are not very big.
2. can't the building be taller and have bigger apartments
3. do they have smaller studio / one room apartments?

They are public flats...what more do you want? Anyway you are begining to sound as thou nothing can please you...as thou there is something lacking in everything to be just nice for you! :bash: :D

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DEC 20, 2003

Low demand? Let singles buy HDB skyscraper flats

I REFER to the article, 'If demand is bad, HDB won't build' (The Sunday Times, Dec 7).

I am shocked that HDB may scrap the plan to build the 50-storey blocks in Tanjong Pagar after conducting an international competition to find the best design for the skyscrapers. I am sure many Singaporeans share the disappointment of ARC Studio's Mr Khoo Peng Beng, the award winner for the best design, if the project is dropped or shelved.

It is not only a unique project in a good location, as National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan has said, but also a national landmark and a potential tourist attraction.

I agree with Mr Khoo that it would be a shame if all the special features in the design were thrown out. After all, these are the features which make the project outstanding. HDB must be prepared to pay for the cost of the features if it wants the design to be different from that of its current flats.

If HDB can afford to spend millions of dollars on upgrading flats islandwide - some wasteful because the features added are purely decorative and not practical - I cannot see why it could not cough up the extra money for the special features of the skyscrapers, which will be the pride of its successful housing projects.

It does not make sense for the housing authority to hold an international design competition and then cite cost and low demand for not implementing the design concepts. If indeed there is low demand for HDB flats, why has the housing authority increased the number of flats to be built next year from 800 units to 7,000?

HDB can easily overcome the problem of low demand by allowing singles to buy new flats. I am sure the demand for the 50-storey flats would be overwhelming if the flats are made available to singles.

It is time HDB stops using the same old and tired argument of land scarcity to justify its restriction on singles buying new flats as it is now possible to build flats of up to 50 storeys or more. Neither should HDB continue to harp on its pro-family policy as an excuse to keep singles out as there are 10,000 unsold new flats.

In the past, it was the norm for applicants to wait for up to five years before they could own an HDB flat. Now, buyers can get a new flat almost immediately! So, I do not see the logic of HDB preventing singles from buying new flats.

Since the mere offer of a new flat is no longer an incentive for applicants to get married and procreate, HDB may want to consider the use of financial rebates for new flat purchases to promote its 'pro-family' policy and to boost demand. HDB could consider giving a $10,000 rebate for every child born - capped at, say, $40,000.

Yes, I support government policies giving financial incentives for procreation. But please do not take away the rights of singles to buy new flats from HDB. Singles should be given equal opportunities to own a new flat as they contribute just as much, if not more, to the economy as their married counterparts.

It is time for the Government to recognise their efforts and give them a chance to get a bite of the subsidised-housing pie.

CHEW CHEE MENG

HDB can easily overcome the problem of low demand by allowing singles to buy new flats. I am sure the demand for the 50-storey flats would be overwhelming if the flats are made available to singles.



so totally totally totally agree.

btw can people who have bought new flats twice buy anymore new flats? if not, are there exceptions made for these duxton plain ones? it's quite confusing.

I would love to live there, and so will many others.

O WOW, huaiwei! :eek: :cool: :okay: :applause::applause::applause::applause:

I remember when you first announced to me that you were about to open this thread way back in summer when we were talking on SCity's chat feature. :)

I must admit I haven't kept very good track of the thread, but what I see is quite amazing. Awesome project!!! :banana::banana::banana:

And OF COURSE they should open up the possibility for singles to buy those flats--no point in scrapping the project because of so-called low demand ... that's ridiculous! :rant:

Thank you, WH! I know this thread is long overdue, and you cant be blamed for not realising it has reached to this stage now. :D

While I understood why the HDB was so pro-family in their sale of flats program, and given that only a few days ago it has been reported that our brith rate is dropping to catastrophically low levels, it does seems like inticing people to setup a family is of higher national importance then to open yet another avenue for single yuppies to acquire posh units?

However, I so want to see these buildings appear before my eyes! Other then the singles issue (which I admittedly actually support, coz I dont know if I can ever find a mate too myself), lets just hope the economy will pick up in time before they do the unthinkable decision of not building it! ;)

The birth rate business and the question of how much support government should give to families is a subject I've seen being raised also in other SCity country forums.

It seems to be a complex subject, one that every country has to solve for itself and in its own way, given its particular circumstances. Yet I've never heard of a country that doesn't have some sort of housing need.

So I hope Singapore will go for it! :angel1:

Originally posted by Whose Homepage

It seems to be a complex subject, one that every country has to solve for itself and in its own way, given its particular circumstances. Yet I've never heard of a country that doesn't have some sort of housing need.

So I hope Singapore will go for it! :angel1: You might be surprised, but the idea of "homelessness" seems to be an alien concept here. We seem to have this strange problem of building too many homes everytime the economy goes down, including even public housing, and this has led the government to adobt a different method of selling their flats.

It used to be, that the government would build an X number of units per year, and applicants just apply for them and wait in a super-long queue for their flats to be completed. That has been the case for much of the previous 2 decades. But in recent years, the demand of flats has been slowing to a crawl, and this led to the cases of oversupply, naturally.

The govt then adopted a new method of selling flats, called the "Build-to-Order" scheme, whereby each precinct is put up for "sale", and it only gets built when the number of applicants hit a desired % of units available. It is because of this ruling, that the HDB appears to fear that the Duxton Plains project may fail to garner sufficient applications.

Then again, that is quite conservative of them, arent they? Who wont want to live right at the edge of downtown in a public flat, which would otherwise have cost a monstrous sum if one were to get a private unit?

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does anyone have the floor plan for the chosen design?

I think its in the entry, just keep a lookout. I forgot what number isit. Maybe scan throught this hundred first?:D

Thank you for your reply to my post on the previous page, Huaiwei! :) I actually noticed you posted it right after I had written my previous post, but I was sort of tired & overwhelmed & therefore didn't answer right away.

So there is no homelessness in Singapore? A marvel! And the government is the biggest housing builder? Remarkable. Here in California very little housing is supplied by the government. On the other hand, they now have a law forcing private builders (who supply by far the majority of new housing) to set aside a certain percentage of their units (15% or so I think) as "affordable" housing, at least in the case of apartment buildings. Also a way for the government to supply housing for the needy, huh? :D

It sounds as though the HDB project is very favorably situated within the city, and so I do hope it will get built. :) Making the units available to single people should certainly help!

does anyone have the floor plan for the chosen design?

Sounds like you're getting serious about that place, heirloom! :happy: And why not?

Land is scarce in Singapore. Every inch we got is being planned. The government can't afford to let everybody build whatever, whereever they fancy.

Thank you for bringing that back to my mind, Kit! :) So I guess the building authorities in Singapore must have quite particular powers under which they operate.

Hm....considering that nearly 90% of Singaporeans live in flats built by the government, we can imagine just how many flats they have built single-handedly! :D

The government actually became a very powerful landlord with the passing of various acts, esp. the Land Acuisition Act. They are empowered to acquire any private piece of land for the purpose of building anything deemed crucial for the country. This would mean that you may be a super millionaire and own huge aches of land here, but if the government wants to built an expressway right across the land, all they need to do is pay you compensation (which can be as surprusingly low), and you cant bring them to court to stop them.

This is actually how the various 22 sprawling public housing towns appeared in the first place. Singapore in the pre-public housing era was largely composed of a dense and overcrowded city centre (where the shophouses are), pockets of villages in the suburbs, and the rest of the land is mainly owned by landlords for the purpose of agriculture. So when the government needed to build entire towns from nothingness, they just utilised the act!

Singapore in the 1960s hardly have any professional films in the building and real estate sector. And given the pressing need to quickly house as many people in as short a time as possible, the government took it upon itself to centralise every single aspect of town development within one agency, the HDB. The HDB became the town planner, architect, contractor, project manager, and so on all rolled into one. It was only in the late 1980s that private companies are finally coming into the picture.

Today, all building contracts are handed out to private companies who bid fo the job. While the majority of flats are still designed by HDB, there are specific precincts which are designed by private architects, and the resulting flats marketed as premium flats. While this move has been supportive of the local building industry, it actually became a cause for criticism in recent years when the economic slump caused contractors to collapse, resulting in stalled construction. Upset flat owners asked if handing the job out was the right thing to do when government could have done it itself as it has done so for years, with everything completed right on time.

Such was the reputation of the government.

So how do those private housing appear at all in such an environment? Well, the government obviously didnt acquire every single piece of land out there. The remaining pieces of land in private hands can be developed so long that they conform to the Master Plan guidelines. The government recognises that Singaporeans are getting affluent, and want to upgrade to private housing (sometimes it dosent seem to be an upgrade. You end up with a smaller apartment!), and hence they conduct regular land sales for open market bidding in state land to build private housing. This system also allows for them to parcel off land within HDB towns to private housing, as part of a strategy to mix people from different backgrounds within the same area.

Hm..thats the long and short of it...I think I over answered as usual. :D

Originally posted by Whose Homepage
Sounds like you're getting serious about that place, heirloom! :happy: And why not?

well it is a steal.. and it's going to be 50 stories high.. and what facilities are there? is there an mrt station nearby?

Tanjong Pagar MRT Station?

like... how many meters....

Actually its quite far...

I tell you, go for International Plaza.:D

it's only $650 000, quite cheap for a condo.

Or if you want a real city condo, you could get a unit in Emerald Garden. Although the price is more than double that of Itl' Plaza, it is 999yrs and much closer to the CBD.

It's the building with the blue-purple roof in the centre of the pic.
http://pachome1.pacific.net.sg/~mippy/DSCN0702.jpg

Or you can see it at the bottom left rising from the shophouses:

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/500/85view.jpg

eew its ugly and not 50 stories. poor ppl can't afford to live in condos anyway :(

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After seeing all the entries I like #107.

Which one is the winner?

But theres 70 more to go! :D

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Originally posted by savethewtc

After seeing all the entries I like #107.

Which one is the winner?

And the winner was announced already;)
I made the same mistake as you:cheers:

Originally posted by RafflesCity

And the winner was announced already;)
I made the same mistake as you:cheers: Its good that you guys arent aware. At least u can make more unbiased judgements. :D

But....why entry 107? :?

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Does the winning design have a swimming pool at a high level?

Originally posted by redstone

Does the winning design have a swimming pool at a high level? Er...I dont think so? Its a HDB project for goodness sake! :D

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