The Scotts Tower (153m, 31 floors) [Archive]

RafflesCity

March 22nd, 2007, 03:02 AM

Maverick713

March 22nd, 2007, 03:06 AM

Got this from from the Dutch forum (hence it is in Dutch, but have asked them to translate)

More info from the link

Doordat alleen de kern van de toren contact heeft met de grond, neemt de hoogbouw weinig ruimte in beslag. Ook heeft iedere bewoner zo goed zicht op het centrum en de aangrenzende groene zone. Het vrijstaande gebouw aan de voet van de toren is bedoeld voor activiteiten die verband houden met de tropische omgeving.

De toren met een totale vloeroppervlak van 20.000 vierkante meter komt nabij de bekende winkelstraat Orchard Road te staan. Het is voor het eerst dat er een project van OMA in het Aziatische land wordt gerealiseerd. Over de opleveringsdatum werd niets vermeld.

Translation from the Babelfish translater software (with some crap translation):

"Because only the core of the toren has contact with the ground, the hoogbouw confiscates little space. Also every occupant has this way well visibility on the centre and the adjacent green area. The being free bldg. to the foot of the toren has been intended for activities which are related to the tropical surroundings. The toren with a total floor suggesting area of 20,000 square meters comes stand close the well-known shop street Orchard Road. It is for the first time that a project of GRANNY in the Asian country is realised. Concerning the opleveringsdatum nothing was mentioned."

Maverick713

March 22nd, 2007, 03:08 AM

Projectontwikkelaar Far East Organization heeft bekendgemaakt dat in Singapore een woontoren naar ontwerp van (OMA) komt te staan. Het 153 meter hoge bouwwerk bestaat eigenlijk uit vier torens, die op verschillende hoogten aan een verticale kern ‘hangen’. Er is ruimte voor 68 appartementen met elk een panoramisch uitzicht

http://www.architectenweb.nl/aweb/redactie/redactie_detail.asp?iNID=9088&iNTypeID=55

http://www.architectenweb.nl/bin/news/78724.jpg
Translated by Babelfish:

"project developer has announced Far East Organization that in singapore woontoren come stand to design of (GRANNY). 153 Meters high construction work exist in fact from four torens, which on several altitudes to a vertical core ` hang. There is space for 68 apartments with each panoramisch a view"

Singapor3

March 22nd, 2007, 04:20 AM

In singapore or in germany?

redstone

March 22nd, 2007, 06:06 AM

WOAH!!!

six453

March 22nd, 2007, 08:35 AM

who is the local architect for this project by OMA in singapore by far east?

heirloom

March 22nd, 2007, 08:48 AM

omgggg that is ad;slfkjalsd;kfj

PRESS RELEASE for immediate release
OMA designs Residential Tower in Singapore

(Beijing/Rotterdam, March 21, 2007): Far East Organization, Singapore’s largest private development company, has commissioned the Office for Metropolitan Architecture for OMA’s first architectural project in Singapore – a 36-story residential high-rise.

The 153 meter tall tower will be located at the intersection of Scotts Road and Cairnhill Road, in close proximity to Orchard Road, Singapore’s famous shopping and lifestyle street.

With 20,000 m2 of built floor area, the building will provide 68 high-end apartment units with panoramic views.

The design strategically maneuvers within the highly regulated building environment to maximize the full potential of the site: Four individual apartment towers are vertically offset from one another and suspended from a central core.

The skyline of floating towers directly relates to the surrounding building volumes and explores the most attractive views towards the city center and an extensive green zone to the north.

The lifted apartment towers reduce the building’s footprint to a minimum; the liberated ground level provides communal leisure activities embedded in the tropical landscape.

“We are thrilled with the opportunity to create an outstanding project in partnership with OMA. The design reflects the new vibrancy and vitality of Orchard Road and Singapore. OMA with its extensive international experience will certainly bring a new perspective to luxury urban living and add to the cosmopolitan flavor of our development,” says Far East Organization Chief Operating Officer, Property Sales, Chia Boon Kuah.

“The collaboration with the Far East Organization is an exciting opportunity to further engage Asia,” says Ole Scheeren, Partner of OMA. “The design vertically redistributes the floor area in four alternating towers to create a skyscraper in which architectural and urbanistic concerns merge with mechanisms that create added value. The architecture, in this sense, goes beyond form and generates symbiotic qualities”.

Ole Scheeren is leading the project’s design, together with OMA Associate Eric Chang as the Project Architect. Ole Scheeren, Director of OMA Beijing, is responsible for the office’s work across Asia, including the 575,000 m2 CCTV tower and TVCC cultural center currently under construction in Beijing.

His previous work includes the Prada epicenter stores in New York and Los Angeles, for which Eric Chang also served as Project Architect.

Ramses

March 22nd, 2007, 08:50 AM

Babelfish is not so good, here a translation from a Dutch person:

Project developer Far East Organization has come up with the news that Singapore gets a tower which will be a design from the Dutch architect OMA (http://www.oma.nl/). The 153 meter high building actually consist out of 4 towers, which are ‘hanging’ on a central vertical core. The tower gets 68 appartments, they all get a panoramic view over the city.

Because only the tower's core makes contact with the ground, the building doesn’t occupy much space. Also every resident has a good view on the city center and the nearby green-zone. The free standing building is specially designed for a tropical environment.

The tower has a floor space of 20.000 square meter. It will be located near the famous shoppingstreet Orchard Road. This will be the first project of OMA (Dutch architect) in an Asiatic country. The date the tower will be completed is not known.

You're welcome :cheers:

Maverick713

March 22nd, 2007, 09:08 AM

It looks top heavy and scary. The only contact with the ground is the building's core. I wonder if it would sway if there is an earth tremor from earthquakes in Indonesia.

Singapor3

March 22nd, 2007, 09:11 AM

Thanks for the conversion, and holy shit! It looks damn good, a new concept =0

found

March 22nd, 2007, 09:28 AM

I like it a lot, as a building like this I've never seen before (reminds me of the clementi telecom tower). A lot of people will say it sure looks weird but i'll take this building more than the Cosmopolitan or many other condos in that area which has those huge and tall foyers with only pillars...

The exact location should be opposite the Environment building, which now sits a showhouse for that ugly scotts condo =P

LittlePig

March 22nd, 2007, 09:33 AM

from a feng shui perspective, it is not good… because of its structure, the residents will become impractical, always building castles in the air, not down-to-earth, because their feet are not firmly on the ground… but what the heck… it look so cool…

jrdl

March 22nd, 2007, 09:36 AM

This project has ground breaking design and truly iconic... and this coming from Far East? I salut the hokkien speaking Ng Teng Fong :cheers:

Timeless

March 22nd, 2007, 10:07 AM

It would truly be the first of its kind in Spore. Looks so futuristic.
but i would never be staying in this building, high floor or low floor also cannot 'touch' the ground.
The Dutch architect can assume Spore is earthquake free but not earthquake temors free ...

redstone

March 22nd, 2007, 10:08 AM

Koolhaas not directly involved in this?

redstone

March 22nd, 2007, 10:15 AM

omgggg that is ad;slfkjalsd;kfj

Where you got the article from? :eek:

robinsonscentrepoint

March 22nd, 2007, 10:19 AM

someone said on this forum that Far East CANNOT do high end... but they can die trying. i guess they are now trying really hard.

goes to show how important one's reputation is in the world of business.

DKSG

March 22nd, 2007, 11:07 AM

The main differentiation in high end is not only design ...

It is also QC ... SB also got good designs .. but when it comes to actually doing it ... looks pathetic lor ...

Just like serving sharks' fin in budget airline ...

YFG ... ...

glitz_boy

March 22nd, 2007, 02:04 PM

Its for real ... it has already been in the prelim since last year. As well, the layout is being adjusted. its project temporary name is scotts tower ^^

local archi i think its archi61.

Pengui

March 22nd, 2007, 02:39 PM

It just looks like an updated version of CPF building to me ^ ^
Where would it be built?

RafflesCity

March 22nd, 2007, 03:10 PM

Its for real ... it has already been in the prelim since last year. As well, the layout is being adjusted. its project temporary name is scotts tower ^^

local archi i think its archi61.

153m is very high for a 36 floor building...do you think the authorities will approve that? Current plot ratio of site is 2.8

It just looks like an updated version of CPF building to me ^ ^
Where would it be built?

At the junction of Cairnhill & Scotts Rd. Prime area opposite the Environment Building. Site is now a showroom for Orchard Scotts I think.

@Maverick & Ramses

thanks for helping with the translation

RafflesCity

March 22nd, 2007, 03:12 PM

Possible views from the apartments.

Similar angle as theyre taken from Environment Building:

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

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/rotpics03/envpano2.jpg

redstone

March 22nd, 2007, 04:22 PM

Hmm the current building on site is Scotts Tower, is it still there?

heirloom

March 23rd, 2007, 03:11 AM

@redstone

i got the article from www.dezeen.com

Mr.ASAP

March 23rd, 2007, 04:58 AM

location of high end condo?

http://www.streetdirectory.com/singapore.cgi?x=28242.568194444&y=32532.821216204&star=1&level=6&sizex=430&sizey=555

glitz_boy

March 23rd, 2007, 04:33 PM

@raffless city .... I'm not sure with URA regarding the plot ratio ... but BCA is looking into the structural matters as well.... last year they were preparing some ppt for them but i'm not so sure how it was ...

six453

March 24th, 2007, 05:33 AM

does any body have any insider info (either from the local architect, URA, BCA, SIA, or Far east organization) on this matter?

would appreciate it! thanks! nice project very exciting!

JoSin

March 24th, 2007, 06:21 AM

woah something not seen in singapore nor in the world I suppose?? Floating homes! It looks something like a super long lift!! ( elevator)

eighth8

March 25th, 2007, 01:24 PM

that area is actually pretty small isn't it? it was slated for some condo development and somehow it didn't got built and there were like numerous showrooms being changed over the years. I have seen that land being empty ever since i was in primary three? and that's been soon-to-be a decade.

Singapor3

March 25th, 2007, 01:41 PM

redstone

March 25th, 2007, 01:50 PM

It's an empty plot now? :eek:

RafflesCity

March 26th, 2007, 03:15 PM

Existing showflat on site

Greg

March 26th, 2007, 04:19 PM

Sorry if you have this somewhere already
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v730/Greg8000/untitled-1.jpg

OMA designs Residential Tower in Singapore
Far East Organization, Singapore’s largest private development company, has commissioned the Office for Metropolitan Architecture for OMA’s first architectural project in Singapore – a 36-storey residential high-rise. The 153 meter tall tower will be located at the intersection of Scotts Road and Cairnhill Road, in close proximity to Orchard Road, Singapore’s famous shopping and lifestyle street. With 20,000m² of built floor area, the building will provide 68 high-end apartment units with panoramic views. The design strategically maneuvers within the highly regulated building environment to maximize the full potential of the site: Four individual apartment towers are vertically offset from one another and suspended from a central core. The skyline of floating towers directly relates to the surrounding building volumes and explores the most attractive views towards the city center and an extensive green zone to the north. The lifted apartment towers reduce the building’s footprint to a minimum; the liberated ground level provides communal leisure activities embedded in the tropical landscape. “We are thrilled with the opportunity to create an outstanding project in partnership with OMA. The design reflects the new vibrancy and vitality of Orchard Road and Singapore. OMA with its extensive international experience will certainly bring a new perspective to luxury urban living and add to the cosmopolitan flavor of our development,” says Far East Organization Chief Operating Officer, Property Sales, Chia Boon Kuah. “The collaboration with the Far East Organization is an exciting opportunity to further engage Asia,” says Ole Scheeren, Partner of OMA. "The design vertically redistributes the floor area in four alternating towers to create a skyscraper in which architectural and urbanistic concerns merge with mechanisms that create added value. The architecture, in this sense, goes beyond form and generates symbiotic qualities”.

Singapor3

March 26th, 2007, 04:38 PM

Officially named scott's tower?

March 26th, 2007, 05:55 PM

Fascinating!
Is this in the world forums yet?

redstone

March 26th, 2007, 06:57 PM

Post in world forums!!! :banana:

Can't wait for a project by Herzog & de Meuron here.

March 26th, 2007, 09:18 PM

Posted. I hope it's not too early :)

By the way. Is there no 'city compilation' thread for Singapore?

wees

March 28th, 2007, 02:13 AM

There is a front-page article on this project in today's Straits Times.

SmallInvestor

March 28th, 2007, 02:36 AM

We have more and more designer residential developments coming into the market these days. I'm happy to see this change actually! :)

RafflesCity

March 28th, 2007, 02:52 AM

Far East taps into growing designer condo trend

28 Mar 07

Its upcoming Cairnhill project will feature daring design by top architecture firm OMA

A TOP European architecture firm has unveiled an eye-catching blueprint for a Cairnhill project that dramatically underlines the growing trend here for 'designer condos'.
The daredevil design by the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA), a company founded by celebrated Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas, is a gravity-defying creation featuring four suspended towers.

The release of the plans for the Far East Organization development was followed by news that Keppel Group is working with American architect Daniel Libeskind on two more residential projects.

Mr Libeskind's creative juices have been unleashed on Keppel's new condo, Reflections at Keppel Bay, due for launch early next month. Keppel had indicated the project could be priced from $1,600 per sq ft (psf) to over $2,000 psf - which is higher than nearby homes.

The premium prices such projects can command illustrate the clout a famous architect can have, a trend more evident as Singapore becomes a global city and increasingly discerning buyers look for something with star power.

Ms Rita Soh, immediate past president of the Singapore Institute of Architects, said: 'People are beginning to recognise there is a higher value attached to designer condos.'

DTZ Debenham Tie Leung executive director Ong Choon Fah agreed, adding that a big-name architect can entice a larger pool of global buyers. 'These are global brand names; they give the perception that they can deliver a better product.'

The Cairnhill project is designed by OMA partner Ole Scheeren, who is working with Mr Koolhaas on the five billion yuan (S$981 million) China Central Television Headquarters project.

OMA is famed for projects such as the Seattle Public Library and Prada stores in the US.

Mr Scheeren told The Straits Times: 'Singapore has a very exciting late modernist architectural history. Our project emerges from a certain resonance with that while exploring a contemporary approach to building in this tropical city.'

The 68-unit Cairnhill development will be at the junction of Scotts and Cairnhill roads.Called Scotts Tower, it will feature four towers suspended from a central core. These lifted towers reduce the building's footprint while providing for communal leisure activities at ground level.

'It is an interesting design with some very bold concepts,' said Mr Tai Lee Siang, new president of the Singapore Institute of Architects. 'It deals very well with the challenge of designing a high-end condo on a tight site - elevating all the units to a level with good views.'

Far East expects to launch Scotts Tower later this year. Existing projects in the Cairnhill area now fetch $1,800 to $2,000 psf, market sources said.

Completed designer condos include The Colonnade in Grange Road by American Paul Rudolph.

But for all the prestige a big-name architect might bring, experts said location trumps design any time.

While they are usually easier to market, such projects also depend on the design, said an expert, pointing out that designer condos do not always command a premium. The Linear by Mr Paul Tange of Japan's Kenzo Tange Associates did not command high prices as its Bukit Panjang location was not attractive, he said.

'Look at Orchard Scotts. It's designed by the famous Bernardo Fort-Brescia but is not selling very well,' he added.

By Joyce Teo, Property Correspondent

eighth8

March 28th, 2007, 08:18 AM

Wah, that long? How old are you now? :lol:

Still below 20:banana: :banana: :lol:

i always though far east developments - final product hasn't been always attractive. would this be yet another disappointment?

luciferyang

March 28th, 2007, 10:47 AM

Still below 20:banana: :banana: :lol:

i always though far east developments - final product hasn't been always attractive. would this be yet another disappointment?

Ermm.. my family who shops around for properties on a frequent basis can't be bothered with Far East properties regardless of location.

Singapor3

March 28th, 2007, 10:54 AM

Still below 20:banana: :banana: :lol:

i always though far east developments - final product hasn't been always attractive. would this be yet another disappointment?

Oh, 19 :lol:

nav14

March 28th, 2007, 11:49 AM

We have more and more designer residential developments coming into the market these days. I'm happy to see this change actually! :)

I just hope investors paying premium for designer bldgs will not end up being dissapointed. Because what maybe iconic and out of this world today may look outdated in 5-10 years time and the premium paid for it will dissapear.

surfers_

March 28th, 2007, 11:51 AM

I kinda agree with you. Unless the apartment is in the ultra luxury category, I don't think the premium will hold forever. :lol:

I just hope investors paying premium for designer bldgs will not end up being dissapointed. Because what maybe iconic and out of this world today may look outdated in 5-10 years time and the premium paid for it will dissapear.

eighth8

March 28th, 2007, 11:54 AM

Oh, 19 :lol:

below 19:lol:

nav14.. i suppose this design can pretty last long, as this is the very first above ground towers built in Singapore (correct me if i'm wrong). current trend is basically, who gets the maximum height, that will be the winner.:nuts:

nav14

March 28th, 2007, 12:06 PM

below 19:lol:

nav14.. i suppose this design can pretty last long, as this is the very first above ground towers built in Singapore (correct me if i'm wrong). current trend is basically, who gets the maximum height, that will be the winner.:nuts:

You need another developer to copy this design and its attraction will be reduced overnight.

Singapor3

March 28th, 2007, 02:43 PM

redstone

March 28th, 2007, 04:51 PM

To me, it looks like a typical 25 floor 1970s HDB point block, in glass and the 4 clusters shifted up and down the core. Looks like HDB point block.

Andrew

March 29th, 2007, 02:14 AM

OMG! :uh: That's crazy!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v730/Greg8000/untitled-1.jpg

RafflesCity

March 29th, 2007, 02:46 AM

To me, it looks like a typical 25 floor 1970s HDB point block, in glass and the 4 clusters shifted up and down the core. Looks like HDB point block.

LOL Active imagination. But yeah it seems like a HDB point block with each of the 4 corners shifted by different amounts and the bottom core exposed :-)

LittlePig

March 29th, 2007, 02:55 AM

it doesn't look very stable to me... can it stand for 99 years? can it withstand quakes from our neighbor?

redstone

March 29th, 2007, 04:04 AM

it doesn't look very stable to me... can it stand for 99 years? can it withstand quakes from our neighbor?

I'm sure OMA has very good structure engineers :P

arthur

March 29th, 2007, 05:47 AM

can they build private lift for each unit?

nav14

March 29th, 2007, 07:29 AM

I'm sure OMA has very good structure engineers :P

I am just wondering how could the apartments be secured to the main structure in the middle. By steel bars protruding out from the main structure??

eighth8

March 29th, 2007, 08:01 AM

is each unit occupying 1 level of each "tower" suspending from the core? if only there is some development where units can revolve/move, like some restaurants we have here in Singapore.

different views at different timing. how great.
raptor. yea. 18.

Pengui

March 29th, 2007, 01:02 PM

can they build private lift for each unit?

From the rendering, it looks possible.
The structure LOOKS unstable but is not. Most skyscrapers with a concrete core are entirely supported by the core, so in fact it doesn't matter if there's no pillars supporting the floorplates on the sides. This design is just a variation on a design pattern that has spawned dozens of towers around the world in the 60s and 70s.

redstone

March 29th, 2007, 07:46 PM

From the rendering, it looks possible.
The structure LOOKS unstable but is not. Most skyscrapers with a concrete core are entirely supported by the core, so in fact it doesn't matter if there's no pillars supporting the floorplates on the sides. This design is just a variation on a design pattern that has spawned dozens of towers around the world in the 60s and 70s.

Kinda like Temasek Tower, column free exterior.

And also CPF Building, cantelivered floors.

arthur

March 29th, 2007, 08:10 PM

i have learnt alot! thanks!:)

Cliff

March 31st, 2007, 10:27 AM

^^ from the looks of it, its core is a crucifix, and it'll make sense to have a private lift core for each of the 4 units per floor. You can count about 84 square sections in the tower, and for 68 units, you really can't get more than 4 units a floor.

The structure is not a problem IMO, the floorplates are quite small, so I'd expect each unit to be less than 144sqm. The maximum cantilever should also be 12m from the core. This is considering each window panel to be 3mx3m.

Still, all the above predictions are based on that single rendering, so I'll probably be wrong. Get us some plans, arthur!:D

Anyway, the planning of the building is quite clever, simple and to the point. I like it!:D

redstone

March 31st, 2007, 07:28 PM

Funny people keep thinking it will collapse. :lol:

glitz_boy

June 27th, 2007, 05:39 PM

local archi shld be archi61 isnt it?
structural engineer will be FEO bozz frenz as usual ...

it wont collapse lar... just swing hahaha jk :P

RafflesCity

July 2nd, 2007, 12:02 PM

I recently saw that they're tearing down the previous showflat on the site, with an ad mentioning a new project coming up.

redstone

July 4th, 2007, 04:12 PM

Can't wait!

easy

July 19th, 2007, 04:52 PM

Ermm.. my family who shops around for properties on a frequent basis can't be bothered with Far East properties regardless of location.

like smallinvestor, i'm glad to see more changes and usual designs coming in... give feo some time, hopefully the son can deliver what his dad didnt do... like all things, never give up hope.... feo's has so much land, quite a waste to put minimal efforts since the costs can be passed down to the buyers...

Excelsvr

September 21st, 2007, 10:46 AM

So what's the expected TOP date? As this project is by FEO, I fear the building will collaspe...

monsieur2

September 21st, 2007, 10:53 AM

So what's the expected TOP date? As this project is by FEO, I fear the building will collaspe...

Will Icon collapse?

Excelsvr

September 21st, 2007, 11:02 AM

Not ICON, but Scotts Towers, my friend.

monsieur2

September 21st, 2007, 11:52 AM

Both from FEO

Excelsvr

September 21st, 2007, 01:05 PM

Yes, but I was referring to Scotts Tower, not ICON.

RafflesCity

September 23rd, 2007, 04:45 AM

I think theyre still demolishing the 'showroom' on the site.

Excelsvr

September 23rd, 2007, 12:19 PM

You mean the ORCHARD:SCOTTS showroom?

RafflesCity

September 23rd, 2007, 12:54 PM

Yah it looks like it. Didnt take a close look, but it was in a mess.

Excelsvr

September 23rd, 2007, 12:57 PM

Demolision sites are always messy. See Westpeak ( now The Parc ) with all the debris around. Yucks!

RafflesCity

September 24th, 2007, 03:35 PM

Demolision sites are always messy. See Westpeak ( now The Parc ) with all the debris around. Yucks!

I'd say that working sites in Orchard & town area come under even greater urban control. The authorities will simply not allow a construction site to mess up the experience for pedestrians. Hoarding must have attractive design and offer shade and lights too.

For Marina Bay, sites must display the 'Marina Bay' brand logo.

I remember walking around in Bangkok and the various construction sites there made the streetscape dusty and unpleasant.

Excelsvr

September 25th, 2007, 08:16 AM

I'd say that working sites in Orchard & town area come under even greater urban control. The authorities will simply not allow a construction site to mess up the experience for pedestrians. Hoarding must have attractive design and offer shade and lights too.

For Marina Bay, sites must display the 'Marina Bay' brand logo.

I remember walking around in Bangkok and the various construction sites there made the streetscape dusty and unpleasant.

See the double helix bridge, all the marina bay logo around the fencing. Does that mean that The Sail also has the marina bay logo?

RafflesCity

September 25th, 2007, 08:50 AM

I've only spotted that logo on the following sites:

a) Bay Bridge
b) Seating gallery when u/c
c) Clifford Pier
d) IR site from the ECP

I guess the logo is displayed in prominent public positions...which is the idea.

The Sail construction site started before the launch of the Marina Bay branding concept.

Excelsvr

September 25th, 2007, 08:56 AM

Maybe it only applies to public / commercial sites?

RafflesCity

September 25th, 2007, 09:05 AM

possible, but if its in a public area then compliance with the authorities requirements is a must, like at the Scotts Square site, it provides a large covered space for people moving along Scotts Rd.

Excelsvr

September 25th, 2007, 09:06 AM

And it looks chic too! Not like walking beside a construction site at all.

redstone

September 25th, 2007, 02:58 PM

Any pic?

Excelsvr

September 26th, 2007, 09:54 AM

For the pavement outside Scotts Square or LaSalle?

jt88

July 22nd, 2008, 05:24 AM

the official webby is out http://www.scottstower.com.sg

only 31 storey, 67 units, 221 car park lots and 50m pool... wow how do they achieve that within such a small plot..

redstone

July 23rd, 2008, 09:28 AM

For the pavement outside Scotts Square or LaSalle?

Any pics showing the tower construction =P

RafflesCity

August 4th, 2008, 08:22 AM

http://www.feo.com.sg/FEOCorp.Upload/Landmark/1Q2008/img/yr02_pix06.jpg

The Scotts Tower bears 2000 Pritzker Architecture Prize winning firm Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA)’s signature radical bold design.

The Scotts Tower is OMA’s first architecture project in Southeast Asia. Meticulously planned, the project is strategically designed to maximise the full potential of the 20,000 sq m site at the intersection of Scotts Road and Cairnhill Road.

Four individual apartment towers are vertically offset from one another and suspended from a central core. The lifted apartment towers reduce the building’s footprint to a minimum; the liberated ground level provides generous space for communal leisure activities in lush verdant surroundings.

The Scotts Tower stands at a height of 153 metres. It has 67 luxurious apartments that are column free and could be individually configured to suit the very desires of the homeowners. The apartments are virtually alone in the tower and enjoy unobstructed panoramic views of the city centre, and the extensive green zone to the north.

Ole Scheeren may be the face of a new breed of architects. His works reflect not just his solid grounding of architectural training but also his talents in music, films, arts and graphic design.

The sum of what he brings to architecture can be seen in the completed projects for Prada which he led, and in The Scotts Tower.

The epicentre stores of Prada in New York and Los Angeles are examples where architects transcend the media of architecture. “I was responsible for all aspects of the stores, not just the architecture design but the aura, content, advertising, displays,” says Scheeren.

Scheeren also once said in an interview that he was interested in architecture not so much as built object, but more as what he would call organisational structures - complex systems of interrelations and interactions (source FMCS).

That is how he describes the spaces of The Scotts Tower, “free and flexible with different definitions and open possibilities.”

“As an architect I don't work for myself but for the people who are going to inhabit the space.”

Scheeren, 36, a German, has worked with Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) since 1995. He is responsible for OMA's works across Asia, including China Central Television Station (CCTV), and the Television Cultural Center TVCC in Beijing. He is leading The Scotts Tower’s design, together with OMA Associate Eric Chang as the Project Architect.

http://www.feo.com.sg/FEOCorp.Upload/Landmark/1Q2008/img/yr02_pix04.jpghttp://www.feo.com.sg/FEOCorp.Upload/Landmark/1Q2008/img/yr02_pix05.jpg

JoSin

August 4th, 2008, 05:27 PM

OMG look at that picture it looks like some city in science fiction movie. :O

surfers_

August 7th, 2008, 11:37 AM

This is truly for the affluent segment. Caters 3 car park lots for each household. :)

Can't understand why most developers cater only 1 car park per each household. :ohno:

the official webby is out http://www.scottstower.com.sg

only 31 storey, 67 units, 221 car park lots and 50m pool... wow how do they achieve that within such a small plot..

blackghost

August 10th, 2008, 07:59 AM

is this tower next to Scotts 28? how much per sq ft?

redstone

August 10th, 2008, 07:24 PM

What's on the site now? Has construction started?

zkai

June 1st, 2009, 11:09 AM

Wow i love the futuristic and chic looking design. Seems like a few recent niche developments like this and the Hamilton Scotts are siting themselves at Newton. Could this be a beginning of the long anticipated development of the Newton area? Plots of empty prime land still lie untouched in this vicinity.

RafflesCity

June 1st, 2009, 02:50 PM

Could this be a beginning of the long anticipated development of the Newton area? Plots of empty prime land still lie untouched in this vicinity.

I don't expect major development at Newton to take place for at least 15 years as most of the land around the MRT station and next to ENV Building have now been taken up by low-rise 'transit' offices. The area there is under Reserve zoning and the future plan might become clearer with the completion of DTL Newton in 5 years time.

Probably, the govt may want to realise its plans for the areas announced in Masterplan 2008 first.

Vrooms

May 4th, 2010, 12:08 PM

OMG look at that picture it looks like some city in science fiction movie. :O

Really nice picture! I hope this project really happens!! By the way how tall will it be?

SingaporeCity

August 10th, 2010, 08:10 AM

Really nice picture! I hope this project really happens!! By the way how tall will it be?

It's 153m.

anyone has any updates on this?

asciano

August 10th, 2010, 02:49 PM

Its not going to happen

SingaporeCity

August 11th, 2010, 04:20 AM

Scotts Tower design undergoes revamp

Source : Business Times - 01 July 2010

FAR East Organization has changed the architect and the design for Scotts Tower, located at the junction of Scotts and Cairnhill roads.

Ringing the changes: The proposed new look of Scotts Tower (left) and the old design
The eye-catching 153m, 31-storey tower was originally designed with 67 luxury apartments with panoramic views and had a built-up floor area of about 20,000 sq m.

In late 2009 it was reported that Far East was shrinking the units to make them more affordable. The original design was commissioned in 2006 and was planned to be launched in late 2007.

Architect Ole Scheeren, formerly a partner at Office of Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) will be replaced by Ben van Berkel of UNStudio.

The number of units is now expected to increase, and the new design is currently being planned.

‘Market conditions and unit requirements have changed,’ said Far East’s executive director of development and planning Chng Kiong Huat. ‘The large units did not quite fit with our current market needs.

‘If we had a change of architect, the whole concept will be different, more current. We didn’t want to have the same kind of look. We wanted a whole different approach.’

Ole Scheeren was the architect-in-charge of the CCTV Tower in Beijing. In March 2010, OMA announced that Scheeren had left to establish his own studio.

UNStudio was used by CapitaLand for its Raffles City project in Hangzhou and its failed bid for the South Beach integrated development site eventually won by City Developments in 2007

SingaporeCity

August 11th, 2010, 04:21 AM

SonofaDude

August 11th, 2010, 04:28 AM

Looks like it will be another few years more before this project gets completed.

Vrooms

August 11th, 2010, 07:38 AM

The old design was Already nice and current. Can't wait to see what they can come up with to top that!

SonofaDude

August 11th, 2010, 11:21 AM

I wonder if they will include a Singapore 'partner' architect firm. Perhaps DP Architects?

highskies

August 11th, 2010, 03:34 PM

The old design was Already nice and current. Can't wait to see what they can come up with to top that!

The design came out in the papers several weeks back. Design now looks like any other condo, not unique like the previous design. A bit similar (I thought) to rivergate.

Minority

August 11th, 2010, 03:45 PM

i thought the previous design is good for Orchard. With all the flooding all the units would be above ground! and dry!

Vrooms

August 11th, 2010, 04:30 PM

The design came out in the papers several weeks back. Design now looks like any other condo, not unique like the previous design. A bit similar (I thought) to rivergate.

That's really sad.... The old design was really nice that no other condo in Singapore looked like. Well I guess it's because it's developer is far east which always fails to develop and maintain their projects.

maartens

August 18th, 2010, 10:55 PM

Can anybody post the new renders? Can anybody also help with the location at Urbika (http://www.urbika.com/projects/view/2795-singapore-scotts-tow)?

SingaporeCity

August 19th, 2010, 04:01 AM

Can anybody post the new renders? Can anybody also help with the location at Urbika (http://www.urbika.com/projects/view/2795-singapore-scotts-tow)?

New renders:

www.propertyguru.com.sg

http://www.propertyguru.com.sg/images/thumb/a/b/d/2/abd2da2546663_1_V235.jpg

Sat, Oct 31, 2009, The Straits Times

http://motoring.asiaone.com/a1media/business/10Oct09/images/20091029.120942_scotts-tower.jpg

Both renders look different, I think The Straits Times render is more accurate.

FlagshipV

August 19th, 2010, 08:52 AM

Ugly!!! The should have just kept the original design.

Minority

August 20th, 2010, 06:54 AM

IF its fareast I am sure the renders and models are not accurate. They are famous for fudging.

Vrooms

August 20th, 2010, 08:41 AM

IF its fareast I am sure the renders and models are not accurate. They are famous for fudging.

Far East is also famous for not mantaining their projects!!! The only projects that has been matained well by Far East that are older then 10 years are The Bayshore and Villa Marina.:lol:

redstone

August 20th, 2010, 09:19 AM

What the...

SingaporeCity

August 20th, 2010, 09:34 AM

http://singaporecondo.com/the-grapevine/e-property-buzz/454-scotts-tower-design-undergoes-revamp.html
http://www.chanlawrence.com/2010/07/scotts-tower-design-undergoes-revamp.html

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GhalUEUpJpY/TCxv-1fj5PI/AAAAAAAAAR0/uPddWSyA8sE/s1600/Scotts+Tower+new.jpg

this should be it. The straits Times render was taken very long ago.

redstone

August 20th, 2010, 10:47 AM

The new design is so ugly.

Vrooms

August 20th, 2010, 11:45 AM

The new design is so ugly.

I have to agree!! The old design is so much more nicer!!!:ohno:

limitup

August 20th, 2010, 02:17 PM

The old design is not ideal for MM units. Large space per unit underpinned the previous design. Far East has gone on record as saying the new design is to accommodate current demand for small format homes.

540_804

January 3rd, 2012, 08:05 PM

Here are the updated renderings of this proposed tower:

http://ad009cdn.dyn.archdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/1325594450-sct-k01-overview.jpg
http://ad009cdn.dyn.archdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/1325594458-sct-k03-evening.jpg
http://ad009cdn.dyn.archdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/1325594501-sct-k07-penthouse.jpg
http://ad009cdn.dyn.archdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/1325594482-sct-k05-aerial-pano.jpg
http://ad009cdn.dyn.archdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/1325594474-sct-k04-lap-pool.jpg
http://ad009cdn.dyn.archdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/1325594546-tst-diag-4neighborhoods.jpg

All pics (c) UNStudio

31 Floors
The final height is still 153m.
Number of units has increased to 231
Architect is UNStudio.

modernisti

January 4th, 2012, 03:33 AM

Wow! That's not ugly!

Vrooms

January 5th, 2012, 10:26 AM

http://www.fareast.com.sg/FEOCorp.Upload/CMS/tst6.jpg
http://www.fareast.com.sg/feocorp.web/index.aspx?page=picture-gallery&type=prop&Id=53#

http://www.fareast.com.sg/FEOCorp.Upload/CMS/tst1.jpg
http://www.fareast.com.sg/feocorp.web/index.aspx?page=picture-gallery&type=prop&Id=53#

redstone

January 5th, 2012, 03:48 PM

3rd design for Scotts Tower. Must say, this is much better than the 2nd one

Vrooms

January 5th, 2012, 04:00 PM

^^Yeah..I hated the second one but loved the first......:)

modernisti

January 6th, 2012, 06:34 AM

This should hopefully be the one that gets built!

Mith252

October 23rd, 2012, 02:16 PM

Demolition still ongoing. Will be some time before construction begins.

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Mith252

October 31st, 2012, 02:26 PM

News related to the development. :)

Daewoo E&C back in S'pore after three-year hiatus
By Lynda Hong | Posted: 31 October 2012 2007 hrs

SINGAPORE: As unrest in Northern Africa and the Middle East continues to disrupt business, one foreign construction company has returned to Singapore after a three-year hiatus -- over the period of the Arab Spring.

The company, Daewoo Engineering & Construction (Daewoo E&C), has entered into a collaboration with property giant Far East Organisation to build a luxury development at a time when economists note slower construction demand this year.

The development, The Scotts Tower, is being built by Daewoo E&C at a cost of S$112.8 million.

The SOHO development is the first project since the South Korean builder exited Singapore in 2009 to focus on the Middle East and Africa.

Kang Woo-Shin, executive vice president of overseas business development at Daewoo E&C, said: "We have decided to come back to this market because of the Jasmine revolution in the Middle East that has affected us a lot. That is why we need to relocate our market."

Daewoo E&C is also eyeing infrastructure projects such as the fourth LNG tank to be built on Jurong Island.

Singapore's neighbours -- Malaysia and Indonesia -- also hold great potential for Daewoo.

Analysts note that Singapore construction demand in 2012 is 20 per cent slower than last year. Contributing four percent to Singapore's GDP, the construction industry would need to see demand dip 40 per cent in a year before shaving 1.6 percentage off GDP growth.

Leong Wai Ho, a regional economist with Barclays, said: "The 20 per cent drop in demand may not translate to a 20 per cent drop off in certified payments next year. But what it means is that the stream of certified payments would actually start to narrow from next year onwards, one year down the line, and it progressively narrows for the next three years.

"The 20 per cent drop off in demand will spread itself out over the life of the building project, which is about three years."

For Daewoo, more projects could come from Far East Organisation, which has seen construction costs surge after a tighter cap on resources like foreign manpower.

Chng Kiong Huat, executive director of development & planning at Far East Organisation, said: "The time when construction cost will slow down is when the supply of developments or demand for resources or contractors ease up. If you ask me when, the appropriate answer is when government land supply slows down."

With a lot of foreign money in the market seeking refuge in Singapore properties, the government is expected to put up more land for sale under the Government Land Sales project to meet demand.

About half of the 231-units were put up for sale and so far, 65 per cent (85 units) have been sold. and its developer said such a sales figure is healthy for a development costing S$3,300 per square foot.

-CNA/ac

source: CNA (http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporebusinessnews/view/1234574/1/.html)

Mith252

December 23rd, 2012, 12:59 PM

Some pics I took of the site today. It seems that they have started construction.

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