It is located opposite the iconic Raffles Hotel along Beach Rd.
Its design integrates an old WW2 British army camp.

http://www.ura.gov.sg/pr/text/2007/pr07-96.html

http://www.ura.gov.sg/pr/beachroad.html


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CityDev wins Beach Road site tender for $1.69b

10 Sep 2007

A GROUP led by property firm City Developments (CityDev) has clinched a plum commercial site in Beach Road - seen by some as the last iconic site in town - at $1.69 billion.

CityDev's subsidiary company Scottsdale Properties had teamed with Dubai state investor Istithmar and Israeli developer Elad for the bid, said the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) in a statement on Monday.

Competition is so keen in the current red-hot market that some property heavyweights submitted two bids in the hope of increasing their chances.

The historic 3.5ha site is just up the road from Raffles Hotel.

The URA on July 25 released the names of the seven tender submissions it had received by the time the tender closed. It awarded the tender after evaluating design concepts and then considering the prices submitted by those bids with acceptable designs.

Among the big names, Indonesia's Lippo Group - which already has extensive interests in Singapore - and Keppel Land (KepLand) put in two proposals each.

Lippo submitted its proposals under Beach Development and Nicoll Development.

KepLand tied up with a partner, Billion Rise - believed to be a vehicle for

Hong Kong giant Cheung Kong Holdings, another foreign group with interests in Singapore - for both of its bids. It tendered under Ocean & Capital Properties and Mansfield Developments.

CapitaLand submitted its proposal under various parties, all featuring the name 'Brilliant''.

The sixth proposal was from Colonnade Properties and Beacon Strategic Investments. This is led by Pontiac Land's Pontiac Investments.

The site can be built up to a gross floor area of 146,827 sq m and allows for a high-quality mixed-use development featuring mostly prime office space and hotel rooms.

Property experts say it is a large site affording the opportunity for an eye-catching development.

When the tender was launched in March, consultants had said the site could fetch $1 billion to $1.4 billion. URA had said the hotel and office space will add to the critical mass of such space in the area.

is this confirmed :eek:

or just proposed ?:cheers:

amazing :eek:!!

encon, it is confirmed.

The tender closed in August, and all the competing bids were assessed.

This is the winning design!!!

Aerial of the plot
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/rotpics03/beachrd.jpg

omg :drool:

it deserve to be win :okay: :banana2: :banana: :carrot:!!

cant wait to see it completed :D

when is it started to U/c ?

It is located opposite the Raffles Hotel along Beach Rd, next to Suntec City.


Am i seeing things?


A Singaporean that is an adminstrator?


Can't imagine being able to meet a local in this website :lol:

omg :drool:

it deserve to be win :okay: :banana2: :banana: :carrot:!!

cant wait to see it completed :D

when is it started to U/c ?

Assuming the developer needs 3 months to take over the site.
2008 - Piling and foundation works
2009 - Construction starts
Probably might complete in 2011 or 2012?

My guesstimates ;)

and welcome to the forum, Gattberserk :happy:

^^ can't wait

what is the name of this Project still unknown ?

OMG:master: :eek2:

its quite cool I like it

http://www.businesstimes.com.sg/mnt/media/image/launched/2007-09-11/20070911_infographic_2.jpg

my company is local architect!!!!
also cheers to foster!

Pretty Awesome.
Is it going to get built?

These look absolutely fantastic!!!

Pretty Awesome.
Is it going to get built?

It should be ready by 2012.

Eco-friendly project for iconic site in Beach Road

11 Sep 07

SINGAPORE'S fast changing city skyline is set for an eye-catching addition after a consortium was awarded a large, hotly contested Beach Road site, with a winning bid of $1.689 billion.
The new development, called South Beach, features two striking towers, 45 storeys and 42 storeys tall, plus the original conserved military buildings of the old Beach Road Camp which will be restored.

The project will boast premium office space, two hotels, shops and city residences.

Competition to develop the 3.5ha site - seen by some as the last major iconic site in town - was fierce but was won by a consortium led by City Developments (CDL).

The futuristic design, with environmentally friendly features, is by renowned British architects Foster & Partners.

The winning bid works out to $1,068.6 per square foot of potential gross floor area and was the higher of two tender submissions earlier shortlisted by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) for their acceptable concept proposals.

Keppel Land and partner Hong Kong's Cheung Kong Holdings lost out with their bid of $1.386 billion.

CDL, which tendered via Scottsdale Properties, tied up with Dubai World's Istithmar Beach Road FZE and Elad Group Singapore, with equal stakes. US-based El-Ad Group, which bought New York's landmark Plaza Hotel from CDL executive chairman Kwek Leng Beng and his partner in 2004, is owned by Israeli billionaire Yitzhak Tshuva.

Said Mr Kwek: 'We are confident that South Beach will elevate Singapore's branding as a global city and help attract more prominent investors all over the world.'

CDL said the 99-year leasehold development, which has a gross floor area of 146,827 sq m, will be built by 2012.

The office space will be substantial as URA requires the developers to set aside at least 40 per cent of the space for office use. At least 30 per cent of the space must be for hotel rooms.

'Given its strategic location, South Beach is designed with a clear intent to bring economic benefits to complement the rapid growth of our city-state,' said CDL's managing director Kwek Leng Joo.

The consortium's proposal adopted environmental design and green technology to create a distinctive, high-quality development that fits in well with the tropical climate and the urban context.

A key feature of the winning design is a large 'environmental filter' canopy that covers the open spaces and ties together the new and conservation buildings within the site.

The first storey is laid out with a series of internal streets, which will enhance street level vibrancy and allow pedestrians to move about easily.

'The concept is a big step forward in strengthening Singapore's stand as an environmentally friendly city,' said Singapore Institute of Architects' president Tai Lee Siang.

When the Beach Road tender closed in July, the URA received seven submissions from major developers and firms. Five were rejected even though some of them came with higher bids.

For instance, the Lippo Group, which had tendered through Overseas Union Enterprise, submitted two bids above the winner's price.

'It's a good price for the CDL consortium because this is the last iconic site in Singapore,' said Mr Ku Swee Yong of property consultancy Savills Singapore. 'And hotel room rates and office leasing rates have been showing strong growth.'

Mr Li Hiaw Ho, executive director of CBRE research, said the site will add at least 500,000 sq ft of new office space and about 700 to 800 hotel rooms. It would relieve an office space shortage and offer rooms for visistors to the Formula One race, he said.


By Joyce Teo, Property Correspondent

You are even more accurate than newswriters


It appear only today in ST newspapers, yet you knew it long before that lol

what do you mean by "..old british camp" in the title? does it mean britain also ruled singapore or colonized it?

my company is local architect!!!!
also cheers to foster!

which is?

what do you mean by "..old british camp" in the title? does it mean britain also ruled singapore or colonized it?

Yup, it was the site of the 1930s Beach Road Camp, which the military vacated it few years ago.

Singapore was a British colony from 1819 to 1959 (self rule) and became part of Malaysia in 1963.:)

The British used Singapore as its main naval stronghold and command centre for this part of the world. Much of the WW2 British military architecture, housing and old fortresses remain in various parts of the island.

This site was located in the heart of town though:

http://www.ura.gov.sg/sales/BeachRd(Mar07)/images-others/BeachRdCamp.jpg

The history of the Beach Road Camp is synonymous with the legacy of the Singapore Volunteer Corps, which can be traced back to 1854. Blocks 1, 9 and 14 were designed in the Art Deco style in the 1930s. Deserving special mention is the column-free Drill Hall in Block 9, which is supported by a series of reinforced concrete frames. Nearby, the former NCO (Non-Commissioned Officers) Club building, then known as the Britannia Club, was built by the British Armed Forces and designed in the Modern style by Palmer and Turner.

http://www.singas.co.uk/sits/Britannia_Club_1969.jpg

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is that how it looked like bfr the land reclaimation ? :eek:

Yes! The entire reclaimed portion now is where Suntec City & Millenia is!

The picture is taken in the 1960s, when Beach Road used to be near the sea, and you can see the Raffles Hotel in the pic.

More nice pics of Singapore in the 60s here (http://www.singas.co.uk/HTML/singapore_in_the__60s.html).

Yes! The entire reclaimed portion now is where Suntec City & Millenia is!

The picture is taken in the 1960s, when Beach Road used to be near the sea, and you can see the Raffles Hotel in the pic.

More nice pics of Singapore in the 60s here (http://www.singas.co.uk/HTML/singapore_in_the__60s.html).

nocw i know why they named it BEACH road :D

wish to be in the past :cool:

Beach Road used to be where the beach line is. Until it was reclamed by the British, to where the NCO Club and Nicoll Highway was on. Then in the 70s it was reclamed again.

CityDev says its investment in South Beach project will hit S$2.73b

11 Sep 07

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SINGAPORE : City Developments (CityDev) says its new project at Beach Road will cost at least S$2.73 billion.

The figure was revealed by Executive Chairman Kwek Leng Beng at the Forbes Global CEO Conference on Tuesday.

CityDev and its partners edged out six other contenders for the mixed site at Beach Road with an aggressive bid that promises to add more buzz to the Marina area.

The South Beach development is set to change the landscape at the Marina area.

CityDev and its partners are investing billions of dollars into the project which will stand out not only for its design, but also for its eco-friendly features.

Its subsidiary Scottsdale Properties has partnered Dubai World's Istithmar and US-based El-Ad to build the mixed development by 2012.

The Singapore developer is excited to be working with world-renowned names.

Mr Kwek said: "They came in because they knew me and they wanted a local partner and this is the Plaza owner, the new Plaza owner as well as Dubai World. They came in for the first time and I'm glad that we are able to target these two partners to create more good opportunities for investors all over the world."

As for the current property boom in Singapore, the CityDev chief said it is nowhere near the end of the cycle.

Mr Kwek said: "Prices mean opportunity, as the Chinese say, as Mr Forbes also said last night, and I am a bottom fisher. I like to go in when the market is bad. And I believe there's still a lot of upside. The mid-end is still below 19 per cent from the peak of 1996, and therefore I believe there is a lot of upside."

He added that though the high-end market looked like it has gone up some 70 per cent since the boom started in 2005, that is only 10 per cent in real terms.

Speaking to Channel NewsAsia, he said there is a silver lining to the recent market turmoil. "There was frenzy buying before but with the sub-prime, it's natural that our Singaporean as well as some overseas investors... will be a little bit more cautious. This is good - a win-win situation for the buyers because then they do not need to chase after runaway prices.

"It's good for the developer if they want to think in terms of sustainability as most of them would want to think of sustainability. It's good for the government because the market corrected itself, I think they're much relieved."

Market watchers have speculated that the consortium may bring in the Barneys New York retail brand through one of its partners Istithmar, and although Mr Kwek said 'anything is possible', he also revealed that they are looking at bringing in a 7-star luxury resort brand One & Only.


By Yvonne Cheong, Channel NewsAsia

so futuristic...

Architects on the design of South Beach:

http://www.straitstimes.com/STI/STIMEDIA/image/20070921/ST_IMAGES_SCSOUTH.jpg

Shade of doubt

22 Sep 07

Beach Road's upcoming wave-like canopy is drawing criticism for covering historical buildings in the area
By Tay Suan Chiang, DESIGN CORRESPONDENT

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While architect Mink Tan thinks the canopy seems to be 'trying to hide horrible features', it also introduces an architectural language 'yet to be seen in Singapore' ASITE where thousands of Singaporean males did their military training is now turning into a zone of dispute among architects.
Opinions are split over a controversial design for a new development at the old Beach Road camp.

The point of contention is a huge canopy, shaped like a wave, which straddles the development called South Beach. It will consist of two spanking-new blocks towering over three 1930s army blocks and the former Non-Commissioned Officers (NCO) Club built in 1952.

The old concrete buildings were given conservation status in 2002 due to their rich historical and architectural significance - the Beach Road camp was the venue for the first National Service enlistment in 1967. The army blocks are in Art Deco style known for elegant, functional features, while the club is a hybrid of that and what came in the 1950s, called Modern.

Under a plan by the architects who landed the project - renowned British architecture firm Foster & Partners - the old and new buildings will be linked by a canopy.

The canopy also provides shade for part of the 3.5ha site.

It rises at some areas and lowers at others, resembling huge waves. Some parts of the canopy hover around one conservation block, another covers it, while yet another part appears to go into a block.

Other parts of the canopy also appear to 'grow' into the sky, covering part of the facades of the two new towers.

While the canopy is making a splash with some architects, it is causing ripples of concern among others.

Mr Mink Tan of Mink Tan Architects says he dislikes how a part of the canopy covers the conservation building, adding that 'it seems a bit rude, and it is trying to hide horrible architecture'.

Forum Architects' Tan Kok Hiang says he likes the way the canopy covers the public spaces, but hopes that the wave canopy will 'touch or cover the old buildings ever so lightly. The canopy needs to be more thoughtful and sensitive to the conserved buildings'.

The two architects are also concerned with the way the canopy integrates with the tower blocks.

Forum's Mr Tan says he's come to expect elegance from the firm and 'this scheme seems to need more work'.

Mr Mink Tan says the canopy and the towers seem like a 'strange marriage'.

'It looks like the two schemes were forced together.'


First of its kind

STILL, architects have words of praise for the canopy as well.

Indeed, Mr Mink Tan points out that this wave-like canopy is possibly the first of its kind in Singapore.

He says: 'It introduces an architectural language yet to be seen in Singapore on a urban and public scale.'

He hopes this will encourage developers to 'be more adventurous'.

Architect John Ting of AIM & Associates says creating the wave-like form over the conservation buildings 'results in an interesting and dynamic architectural engagement'.

He adds that 'the interplay of the old and new architectural forms presents a masterly urban composition that is pleasing'.

Mr Tai Lee Siang, president of the Singapore Institute of Architects, says the design of the lower canopy will change the Singapore skyline. The design of the towers will also complete the last gap between the Beach Road stretch of office towers and Marina Centre.

Foster & Partners had earlier designed the new Supreme Court building and the Expo MRT station. The firm has also done other iconic buildings such as the gherkin-shaped Swiss Re Tower in London and the futuristic-looking Hongkong and Shanghai Bank headquarters in Hong Kong.

Mr Anthony Chia, City Developments Limited's (CDL) deputy general manager of design and projects, says the design team gave much thought to the canopy and was 'wary of having a heavy hand when integrating it with the old buildings'.

CDL is one of the developers for the project.

By creating the canopy over the old buildings and enclosing it in a glass facade, usable space can be created.

'Glass will still allow the buildings' original facade to be seen while allowing visitors to enjoy the space in front of it,' he explains.

The canopy that rides up with the towers does serve a purpose. Mr Chia says it regulates the amount of sun that falls onto the towers' facades by providing some shade.

South Beach will boast two new towers of 45 storeys and 42 storeys plus the four conservation buildings - the former NCO building and Blocks 1, 9 and 14 of the former Beach Road Camp.

It is expected to be completed by 2012 and will house offices, two hotels, residences and retail space. It is developed by a consortium comprising Scottsdale Properties (a subsidiary of City Developments Limited), Istithmar Beach Road Fze and Elad Group Singapore.

They won the tender site with a winning bid of $1.689 billion.

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Wave of Anticipation on Beach Road

Created to “stand tall as an emblem of economic and business possibilities for Singapore”, the South Beach project is one of the most highly anticipated developments in our city, adding new buzz and a fresh dimension to our skyline. It is also well-positioned to catalyse the makeover of the neighbouring Ophir-Rochor corridor.

by Pearly Cheong

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An agreement was signed between the Singapore Government and a consortium comprising City Developments Ltd, Dubai World’s Istithmar and United States-based Elad group to build the landmark South Beach project on 4 December 2007. The consortium had previously secured the 3.5-ha site in September 2007. Ms Grace Fu, Minister of State for National Development, who was the Guest of Honour at the signing ceremony, said that the South Beach site “is on one of the most prestigious sites that has been offered for sale through the Government Land Sales programme in recent years”.

Enlightened design suited for our times
South Beach will house premium office space, two luxury hotels, exclusive city residences and exquisite retail space. With a total gross floor area of 146,827 sqm in two tower blocks rearing up to 45 storeys high adjoining four conserved blocks, the site occupies a prime location in Singapore’s Downtown.

Costing more than $2.5 billion to develop (inclusive of the $1.69 billion land price), and to be completed in 2012, the development also adopts an environmentally friendly design approach and green technologies that are specially adapted to our tropical climate.

Given its strategic location at Beach Road, the Government had emphasised the requirement of both design and price in the tender for the site. A two-envelope tender system was adopted to ensure that the development on this site met the high standards expected in design concept, quality of architecture, and sensitive adaptive use of the conservation buildings, besides providing attractive public spaces and effective pedestrian access.

New currents shaping a vibrant district
Also in her speech at the signing ceremony, Ms Fu signaled that the government intends to build on the momentum created by South Beach by making available the land parcels along Beach Road and at the Ophir Road/Rochor Road corridor for development. This corridor has been earmarked to become a commercial node, complementing the Marina Bay area with a critical mass of office, hotel and other developments. It will also serve as a convenient connection between the established commercial node at Marina Centre and the Bugis area.

Choice location – Singapore
The South Beach project marks the first participation of Istithmar and Elad, two major international investors, in a Government land tender in Singapore. It is also testament of an increasing foreign interest in real estate investment in our city.

Ms Fu announced that the total year-to-date figure for foreign real estate investment in Singapore is estimated to have reached $8.8 billion in 2007. This represents an increase of 66% over the 2006 full-year volume of about $5.3 billion. In 2005, foreign investment was about $4.1 billion and in 2004 the figure was only $0.8 billion.


http://www.ura.gov.sg/skyline/skyline08/skyline08-01/text/05.htm

Pretty design and great cladding!

These were taken by Baby

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GOLD???!!!! :bash:

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

Am i seeing things?


A Singaporean that is an adminstrator?


Can't imagine being able to meet a local in this website :lol:

Make that three from Singapore, though not a local but been here 16 years.

Wow!! I moved back to Singapore earlier this year. I pass this site everyday - did not realize that this is whats coming up. Love the cladding. Hope its not going to be gold as the picture of the model suggests :bash:.

Anyone know when this will be ready? Asia sure has become Norman's favourite play area.

What happened to this project?? On-hold?

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I wonder when construction works will start.................All they have there is the sign.

Posted by Mith252:

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Taken by Mith252 on 19 June 2011

Here are some pics I took today. :)

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Some pics that was posted by don diego 2000 in the Singapore sub-forum.

Foundations works in progress

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Some pictures I took and posted in the Singapore sub-forum. :)
Here are some pics I took of the project. Retaining walls have been erected similar to the ones that was used for MBS. :)

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