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

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

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

The following are renderings of the project:

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

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

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

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

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

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

The following construction photos are also provided by Bachy Soletanche:

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

September 2002:

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

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

November 2002:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nice pics huaiwei!! :D

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

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

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

Looks good.

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

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

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

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

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

Interesting trivia:

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

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

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

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

My own contribution.

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

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

I hope to see this one rising soon!

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

Originally posted by Tim de Bruijn

I hope to see this one rising soon!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Originally posted by Whose Homepage

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

@MiCH, its the SGX Centre:cheers:

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

August 2003

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

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

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

Based on this aerial shot by raffi taken yesterday, we can see that the construction site is still undergoing subterranean works! :bash: :D

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/2/103319c.jpg

Originally posted by huaiwei

Based on this aerial shot by raffi taken yesterday, we can see that the construction site is still undergoing subterranean works! :bash: :D

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/2/103319c.jpg

The footprint of the 1 Raffles Quay site is almost as big as the footprint of the 3 talls combined!! Awesome!! :D

Ist January 2004 update:

North tower site:

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

South Tower site:

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

Which is taller? North or South? I always see stuff going on there day and night but yet to see a structure rise! uurrgh..:bleep:

The north one. ;) Aiyah next time yr plane flies over it...go take a really close up shot to find out wat they are doing! :D

Hmm..I looked carefully at my aerial photograph again. I can make out the tracks for the future road system surrounding Raf Quay and CityDev's apartments;)

Why is the ground works taking so long!

Originally posted by redstone

Why is the ground works taking so long!

There are many factors that contribute to ground works that last so long

1) this area is directly above the undergound SMRT's North-South line. So they have to be extremely careful, not to make tunnel collapse. :P

OR

2) weather delay the construction (last Jan experienced series of rains.)

OR

3) engineers may face difficulty to accerlerate drilling and digging as the structure of rocks and soil is different - marine type if i am not wrong.

OR

4) they just begun construction :cool:

I also think that all this while they have just been focussing on the foundation. We have yet to see the structure rise. I remember the developer's website said it will be ready by 2005. I wonder if they can meet the dateline..

Originally posted by RafflesCity

I also think that all this while they have just been focussing on the foundation. We have yet to see the structure rise. I remember the developer's website said it will be ready by 2005. I wonder if they can meet the dateline.. Wow....how in the world do a 245m tower rise in one year? Give it two, and I might believe it! ;)

It better rise this year! Impatient is an understatement to describe how I am feeling:rant:

Originally posted by RafflesCity

It better rise this year! Impatient is an understatement to describe how I am feeling:rant: Mine was more of worry...haha! I fear complications would delay construction, as I am so very keen to see something rise up everyday! ;)

Nice and simple!! Boxy, but still quite impressive:)

can i ask you guys something? What does Quay mean? Its all over Singapore!:D

Originally posted by GreyX

can i ask you guys something? What does Quay mean? Its all over Singapore!:D A Quay is a waterside feature which allows for boats to berth beside it for loading and unloading purposes? Its an English word! :D

Originally posted by huaiwei

A Quay is a waterside feature which allows for boats to berth beside it for loading and unloading purposes? Its an English word! :D

ok, i just didnt know what it meant. Thanks, i think it is a cool sounding word:D They should probably call part of Manila Bay that overlooks the yacht club "Manila Quay" or "Roxas Quay" hehehe...:cool: (roxas is the avenue running along the bay)

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

Main Entry: quay
Pronunciation: 'kE, 'kA, 'kwA
Function: noun
Etymology: alteration of earlier key, from Middle English, from Middle French dialect cai, probably of Celtic origin; akin to Breton kae hedge, enclosure; akin to Old English hecg hedge
: a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place

So its not just a jetty or anything...:D

Yes we have some quays in Singapore..

Boat Quay
Clarke Quay
Robertson Quay

and now this building, Raffles Quay! :banana:

If I am not wrong, there are only 5 quays? 3 of them (robertson, Clarke and Boat) faces the Singapore River, while Collyer and Raffles face the sea, or what is now Marina Bay...

28 March 2004

Finally get a view of whats actually going on there rather than hoping for something to peak over the fence. Very intense activity! Theres a funny tent-like structure on the site too, wonder what it is.

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

http://img43.photobucket.com/albums/v133/RafflesCity/rq29a.jpg

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

Oh my goodness!!!

BTW, how did you get those views? Please tell us!!

See the new thread I just made..it just may become the best spot for watching this construction. You can even drink a cola and watch lol. :cheers:

anyway in the last pic I really wanna know whats that T-shaped tent structure. Is it the building core rising? and I know the MRT track runs underground and if it can be seen exposed...

Okay, so it is starting to rise. I hope the second one is what is built, gold buildings look too tacky and scream 1970's.

See the new thread I just made..it just may become the best spot for watching this construction. You can even drink a cola and watch lol. :cheers:

anyway in the last pic I really wanna know whats that T-shaped tent structure. Is it the building core rising? and I know the MRT track runs underground and if it can be seen exposed...
Hmm...from the look of that diagonal hole they are digging, it seems to be either the tunnel outline of the MRT, the underground link to the station, or both? If so, the tent-like think do indeed look like it is just above the future core of the tower...

But hey,...not all those views are from the NTUC Centre! How did you get into Republic??

Okay, so it is starting to rise. I hope the second one is what is built, gold buildings look too tacky and scream 1970's.
Hm...Im quite sure the second one is the one getting built...I saw that rendering on the building site information board! :D

raffie! make sure you take photos every monday so we can see the progress :) :)

hm..wouldnt it be a cool thing to be a construction engineer in Singapore ?:):)

Hmm...from the look of that diagonal hole they are digging, it seems to be either the tunnel outline of the MRT, the underground link to the station, or both? If so, the tent-like think do indeed look like it is just above the future core of the tower...

But hey,...not all those views are from the NTUC Centre! How did you get into Republic??

I think you might be right. They are currently working on an underground MRT link, and if you imagine where the new road is going to be, and the position of the new building relative to it, that tent-like thing looks like a core rising off the ground. YAYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :dooby: And it seems they are doing the taller one first? The site for the short one looks very dramatic too..so many holes.

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

Republic Plaza? Oh check out the Republic Plaza thread as to how I got in :cool:

@drwho..hehe I sure would like to visit as often as I can if I'm in Singapore.
This project must be any engineer's dream and nightmare :) ;)

this one looked small to me, though it being 245m. prolly it was dwarfed by Republic Plaza, whom i was staring at for minutes before looking at this one, then finally going down to the MRT and going back to Orchard..

i have some pics too from ground level of this u/c site..

ok, i just didnt know what it meant. Thanks, i think it is a cool sounding word:D They should probably call part of Manila Bay that overlooks the yacht club "Manila Quay" or "Roxas Quay" hehehe...:cool: (roxas is the avenue running along the bay)

Sorry to hijack the thread, but I wanted to respond to Greyx's post.

Given Spanish colonialism, our words for quay are a bit different in the Philippines. We have quays too... but we call them "Muelle." (i.e., Muelle del Rio, Muelle de Binondo). The closest thing we have to Clarke Quaye is Muelle del Rio, which is being developed into a kind of night-spot modeled after Clarke.

Back on topic, the Raffles Quaye towers look so clean. I think they're excellent.

Wow...clarke quay actually became a source of inspiration or wat? Quite amazing, considering there are some opposition with regards to its entire development! :D

this one looked small to me, though it being 245m. prolly it was dwarfed by Republic Plaza, whom i was staring at for minutes before looking at this one, then finally going down to the MRT and going back to Orchard..

i have some pics too from ground level of this u/c site..

That cant be possible. Its not even built yet, so you cant have compared it to Republic Plaza.

I think you were looking at that green 32 storey building that is also new (1 Marina Boulevard) :cheers:

Oh...no wonder.....I was still trying to figure out what he is talking about!! :D

actually, I think the 245m Raffles Quay might even intimidate the 280m Republic Plaza!

The former occupies a massive footprint while the latter is so skinny!

Hmm....but I thnk they are not that near to be a major clash? Actually, I kind wonder if the frontage of 1RQ is going to be a problem..it dosent really mazimise the way the sun is going to shine on it. Also, notice we have no renderings which may suggest how the building looks on the other sides of it?

Given Spanish colonialism, our words for quay are a bit different in the Philippines. We have quays too... but we call them "Muelle." (i.e., Muelle del Rio, Muelle de Binondo). The closest thing we have to Clarke Quaye is Muelle del Rio, which is being developed into a kind of night-spot modeled after

sorry, off topic, but this reminds me of a nice song from the mexican band Mana ( song: en el muelle de San Blas)
Muelle=Mole(german)=pier ; not quay! well, my dict say so ...
but then...what's the diff between a pier and a quay?..

nice updates btw :)

sorry, off topic, but this reminds me of a nice song from the mexican band Mana ( song: en el muelle de San Blas)
Muelle=Mole(german)=pier ; not quay! well, my dict say so ...
but then...what's the diff between a pier and a quay?..

nice updates btw :)
Haha...a pier is a thing jutting out into the sea to allow boats to dock. A Quay allows boats to dock right up to the waters edge? :D

Hmm....but I thnk they are not that near to be a major clash? Actually, I kind wonder if the frontage of 1RQ is going to be a problem..it dosent really mazimise the way the sun is going to shine on it. Also, notice we have no renderings which may suggest how the building looks on the other sides of it?

Email the architect?

Email the architect?
Whos the architect?

Kohn Pedersen Fox, KPF :cool:

I tot Kohn Pedersen Fox is OMB??

tobalek lah you! :D

Dunno leh...their website lists OMB but not ORQ!! :D

Found this rendering of the lobby thou:

http://www.asai.org/showcase/images/kit.jpg

Updates in the Keppel site:

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

Location : Raffles Place
Proposed Address : 1 Raffles Quay
Description : Two office towers,
a podium block and
a subterranean
retail link
Expected Completion : 2006
Net Floor Area : 1.32 mil sf

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

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

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

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

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

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

cool! Actually I think the base does make it look a bit more interesting.

I remember very well that its KPF as I saw it on the signboard lighted up late at night and somehow feeling impressed with all the cranes sticking out:D

In the 2nd article you posted the completion date is 2006? Earlier it was reported as 2005 right? Well I'm not surprised given the current rate of progress.

It looks a lot like this 240m building in Miami
http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=100767

Hehe..anyway, it is now clear from some texts, that the completion is due January 2006! :D

And I wish I can post flash files...the above rendering was one of two which came from here:

http://www.vmw.com.sg

There is another rendering of the outside of the lobby there, and a cool 3d video!

Check out the billboard I took last August:

http://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2003/08/212067.jpg

http://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2003/08/212070.jpg

Notice the completion date listed there?? :D

LOL I guess its outdated by now.

and I am really sure I saw the architect was KPF! :eek:

LOL I guess its outdated by now.

and I am really sure I saw the architect was KPF! :eek:
Dont worry...you are right...haha! Most other websites mentioned KPF as the main architect!

Oh wait...the more I try to find, the more info I manage to dig up! :D

From Hongkong Land, one of the joint developers:

http://www.hkland.com/images/commercial_property/one_marina_boulevard/one_marina_boulevard_1.jpg http://www.hkland.com/images/commercial_property/one_marina_boulevard/one_marina_boulevard_4.jpg

Background

One Raffles Quay Pte Ltd, a consortium comprising Hongkong Land, Cheung Kong (Holdings) and Keppel Land has won the tender for the first white site in Raffles Quay (Marina Boulevard) in March 2001. It will be primarily a commercial development, consisting of two office towers with a podium block, a hub car park and a subterranean retail mall.

The office towers, with the gross floor area totalling about 1.59 million sq.ft, will feature large floor plates specifically designed to meet the requirements of leading financial institutions and multinationals.

The subterranean mall will connect the office towers with Raffles Place MRT station.

For further information, please contact:

David Martin, General Manager
Raffles Quay Asset Management Pte Ltd
Tel: +(65) 6336 8002
Fax: +(65) 6336 1609
Email: dmartin@hkland.com

Consulting Team

Project Manager: Keppel Land
Design Consultant: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC
Project Architect: Architects 61
M & E: Meinhardt
Structural Engineers: Meinhardt
Quantity Surveyors: Davis Langdon and Seah
Main Contractor: Obayashi Corporation

Facts & Figures

Developer

- One Raffles Quay Pte Ltd (ORQ)
- Three way equally split joint venture between Cheung Kong (Holdings), Hongkong Land, and Keppel Land
- Raffles Quay Asset Management Pte Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of ORQ is responsible for marketing, property management, financial management and administration of the development

Site Details

- Comprises of two parcels: A1 (main parcel) & A2 (underground link)
- Gross Floor Area: A1 (1.59m sq.ft)
- Land lease term: 99 years
- Awarded date: 16 March 2001

The Development

- Two office towers with a podium block, with more than 1.27 m sq.ft of net floor area
- Tower One consists of 50 storeys, including 42 storeys of offices. 18,000 sq.ft net floor area on each floor.
- Tower Two consists of 29 storeys, including 18 storeys of offices. 30,000 sq.ft net floor area on each floor. Three levels will be used for trading/dealing activities.
- A subterranean retail mall that links the office tower to the Raffles Place MRT station
- Target completion: 2005

wow that ground plan looks very impressive! Can see the lift plans.

Check this out, in a few days there have been some changes and I think now you can clearly see the core of the taller tower.
7 April 2004

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

Great update, things look busy over there at the construction site.

I really like the tower, it's one of those smooth glassy tall boxes that you can't resist! :D

The tower also reminds me alot like the new 7 WTC u/c in NYC.

12 April 2004

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

Some good progress there, it'd be cool if the same view could be taken each month so we can see it grow through an historical archive.

BTW, I think this is currently my favorite Singapore development with the exception of the sail towers. :D

They sure took a loooooooooooong time to dig!

Er just curious..but how come the height of 140 metres is in the title? The height of the second tower has been discovered?

This should be interesting. As it is the completed shorter tower looks beautiful and unique.

This should be interesting. As it is the completed shorter tower looks beautiful and unique.
Comepleted shorter tower? But its still underconstruction?

Er just curious..but how come the height of 140 metres is in the title? The height of the second tower has been discovered?

erm..you mentioned it in your first post? :borg:

@savethewtc, this is definitely the most exciting together with the sail towers as theyre the tallest u/c at the moment. :yes:

Another picture from 12 April 2004

http://mywebpage.netscape.com/ssc1819/rafflesq2.jpg

Opps...I didnt even realise I have that height figure until now! :D

24 April 2004

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

Construction signboard

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/103rq07a.jpg

Damn....you got into the NTUC again! :bash:

Btw..how come u managed to get in on a Sunday?

i think its just the basements/superstructure being constructed to allow commencement of tower. lots of piling ect. I think the tent is just a large site office. since its going to be there a while.
looks impressive the whole project.
cheers

But the tent was erected over what is now the structural core of the building?

But the tent was erected over what is now the structural core of the building?
ah ok, maybe the tent is there for protection against elements?? sun, rain?? as the core could be at a delicate stage?? what is current temps in Singapore?

I guess the tent was for protection then. Weather here is ususally hot and sunny with highs of up to 33 C. There can also be strong rains during the rainy season.

anyway the tent has been removed now.

@huaiwei, it was a Saturday lah :cool:

Here is another ground level shot on 24 April 2004

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

Ops...and how in the world did u get that close for the last photo?

from the main entrance at street level;)

So now... we can see some contruction structures from ground.... when will the building be done?

Originally planned for completion in 2005, now 2006.

Heres a simulation of how it will look like in the skyline by huaiwei (sorry huaiwei, but I'm too impatient waiting for you to post it! :bash:)
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/3130/2829copy_of_2006.jpg

Ahh....u peeped into my album! :D

Anyway, I am still wondering where you took those aerial construction photos from...as in specifically from where in the OMB. From the glass lift?

yah I think it looks cool :)

I took the shots from the glass lift and skygarden. But it depends on luck. On one of my visits there the door to the skygarden was locked :rant: Did you manage to get any shots?

yah I think it looks cool :)

I took the shots from the glass lift and skygarden. But it depends on luck. On one of my visits there the door to the skygarden was locked :rant: Did you manage to get any shots?
I took ONE shot which looks no different from yours in the glass lift..but I have to hide it from the security folks. The place is crawling with them. I went up to the 8th floor, and I cant seem to find anywhere else to go to. Dunno where the skygarden is...

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

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

Entrance to the site:

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

Hey these pictures(taken by HW) looks familiar......:D

Very ,very ,very slooooooooooooooooooooooooow progress there.....:(

They've been at it for almost 2 years now.:(

2 years already? Gee I didnt even realise it took that long....

And for two years they are still digging the ground?! :bash:

And for two years they are still digging the ground?! :bash:
As I always say...I rather they build it safe and secure then risk anything many years later!

Perhaps cos the CTS is also building simultaneously?:)

Perhaps cos the CTS is also building simultaneously?:)
Perhaps, but it makes little business sense for them to delay construction. The longer you take, the less chances for revenue you get!

How so?

How so?
Of coz what...u recoup construction expenditure by renting the offices out? :D

Hiyah ,who knows what the prop. market would be like in a few years time (caused by delay in const.)

Hiyah ,who knows what the prop. market would be like in a few years time (caused by delay in const.)
Come to think of it, they might be better off having the delay...the market seems to be going up as time goes by! :D

Perhaps cos the CTS is also building simultaneously?:)

They are also building an underground tunnel to connect Raffles Place MRT with it.

Lets just hope they dont take you too seriously? I was like wondering if they will actually! :eek:

Even if you cant access the glass lifts anymore, once this baby starts rising, you will have other angles to photograph it. I feel it rising........

Even if you cant access the glass lifts anymore, once this baby starts rising, you will have other angles to photograph it. I feel it rising........
You dont knoe how hilarious your comment can be! :D

I believe we can wait a few more weeks or even months before we finally see something over the barricades around it.

Wah ,RC!

Tunnel so long ,ah! :eek:

Wah ,RC!

Tunnel so long ,ah! :eek:

long meh? Anyway the tunnel will be constructed by mid 2005

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/103DSCN1933.jpg

The last time I went pass it, it had 'emerged' out of the ground.:)

:eek:

When? Can you explain what you mean emerged? Can you see it over the fence?

Last Sunday.My father was driving his car along Raffles Quay, and I saw through the entrance of the site that they are now finally building above ground level.

YAY..so how many floors above ground was it?

Less than one, I think.:(

there are about 500 days to end of next year, so maybe we could give it a maximum of 10 day per floor... but likely to be less ?

There are also less than 500 days to the end of next year, and there's still no updates for the Flyer.

I am confident the structure will rise at a decent rate now, based on what I saw the last time and the last few pics. They seemed to have got the foundations done.

Yeah..once the foundation is done, the vertical growth should be in fullk swing? They will have to do it really quick!

I might go down to check it out tomorrow. But sadly, my camera is begining to have problems...:cry:

i dont think it will tkae too long to construct a ferris wheel...

Foundations for the Flyer or the towers?

i imagine for the flyer it would be more of a case of erecting the two stands and assembling the wheel, then building the podium around it?

I am confident the structure will rise at a decent rate now, based on what I saw the last time and the last few pics. They seemed to have got the foundations done.

Foundations for Flyer or ORQ?

when i was there at 9th i saw too that they are working above groundlevel.
but to me it looks like they are still building the 2nd level...
unfortunatelly you have to wait till i'm back in germany to see the pics.

Greets from HK
Mike

^
Looking forward to the pics :yes:

@redstone, foundations for 1 Raffles Quay

27 June 2004

HURRAH!!!! It can finally be seen clearly over the fence!!! :banana:

http://img43.photobucket.com/albums/v133/RafflesCity/rq27.jpg

http://img43.photobucket.com/albums/v133/RafflesCity/rq27a.jpg

^

Woah.....finally......:eek:

Thanks for the updates.....:)

yup..thanks..I am SOOOOO happy to be back and I've always been thinking about whats going on...we've been waiting like 1.5 years at least to see when it will rise above the fence..each time it didnt rise was so depressing and now its finally underway! :carrot: :redx:

Wow....it must be really exciting to see new progress in this and being home at the same time......:eek:.......welcome home.......:D

My God!! So you ARE home!!! :D

I was actually planning to meet stan on wed to go to the Duxton Plain exhibit, as well as taking photos of these construction sites....you are a few days too early! Wanna join us? ;)

Finally...pictures!!!

someone should try counting how many days it takes for another level..

My God!! So you ARE home!!! :D

I was actually planning to meet stan on wed to go to the Duxton Plain exhibit, as well as taking photos of these construction sites....you are a few days too early! Wanna join us? ;)

LOL..I dont mind just msg me to confirm :cool:

28 June 2004

It looks too slim..I hope the real floor plates will be wider...

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

an ultra slim 245m tower would be cool too :)

Like a giant version of Lincoln Modern, Moulmein Rise and Great Eastern Life condos.All super-slim. :cool:

Another view of the construction(30/6/04):

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

that looks like it's just the core is it?

yup its most probably just the core..from afar its obvious the actual building wont be so slim.

^
I agree.....look too slim from afar to be the main building(30/6/04)...... :)

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

so many days still that height -_-"

or maybe so many pictures make it seem like a long time

Well..its a solid concrete block....cant possibly be the building's width with no windows! :D

Wow, its rising fast. :eek:

7 July 2004

can clearly see some holes in the core..entrance to the lifts for the 2nd storey perhaps?

http://mywebpage.netscape.com/ssc1819/rq07.jpg

I notice those "holes" when I was on bus the other day....seems like the progress is rather good.......:cool:

Raffie sneaks up the lifts again! :D

The holes in the core in comparison with the little tiny human figures look pretty big to be entrances for the lifts, and the holes also seem too far apart from one another and too few to be lift entrances. A building that height surely has to have more lifts right.....hmm...at least the core can be seen from the ground level though. Wonder if this will be completed on time.....everything in Singapore seems to be delayed nowadays....

^

oh I wasnt referring to those holes as the actual lift entrances, rather they might be the entrance passages to the row of lifts which will be housed within that concrete core.

I would say that compared to 2003 and 2002, the construction pace this year seems much better with more major projects launched. Just this year, a 245m condo was announced as well as the release of the BFC project (possibly 245m). Heres the lineup of office scrapers coming...

http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/mnt/media/image/launched/2004-07-08/040708A11.gif

10 July 2004

I see 2 changes:

2 metal columns are erected on the right of the pic. I think they will be the supporting skeleton for the actual building and might be a clue to its actual size. The core also seems to be growing with those metal rods sticking out at the back.

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

http://mywebpage.netscape.com/ssc1819/rq10.jpg

CLOSEUPS

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

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

12 July 2004

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

Pretty slow.

hmm..they seem to be working furiously on it but its shorter twin is still not above the ground yet..

sounds like a difficult pregnancy the way you say it

Had those Sail Condos started?

sounds like a difficult pregnancy the way you say it

But of course, the birth of conjoined twins can never be easy :lol:

More Closeups from 12th July 2004.

http://img37.exs.cx/img37/6136/rq12b.jpg

http://img42.exs.cx/img42/1287/rq12a.jpg

The site of the shorter twin
http://img29.exs.cx/img29/6037/rq12c.jpg

@redstone - No. The earliest they will start construction is later this year, when the units are launched. You can see the site for them on that vacant green in the pic above.

Any idea when would they be launched?

^

Maybe October

17 July 2004

http://img48.exs.cx/img48/5974/rq17.jpg

diagonal-bracing column
http://img13.exs.cx/img13/33/rq17a.jpg

23 July 2004

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/103rq23.jpg

Red colour columns! :eek:

Anyway where is this view from? You climbed up Lau Pa Sat? :D

Sneaked up AI Building?:D

Semes more like Hong Leong Building then AI building....as far as the angle of the shot goes that is.

Yup..I took them from the Hong Leong carpark - a much superior location and easier to get in than OMB. Although there is security, it shouldnt be too much of a problem during office hours and if there is, just enter via the carpark ramp :cool:

31 July 2004

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/103rq31.jpg

The diagonal bracing at the base can be seen along the main road now.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/103rq31a.jpg

3 August 2004

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/103orq03.jpg

Hua.....you ran out today and got back so early eh? :)

You sure are very free!:D

I am not as free as I seem ;)

But when I am free I rush out to the CBD :D

13 August 2004

its rising
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/103rq138.jpg

the foundations of the shorter twin
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/103rq138b.jpg

The rate of growth needs some injection of hormones!

so slow....

I believe once they secure the horizontal beams to the base of the core, the rest of the structure and core should rise at a more exciting pace.

But the diagonal beams seen in the renderings of the base can now be clearly seen :)

Diagonal? Ohoh. Anyway I suppose they still have to expand the outline of the building to include that part supported by the diagonal part?

dont think so..I think we more or less can see the perimeter of the building defined by those external columns. Here is the rendering of the thing again.
http://www.meinhardt.com.sg/admin/project_images/OneRafflesQuayWebsite.jpg

Arg, I could have gotten a great shot of the construction as I went to the WDA saturday... That's at NTUC building 17th floor, west view... But they are really paranoid with security in this building !!!!

Seems like the floor space isnt very big then? Well perhaps that is true only for thr lower floors....

And...NTUC building has tight security? Oh man. :bash:

13 August 2004

its rising
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/103rq138.jpg




are those columns located at the edge of the floor plate?, if so why the building seems to be so thin!!

I'm not sure but I think the building's size will be determined by the red columns. Maybe it looks thin from this angle. I will try to get a side angle the next time...

Oh...now I figured, actually the floor plate is quite large compare to the human scale but not by those enormous columns!!, those are like 2 meters in diameters columns! :eek:

28 August 2004

The core looks taller
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/103rq288.jpg

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

6 Sep 2004

http://img44.exs.cx/img44/2549/rq069.jpg

The shorter tower seems to be progressing quite fast
http://img9.exs.cx/img9/8972/rq069a.jpg

i wonder which will be topped out first..

Actually it makes sense that they start building the shorter one later, perhaps to coordinate both finishing at the same time.

I cant wait for the new road to be done and also this building is going to be linked to Raffles Place MRT underground! :cucumber:

18 Sep 2004

http://img34.exs.cx/img34/6901/rq189.jpg

Construction of the underground MRT link to Raffles Place
http://img86.exs.cx/img86/5236/rq189b.jpg

hrm.. so how tall is it now exactly? very far above the photo?

well it is indeed now taller than the skylobby of the NTUC Building (where I took the pic) so I think its about 8 floors now?

But it hasnt seem to have grown since I last saw it although they are working on the structures at the base.

I wonder if the ground floor plan will be rectangular or trapezoid.

the entrance looks very cluttered!

dunno leh...I know the entrance to NTUC Building is much easier cos they realigned Shenton Way. I wouldnt judge yet. Also I see the future outline for the new road (Marina Boulevard)

Promising progress !!

I wonder if the ground floor plan will be rectangular or trapezoid.
Having seen the site plans for this development, I am 100% sure that it will be rectangular.

The floor area of the shorter tower seems so much bigger thou. I wonder what the original plans have been when it was to have been two 245m towers?

Is it they progress together with the Circle Line construction?

nope... circle line doesnt run through this.

The floor area of the shorter tower seems so much bigger thou. I wonder what the original plans have been when it was to have been two 245m towers?

eeww..would be like SunTec.

But I thought you said the original plan was for just one 280m tower?

The Fascinations are rising in Singapore .....:okay:

2 October 2004

the core of the taller block seems to be growing again
http://img38.exs.cx/img38/7296/rq210.jpg

the shorter one has progressed very fast
http://img75.exs.cx/img75/6942/rq210a.jpg

Nice!

Business Times - 06 Oct 2004

ABN AMRO commits 160,000 sq ft at One Raffles Quay

SINGAPORE - ABN AMRO has signed the first lease at One Raffles Quay, the 1.3 million sq ft office project under development in Raffles Place by a consortium equally-owned by Cheung Kong (Holdings), Hongkong Land and Keppel Land.

The 160,000 sq ft commitment in the development's South Tower will house the Bank's regional hub.

The agreement covers around 12.5 per cent of the development, or nearly 30 per cent of its South Tower on Levels 21-25.

David Wong, Managing Director, Country Representative Singapore and Regional Head of Financial Markets, Asia, ABN AMRO, said: 'The proposed move is part of the continuous growth of ABN AMRO's banking activities in Singapore and the Asia Pacific. This decision reinforces ABN AMRO's commitment to Singapore and our ambition to build one of the largest banking franchises in the region.'

Established in 1858, ABN AMRO is the oldest bank in Singapore.

It was awarded the Qualifying Full Bank (QFB) License by the Monetary Authority of Singapore in 1999, and since then, has opened five branches.

Raffles Quay Asset Management's General Manager Mr David Martin said:'We are extremely pleased to have secured ABN AMRO as our first tenant. Our development is poised to be the choice business address for Multi-National Corporations at Singapore's New Downtown'.

One Raffles Quay is scheduled for completion in April 2006.

ABN Amro will relocate to its new premises after the necessary fitting out works are completed.

Copyright © 2004 Singapore Press Holdings Ltd. All rights reserved.

yay! :banana:

Nice to see tenants committing to upcoming office space. The faster the take-up rate the quicker the development of more office space in the new downtown.

:banana:

ABN Amro signs landmark leasing deal

7 Oct 2004

Move to One Raffles Quay augurs well for interest in BFC

By VINCE CHONG

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


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

25 October 2004

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

the holes in the core for the elevator passages
http://img93.exs.cx/img93/2650/rq2510a.jpg

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

Ooooh!

Exciting! :banana:

31 October 2004

http://img75.exs.cx/img75/1693/rq3110.jpg

standing at Raffles Place, you can feel its looming presence
http://img52.exs.cx/img52/4149/rq3110b.jpg

The rendering makes it look like 7wtc, i'm sure it will be much better though. I love the impact it has on the skyline.

that maze on the floor brings to mind kazadh dum or whatever in lotr..

Growing very fast!

that maze on the floor brings to mind kazadh dum or whatever in lotr

what on earth is that? got a pic?

Growing very fast!

you can also now see it when u stand at the Esplanade waterfront near the bridge

The rendering makes it look like 7wtc, i'm sure it will be much better though. I love the impact it has on the skyline.
You make 7wtc sound like a less then desireable creation or something? ;)

sorry not khazad dum... but orthanc.

http://www.arwen-undomiel.com/wallpaper/800x600/Orthanc.jpg



you know the part where the camera goes into the holes and you see the very complicated underground layers of bridges and stuff... well that pic just reminded me of this.

uhmm not orthanc.. isengard..

well somewhere in these large holes

http://img-nex.theonering.net/images/scrapbook/9261.jpg

omg..this will be one cool skyscraper! :)

that pic looks like a scene of destruction - or the messy construction site

Alas! What devilry breweth here!?

The Uruk-hai look so cute...

Theyre building an underground pedestrian tunnel to connect the building with Raffles Place MRT.

http://img109.exs.cx/img109/6397/rqtunnel.jpg

STI Home > Latest > News

Nov 19, 10.26 am (Singapore time)

Raffles Quay worksite collapses, 2 dead

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

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

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

Posted: 19 November 2004 1125 hrs

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

How come so many high-profile projects got fatalities this year?
Circle Line, Fusionpolis, now this... :(

Just when we tot that ORQ will be finished on time and progress is quick, such things happen. sianz. sure to be delayed.

70m at only 16 floors?! :eek:

yes the structure is almost as high or maybe same height as Asia Insurance Building now. The first 2 levels I think are exceptionally high, there might be an atrium inside.

I feel so sad about this tragedy -_-

At 12 floors, the height is almost equal to that of a 25 floor HDB flat! :eek2:

no way lah...or maybe.....

HDB flats feel tall when you're outside the city :sly:

I've heard that a standard 25 storey HDB flat is 75m...

Heard about this incident over the radio while I was working.......so shock.....:eek:

uh i dont think two deaths will delay the construction? after all they know its scaffolding fault right?

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

Nov 20, 2004
Two workers fall to their deaths

Site manager and assistant plunge 12 storeys down One Raffles Quay

By Ben Nadarajan

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

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

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

Both men died on the spot.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

uh i dont think two deaths will delay the construction? after all they know its scaffolding fault right?

Yeah, its the fault of the jump form (not scaffolding) but who built them? Safety checks has to be done to other similar working platforms to ensure that they are safe for use. Operating procedures will have to be reviewed and if necessary amend to make the site a safer place to work on. This will take time. Its not only about removing the deceased and get on with it.

70m at only 16 floors?! :eek:

If that figure is correct, that average out to about 4.375m per floor. This height is not uncommon for commercial buildings because of the additional services to be installed. both under the ceilings or below raised floors. If I remembered correctly, UOB has 4.4m of space on each floor. We cannot compare HDB flats to these.

^

and usually for office buildings, its common for the first or 2nd floor to be exceptionally high

sad thing..awful:( :(

how long would it be delayed?

Haiz. How unnecessary. Very sad.

http://imagehost.biz/ims/pictes/107901.jpg

taken today

One Marina Boulevard looks like its a supertall skyscraper from that angle. OMB is growing on me. I just love that green.

That pic makes the entire city seem like Gotham City, super modern metropolis but gloomy and dark and eerie etc.

plus its blur.. lol.. just a gloomy day lar haa i think

that pic gives us some insight on how it would look like. I think when all is built, the very fact that it is angled like that would become its defining feature

Some renderings

North Tower

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

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

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

South Tower

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

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

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

The Plaza

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

Retail Link

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

Night view

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

Site plan

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

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

Pretty! but sail@marina will block the taller building, right?

hmm..yah it would block it from the angle seen above, but the taller Sail block looks quite slim and is at right angle to the taller one (which is angled) so maybe its not 100% blocked

http://www.ura.gov.sg/lad/bfc/thumbnail/images/attraction-totalconnect_01.jpg
http://www.ura.gov.sg/lad/bfc/thumbnail/images/attraction-totalconnect_02.jpg

Construction update(4/12/04):

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

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

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

babystan03, what is the shorter building in your third picture above? BTW, how was the outing today? :)

babystan03, what is the shorter building in your third picture above? BTW, how was the outing today? :)

The south tower........:yes:

Outing was fine......more details coming up in the meetup threads......keep a lookout.....:yes::D

I'm not sure, but it seems like construction work hasnt totally stopped following that accident, although the 2 panels along the side look the same

22 December 2004

http://img138.exs.cx/img138/6020/rq22128yl.jpg