August 2003 Status

http://www.skyscrapers.com/files/transfer/6/2003/08/210999.jpg

http://www.skyscrapers.com/files/transfer/6/2003/08/210997.jpg

Building a building on an existing building hehe

WOW! I never knew about the Euro-Asia Centre! It looks interesting, like cityspire in NY. I'm very exited to see the completed one.

Currently ,the Euro-Asia Building is undergoing extensive expansion works ,that involves building a new skyscraper on top of the original low-rise building.The 'scraper is supported by 3 huge columns and is elevated above the lowrise.Anyone care to check it out?It's at Hoe Chiang Road ,near the end of Cantoment Road.

I did mention it in the construction thread...but here it goes again:

A model of the completed building on display at the URA Gallery:

http://www.skyscrapers.com/files/transfer/6/2003/07/200774.jpg

Information board on site:

http://www.skyscrapers.com/files/transfer/6/2003/08/211000.jpg

View from the north:

http://www.skyscrapers.com/files/transfer/6/2003/08/210998.jpg

View from south:

http://www.skyscrapers.com/files/transfer/6/2003/08/212128.jpg

What a unique development!
I think it should be almost ready by now:cool:

Originally posted by RafflesCity

What a unique development!
I think it should be almost ready by now:cool: Yeah I actually saw it at full height when I passed by on the CTE a few weeks ago.....hope to go down again soon. ;)

It is completed and painted brown as the 'little brother' below...

It's finished! :)

How tall is it? :tongue3:

BTW, i find it ugly. :rant:

Originally posted by benny1973

It is completed and painted brown as the 'little brother' below... Already completed? Now that's fast!

Heres a pic of the completed building by baq. I dont like the colour.
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/503/9singcbd9993.jpg

that . is . hideous. please get bombed.:puke:

That is the ugliest new building I have ever seen!!!
but..oh well..:D

That color is awful, don't stare at it too long! :D

They should have named it the "Eur-Asia" building, it sounds better.

That is nice building!

Originally posted by waterloo

That is nice building!

I guess everybody has different opinions. For me, it is so ugly I didnt wanna take its pic. Surprised baqthier did, given that he was about to collapse at that point. In fact he couldnt wait for huaiwei to finish taking pics before he flagged a cab!:D

Hahaha!! Its actually a lighter shade of pink then shown in the picture! :D But not a wise chose of cvolour nontheless! ;)

Eh, maybe they made it that colour to merge with that other brown Malayan Building. Anyway I prefer white, looks so classy like the Bank of China, although maybe harder to maintain;)

Originally posted by RafflesCity

Eh, maybe they made it that colour to merge with that other brown Malayan Building. Anyway I prefer white, looks so classy like the Bank of China, although maybe harder to maintain;) Yeah. I do agree it will look much better in white, like that in the model. Right now it only looks good when seen in the skyline rite beside the bluish green Keppel Tower! :D

The model looks much better, like a building in New York.

http://www.skyscrapers.com/files/transfer/6/2003/08/210998.jpghttp://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/503/9singcbd9993.jpg
Why did they even bother to colour the concrete pillars maroon!!

i think just painting a building white makes it look cheap and unfinished... like a model.. it would be much better if it were clad in white marble like the taj mahal.

Originally posted by heirloom

i think just painting a building white makes it look cheap and unfinished... like a model.. it would be much better if it were clad in white marble like the taj mahal. You paying for the cladding? :D

is white marble alot more expensive than granite?

Originally posted by heirloom

is white marble alot more expensive than granite? What do you think, my dear? ;)

Originally posted by huaiwei

What do you think, my dear? ;)

You make it sound as if everyone knows about it.

So which one is more ex??:D

hrmmm if i remember correctly... black granite with those shiny shiny quartz like thingies would be 10psf? and white marble (i dunno if good quality or not) was 17 psf... yeah... if you can clad republic plaza in granite... why not euro-asia building in white marble?

Originally posted by heirloom

hrmmm if i remember correctly... black granite with those shiny shiny quartz like thingies would be 10psf? and white marble (i dunno if good quality or not) was 17 psf... yeah... if you can clad republic plaza in granite... why not euro-asia building in white marble? Goodness! 10psf and 17psf is a huge difference loh!

cladding only mar... adds to the prestige of the building... like i'd pay any amount just so it wouldnt look like that.

how much does cladding contribute to building cost?

Originally posted by heirloom

cladding only mar... adds to the prestige of the building... like i'd pay any amount just so it wouldnt look like that.

how much does cladding contribute to building cost? Not so sure about that, but theres a reason why so many buildings like to be just concrete or glass! ;)

i would have thought glass to be very expensive...

The New Modern Art Museum of Forth Worth
http://www.themodern.org/slideshow/images/dwoo18.jpg

this building by tadao ando uses 'velvet-smooth' concrete that took four years to make in all :eek: (i think i read a few years ago)

i wish my house was like that

Isn't Singapore a granite island?

Anyway, if the design of the building is bad, whatever cladding it has, it will still be ugly.:)

Originally posted by Cliff

Isn't Singapore a granite island?

Anyway, if the design of the building is bad, whatever cladding it has, it will still be ugly.:) Hmm...not really true. There are countless examples of how the facade can easily make or break the building! ;)

imagine all the hdb flats clad in glass! we will be mies van der rohe city.

I think too much glass will reflect all the sunlight, making it hotter..

Marble is great but does it age well?

Wow, that is ugly. Cool but ugly :)

edit: not referring to the Forth Worth museum of course

Originally posted by RafflesCity

I think too much glass will reflect all the sunlight, making it hotter..

Marble is great but does it age well? And it dosent block out the sun, and traps heat.....and makes it an invention unsuitable for tropical Singapore? ;)

The marble in my home will react when acid comes into contact with it, like those form orange juice. I believe they should have treated marble for exterior climates or something?

how has the taj mahal been maintained? has its marble exterior been constnatly replaced throughout its history or only recently?

Originally posted by heirloom

how has the taj mahal been maintained? has its marble exterior been constnatly replaced throughout its history or only recently?

I don't think they reclad it, but I know that AON Center in Chicago(Standard Oil Building) was clad in marble, but due to weathering, they changed the entire facade to concrete.:)

Btw, anyone knows what OUB Centre is covered with?

specially treated aluminium panels that can change colour in the light. read that from the Skyscrapers book by Judith Dupre:colgate:

Originally posted by RafflesCity

specially treated aluminium panels that can change colour in the light. read that from the Skyscrapers book by Judith Dupre:colgate: And I wrote that in s.com too. :D

What is the Singapore Land Tower clad in?

I know it was reclad in 2001.What was the original cladding?

Originally posted by heirloom

how has the taj mahal been maintained? has its marble exterior been constnatly replaced throughout its history or only recently? It was maintained by having no human pollutants around. Try doing that in this day and age? ;)

the oub building changes colour :? i never noticed that :/ concrete is pretty too

Originally posted by redstone

What is the Singapore Land Tower clad in?

I know it was reclad in 2001.What was the original cladding? The original cladding looks like cheap concrete. The new one seems to be aluminium panels when viewed up close?

Hmm... this is probably not considered as related to this topic, but aren't there two condominiumns also called Euro-Asia? The Thomson Euro-Asia and the Newton Euro-Asia. I saw them this morning on my way to Orchard. They're both pretty close, around the Novena area. What's even weirder is that they both look the same. Yellow and whitish and the same basic design... hmm...

Originally posted by heirloom

the oub building changes colour :? i never noticed that :/ concrete is pretty too

Maybe it doesnt really change colour. I guess buildings do appear different depending on the weather. But aluminium panels are good: lightweight and corrosion resistant:cheers:

Originally posted by EyeToEye

Hmm... this is probably not considered as related to this topic, but aren't there two condominiumns also called Euro-Asia? The Thomson Euro-Asia and the Newton Euro-Asia. I saw them this morning on my way to Orchard. They're both pretty close, around the Novena area. What's even weirder is that they both look the same. Yellow and whitish and the same basic design... hmm...

Maybe theyre owned by the same developer. There are pics of them in my neighbourhood thread.

Hmm maybe the colors are symbolic

white for euro and yellow for asia:colgate: <-- euro asia!

Originally posted by RafflesCity

Maybe theyre owned by the same developer. There are pics of them in my neighbourhood thread.

Hmm maybe the colors are symbolic

white for euro and yellow for asia:colgate: <-- euro asia! Yes its the same developer, but what does pink stand for then? Our butts? :D

They advertised it in today's newspaper.

http://pachome1.pacific.net.sg/~mippy/euroasia.jpg

ha! they make it look so much nicer

This is an interesting view!

The tallest building on stilts?:D

Hehehe....I told you guys the colouring is...well.....never constant?? :D

It looks so deceptive here. Its much darker in real life and the windows not so obvious. And the facade here looks so different too.

Haha...in many ways, its all part of the optical illusion problem, and cameras and so on dont alway give justice to something...

Then again, I too think the rendering is a little too flattering...haha!

i wonder how low its rents are...

You might find out if raffie posts the entire ad...

Hmm the ad didnt give the rents, but heres a quotes from it

"We've not just gone taller from 16 storey to 29 storey, we now boast a smart new look. The spacious central lobby is stunningly refurbished with marble walls and attractive light fittings. All restrooms feature granite floor and polished wall tiles. And the new floors will be served by 3 separate high-speed passenger lifts and a fire lift."

wah so impressive. donate some tiles from inside to the outside please

Hahaha....what an exciting description of the improvements eh? "All restrooms feature granite floor and polished wall tiles." Muahahaha!

here's another pic of it... it looks... fake?

http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v47/sybarite/singapore/IMGP3374.jpg

Why fake? Looks very physicaly there....

Can someone post it in the Rate Our Talls?

I'ld like to see what the others think!:D

I think we better get more and better photos before we even think of doing that!

StreetDirectory does not have any pics of it.

We shall wait for more pictures then...

it looks fake ... meaning it looks like a model of something... no texture... just a flat colour...

sitting and waiting won't get you anywhere! CARPE DIEM!

it looks fake ... meaning it looks like a model of something... no texture... just a flat colour...

sitting and waiting won't get you anywhere! CARPE DIEM!
We shall wait for your photos then...hahaah!!

haha i'm taking loads of photos everyday so far!

would you wanna take loads of EuroAsia? ;)

um... i dont mind? actually... take anything also can lar hahah... i've been taking lotsa lotsa pics of food

well if you do, try to take a pic of The Icon's construction progress :cool:

Not many people know of the skyscrapers in the Tanjong Pagar area.Do take pics of them.;)

I am quite sure they are still tickling the ground over at the Icon? :D

Not so..the hole dug out is quite big but hard to see from streetlevel, and they have put all the foundations in it.

Nice?
http://img43.photobucket.com/albums/v133/RafflesCity/euroasia.jpg

Hmm...

Looks unreal ,almost like a rendering.


And what's that disgusting building at the bottom with plants on the roof?

old housing lol. There are coffeeshops at the base.

http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/089316_main.jpg
http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/089316_right.jpg
Images from Streetdirectory.

Cool.

Looks sexy from those angles.

It is like a feat of engineering.Building a skyscraper ON TOP of an existing one.

Makes me wonder where they got those photos from. It looks supiciously like the HDB blocks nearby! :D

Very weird but from a distance it just looks like any scraper :eek:

They still need to add the skysgarden.

Also they should remove the signage from the original structure and place it at the very top.

ugly thing :puke:

I think the question is WHY???? It seem extremely impractical, financially more expensive, and asthetically disgusting than one tall building....

Fits into the SimCity theme well though ;-)~

It looks really strange...

And yes it does look a lot more expensive than just one tall tower.

but to build one tall tower they would have had to demolish the shorter on first then build a new taller one. what would you do with the offices during construction???
it was probably done to expand space at a prime location. moving would lose that location.

but it does look odd...

looks....hmmm...."Wired".....

Singapore, where lays that. ;)

I like the idea but comes off kinda odd ehre

it is an ugly building no doubt about it.. but not ugly because of its structure, rather its because of it's cladding, or lack of.

They built the new building on top of the old one as they would not need to evict the tenants ,having to compensate them ,and the cost of demolishing the old one.

The old building was also reclad.It was brown ,now it's maroon.:)

it's not clad.. it's merely painted...

Whats up with that color !? :down:

The Renaissance KL is also in the same colour ,so is MCLand Tower in Singapore.


I intially ment what do you think about the IDEA of building a skyscraper on top of another.

http://www.holidaycity.com/renaissance-kl/photo1.jpg

ummm renaissance kl is not a good building to compare to if you're trying to improve its image... they're both ugly ugly...

mcland building looks alot better (but not anything praiseworthy) because of the granite (i guess) cladding. not tasteful just looks better

http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/079120_main.jpg

its kinda ugly

Look strange !!

For such an effort you would have thought they would have made the top building much taller. I would have made it much taller.........

I dont see what the fuss is about. I think it looks kinda funky.

The sky garden would have been much better.

I like the way they look, but the bottom tower looks a bit vulnerable. :P

[QUOTE=LibertyTwo]I think the question is WHY???? It seem extremely impractical, financially more expensive, and asthetically disgusting than one tall building....

It actually is cheaper than one tall one. The 16 story building was previously there, and because of the company's wanting of that location, they build one over the previous one, because it would be cheaper than renovating and extending the old one.

It doesnt look bad, what are you guys saying. It brings a new look into the future, plus one tall building gets boring.

It was done to save costs.Doing so is cheaper than evicting the tenants ,compensating them ,demolishing the old tower and building a new one.

So ,they had the new tower built on top of the old tower.;)

Well, i suppose it had to happen some day, and its no surprise that an asian country did, they are always the first to come up with new ways of designing a skyscraper, however impractical or ugly it may look

actually i think there was one in new york before this... i'm sure there are many others around the world.... also i dont think that doing so is necessarily ugly; this building is ugly because of other factors.

I was talking ingeneral, not just with thsi building, read the post carefully

um you seem to be referring to this building.. you were saying you're not surprsied an asian country came up with the idea of building a scraper atop another. i was just replying that i think there was one in new york before this.

One in NYC?

Any pictures of it?

Er...so where's the pictures?

i'm sure there are but i dont know how to go looking for them as i dont know the littlest thing about the building :( ask some new yorker

The model :cool:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/503/103euromodel.jpg

Looks so fat...

The facade of the model looks more classy, like Takashimaya...

http://img180.exs.cx/img180/3226/eamodel0ov.jpg

CBD office block could go residential

14 Feb 06

By Joyce Teo
Property Correspondent

ANOTHER ageing office block in the Central Business District could be turned into apartments as the inner-city takes on an increasingly residential flavour.

The latest building likely to face a makeover is the Euro-Asia Centre, a 29-storey building in Hoe Chiang Road. Property agent Colliers International has put it on sale after winning provisional permission to convert it into flats, though the new owner may prefer to retain it for purely commercial use.

The freehold block near Keppel Towers and Singapore Technologies Building sits on 49,442 sq ft of land and has a lettable area of 193,000 sq ft. The block was built around 1983 with 16 storeys, but had a 13-floor extension added in 2004 at a reported cost of $80 million.

Industry sources expect it to fetch $128 million to $132 million, or about $660-$680 psf. They said it is a forced sale as the building's owner, property group Euro-Asia, has hit financial difficulties. Euro-Asia's founder P. L. Kua was heavily into property from the early to mid-1990s and bought land and stakes in Seaview Hotel and ANA Hotels.

Colliers International said it obtained the outline planning permission late last year for a 35-storey residential building with ground level commercial use. Its director for investment sales, Mr Ho Eng Joo, said: 'Inner-city living is quite the 'in' thing now. Sales at the Icon and The Sail@Marina Bay have done very well.'

The Icon is in Tanjong Pagar; The Sail@Marina Bay is in the New Downtown area.

Potential buyers of the Euro-Asia Centre could convert and refurbish the new extension block into apartments or redevelop the entire property for residential use, said Mr Ho.

Far East Organization started the trend to inner-city living in 2004 when it obtained provisional permission to convert Natwest Centre in McCallum Street into a residential development. Buildings such as 1 Shenton Way and Asia Chambers in McCallum Street have followed suit.

'Developers generally expect to reap higher returns from converting an old office block to apartments...because of the recent popularity of inner-city living and the declining rentals they are likely to get from ageing office buildings,' said Knight Frank's research director, Mr Nicholas Mak.

The tender for the Euro-Asia Centre, which is being leased out at up to $3 per sq ft, will close at 3pm on March 22.

What a waste, finished in 2004 and maybe going to be demolished >_<

I thought so too....but I think its highly likely that they could convert it for an apartment

Just need to convert the top tower leh....

but its still butt ugly!

but its still butt ugly!

would you mind if say you stayed at the penthouse there? :D

The model :cool:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/503/103euromodel.jpg

From this model, i would think it is really nice!!!

@raffles
i wouldnt mind if someone gave it to me so i could sell it, but i dont think i'd want to live there. i passed by and saw a very very garish lobby that i could never live with :(

if they cladded the exterior like in the model it'd look somewhat like ngee ann city, which isnt great but at least better :)

It looks awful really. I don't like it.

Talk about creative building extension.... :eek:

I think it'll be super cool if they dimolished the bottom building, and replace it with a church or something, it'll be so Citigroup Tower in NY x10 .:D

I REALLY HATE THIS BUILDING, though you gotta admire them for thinking out of the box in building a un box like structure. Its like Tuntex Sky Tower in Kaohsiung, plain weird but has character.

I think it'll be super cool if they dimolished the bottom building, and replace it with a church or something, it'll be so Citigroup Tower in NY x10 .:D

But Citigroup's of a nicer colour. And I wouldnt want the top to topple over with the changes at its bottom.

Euro-Asia Centre to be sold for $125m?

10 Apr 06

Ezra Holdings' Lee family said to be buyer of building at Cantonment Rd

A DEAL is close to being stitched up for the sale of the freehold Euro-Asia Centre in the Hoe Chiang/Cantonment roads location for about $125 million to $130 million, or about $650-$670 per square foot of existing net lettable area, say sources.

http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/mnt/media/image/launched/2006-04-10/BT_3850905_10_04_2006.jpg

The buyer is understood to be linked to the Lee family that controls listed offshore support and marine services group Ezra Holdings.

It could not be ascertained whether the entity likely to be used for the acquisition of the 29-storey building is part of the listed group. It wouldn't surprise market watchers if Ezra Holdings, whose offices are now at Parkway Parade, moves into the Cantonment Road property given the latter's location in the traditional Tanjong Pagar/Keppel Road shipping quarter.

What industry observers find interesting about the deal - if it is sealed - is that the buyer is likely to continue to use the property as an office and not convert it to residential use, unlike the owners of some ageing CBD office blocks.

In fact, the building's marketing agent Colliers International said, when the property with about 193,000 sq ft net lettable area was put up for tender in February, that outline planning permission had been obtained for redevelopment into a 35-storey residential building with commercial use on the ground floor at a 5.6 plot ratio (ratio of potential gross floor area to land area).

The tender for the 29-storey Euro-Asia Centre closed last month. The building sits on a 49,442 sq ft site and has gross floor area of 244,233 sq ft, which is about 4.9 times the site area.

Euro-Asia Centre comprises a 16-storey block completed in 1983 and another 12 floors from the 18th storey onwards completed in 2004. The site is zoned for commercial development in Master Plan 2003 with an allowable gross plot ratio of 5.6 and a height of up to 35 storeys. Euro-Asia Centre, once a jewel in property and shipping magnate PL Kua's portfolio, is being sold by its mortgagee bank, understood to be OCBC.

By KALPANA RASHIWALA

And another look at this beauty on the right! :happy:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/rotpics03/0904f.jpg

Eh? EuroAsia is sold????

I saw an ad on Straits Times today and saw an advertisement about a new tower near Tanjong Pagar, is it new or old? Quite a nice looking building.

It looks very similar to the existing Euro-Asia Building.

Perhaps someone can confirm.

Tower 15 is the new name for Euro-Asia Ctr near Tanjong Pagar. Completion: 1st Qtr 2008

http://img501.imageshack.us/img501/5931/cimg2045id6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

No wonder it looks so familiar, they are doing a total transformation?

And they keep piling up stuff on top of the poor building... That's ludicrous ^ ^

And they keep piling up stuff on top of the poor building... That's ludicrous ^ ^

I see, the rendering looks damn great...

Wow, the little tower will be extended 3 times cos of this project!

It will become one of the best looking office buildings in the area, very modern.

Wow, the little tower will be extended 3 times cos of this project!

Its already been built.

It looks like a new cladding....it was completed just a few years ago

Wah, how many times do they need to extend the little guy's height? :lol:

Its already been built.

It looks like a new cladding....it was completed just a few years ago

I think more than just cladding...
Look at the new bits of building:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/rotpics03/0904f.jpghttp://img501.imageshack.us/img501/5931/cimg2045id6.jpg

My goodness!! They're extending this again!?!? From the render there looks like a skygarden on top of the small block. It's a very strange building but an ingenious solution to a lack of space. I must say that I'm very surprised that they didn't just knock down the original low-rise block. How was building on stilts economical? Now another refurbishment? Amazing! I like the new look though.

Im quite amaze by how the foundation can take those extra weights.!!:nuts:

It's amazing how much some glass can do to a building. What a transformation from the original tower!

Im quite amaze by how the foundation can take those extra weights.!!:nuts:

The weight of the new extension does not rest on the old portion...

Yes it looks like the top will be changed again! I actually like the mini-crown of the 'original' extension....but the new one looks so much slicker...

Errr ... ... I noticed that the Main Contractor is a "xxxxxx Woodcraft Contractor". ummm ... i'm sure the work required consist more than carpentry. Strange that a wood work contractor would be awarded such a job. No offence to the company, I just found it curious.

I must say that I'm very surprised that they didn't just knock down the original low-rise block. How was building on stilts economical?

It was not. I understand the company owning the building has been in financial difficulties since the Asian crisis, at which time the extension was still under construction, and that they have never quite recovered.

Im quite amaze by how the foundation can take those extra weights.!!:nuts:

New tower supported by the 2 giant columns and new lift core, it's not pressing on the old tower. ;)

I passed by a few days ago and saw some white paper stuck to the red facade. I gonna miss this UGLY-YET-AWESOME skyscraper. But yet we are welcoming a similar, but glassier and slicker skyscraper into the CBD area...:rofl::rofl::rofl:

cheers

excelsvr

I just realised the construction photos are gone

What construction photos?

Progress isn't very fast.

Taken today.

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee304/Excelsvr/DSC00378.jpg

16th November

http://ssc.singapenguin.net/07/pano_071116_euroasia_centre02.jpg
Now it's green, red and white, add a few colorful lights and it's ready for Christmas I'd say...

OMG! The glass below looks good!

Yet another green glass building, but at least it is better than what it is now :D

By the way the adjacent Southpoint is also very ugly, I hope they refurbish / rebuild it :D

In my picture, Euro-Asia Centre looks slightly slanted :lol:

The ultimate metamorphosis.

From small building, to big building, then complete change. :lol:

I think we should ask RafflesCity to move this thread back to the "Preject News and Updates" again :lol:

25th January 2008

Re-cladding now starting on the upper half.
http://ssc.singapenguin.net/08/080125_euro_asia_tower01.jpg

I think the new cladding is far better than the original, which although is new, already looks dated.

25 Jan 2008

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j67/RCSSC/euroasia2501.jpg

Such a huge contrast indeed. Will the dome remain at the top or it will be removed? Looks weird for a silver-cladded building..

And yes, the old red/brown color is looking so out-dated compared to the other new and existing developments in the area where all of them are either white, silver or green/blue.

its taking a long time huh....this thread comes all the way from early 2004

Actually the building was completed in 2004. Now, barely a few years later, it is being recladded.

It looks like a 1980s building. :(

I guess that is why they are recladding it, the choice of bad colours. which resulted in waste of investments ....

This reconstruction project would require the upper section's floors to be expanded for the new facade.

As of right now, they should probably be expanding the floors on the upper half of the building.

It looks like a 1980s building. :(

Built in 1980s, new tower built above it in 2004, now recladding in 2008. :nuts:

Hows progress? The 4 year old pics at the begining of the thread are gone

Some way to go before completion. Theyre working on the base and from what I saw recently, refitting the top.

^^I also don't know any updates on the East Asia Centre. I haven't seen any updates since the beginning of the year.

^^ No pictures but I can tell you the cladding has reached the top already and it has that greenish glass (look at the bottom part of the above picture) replacing that red exterior.

Sorry for OT, last time i strolled from Tanjong Pagar to Raffles Place I've seen some viaduct construction on Cross Street leading to somewhere close by One Raffles Quay. Anyone got a clue whats that? DTL?? :lol: jk

Sorry for OT, last time i strolled from Tanjong Pagar to Raffles Place I've seen some viaduct construction on Cross Street leading to somewhere close by One Raffles Quay. Anyone got a clue whats that? DTL?? :lol: jk

Actually yes, its a temporary viaduct, so they can dig up Cross Street to build the station.

Actually yes, its a temporary viaduct, so they can dig up Cross Street to build the station.

:eek2: ok that proves the scale of the project... Thanks for answer :)

14th March 2009

This is now almost completed:
http://ssc.singapenguin.net/09/20090314_euro_asia_building_01.jpg

http://ssc.singapenguin.net/09/20090314_euro_asia_building_02.jpg
They are in the process of removing the construction lift and clearing up.

Looking good...

A more polished image that the old version failed to pull off. It seems to complement the Fuji Xerox Tower.

Izzit me or does it seem taller?

Izzit me or does it seem taller?

It does look taller because it is not tapering any more but the height is in fact roughly the same.

Seems to me that they expanded the floor plates of the upper level,am i right?

As the design architect for the refurbishment of Tower Fifteen I have been requested to add inputs to how the design evolved as I have done with other project here.

The design was conceived when I was working in Singapore in 2006. I left Singapore early 2007 and am pleased to see the final build result from various web sites. Unfortunately have not yet returned to document the completed project to add to my portfolio.

This project was highly unusual as the actual building in itself was very unique. It comprised out of the old Euro Asia Centre from about 30 years ago and then a decision was made early 2000 to extend the building to 29 floors. It was technically not possible to have the new structures load supported by the older building, hereby three major columns where build to support the new building above (one support housing the lift shafts). While this technically worked it left a very disjointed and unsightly building.

With the sale of the building, we where approached by its new owners (Ezra) and where presented with a challenge on how to convert to building into an A-grade commercial building.

The two architectural styles of the (two) buildings made such an impact, that the approach from conception focused on unifiying these into a single language and introduce elements to enable the building to read as a singular building. While the solution may appear evident, the true challenge was working around the highly rigid URA mandates. GFA is highly priced in Singapore and hereby the form had very little room to move, hence a need to follow the old building form but yet make it read as a singular building with a current aesthetic character.

The character of the buildings where overpowered by the support pillars of the upper floors extension. As opposed to trying to minimise their impact we focused on celebrating these unusual supports and used this very language to tie the upper to the lower. Through their extension the overall building got framed.

The framing established the overall expression of form succesfully. From this step it evolved into an excerise of developing all the components in between, and yet again great variances between the old and new where found. Through the development of an appropriate facade system that allowed for flexibility it adapted to the buildings framework, yet provides the facade character of a singular building.

The overal height of the building remains, however louvered screens where added to hide the mechanical equipment and at the same frame the roof of the building to offer it a firm standing presence (avoiding the typical cut-off look).

Regards.

Donald, it is really good to hear concise explanation on designs from architect, right in the forum. I do hope to see more architects putting forwards their explanations on their projects in the forum.

That was a refreshing write-up Donald, really expesses in words what I feel about the project - a vast improvement in appearance over the previous design. It looks less freakish now :lol:

Thank you for taking interest into the architect's comments. I have also written comments about the project 'One Devonshire', which I am certain you will find of interest. Regards.

In a glass of its own

Transparent shower stalls in the middle of the room are among a new hotel's unusual features

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To be a guest at klapsons, a new boutique hotel that recently
opened in Tanjong Pagar, it would help if you are a narcissist - or at least not afraid of the cold.

Among the unusual features in its exclusive 17 rooms are a circular shower stall in the middle of the room, clad fully in glass; an open-cube shower area that faces full-length mirrors; and a shower area that is completely open. The very shy will be relieved to know that the toilet areas are enclosed.

Built on an empty parcel of land, the three-storey hotel is an annexe to the office block Tower 15 in Hoe Chiang Road. Both the office building and hotel are owned by Jit Sun Investments, a privately owned investment firm.

The hotel is managed by Wisteria hotel management and built by RSP Architects Planners & Engineers. Its interiors are designed by Italian firm Sawaya & Moroni. The hotel, whose name is derived from the initials of the owners' names, took three years to build at an undisclosed sum.

Jit Sun's director of investment and klapsons' director Adrian Lee says: 'With the hotel, we saw the opportunity to bring a new, fresh perspective to the meaning and experience of a business hotel.'

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To open officially in October, the hotel is targeted at business travellers and Singaporeans looking for a weekend stay.

The response has been good so far. Mr Lee says the hotel is fully booked on some days. Rates start from $385 a night for an executive room to $1,225 a night for the premium suite.

He says the initial idea was for the hotel to have more than 100 rooms. But with the economic downturn, the plan had to be changed.

'With just 17 rooms now, we can give each one a more distinctive style,' he says.

No two rooms are alike. Apart from the unusual shower fittings, the rooms come with customised furniture designed by Sawaya & Moroni. Some also have outdoor jacuzzi areas, with bamboo planted around them to provide privacy.

The lobby is also packed with the 'wow' factor. Instead of the ubiquitous long countertop, the reception is a 5m-wide stainless steel sphere.

'The hotel is set to inject vibrancy to the local hotel sector,' says Mr Lee.

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By tay suan chiang
Straits Times

Picture taken from Streetdirectory.com

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i joged by the other day. the hotel is not very prominent

Where's the hotel? I can't visualise

i tink tat pic are d old 1 .... aniwae, d hotel is on the cantonment rd side ... exactly opposite southpoint.

the hotel is inside the office building

If I'm not wrong the hotel is a stand-alone low rise block, not within the officer tower.

I saw the building recently at night and they have decided to light up the structural columns, creating an impressive sight.

If I'm not wrong the hotel is a stand-alone low rise block, not within the officer tower.

I saw the building recently at night and they have decided to light up the structural columns, creating an impressive sight.

It is animated too. They have some kind of shooting-stars lighting scheme going up the columns. Or down. Can't remember ^ ^

Answers to some of the posts:

The hotel is a separate structure. The programme went several rounds for the annex building, from a high end 2 storey office, to a luxury restaurant to a boutique hotel. Similarly it went from 2 to 12 floors as well.

As for the lighting, the project qualified for the Singapore light-up scheme so as to obtain additional GFA. A part of the lighting concept envisioned from the very early concept on how to tie the two buildings into a singular architectural language was to express the glass columns with special lighting features at night. Some of the features include linear LED strips creating the perception of rain among other effects.

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I didnt see the animated effects, but it sounds cool. I dont remember garish colours being used but it looks quite impressive as that part of the CBD is pretty dark at night.

I stayed a night in the hotel last week and it is damn comfortable. The Showers are amazing but weird. Fitted with design pieces all over the room and a full glass window overlooking the road. So if you are an exhibitionist, it is the right hotel for you. I never been to the restaurants or bar but they do seems inviting...

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Exhibitionist or not, I dont think this (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=943884) will be happening in Singapore anytime soon :lol: