Marina One | M+S | U/C | 2017

[SingaporeCity]

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[SingaporeCity]

Is the design out already? Award winning design, this will definitely change the skyline!

Marina South mixed development nabs awards

http://www.propertyguru.com.sg/prope...nt-nabs-awards

The highly-anticipated Marina South development (pictured) by M+S Pte Ltd has clinched three awards at the prestigious Asia Pacific Property Awards 2012 for Best Mixed-use Development, Best Mixed-use Architecture and Best High Rise Architecture.

[Vrooms]

Cant find any renders but it was designed by German firm Ingenhoven Architects who also designed 71 Robinson Road.

[y2koh]

Their skyscrapers are usually quite clean looking on the outside so I'm not expecting anything too iconic, but they are very good at eco-friendly building designs, especially using double skin facades. Their office-campus designs are amazing, one of my absolute favourite is European Investment Bank at Luxembourg.

[Mith252]

It seems that some works have started on the site. Some pics I took today.


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[Vrooms]

We have a nameMARINA ONE

Source:http://my.news.yahoo.com/m-pte-ltd-b...6--sector.html

M+S Pte Ltd breaks ground in Marina South
By Haziq Hamid of theedgeproperty.com | The Edge Malaysia – 4 hours ago

SINGAPORE (July 11): M+S Pte Ltd (M+S) has unveiled plans for an integrated development called Marina One at its Marina South development.
The Marina South mixed-use development is one of two projects by M+S, a 60:40 joint investment company by Khazanah Nasional Bhd and Temasek Holdings Pte.

M+S will develop four land parcels in Marina South and two land parcels in Ophir-Rochor in Singapore, each as an integrated development.

Marina One will be an integrated development that marries commerce, premier residential living and exciting retail lifestyles in the Marina Bay district. The development will have a gross floor area of 341,000 sq m and will be eventually linked to Marina Bay and the upcoming Downtown Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) stations. The development is set for launch in the coming months.

Speaking at the ground-breaking ceremony of Marina South on Wednesday, Tan Sri Azman Yahya, chairman of the M+S board of directors said Marina One will define new standards of luxury urban living in Singapore, creating a benchmark for international excellence in design and sustainability.

"We are confident that this landmark development will play a prominent role in attracting international MNCS and talent to Singapore and become the gravitational epicentre of Singapore's new CBD."

Leading international architects, Ingenhoven Architects have been commissioned to create a green open space in the centre of the development as part of Marina One's design.

An indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of UEM Land Holdings Bhd (a real estate company within Khazanah's portfolio) and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Mapletree Investments Pte Ltd (a Temasek portfolio company) have been appointed to oversee the marketing and development of the project at Marina South.

[Brandonn]

Exciting. Can I ask whether the 4 land parcels are properly parcellated since the service roads (Central Boulevard, if I am not mistaken), which I believe is temporary, is still in operation? When will the authorities re-align the roads to become grid-like?

[Mith252]

Probably within the next year or so since the Marina Coastal Expressway would be completed by then which would allow for the realigning of the roads in the area.

Anyway, here is a more detailed article on the ceremony.

M+S breaks ground on Marina One development
By Lynda Hong | Posted: 11 July 2012 2326 hrs


Board members of M+S (from L to R) Dato Abdul Rahman Ahmad, Hiew Yoon Khong, Tan Sri Azman Yahya (Chairman), Dato Wan Abdullah Wan Ibrahim and Lim Ming Yan pictured on 11 July 2012. (Photo: M+S)

SINGAPORE: Marina One, a landmark mixed-use development at Marina South, broke ground on Wednesday.

M+S, a joint venture owned by Malaysia's Khazanah Nasional and Singapore's Temasek Holdings, says the development will provide commerce, high-end residences and retail spaces, and is on track to be completed by 2017.

The 60:40 joint venture between Khazanah Nasional and Temasek came about after a landmark land swop deal for the former Malayan Railway land.

M+S's board of directors came together to mark the start of Marina One's development earlier in the morning.

"So far, the working arrangement has been excellent. The schedule of the development is on track. We have secured a S$5 billion financing facility from eight banks. It is one of the largest property financing projects ever raised in Singapore for a company," said Azman Yahya, chairman of the M+S board of directors.

With a gross development value of S$7 billion, the development will have a gross floor area of 341,000 square metres.

The site includes four land parcels spanning 2.62 hectares.

Marina One will be eventually linked to the Marina Bay MRT station when completed in 2017.

The upcoming Downtown Line MRT station will also be near the development comprising two residential blocks. Another two office blocks will be launched in the next few months.

M+S will not unveil Marina One's design until its launch in the upcoming months, but says the development's 200-metre tall office blocks will be 30-storey high.

Office space will make up 60 per cent of the development, while five per cent will be leased out for retail.

The remaining 35 per cent will be set aside for 1,042 residential units in the 130-metre tall residential blocks.

Analysts say investors may be receptive if the residential units are priced close to neighbouring developments, which now go for S$2,300 to S$2,500 per square foot.

Nicholas Mak, research head at SLP International, said: "Developers will have to consider the speed of sales, hence they may want to launch the project at about S$2,300 to S$2,500 per square foot. As for the office space, if they were to be completed, it would fetch rents of about S$6 to S$8 per square foot per month.

"Many of the potential buyers of this new apartment development are likely to be investors because of the location of these residential blocks."

"With the ABSD in place, I think some of the foreign investors may be discouraged from coming to the residential market. So I think the pace of sale will be slower. I think it will take more than two years for the 1,000 over apartments to be fully sold," Mr Mak added.

According to M+S, development plans for two land parcels at Ophir Road which form part of the bilateral landmark deal are pending approval.

The project, which includes residential, commercial and retail units, as well as a hotel, will be unveiled in the next few months.

- CNA/wm

source: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stori...212985/1/.html

[Vrooms]

It seems Like it will be pretty short compared to the buildings around it.

[SingaporeCity]

Originally Posted by Vrooms

It seems Like it will be pretty short compared to the buildings around it.

Seems to be the case, 200m and 130m. But there may be more than 4 scrapers?

[Mith252]

Here is an article in mypaper regarding the development.


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[Dale]

Singapore buildings must have the highest floor-to-ceiling heights in the world. 30 stories and 200m ?!?!

[Mith252]

I have a feeling there is something else in the building like gardens and stuff since it is supposedly a green building that makes it that high. I doubt the floor to floor height would exceed 2.75 metres. Until we see the final design, we can only speculate.

[Dale]

Originally Posted by Mith252

I have a feeling there is something else in the building like gardens and stuff since it is supposedly a green building that makes it that high. I doubt the floor to floor height would exceed 2.75 metres. Until we see the final design, we can only speculate.

Whatever's going on ... I like it.

[Vrooms]

Originally Posted by SingaporeCity

Seems to be the case, 200m and 130m. But there may be more than 4 scrapers?

Yeah I think there are two residential blocks and two office blocks.....

[gosperence]

The height of 200m must be including those north towers up-antenna structure design that looks like a fence....and between, multiple sky gardens...

[Autobots]

The architect has no update on this project yet:-

http://www.ingenhovenarchitects.com/en/intro.html

[Mith252]

Guess not since M+S Pte Ltd did say that they will not release the design of the development until the launch in the coming months. So, the architect couldn't just place the design without the approval of the developer.

[y2koh]

Originally Posted by Mith252

I have a feeling there is something else in the building like gardens and stuff since it is supposedly a green building that makes it that high. I doubt the floor to floor height would exceed 2.75 metres. Until we see the final design, we can only speculate.

The typical floor-to-floor height for office buildings is 4-5m in height, while for residential it's max 3.6m in height. Retail floor can range from 4-9m in height. It is possible for a 30 storey office tower to reach 200m in height (30x5m plus around 5 double volume sky gardens and technical floors). For residential towers, 30 storeys of residential units alone will already reach 108m, not including any sky gardens and podium.

[Mith252]

Some pics I took of the site.


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