Oasia Hotel Downtown

Oasia Hotel Downtown is a 27-story mixed-use hotel and office skyscraper in the Downtown Core district of Singapore. Its exterior includes 21 species of climbing plants on its facade.[3] The building's exterior, constructed atop vertical grid panels, will appear more "furry" over time, with only specks of its orange, pink and maroon aluminium mesh exterior remaining visible.[4] About 40 percent of the building's volume consists of communal green space elevated vertically into the skyscraper.[5]

Oasia Hotel Downtown
Oasia Hotel Downtown in Singapore
General information
StatusCompleted
Type
  • Mixed-use
  • Office
  • Hotel
LocationTanjong Pagar, Central Business District, Singapore
Address100 Peck Seah St, Singapore 079333
Coordinates1.2758°N 103.8420°E / 1.2758; 103.8420
Construction started2012
Completed2016
Cost$138 million[1]
OwnerFar East Organization
Height
Top floor193.3 m (634 ft)
Technical details
Floor count27
Floor area19416.0 m²[2]
Lifts/elevators13
Design and construction
ArchitectWOHA
EngineerKTP Consultants Private Limited[1]
Services engineerRankine&Hill (S) Private Limited[1]
Main contractorWoh Hup Pte Ltd[1]

The building was designed by the architectural firm WOHA and developed by the Far East Organization.[3] It opened in April 2016.[6] It received the 2018 award for "Best Tall Building in the World" from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.[5]


Concept and design

The goal for the design of this structure was to create a response to the concrete uniformity of Singapore's business district. The primary architect, Wong Mun Summ of Woha, said that the building emphasized sustainability over consumption. Mimicking a natural ecosystem, vertically planted flowers and vines attract fauna like insects and squirrels.[4] Furniture and interiors for the building were designed by Spanish architect and designer Patricia Urquiola.[7] In all, the building has about 60 levels worth of green walls [5] which are overlaid onto the building's red facade.

In addition, four communal sky gardens are cut into the building, allowing for natural ventilation of the public spaces in lieu of air conditioning. Plants, trees and water features in the elevated gardens also attract wildlife, including insects and birds. The building, which replaced a park, provides about ten times the greenery of the previous site area.[3] [8] Approximately 40 percent of the building's volume is dedicated to open-air sky terraces [5] About 18 species of wildlife have been attracted to the building, comparable to nearby parks, according to a biodiversity study conducted by BioSEA. [8]

The building sites on a 50 meter by 50 meter plot of land. It has a barrel-shaped roof, whose facade does not contain climbing vines. The intent of the design is to mimic a bouquet with a green stem once the creepers on the building's facade are fully-grown.[7]

No mechanical ventilation is needed for the hotel rooms or offices because of the open-sided sky gardens. Water for irrigation of the plant life comes from rainfall.[4]

Awards

The building won a Green Good Design Award from the European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies and the Chicago Athenaeum.[3]

In 2017, it was named Building Of The Year by the Singapore Institute of Architects Architectural Design Awards. [9]

In the same year, it also won the Singapore Good Design Mark Platinum award, the highest accolade conferred by the Design Business Chamber Singapore [10] for exceptional design.

In 2018, it was named the best tall building in the world by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. The Council also named it the Best Tall Building Asia and Australasia, [5]

See also

References
  1. "Oasia Hotel Downtown WOHA". World-Architects (in Catalan). Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  2. "Oasia Hotel Downtown / WOHA". ArchDaily. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  3. "ULI Global Awards for Excellence: Oasia Hotel Downtown (Singapore)". Urban Land Magazine. 15 November 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  4. Bock, Pauline (12 March 2017). "Grow your own hotel: this tropical high-rise in Singapore has its own ecosystem". Wired UK. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  5. Ong, Yunita (13 June 2018). "Far East's Oasia Hotel Downtown wins best tall building award". Business Times. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  6. Singh, Bryna (7 October 2017). "Oasia Hotel Downtown, luxury resort Amanemu clinch top prize at the SIA Architectural Design Awards". The Straits Times. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  7. Zachariah, Natasha Ann (14 May 2016). "Chain hotels go big on design". The Straits Times. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  8. Wong, Derek (2 July 2018). "Eco-friendly Oasia hotel is world's best tall building". The Straits Times. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  9. Singh, Bryana (7 October 2017). "Oasia Hotel Downtown, luxury resort Amanemu clinch top prize at the SIA Architectural Design Awards". The Straits Times. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  10. TAY, SUAN CHIANG (17 March 2017). "Marks of good design". The Business Times. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
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