Design In Print

Volume 4 Number 2, 2013, Singapore
CONTENTS
Letter from the Guest Editor
Dear Readers,
With increasing career demands, striking a balance between work and
leisure has become more important. To compensate for having lesser leisure
time, greater emphasis is now placed on the quality of leisure activities.
Correspondingly, the demand for recreational developments such as
integrated resorts, theme parks, and attractions with nature, sports, wellness
and entertainment activities has risen steadily.
With information readily available on the Internet, clients’ expectations and
demands for a wider range of distinctively different leisure attractions have also
increased. They are constantly seeking exciting ’wow’ features in their new
developments to differentiate their products and stay ahead of the competition.
An example of such a shift can be seen in the development of retail malls.
No longer built just for shopping, the retail mall has become a lifestyle
product, a one-stop entertainment and recreational centre that houses a
diverse range of functions and facilities, including atypical provisions such as
performances, sporting activities and the arts. Some of the unusual features
that DP Architects has designed for retail malls include skating ring, largescale
aquarium, indoor waterfall, snow park and retractable fashion catwalk.
As the nature of leisure developments evolves, it is important to keep up
to speed with prevailing trends and be innovative. It is part of the design
process to research widely on the latest recreational developments and
leisure ideas in other parts of the world and learn from the success stories.
This issue of Design in Print highlights the design and features of several
recently completed and in-progress leisure-centred projects including River
Safari, Resorts World Sentosa West Zone and Downtown East in Singapore;
and Addiriyah Gate in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
We hope this issue will inspire you to head out for some leisurely fun.
Toh Sze Chong
Director, DP Architects Pte Ltd
The latest happenings in DP
DP Architects announces
Appointment of Titleholders
Short takes on new & notable projects
01 Tampines Town Hub
02 Changi Cove Hotel
03 Dulwich College
04 Stephen Riady Centre
05 Singapore Dance Theatre
06 Infinite Studios
07 Lippo Plaza Beijing
08 RMZ Ecoworld
Featured projects
River Safari
Downtown East
Addiriyah Gate
Resorts World Sentosa West Zone
IN FOCUS
Sustainable Design
Design Optimisation
Awards & events
BIM Strategies
Asia Pacific Property Awards 2013
BCA Awards 2013
Dolphin Plaza Wins First Prize
DPA Is Top Ten Firm
Yangon’s Architectural Heritage
DP personalities
Interview with David Liauw & Ng San Son
Editorial
Writing
Graphics
Celebration of past projects
SAFRA Resorts & Country Club, 1994
Chan Hui Min
Nartano Lim
Toh Bee Ping
Leanne Lim
Leong Wei Lin
Tong Tong
Loh Yew Cheng
Fu Tingting
DESIGN IN PRINT TEAM
Additional contributors: Lee Boon Woei, Lek Noonchoo
& Stephanie Yong
Cover image: River Safari