SUPER GREEN - the International Academy of Design and Health

PlacemakerSuper greenSuper green design will be the signature of a new £55m mixed-use researchand science building in Singapore. The project, designed by Llewelyn DaviesYeang’s sister company in Kuala Lumpur, T R Hamzah & Yeang, and theSoilbuild Group, will form part of the iconic Fusionopolis cluster, a focalpoint of Singapore’s science, engineering and media industries.The Fusionopolis Phase 2B building will be the latest addition to the 200-hectare, one-north site in central Singapore, next to its acclaimedscience parks and close to the National University. The site lies within a masterplan designed by Zaha Hadid Architects. Soilbuild was awardedthe contract in April 2008, following a competition held by the Jurong Town Corporation (JTC). The proposed facility will have a site area of7,734 square metres and a plot ratio of 6.5, as well as the potential to develop up to a maximum gross fl oor area of 50,271 square metres. Thedevelopment cost is estimated to cost about S$148m and will take 22 months to complete.The design aims to achieve the Singapore Government Building and Construction Authority’s highest rating for green buildings – the GreenMark Platinum award. The building is designed to be distinctive with a green aesthetic, featuring a veranda-way surrounding the building at groundlevel, said to be reminiscent of the traditional Chinese shophouse semi-covered walkway. Spiralling around the building’s exterior is Ken Yeang’ssignature ‘ecoinfrastructure’, a 1.4km-long recessed continuous landscaped feature that wraps itself around the building’s façade.The ecoinfrastructure will complement the building’s gardened rooftops and an ‘eco-cell’ at the basement that enhances the biodiversity of thesite. The building has a novel solar shaft that is an inclined oversized light-pipe which brings daylight into the inner parts of the building.Besides the enhanced biodiversity landscaped features, other proposed green features include rainwater harvesting, roof gardens to reducesolar heat gain, solid waste separation and recycling.10 October 2008 | WORLD HEALTH DESIGN