Picture by adrian kang, national university of singapore. Vermont avenuesanta monica boulevard duxton plain public housing competition. Newer estates were later built farther from the city centre as the country developed. It was a competition project called duxton plain public housing international competition held in singapore in 2001 organized by the urban redevelopment authority. Duxton plain public housing international architectural. Catering to hungry residents and visitors are various eateries within this complex. Picture courtesy of the urban redevelopment authority. The built, the dollar, the power and the people text by shirley surya images courtesy of urban redevelopment authority, marina bay sands pte ltd, city developments. Redevelopment of duxton plain was initiated by singapores founding prime.
After a short coffee break, we will walk through one of singapores oldest hdb estates to. The 50th storey skybridge is open to the public from 9 a. The duxton is 51 storeys high and is a beautiful building in itself. A central issue to the design was what singaporean public housing should be. The developmental state in the global hegemony of neoliberalism. Built on the site of singapores oldest housing development board hdb. Redefining public housing for the world planning required. Neither area has public housing planned for it at the moment. All seven connected towers are collectively the worlds tallest public residential buildings. Duxton plain duxton plain public singapore housing. The public housing occupancy guidebook is being published as chapters are completed in order to provide our stakeholders with the most current information as soon as possible.
Historical garden with resin columns that turned into lightpoints at night to mark the foundations of the original duxton plain blocks was an interesting and novel way to capture the historical significance. It was first developed in the 1950s by the singapore improvement trust, and now, some 60 years later, is the site of a new generation of public housing the sky terrace. The built, the dollar, the power and the people issuu. The new divisare books are small format pocketbook size, in limited. Its seven 50storey high towers rise as high as skyscrapers and are linked at the 26th and 50th levels by skybridges. The project is situated at the 25,163squaremetre duxton plain on cantonment road, the site where the housing and development board hdb constructed the first two tanjong pagar rental blocks in 1963. Consisting of seven connected towers labelled 1a to 1g. International woha architects came second equal in singapores duxton plain public housing competition with a staggered honeycomb of homes and gardens floating over a public archive 1 jul 2002. Multidisciplinary in perspective, it represents the first concerted attempt by academics and practitioners involved in the physical design and planning of singapore to.
It is the hdbs first residential project with sky bridges connecting the towers. Duxton plain public housing international architectural design. We didnt win it but it presented an opportunity for us to experiment with many of. They have built over fifty projects throughout southeast asia, china and australia, including residential towers, public housing estates, mass transit stations. Unique amongst housing and development board hdb projects, it is the. Pdf the developmental state in the global hegemony of. He was also charged for causing annoyance to the public while drunk in the estate and committing mischief by kicking two wooden benches at a nearby duxton plain park. To minimise disamenities, only 200 members of public can access the 50th storey skybridge per day. Architectural design competition for public housing at duxton plain. In addition, at any one time, only 100 members of the public will be allowed on the skybridge. On the last page of this issue, we look back at their genesis in wohas 2001 competition scheme for public housing at duxton plain. Unique amongst housing and development board hdb projects, it is the design winner of a worldwide competition which attracted more than 200 entries.
It is located centrally along cantonment road and in. Pica ciamarra associati laboratorio di progettazione coordinata e integrata. We will explore the rich tapestry of duxton plain and take a lift up to the 50th floor viewing deck of the pinnacle complex the pride of singapores public housing for a bird eyes view of the area and great photo opps. The project addresses pragmatic, financial, social issues, and responds sensitively to a myriad of planning constraints. This special housing project is the result of an international design competition and is our first 50storey development with unique features such as sky bridges, an integrated carpark, and a host of commercial and social facilities.
Images from the duxton plain public housing international. Public housing myths by nicholas dagen bloom, blueprint for disaster. It is located centrally along cantonment road and in close proximity to the central business district cbd. Duxton plain public housing international architectural design competition. On this new ground, an outdoor gallery poetically uses the concept of a light ruin to capture the historical significance of the site by tracing the outlines of the original two public housing blocks built in the 1960s. Redevelopment of the duxton plain site as part of the urban renewal strategy to inject more public housing into the city and attract new households to rejuvenate the tanjong pagar area, a 2. According to the plan, first people are invited to book flats in 2004.
We didnt win it but it presented an opportunity for us to experiment with many of the design strategies we operate with today. Multidisciplinary in perspective, it represents the first concerted attempt by academics and practitioners involved in the physical design and planning of singapore to closely analyse a. The authors in this volume interrogate the common misperceptions about the program and by doing so provide a. Hdbs tallest awardwinning residential development which will be ready in 2009 with residential units from level 425 and 2749. Worlds best housing at world architecture festival awards 2010. Wohas built projects range from residential towers, hotels and public housing to transportation hubs and institutional buildings, and they have proposed many schemes that integrate several, if not every, building type within one structure. But as recently as 2008, new hdb housing was erected in the city centre. An extension of the duxton plain park, this raised new ground is a plugin to. The books information can be found here, so if you are interested in seeing. This collection of essays addresses the important issue of public space in terms of its design, use and management and value as a social, economic and cultural resource, with special reference to singapore.
Public housing myths is a muchneeded antidote to the prevailing understanding of public housing s role, its record, and its reputation. He advocated public housing, middle income housing and luxury flats, and added that most of them will have to be in the form of highrise tower blocks to justify high land costs. Its name is derived from the initial letters of the founders surnames. The design for the building was selected through the international duxton plain public housing design competition in 2002, put on by singapores urban redevelopment authority, which 227 firms from 32 countries took part in. It is recommended to come at 67pm to be able to enjoy the beautiful sunset while you are up at the lookout point. In the installation, the wall graphic with the red background includes two images of skyville at the right to. Department of housing and urban development office of public and indian housing office of public housing and voucher programs june 2003 public housing management and occupancy division. Architects statement woha explored strategies of highdensity living in a highrise tropical environment, and urban strategies unique to the site. Hortpark is a onestop gardening hub that brings together gardeningrelated, recreational, educational, research, and retail activities, all within a park.
In the past, singapores public housing system successfully established a homogeneous citystate convenient. Woha is a singaporebased architecture practice, established in 1994 by wong mun summ born 18 august 1962 and richard hassell born 28 october 1966. Given a set of challenging parameters to work with, credit must be awarded to the architects, who strategically and innovatively introduced more than 1800 units to this small plot of land 2. Amazing hdb estates in singapore tour sky ville and sky. The list of chapters below identifies those that have been published and those that are coming soon. This deck becomes an extension of the duxton plain park that is part of an islandwide park connector. Adjudicators comments on winning and merit prize entries. Wohas entry to the uras 2001 international architectural design competition for public housing at duxton plain. Project is a winning desing in singapores first international design competion for public housing. Drunk indian man jailed for assaulting police officer in. Just another archive processed with topazlab adjust to boost clarity. Another view of the duxton plain development model.