Gardens by the Bay, Singapore
The Gardens by the Bay was an unusual proposal first conceived by NParks, which envisioned an iconic green attraction in the city-state’s new downtown, Marina Bay. CPG supported the agency with a feasibility masterplan that laid out the design parameters, including the location of two conservatories on a 101-hectare site.
Together with Grant Associates and Wilkinson Eyre, CPG developed the region’s two largest man-made conservatories, the “Cloud Forest” and “Flower Dome”, which are complemented by 18 “Supertrees” that rise to 50-metres above ground to offer a bird’s eye view of Marina Bay. Underpinning this stunning futuristic attraction are various sustainability efforts, such as generating electricity on-site from horticultural waste for energy conservation, and using specially-coated glass to allow in optimal light while reducing heat.
16 million kilowatt-hours of energy savings are generated annually by the Gardens by the Bay’s conservatories, an amount equivalent to S$4.2 million, 8,400 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions and 42,000 trees.
Gardens by the Bay showcases Singapore’s vision of becoming a “City in Nature”. The green development in the heart of Singapore’s new downtown, Marina Bay, has raised the value of urban developments in the district by making it an attractive environment for work and leisure.
Project Details
Project country
Singapore
COMPLETION DATE
2012
SERVICES RENDERED
Architectural Design, Civil & Structural Engineering, Master Planning, Mechanical & Electrical Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Project Management, Environmental Engineering, Transport Engineering
AWARDS / YEAR
RCASIA Awards 2016 – Honorable Mention
ARCASIA Award 2016 – (Social Responsible Architecture)
LIAS Awards 2015 (Best of Category) (Gold) (Silver) (Bronze) – Maintenance – Public and Urban Spaces
Design and Health International Academy Awards 2015 (Winner – Salutogenic Design Project Public Space)
Thea Award 2014 (Outstanding)
Cityscape Awards 2014 (Winner)
MIPIM Awards 2014 (Special Jury) (Best Innovative Green Building)
Singapore Good Design Mark Awards 2014 (Platinum)
BCA Green Mark Awards 2014 (Platinum)
BCA Universal Design Mark Awards 2014 (Platinum)
BCA Construction Excellence Awards 2014 (Award – Conservatory Complex) (Certificate of Merit – Energy Centre and Arrival Clusters Supertrees) (Certificate of Merit – Lion Grove Supertrees)
BCA Construction Productivity Awards 2014 (Gold)
CIBSE Building Performance Awards 2014 (Project of the Year)
President’s Design Award 2013 (Design of the Year)
Awards / Year (Cont'd)
SIA Architectural Design Awards 2013 (Design Award – Others) (Design Award – Recreational Buildings)
SIA-Nparks Skyrise Greenery Awards 2013 (Special)
SIA-Rigel Bathroom Design Awards 2013 (Merit)
Landscape Institute Awards 2013 (College of Fellows Award for Climate Change Adaptation)
LIAS Awards 2013 (Excellence)
The Structural Awards 2013
The International Architecture Awards 2013 (Architecture Award – Cooled Conservatories) (Architecture Award – Master Plan)
RIBA International Awards 2013 (Lubetkin Prize – Best New International Building)
British Expertise International Awards 2013 (Outstanding International Design Project)
Sustain Magazine (UK) Awards 2013 (Project of the Year)
WAN Landscape Award 2013 (Winner)
World Architecture Festival Awards 2012 (World Building of the Year)
Design for Asia Awards 2012 (Grand Award) (Special Award for Technology)
BCA Green Mark Awards 2012 (Platinum)
MOM Workplace Safety and Health Performance Awards 2012
BCA Design and Engineering Safety Excellence Awards 2012
IStructE Singapore Structural Awards 2012 (Award for Special Structure – Cooled Conservatories) (Commendation Award for Special Structure – Supertrees and Aerial Walkway)
The President’s Award for the Environment 2011
MIPIM Architectural Review Future Project Awards 2011 (Commendation)
Green Good Design Awards 2010
MIPIM Architectural Review Future Project Awards 2009 (Commendation)
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