UNStudio: scotts tower

‘scotts tower’ by UNStudio, singapore city, singapore all images courtesy UNStudio

the design of the ‘scotts tower’ by dutch practice UNStudio was unveiled today in singapore. positioned near the shopping district and overlooking nearby parkland, the residential block of 231 dwellings will offer sweeping views of singapore city. clustering penthouses and apartments of varied types and scales around gardens, this highrise integrates the experience of a city, neighborhood and home all within one structure. a community sky terrace and gardens create four subdivisions along the height of the 31-story structure. each generated zone will contain a different atmosphere with its own identity, producing the experience of naturally diverse urban development.

sky garden

a vertical frame organizes the architecture and program within the building while the sky frame arranges the amenity and green spaces. balconies provide perspectives directed towards either the city or park depending upon the elevational location of the grouping of dwellings. corner terraces at any height offer panoramic vistas of the encompassing landscape. recreational facilities for residents include a 50 meter lap pool, children and wellness pools, sunning deck, barbecue and meeting pavilions.

sky lobby

cafe with a park view

pool terrace

park view from a pool terrace

aerial view of tower

street view

programmatic diagram

framed views + circulation  diagram

building form diagram

conceptual diagram

project info:

client: far east organisation location: 38 scotts road, singapore building surface: 18500 m2 building volume: 115000m3 units: 231 units (128:1bd; 80:2bd; 20:3bd; 3:4bd-penthouse) floors: 31 stories (153m high) building site: 6099.7 m2 programme: soho residential tower status: design development phase design architect UNstudio: ben van berkel, astrid piber with luis etchegorry, ger gijzen and cynthia markhoff, konstantinos chrysos, elisabeth brauner, shany barath, thomas van bekhoven, iris pastor, rodrigo cañizares, albert gnodde, mo ching ying lai, grete veskiväli, samuel bernier lavigne, lukasz walczak, alicja chola, cheng gong executive architect: ong&ong, singapore

advisors: landscape architect: sitetectonix, singapore structural engineer: ktp consultants, singapore mechanical engineer: united project consultants, singapore interior design (residential units): creative mind design, singapore