The recent years have seen a rise in biophilic structures around the world, but Singapore has always been knows as a “city in a garden”.
So let’s take a look at these 5 buildings that have integrated biophilic design:
One Pearl Bank
If you have been dying to have a modern high-rise apartment with enough space to grow your own crops and herbs, One Pearl Bank is the answer.
This is an upcoming residential development in the central district of Outram with breathtaking views of the city skyline.
More importantly, for plant-lovers, One Pearl Bank has the world’s first vertical sky allotment gardens. The project will be completed in 2023, allowing owners the joy of gardening with neighbours while taking in panoramic views from the vertically stacked sky allotments. It’d be like living in Studio Ghibli’s Castle in the Sky!
Capita Spring: Green Oasis
Offering great work-life balance, Capita Spring is another upcoming 51 storey building in the heart of the city at Raffles Place. The skyscraper has office spaces, a serviced residence, and a variety of food options.
In the center of the skyscraper lies Capita Spring’s Green Oasis— a four-storey botanical promenade that offers nature in the midst of the urban city. The architectural marvel is about 100 metres above
ground with flex workspaces, social spaces, and also a bistro.
Funan mall farm
Singapore has a mall, Funan, which has a farm inside it. Yes, you read that right! But don;t go imagining cows and sheep yet, this is the a rooftop urban farm on the mall’s seventh floor.
lyf one-north Singapore
Located at the prime spot of one-north, lyf one-north Singapore is a co living space by millennials, for the millennials and millennial- minded. The 324-unit property received the Green Mark GoldPLUS award by Building and Construction Authority for its green and energy-efficient features. lyf one-north is also designed by architecture firm WOHA, noted for their biophilic projects.
79 Robinson Road
Among Singapore’s latest trendy office developments is 79 Robinson Road, which is a collaborative ecosystem headed by Bridge+, CapitaLand owned coworking and flexible workspace business unit. The structure is a 56,000 square-feet collaborative coworking spaces, curating community driven programmes to foster connections among members and tenants in Singapore’s Central Business District. The building has received the Building and Construction Authority’s Green Mark Platinum Award for its sustainable and environment- friendly aspects.
