Singapore, Republic of Singapore
Located in the historic Orchard Road Neighbourhood of Singapore and commissioned by Swire Properties, the 104.5 metre building – the first residential project in Asia by the studio – offers a unique response to its location that entwines nature with city apartment living.
EDEN is designed to resemble a spine blade: simple vertical rectilinear plains with slim windows form the blade with generous garden balconies situated in between.
This approach grants privacy for each of the twenty apartments and allows for a generous central living space that forms the heart of each residence.
The unconventional concrete walls are moulded with a topographical map of Singapore’s terrain which has been abstracted to create a unique three-dimensional texture.
The focus on creating a garden for each apartment is a response to the disconnection between high rise apartments and the lush greenery at street level in Singapore.
Responding to Lee Kuan Yew’s original vision of Singapore as a ‘city in a garden,’the design extends the landscape of Singapore upwards through the building with a series of hanging gardens, connecting the interior living space with the outdoors, providing views of Singapore’s green landscape.
Thomas Heatherwick “EDEN Singapore Apartments”
Project: Thomas Heatherwick EDEN Singapore Apartments
Architects: Heatherwick Studio
Architects of Record: RSP Architects, Planners & Engineers
Landscape Architects: COEN Design International
General Contractor: Unison
Client: Swire Properties Ltd/Celestial Fortune
Photographs: Hufton+Crow
