park royal,pickering

street,singapore
Designed as a top-tier business hoteland offi cein a garden,
Parkroyalon Pi ckeri ng with a gross floor area of7,500 square
meters ai
ms to show thatnotonl ymaygreenerybeconserved
i
n a bui
lt-uphigh- riseci tycenter,butthati thas a strong
roleto playin rei nforci ng Si
ngapore’ s uni
quei mageas the
garden ci
tyand servi ng as an examplefor other urban
envi
ronments.
Above- ground car parkremoves theneed
for excavation,extensivemechanical
ventilation and arti
fici
alli
ghting

ĐFirestai rcases arefitted with moti

on sensors
to conserveenergy
ĐBuilt-i
n rain sensors in landscapeareas to turn off
irrigation when a mi
ni mum levelofraini s detected
Sol
arPanelsl
ocated
onRoofsofeachBuil
ding
1stSt
oreyPl
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GreenFeat
uresandI
nnovat
ion
ĐThebui ldi
ng’s open-si
ded concept
14t
hSt
oreyPl
an i
s confi
peri
gured to createmaxi
meter for naturalli
mum
ghtand views
ĐShortbui lding depth maxi
mises
theamountofdayli ghtreaching
i
nternalspaces
ĐHigh performanceglass cuts out
solar heatand provides an
abundanceofnaturaldayli ght

Sect
ion

Ecocel
landRai nwat
er LandscapeandGreenery
Harvest
ing Fiftydi fferentvari eties ofplants i
n use
a rainwater harvester is Flora speci es ranging from shadetrees,
implemented,theskygardens tallpalms,floweri ng plants,leafyshrubs
actas water catchments and and overhangi ng creepers encourage
are‘ zero energy’used to bio-diversityin theci ty
collectrai nwater for thetrees actas anchors
lanscapi ng i
rrigation bygravi
ty Thevastgreeneryabsorbs heat,shades
feed.harvested rai nwatr is
used throughoutthe hard surf aces and evaporati vetranspirati
on
buildinds’water features resul ting inimproved air quality
and for wateri ng plants Ferns,Mondo grass ( Ophi opogon),Alocasi a
within thebui ldi
ng. and EuterpePalms mi nimizethepotenti alpest
(collection tanks aresi zed attacks and lower themai ntenanceefforts
to hold reserves) Theextensi veuseofferns & palms along the
buildings ensurea low water xeri scape
planti ng conceptfor mostoftheplanti ng areas

multi-
tiered calathea fi
cus lyrata
Buci
da trees lutea
heli
coni
as alpi
nias trees thi
s preventai r from entering
thedownpi pes and allows higher
volumes ofwater to drai n more
FrontFacade(Nort
h-EastFaci
ng) quickl
yfrom flatroofs,whi
means fewer,smaller di
ch
ameter
downpipes arerequi red.

Doubleglazed low eGreen and Concl

usi
on
blueglass i s used throughoutthe Whi lethegreenerydoes have
propertyto i mprovesolar a cooling effecton thebuilding,
performance i
ti s diminshed somewhatbythe
51% ofguestroom corri dors massi veuseofglass
areremi niscentofattracti ve notalltheguestrooms are
garden spaces wi th naturallight favoured wi th thevi
ew ofthe
and fresh air cascadi ng greenery
Roofterraces serveas Theflow ofwater along the
recreationalareas offeri ng lush corridors cools them to some
landscaping for guests,as well extentbuti tcan beunpredictable
as insulating theupper storey as thewater can evaporateany
ofthebui ldi
ng from timethetemperatureri ses
directheatgai n