oasi

shotel,downtown,
si
ngapore
A verdanttower ofgreen i n theheartofSi ngapore’s denseCentral
Business Distri
ct,Oasi a HotelDowntown i s a prototypeofland use
i
ntensificati
on for theurban tropi cs.Unli
kethesleekand sealed
skyscrapers thatevol ved outofthetemperatewest,thi s tropi
cal“li
ving
tower”offers an al ternativeimageto thesleektechnologyofthegenre.

6thStoreySky
1s
tSt
oreyPl
an TerracePl
an
archi
tect:woha area:19416msq year:2016

LANDSCAPI
NG
arrangementofover 20 speci
es of
cli
mbers on the4 f
acades ofthetowers

7thand11th 12thSt oreySky

St
oreyPlan TerracePlan
theatri um achieves an approxi
mate1:
1 hei
ght-
to-depth
rati
o,affordi ng abrightand airyenvi
ronmentwith dayli
ght
and cross breezes coupled
with evaporativecooli ng
from water and shadi nf
from greenery

El
evat
ion
Landscaping is used
extensivelyas an
21stSt oreySky architecturalsurf acetreatment
and forms a major part
TerracePlan ofthedevelopment’
paletteboth i
s materi
nternall
al
yand
externally,achievi
ng an overall
Green PlotRatio of750%

GREEN FEATURESAND
I
NNOVATI ON
Landscapi ng i
s used extensivelyas an
archi tecturalsurf acetreatmentand forms
a major partofthedevelopment’ s material
palette.
Achi eving an overallGreen PlotRati o of
1,100%,thetower i s concei
ved as a haven
for bi rds and animals.
This quantum ofgreen i s an exciting number,
as iteffecti velycompensates for thelack
ofgreen i n 10 surroundi ng buildings.
Thecreepers wi llform a mosai c with each
typetaki ng over i
ts mostsui tablecondi ti
ons
ofli ght,shadeand wi nd.
theskyscraper i s crowned wi th
a tropi calbower.

MATERI
AL An automaticirrigation-
cum-ferti
gation
versatileenough system was installed,arranged by
lightweightand extremel
y stati
ons ateach levelwi th controls
durable.
Itcreates sustai
nable Sect
ion based on plants water demand –i
broad groups of“lots,moderate
n3

buildings and li
ttle”.
low maintenanceand safe
Itcan qui
and new bui
ckl
ldi
ytransform old
ngs.
red alumi
claddi
nium mesh
ng on f
acade
CONCLUSI
ON
a known masterpi ecefor i ts
i
nnovati veand sustai nable
design.
i
ti s a combination ofmodern
and tradi ti
onalarchi tectural
style.
i
tfocuses on mentalwellness
i
s evidenti n design ofits
thetower is ni
ether a soli
d public spaces,skygardens,
proposed 3d roofterrace.
structure mass or a fullhei
ghtcurtai n
wall i
ti s wrapped in a li
ving cloak
(
2012)