https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/1588 en-us The roof of a new retail and co-working building in Singapore's main shopping district provides a lush public respite.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14032 Mon, 06 May 2019 09:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14032-design-orchard-by-woha Prominently located on Orchard Road, Singapore’s famed shopping corridor, Design Orchard provides coworking and retail spaces for local artists and designers. Photo © Patrick Bingham-Hall Its tiered rooftop serves both as recreational space for the general public and a venue for entertainment events. Photo © Patrick Bingham-Hall Abundant flora on the roof optimizes the thermal performance of the concrete structure’s interior. Photo © Darren Soh http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11568 Mon, 28 Mar 2016 06:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11568-woha-skyscraper-museum PARKROYAL on Pickering, Singapore Image courtesy Patrick Bingham-Hall PARKROYAL on Pickering, Singapore Image courtesy Patrick Bingham-Hall Oasia Downtown, Singapore Image courtesy Patrick Bingham-Hall Sky Forest City Tower, Singapore Image courtesy WOHA Sky Resort Hotel, Singapore Image courtesy WOHA SkyVille @ Dawson, Singapore Image courtesy Terence Chew Stacked Garden Boutique Offices, Singapore Image courtesy WOHA The Met, Bangkok, Thailand, Singapore Image courtesy Kirsten Bucher Tropical Urban Business Park, Penang, Malaysia Image courtesy WOHA Vanke Cloud City, Shenzhen, China Image courtesy WOHA Permeable Lattice City, Singapore Image courtesy WOHA Vertical Stacked City, Shenzhen, China Image courtesy WOHA Duxton Plain, Singapore Image courtesy WOHA 1308-woha-and-ecoarchitecture.asp Fri, 16 Aug 2013 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/6292-the-greening-of-architecture-in-southeast-asia Right next to SCDA's SkyTerrace, WOHA's SkyVille@Dawson offers a different response to the Singapore Housing & Development Board's call for new approaches to public housing.

]]> 1303-skyville-at-dawson-woha.asp Sat, 16 Mar 2013 12:30:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7925-skyvilledawson From a linear park running along an existing canal, the project looks like a folded wall of housing towers sitting above a parking and retail podium. SkyVille@DawsonWOHASingaporeFrom a linear park running along an existing canal, the project looks like a folded wall of housing towers sitting above a parking and retail podium.Rendering courtesy WOHA The project is under construction and scheduled to be completed by the third quarter 2015. SkyVille@DawsonWOHASingaporeThe project is under construction and scheduled to be completed by the third quarter 2015.Rendering courtesy WOHA In plan, each tower forms a diamond, with four angled wings enclosing a common outdoor space. In section, each tower is made of stacked “sky villages” with 80 apartments overlooking a rais SkyVille@DawsonWOHASingaporeIn plan, each tower forms a diamond, with four angled wings enclosing a common outdoor space. In section, each tower is made of stacked “sky villages” with 80 apartments overlooking a raised garden every 11 stories.Rendering courtesy WOHA View of the new landscaped park. SkyVille@DawsonWOHASingaporeView of the new landscaped park.Rendering courtesy WOHA Community space on ground floor. SkyVille@DawsonWOHASingaporeCommunity space on ground floor.Rendering courtesy WOHA Sky garden SkyVille@DawsonWOHASingaporeSky gardenRendering courtesy WOHA Typical apartment SkyVille@DawsonWOHASingaporeTypical apartmentRendering courtesy WOHA Site plan SkyVille@DawsonWOHASingaporeSite planRendering courtesy WOHA For a site on Xiao Dong Hai Bay that is close to the town of Sanya, the Singapore-based firm WOHA created a project that works as both a resort and a city hotel.

]]> intercontinental-sanya-resort.asp Mon, 16 Jul 2012 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/6797-china-awards-2012-intercontinental-sanya-resort InterContinental Sanya Resort InterContinental Sanya Resort InterContinental Sanya Resort InterContinental Sanya Resort InterContinental Sanya Resort InterContinental Sanya Resort InterContinental Sanya Resort InterContinental Sanya Resort Touted as singapore’s first Urban entertainment complex, the recently completed iluma project by WOHA takes a radically different approach to the kind of lighting found elsewhere in the Asian city-state, using a media facade designed to mesh artistic creativity and commercial interests in a developing arts and heritage district.

]]> iluma-1.asp Wed, 19 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7822-iluma iluma Photo © Tim Griffith iluma Photo © Jane Smith iluma Photo © Jane Smith A tectonic shift took place among winners at this year’s World Architecture Festival (WAF), as projects from developing countries accounted for a significantly larger percent of the honors than they had in the past.

]]> 091217world_architecture_festival.asp Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/5291-emerging-nations-grab-limelight-at-awards-festival This Friday, November 14, the City of Frankfurt am Main, Germany, and its partners DekaBank and the Deutsches Architekturmuseum, will announce the winner of the 2008 International Highrise Award at a ceremony in Frankfurt.

]]> 081111highrise.asp Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/4655-highrise-award-winner-to-be-announced Highrise Award Winner Hearst Tower, New York City, by Foster and Partners/London. Photo © Nigel Young, Foster + Partners Highrise Award Winner Peking, by Office for Metropolitan Architecture Rotterdam/Beijing. Photo © Iwan Baan and Office for Metropolitan Architecture Highrise Award Winner New York Times Building, New York City, by Renzo Piano Building Workshop Architects/Paris, with FXFowle/New York. Photo © Michael Denance Highrise Award Winner Newton Suites, Singapore, by WOHA. Photo © Albert Lim Highrise Award Winner Missing Matrix Building (Boutique Monaco), Seoul, by Mass Studies. Photo © Yong-Kwan Kim