בניין דירות בעיצוב גן טרופי || פרויקטים

Project Name: EDEN
Location : Singapore
Site Area : 33,425 sq ft
Designed by Heatherwick Studio
Design Director Thomas Heatherwick
Project Leader Gabriel Sanchiz
Project Team: Charlie Kentish, Craig Miller, John Minford
Interiors: Heatherwick Studio
Local Interiors: Ensemble
Local Architect: RSP Architects, Planners & Engineers
Landscape Designer :COEN Design International
Photography: Hufton&Crow

Heatherwick Studio הוזמן על ידי Swire Properties לתכנן בניין דירות ברובע ניוטון ההיסטורי בסינגפור. בהשראת החזון של ''עיר בגן'' שדמיין לי קואן יו לפני חמישים שנה, ומהתפאורה הטרופית השופעת של האזור, עיצוב הסטודיו הוא סטייה רדיקלית מהטיפולוגיה של מגדל הזכוכית והפלדה. הסטודיו יצא לעצב בתים בתוך גינה שרתם גם את כל היתרונות של מגורים בדירה; מקום בו התושבים ירגישו מחוברים לרחובות ועצי העיר תוך שהם נהנים מנופים, אור ופרטיות. הגישה של צוות העיצוב הייתה להיות אמפתי לאיך זה מרגיש לחיות עם כל הריגוש וההתרגשות של חיים בעיר צפופה ועמוסה בשילוב עם הצורך האנושי שלנו לקבל מרחב פרטי לברוח אליו.


Photo Credit: Heatherwick_EDEN©Hufton+Crow


Photo Credit: Heatherwick_EDEN©Hufton+Crow


Photo Credit: Heatherwick_EDEN©Hufton+Crow

By pulling apart the square block of a conventional residential tower and moving the services to the perimeter, each apartment has a large
central living space, surrounded by smaller individual rooms and wide shell-like balconies. The apartments are lifted 23 metres above an intensely planted ground-level tropical garden. The strategic thinking behind the layout was to remove the need for mechanical cooling by raising up the fi rst apartment and allowing natural cross-ventilation through each apartment. The windows in the concrete wall are minimized, thereby reducing solar gain, which can be a problem when big panes of glass are used to clad a building. To further optimise the passive cooling qualities, every large window is set-back in the external wall, further protecting the glass from thermal conductivity. 

Each balcony is recessed back towards the centre and embraced by the adjacent walls creating a protected exterior space. The south facing balconies alternate up the building providing a double height space yet also providing additonal solar protection to the living space within. 


Photo Credit: Heatherwick_EDEN©Hufton+Crow


Photo Credit: Heatherwick_EDEN©Hufton+Crow


Photo Credit: Heatherwick_EDEN©Hufton+Crow

The thermal massing qualities of the concrete contributes to the building’s wider environmental strategy, but rather than casting a fl at facade, the external walls are moulded with a topographical map of Singapore’s terrain, which has been abstracted to create a unique three-dimensional texture. This brought the material to life and give it tactility and a texture that is specifi c to this particualar project.
The colour of the building also plays a role in creating the identity of the project. To fi nd the ideal tone that would appear natural and complement the concrete, more than a hundred deep red, purple and brown shades were tested under the Singaporean sun.

Interior surfaces have been crafted to give the living spaces warmth by celebrating the natural imperfections of organic materials; natural knot marks are left visible in the handmade parquet fl ooring which continues outdoors with a textured herringbone-patterned slate.
The large central space and glass-fronted balconies fi ll the interior with natural light. The lighting strategy is designed to complement the textures of the natural materials, while giving residents fl exibility to create different settings. The building represents a unique way of living in the city, with its combination of evocative natural materials, textures and crafted details and its celebration of the area’s natural landscape. 


Photo Credit: Heatherwick_EDEN©Hufton+Crow


Photo Credit: Heatherwick_EDEN©Hufton+Crow


Photo Credit: Heatherwick_EDEN©Hufton+Crow

Over time, the building is designed to mature, as the lush planting grows, like a sapling that has taken root beneath the streets, pulling the landscape of Singapore up into the sky. At ground-level, entrance is through a canyon-like corridor, 1.5 metres wide and more than ten times as high, lined with black granite. This opens into a dramatic 18-metre-high lobby at the heart of the building, hung with living plant chandeliers The exposed underside of the balconies are rendered in smooth, highly polished concrete. The studio developed a bespoke casting technique to bring the ideal mixture and concentration of stones to the surface at these points, giving a rugged, industrial material a precious, gem-like quality.
In the bathrooms, the sink, vanity unit and bath have been custom-designed for the project by Heatherwick Studio, and utilise a restrained yet rich palette of materials A beautifully crafted lift takes residents to their dedicated private fl oor. At the heart of every apartment, there is a large light central space, sheltered by the concrete structure and wrapped in the greenery of the lush tropical balcony, with views of the city beyond – this is conceived as a place for togetherness. More private rooms and discreet service areas extend from this main living
space. The outdoor space fl ows organically from the interior and is shaded both by the curated planting and the strategic positioning of the balconies above.

At ground level the language of mineral textures and lush tropical planting is continued: the swimming pool is clad in deep green ceramic tiles to give the impression of a natural lake, the paths, social spaces and hard landscaping are paved in different shades of green granite, and the fi tness centre is in a garden pavilion. Specially commissioned Spun chairs made from polished green granite are set within the natural shade provided by the landsscaped garden at ground level. To create tranquil and luxurious outdoor living spaces for the ground level a rich variety of unusual and exotic tropical plants with different forms, heights, textures, and colours have been used.

Photo Credit: Heatherwick_EDEN©Hufton+Crow


Photo Credit: Heatherwick_EDEN©Hufton+Crow


Photo Credit: Heatherwick_EDEN©Hufton+Crow

Photo Credit: Heatherwick

Photo Credit: Heatherwick

Photo Credit: Heatherwick