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Bjarke Ingels Group and Carlo Ratti Associati have announced that their 280-metre-tall skyscraper proposed for Singapore has now broken ground. Poised to become one of the tallest buildings in the city, 88 Market Street will erupt 51 storeys above the central business district with 93,000 square metres of office space, serviced residences, and a robust retail program.
The tower takes over the site of a former parking complex built in the 1980s. A joint venture partnership between CapitaLand Limited, CapitaLand Commercial Trust and Mitsubishi Estate selected BIG and CRA following an international design competition.
"Buildings can no longer be designed with a singular purpose or customer profile in mind – the definition of work is rapidly evolving and will continue to take on new forms," said Lim Ming Yan, President & Group CEO, CapitaLand Limited. "With our deep expertise in developing and managing offices, malls, serviced residences and integrated developments, CapitaLand is in a unique position to lead the charge in creating future-ready, work-live-play developments that will galvanize the community."
Grade A office space will be located across the top 29 floors of the tower, with the 299-unit Citadines serviced residence to occupy the first eight floors, along with amenities including a swimming pool, gymnasium and residents' lounge. Architecturally, the building's facade is ripped open to reveal an interior overflowing with greenery, sky hammocks, and treetop cocoons. The building's orthogonal lines and steel and glass cladding contrast with the tropical vegetation embedded within the development.
"BIG's design seeks to continue Singapore's pioneering vertical urbanism with the 280-metre-tall diverse community of places to work, live and play inside as well as outside," said Bjarke Ingels, Founding Partner at BIG. "At multiple elevations, the facade peels open to reveal urban oases for its users and the surrounding city – animating the elegant smoothness of modern architecture with the ubiquitous tropical nature."
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