Skyrise Greenery Awards 2011 Congratulations to the Skyrise Greenery Awards 2011 winners!

ARCHITECT: AgFacadesign CLIENT: East Coast (Cecil) Investment Pte Ltd LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT: Tierra Design Pte Ltd LANDSCAPE CONTRACT MANAGER: Consis Engineering Pte Ltd

COMPLETED PROJECTS 1ST PRIZE

Hanging Garden in CBD – A Fusion of “Archi-Nature” at 158 Cecil Street Singapore An existing 14-storey addition and alteration (“A&A”) project within the CBD, the task was to provide an attractive façade and create a lively and inviting Atrium space overlooked by most office floors.

The Architect transformed the space into a “hanging garden” by seamlessly integrating all surfaces, camouflaging existing structural elements and designed a unique “Layered- Façade” system for natural ventilation and smoke to disperse. Resulting in a seamless integration of architecture, façade design with a “hanging garden” that is highly transparent and visible at night. Extending spatial connectivity, “Green-Columns” are strategically placed to “visually penetrate” the glass floors to link the 7-storey “hanging garden” to road and pavement levels below.

A total of 350m2 (13,000 potted plants) in the “Green-Walls/Columns” was achieved which is 135% of the Atrium floor plate area with another 70 m2 hanging plants in horizontal planter beds. Ease of access for

maintenance is incorporated into the design to all plants and the Layered Glass Façade.

ARCHITECT: P&T Consultants Pte Ltd CLIENT: Wing Tai Land Pte Ltd (on behalf of Winnervest Investment Pte Ltd) LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT: Sitetectonix Pte Ltd

COMPLETED PROJECTS 2ND PRIZE

The Helios Residences The Helios residential project is located in one of Singapore's most densely developed residential areas, a precinct including towers and compactly positioned terrace houses, all within close walking distance of the linear retail and entertainment heart of the city, Orchard Road.

The roughly "Y" - shaped site has a 12 metre topographical variation with the primary vehicular access at the uppermost point at Cairnhill Circle. Three closely interlinked towers "zig-zag" into the "Y"-shape, and the first occupied floor is one level above Cairnhill Circle, leaving the site to step down with terraces, gardens, and courts, with car parking structures below these various amenities. At the inner vehicular entrance court various architectural elements cantilever over the space to create a place of intense visual interest.

ARCHITECT: DP Architects Pte Ltd CLIENT: Chye Lee and Sons Pte Ltd LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT: DP Green Pte Ltd LANDSCAPE CONTRACT MANAGER: Nature Landscape Pte Ltd

COMPLETED PROJECTS 3RD PRIZE

myVillage myVillage was conceptualized with the 'garden' as a homecoming gesture in mind for this modest shopping centre. Envisaged to be a gardenesque shopping paradise, myVillage will be a shopping mall that is going to bring a breath of fresh air to our urban jungle. Intention is to be everybody's courtyard where they can feel right at home.

The main architectural strategy in the mall is to include natural elements to evoke a feeling of warmth -- synonymous to one being totally comfortable at home. Here, landscape features and greenery played a major role in its creative process during the design stages. myVillage has a modern glass exterior, water cascade, auto-irrigated landscaped roof terrace (called myGarden) and a sunken garden. These will enable it to fit right into Serangoon Garden's laid-back vibe.