Circle Line’s

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Built on greenfoundationsThe new landmark of Beach Road, South Beach, boasts state-of-the-art environmental features. It recently received two Green Mark Platinum Awards from the Building and Construction Authority.The Straits Times Art Department tells you more

Trees and plants aregrown in the sky gardens,

roof terraces and balconies

NORTH TOWER34 �oors

SOUTH TOWER45 �oors

Shingled glass facade creates a patterned view from the outside while reducing glare and heat from the sun

Pedestrian bridge links the North Tower to Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre across Nicoll Highway

South Beach ResidencesThe 190 luxury apartments are expected to be completed by the middle of next year

Sky gardenscreate greater naturalair movement

The South Beach hotelIt has 654 rooms and suites with amenities such as aSky Garden and in�nity swimming pools

Photovoltaic cells convert solar energy to electricity to light up the canopy and towers at night

The canopy rises and descends,resembling huge waves, and is supported by Y-shaped columnsthat go up to �ve storeys

Drains for rainwaterlocated in the valley of the canopy

The two towers have slanting facades to catch winds and direct air �ow to the ground-level spaces

Pedestrian Green Spineis aligned with the War Memorial Park

The Beach Road camp sits on reclaimed land and was originally just next to the sea. Additional land reclamation has since extended the coastline much farther out. In preserving the project

site’s historical past, over 50 per cent of the old Beach Road camp’s existing facade has been retained to form part of the new development. This includes the Drill Hall, the birthplace of the Singapore

Armed Forces, which will also maintain its verandah spaces. Archways are also reinstated to form part of a grand entrance lobby at one of the four conservation buildings.

Of�ce TowerThe 34-storey of�ce tower has secured 96 per cent occupancy with “A-list” tenants such as Facebook, Expedia and Lego

Conservation of heritage buildingsThe former Beach Road military camp began as the headquarters of the Singapore Volunteer Corps in the 1930s and later doubled as the headquarters of the Singapore Military Forces, which was set up in 1954. After Singapore gained independence, some of the country's �rst military units were based here. The camp was closed in 2000 and its three buildings (blocks 1, 9 and 14) were gazetted for conservation on Oct 9, 2002, along with an adjacent building that was previously the SAF Non-Commissioned Of�cers’ (NCO) Club.

• Two minutes’ walk from Esplanade MRT station• Five minutes’ walk from City Hall MRT interchange• 10 minutes’ away from Orchard Road• 15 minutes’ drive from Changi Airport

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Padang Terrace is a six-storey new building, which is adjacent to South Beach. It has 80 hotel rooms. A 30m lap pool on the top �oor overlooks the junctionof Suntec City and the War Memorial Park

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Former NCO Club

Block 14

The former Non-Commissioned Of�cers’ Club was originally designed as the recreation club of the Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes in Singapore and had a swimming pool next to the building.

Now: South Beach ClubIt has restaurants, a cigar bar and a diving pool.

Block 1This 13,000 sq ft two-storey conservation block located at the corner of Beach Road and Middle Road used to house ammunition.

Now: South Beach QuarterNew-to-market F&B concepts which includea cocktail lounge, a Korean-Mexican restaurant,a pub, a gastrobar and a private lounge.

Block 9The Drill Hall in Beach Road was the headquarters of the Singapore Volunteer Corps. The complex was built in the 1930s and was often used as the mobilisation centre for volunteers. This was also the birthplace of the Singapore Armed Forces.

Now: The Grand BallroomA venue for high-pro�le events.

The SAF Court-Martial Centre was set up here in 1967.

Now: AssemblyThe block, which has meeting rooms, also has a bar called Court Martial Bar.

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Hot roof surfaceand pedestrianground level

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Shingles allowthe air to �ow

and provide rainprotection

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The microclimatic canopyThe lightweight, 280m-long canopy �oats across the entire development to �lter sunlight and solar glare and channel breezes into the public spaces. The result is a comfortable and cool environment all year round. At the same time, lower points of the canopy create valleys where rainwater can be collected and recycled for irrigating South Beach’s lush garden landscape.

Average shading: 57 per cent

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Average shading: 4.7 per cent

It is estimated that South Beach will save close to 2,000 MWh of electricity

Its form naturally

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Rainwater-harvesting tank

Rainwater harvesting

Rainwater collected from the towers and the canopy is funnelled to a harvesting tank underground

Rainwater is pumped back up to three holding tanks toirrigate plants and trees in sky gardens and tower planters

This system of harvesting rainwater helps South Beach save 174,000 cu m of water annually

Canopy

Shadingcontrols the amount of heat and lightfrom the sunentering abuilding