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Virtual reality came into its own when this space was being designed, says Yang: “When you’re working with experienced people, everybody knows what an efficient office floor design looks like. But with the kind of green space no-one had seen before, we started doing VR renderings and walkthroughs for the clients.” He adds: “The first time they put the headsets on and experienced the space, the reaction was ‘oh my god, what are we doing!”
Sustainability
In addition to being naturally ventilated, the central atrium and other public spaces receive recycled, cool ‘spill air’ from the air conditioned office spaces to offset heat and humidity; an example of where the architects have tried to use passive design approaches where possible. There are 77 bike spaces in the basement and 88 on the ground floor, with the client having “a strong desire to promote bike use,” as well as a bike lane planned directly adjacent to the plot, and lockers
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and changing facilities in the ground floor podium as well as in the basement.
Conclusion The Partner-in-charge Brian Yang says that in 2019 he was “probably in Singapore nine times, making sure things were going smoothly onsite.” He says it’s been a “big shift” to doing everything virtually, and is keenly looking forward to being able to visit the completed building when safe to do so. “At least the virtual working was on the later stages,” he says, explaining that BIG had by the stage become “very familiar” with the client and contractor, plus the local delivery architects RSP and “developed a good working relationship. Otherwise it could have been more difficult as it is with anything of such high ambition”. He concludes that albeit from this remote distance, looking at social media activity, “it feels that people are excited about the building, I can’t wait to actually be there to see it, having had the opportunity to contribute to Singapore’s city building.”
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