CapitaGreen

CapitaGreen, also known as Market Street Tower, is an office tower located in Raffles Place, Singapore.[1] The building was designed by Toyo Ito and completed in 2014. With a height of 242 m (794 ft), it is one of the tallest skyscrapers in Singapore.[1][3]

CapitaGreen
General information
TypeCommercial offices
LocationRaffles Place
Downtown Core, Singapore
Address138 Market Street, Singapore 048946
Coordinates1°16′54.840″N 103°51′1.080″E
Construction started2012
Completed2014
CostS$1.266 billion
OwnerCapitaLand Commercial Trust; CapitaLand Limited; Mitsubishi Estate Asia
Height242 m (794 ft)
Technical details
Floor count40, 3 below ground
Floor area82,003 m2 (882,670 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators27
Design and construction
ArchitectToyo Ito
Architecture firmTakenaka Corporation; Toyo Ito & Associates
DeveloperCapitaLand Commercial Trust; CapitaLand Limited; Mitsubishi Estate Asia
Structural engineerSasaki Associates; Takenaka Corporation
Main contractorTakenaka Corporation
Other information
Parking180
Website
Official website
References
[1][2]

Architecture

The CapitaGreen building was designed to be "like a plant growing towards the sun", with a façade that incorporates living plants.[3][4] The rooftop garden, known as the "Sky Forest", has 40 different kinds of tree and shrub.[4] The rooftop garden features a 45m-high (150ft) windcatcher structure, designed to look like flower petals, that captures cool fresh air and channels it into the office floors.[3][4]

Awards

CapitaGreen won the 2015 CTBUH Skyscraper Award for Best Tall Building in the Asia and Australasia Region.[3]

References
  1. "CapitaGreen". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
  2. Official website
  3. Zachariah, Natasha Ann (1 August 2015). "Toyo Ito's 'big tree in the city'". The Straits Times.
  4. Macdonald, Fiona (5 January 2017). "Ten of the world's most incredible rooftops". BBC.


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