The Hive, Singapore
The Hive, also known as the Learning Hub, is a building located in Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. The S$45 million building was designed by Thomas Heatherwick and completed in 2015.[1] Colloquially, the building is known as the "dim sum basket building" due to its likeness to the steamer baskets used to serve dim sum.[2]
| The Hive | |
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.jpg) External view of The Hive | |
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| Alternative names | Learning Hub |
| General information | |
| Location | Jurong West, Singapore |
| Address | 52 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639816 |
| Coordinates | 1.343212°N 103.682586°E |
| Opening | 2015 |
| Cost | S$45 million |
| Owner | Nanyang Technological University |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 8 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Thomas Heatherwick |
The Hive was a finalist for the 2015 World Architecture Festival Commercial Mixed-Use Award in the Future Projects subcategory.[3]
Architecture
Designed by British designer Thomas Heatherwick,[1] The Hive is Heatherwick Studio's first major building in Asia.[4] The building consists of 12 eight-storey towers arranged around a public atrium. The towers taper towards the base and house 56 corner-less classrooms.[5][6] The concrete stair and lift cores between the towers are embedded with 700 drawings from British artist Sara Fanelli that depict images from science, art and literature.[5]
The building has received mixed reviews,[7] with the Architectural Review saying that while "there is much to admire" about the building, "it gave off something of a forlorn car-park aesthetic".[8]
References
- Ng, Andrea (10 March 2015). "NTU unveils new 'dim sum basket building' equipped with classrooms of the future". The Straits Times.
- Yang, Calvin (20 October 2015). "NTU launches new facility that features unconventional teaching method". The Straits Times.
- Rosenfield, Karissa (22 June 2015). "Shortlist Announced for World Architecture Festival Awards 2015". ArchDaily.
- Mark, Laura (10 March 2015). "Heatherwick's Singapore Uni Learning Hub opens". Architects' Journal.
- Frearson, Amy (10 March 2015). "Heatherwick's textured-tower university building completes in Singapore". Dezeen.
- Hohenadel, Kristin (12 March 2015). "Singapore's New "Learning Hub" Rethinks University Classroom Design in the Internet Age". Slate.
- Chew, Hui Min (26 December 2015). "British daily The Telegraph names 3 Singapore buildings in its list of 2015's best (and worst)". The Straits Times.
- Williams, Austin (29 April 2015). "Learning Hub in Singapore by Thomas Heatherwick". Architectural Review.
