The Interlace / OMA / Ole Scheeren
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APARTMENTS • SINGAPORE
Architects: OMA, Ole Scheeren
Area : 169600 m²
Year : 2013
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Site Area : 81000 sqm
Architect In Charge : Ole Scheeren
Design Architect : OMA, designer & partner-in-charge Ole Scheeren
Country : Singapore
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Text description provided by the architects. The Interlace is located on an elevated eight-
hectare site, bounded by Alexandra Road and the Ayer Rajah Expressway, amidst the
verdant Southern Ridges of Singapore. With about 170,000m2 of gross floor area, the
development will provide 1,040 apartment units of varying sizes with extensive outdoor
spaces and landscaping. The site completes a green belt that stretches between Kent
Ridge, Telok Blangah Hill and Mount Faber Parks.
Designed by Ole Scheeren, partner of the O!ice for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA), The
Interlace breaks away from Singapore’s standard typology of isolated, vertical apartment
towers and instead explores a dramatically di!erent approach to tropical living: an
expansive interconnected network of living and communal spaces integrated with the
natural environment. Thirty-one apartment blocks, each six-stories tall and identical in
length, are stacked in a hexagonal arrangement to form eight large-scale open and
permeable courtyards. The interlocking blocks form a vertical village with cascading sky
gardens and both private and public roof terraces.
The design capitalizes on the generous size of the site and further maximizes the presence
of nature by introducing extensive roof gardens, landscaped sky terraces and cascading
balconies. Above- ground vehicular circulation is minimized, liberating large green areas
within the development. The Interlace incorporates sustainability features through careful
environmental analysis of sun, wind, and micro-climate conditions on site and the
integration of low-impact passive energy strategies.
While maintaining the privacy of individual apartment units through the generous spacing
of the building blocks and far-ranging views, the design also features communal spaces for
shared activity. Extensive residential amenities and facilities are interwoven into the lush
vegetation and o!er opportunities for social interaction, leisure, and recreation.
Ole Scheeren said: “The design addresses concerns of shared space and social needs in a
contemporary society and simultaneously responds to issues of shared living and
individuality by o!ering a multiplicity of indoor/outdoor spaces specific to the tropical
context.”
Patricia Chia, CEO of CapitaLand Residential Singapore, said: “This is a great opportunity
to create and build a residential destination at the Gillman Heights site that will challenge
the present architectural definition of living spaces. While developing the dramatic
external form, we have also given much attention to creating comfortable internal spaces.
The name, The Interlace, reinforces the interconnectivity of the community with the
surrounding natural environment. Ole Scheeren has created a new landmark for
Singapore.”
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Address: Singapore
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Published on May 07, 2015
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