EDEN Singapore Apartments
EDEN SINGAPORE APARTMENTS
Heatherwick Studio
INTERIORS
Heatherwick Studio
LOCAL INTERIORS
Ensemble
MAIN CONTRACTOR
Unison
LOCAL ARCHITECTS
RSP Architects, Planners & Engineers
LANDSCAPE DESIGNER
Coen Design International
MECHANICAL & ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS
Squire Mec
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS
RSP Structures
Located in the historic Orchard Road Neighbourhood of Singapore and commissioned by Swire Properties, the 104.5 metre building - the first residential project in Asia by the studio - offers a unique response to its location that entwines nature with city apartment living.
EDEN is designed to resemble a spine blade: simple vertical rectilinear plains with slim windows form the blade with generous garden balconies situated in between.
This approach grants privacy for each of the twenty apartments and allows for a generous central living space that forms the heart of each residence.
The unconventional concrete walls are moulded with a topographical map of Singapore’s terrain which has been abstracted to create a unique three-dimensional texture.
The focus on creating a garden for each apartment is a response to the disconnection between high rise apartments and the lush greenery at street level in Singapore.
Responding to Lee Kuan Yew’s original vision of Singapore as a ‘city in a garden’, the design extends the landscape of Singapore upwards through the building with a series of hanging gardens, connecting the interior living space with the outdoors, providing views of Singapore’s green landscape.
