Green Singapore Tower Wins Ctbuh Award

• 12 July 2018
• Local News
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The Oasia Hotel in Singapore

The Oasia Hotel in Singapore, a green tower with 54 different kinds of climbing plants, has been named as the best tall building of the year by the Council of Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH).

Antony Wood, the director of CTBUH, commented: “This project won not only because it incorporates 60 storeys of green walls along the exterior, but because of its significant commitment to communal space. The tower has given over 40 percent of its volume to open air communal terraces in the sky.”

The 191m-high tower stands out against its grey steel ad concrete neighbours in downtown Singapore towers and is unique for its open design which reduces the need for mechanical ventilation and air-conditioning.

As well as the hotel, the tower is divided into offices and club rooms, each of which has its own sky garden. The building has many public areas for recreation and social interaction.