NEW DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT IN SINGAPORE

Location of Singapore Location New Downtown

• Struggling with land limitations

•Environmentally sustainable

• Overcrowding, inadequate infrastructure, and lack of proper housing

Challenges

During the 1960s and 1970s, extensive urban renewal projects were undertaken to address the problems of a new nation . The critical tasks for the government then were to clear out the slums, provide public housing, and encourage economic growth by creating space for industries.

Problems

Problems

In 1823, Singapore was reorganised according to the Raffles Plan of Singapore by Sir Stamford Raffles, which specified elements like the Commercial Square (now Raffles Place) and the European . * which specified elements like the Commercial Square now Raffles Place) and the European Town as well as various other commercial and administrative

* later became the Downtown Core

The Downtown Planning Area is the economic and cultural heart of Singapore.

Excellent infrastructure and world-class cultural and entertainment facilities for quality working and living environments.

The URA guidelines : transformation into a great place to live, work and play in, and a district that will reflects Singapore’s position as a leading business and financial hub.

Government Policy

The nation's core principles meritocracy multiculturalism secularism

Survival Year 1960s

Incubation Period 1970s

Formative Year 1980s

Consolidation Period Late 1960s

Refinement and Search Quality: Early 1960s

Greater Public Involvement: Early 2000s

Preservation of historical landmarksRestoration of State building

Urban renewal for housing and commerce

Island-wide survey of building

Plot restoration projects

Gazette of 3000 building in historical districts for conservation

Conservation Master Plan

Architectural Heritage Awards introduction

Protecting local identity

Focus on post-war heritage

Extending public consultation

BIG need

History of urban planning of Singapore

Raffles Town Plan- 1820

The Singapore Improvement Trust (SIT) - 1920

Establishment of the Planning Department-

First Concept Plan- 1971

Formation of the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) -

Development Guide Plans (DGP) -1993 and 1998

Revision of Concept Plan and Master Plan -

New Development Plan “Singapore 2030 “- 2013

2011

1963

1960

Concept Plan

Master Plan

Injecting Mixed Uses

Master Plan 2008:

Connecting People & Places

MRT network

Central Area will be within a 5-minute walk

The Greater Southern Waterfront ; Concepts of New Downtown Development Area

Six Broad Ideas

From backwater to waterfront living:

In the 1980s, Tanjong Rhu was an unkempt shipyard area near the city centre. The shipyards were relocated followed by reclamation along the coast. Today, it is on attractive residential precinct opposite the new sport hub.

New Downtown

major infrastructural projects – the Marina Coastal Expressway, Shares Avenue, Esplannde DR and East coast parkway

1.Marina Bay Sands -intergraded resort

-The resort includes a 2,561-room hotel, a 1,300,000-square- foot (120,000 m2)- Convention-exhibition centre, the 800,000-square-foot (74,000 m2)- The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands mall,- A museum, - Two large theatres, - Seven "celebrity chef" restaurants, - Two floating Crystal Pavilions, a skating rink-The world's largest atrium casino with 500 tables and 1,600. slot machines

Gardens by the bay

• Park spanning 101 hectares of reclaimed land

• integral part of a strategy by the Singapore government to transform Singapore from a "Garden City" to a "City in a Garden".

Design :Grant Associates- the British design team for Bay South included Wilkinson Eyre Architects (architects); Atelier Ten (environmental design consultants); Atelier One (structural engineers). and Gustafson Porter architectural firms

A model by the Urban Redevelopment Authority of the future garden at Marina South

COMMERCIALDUO-A twin- tower integrated mixed use development comprising residential accommodation, Office, a hotel and retail gallery-Location: ophir road- Completion: 2017- Project Identification : URD; Master plan 2008

COMMERCIAL

Marina One-a mixed-use development include two 34-storey residential towers, two 30-storey prime grade A office towers and a retail podium-The Heart.

- Developer: M+S Pte Ltd

- owned 60:40 by Malaysia’s strategic investment fund,khazanah Nasional and Singapore’s investment company, Temasek. M+S Pte Ltd- implement the land swap deal between Malaysia and Singapore

COMMERCIAL

South Beachplanned commercial and residential complex to be located on Beach Road in the Downtown Core of Singapore. The new development will comprise offices, 1 hotel, shops and residences. The project includes the restoration of four conservation buildings

Main Stockholder of the New Downtown Development

1. Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA)2. Land Transport Authority (LTA)3. Housing Development Board (HDB)4. Greater Southern Waterfront Design Consultancy by Urban Strategies Inc.5. Sustainable Development Framework Planning and Design for Marina Bay and Greater Souther n Waterfront by AECOM Singapore Pte. Ltd.

Criticism on New Downtown Development

• How mixed will land use be?

• Apart from land-use, can there be a variegated physical scale in the planning of the New Downtown?

• Besides the New Downtown, the land on the south and southwest of the Gardens by the Bay are marked as the new planning areas of Straits View and Marina South. How will these reserve sites be developed?

• How does the New Downtown maintain a continuity with the old city, in terms of history and geography?

• Will the new city cater to a range of income groups

Future Expansion of the Greater Southern Waterfront

1,000 hectares- 2030

"Easiest place to do business" (World Bank) for nine consecutive years

world's top international meetings city (UIA)

"City with the best investment potential" (BERI)

2nd-most competitive country (WEF)

3rd-largest foreign exchange centre

4th-largest financial centre,

3rd-largest oil refining and trading centre one of the top two busiest container ports since the 1990s.

Singapore's best known global brands include Singapore Airlines and Changi Airport, both amongst the most-awarded in their industry

SIA is also rated by Fortune surveys as Asia's "most admired company".

For the past decade, it is the only Asian country with the top AAA sovereign rating from all major credit rating agencies, including S&P, Moody's and Fitch.

Achievements

“We have to go in whatever directions world conditions dictate if we are to survive and to be part of this modern world. If we are not connected to this modern world, we are dead. We’ll go back to the fishing village we once were.” Mr. Lee Kuan Yew

Thank You

Source : Urban Redevelopment Authority of Singaporewww.google.com/search?q=Marina+bay+in+1950s+and+1960www.indesignlive.sg/articles/The-New-Downtownhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future_developments_in_Singaporehttp://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia Field Infection and Observation