| Client | National Park Board Singapore | | Architect | Wilkinson Eyre | | | |
“Arup Façade Engineering played a key role analysing and communicating the implication of the geometry from a financial, detailing and installation perspective, reducing unnecessary complexity in the facade detailing.”
Ed Forwood, Project Director
Singapore’s Gardens by the Bay was recognised with the top prize at WAF, World Building of the Year 2012. The Arup London team supported Wilkinson Eyre Architects developing glazing solutions and studying the enclosure geometry during the Stage C and D. The Arup Singapore team further developed the design, the maintenance strategies and the mechanisms for the external deployable shading, supporting the local architect CPG. The Arup fire team was also appointed locally to develop the critical fire and smoke strategies. | The gardens consist of two conservatories, a cool dry dome (the ‘Flower Dome’) and a cool moist dome (the ‘Cloud Forest’) and cover an area in excess of 20,000m2 and it is among the largest climate-controlled glasshouse development in the world.
Both conservatories have a dual system structure of gridshell and arches to permit as much light as possible through to the planted displays within. The gridshell portion is designed to only support its own weight and the weight of the glass. Wind loads are resisted by the arches that are set away from the surface of the envelope and arranged radially in line with the geometry of the gridshell. | ‘Optimising’ the design (ie. increasing panel repetition, developing an effective interface with the primary structure, balancing solar control/day lighting/UV requirements) whilst still achieving the architectural intent was one of the most important aspects of the project. Another key driver was to reduce the visual bulk of the detailing allowing more light to reach the plants which was one of the main project objectives.
Ed.Forewood@arup.com |
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