New Downtown of Singapore

1. NEW DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT IN SINGAPORE

2. Location of Singapore Location New Downtown

3. • Struggling with land limitations
•Environmentally sustainable
• Overcrowding, inadequate infrastructure, and lack of proper housing
Challenges

4. 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

5. Problems

6.  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.

7. Government Policy
The nation's core principles
 meritocracy
 multiculturalism
 secularism

8. 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 landmarks
Restoration 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

10. BIG
need

12. 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

13. Concept Plan
Master Plan

14. Injecting Mixed Uses
Master Plan 2008:
Connecting People & Places
MRT network
Central Area will be
within a 5-minute walk

16. The Greater Southern Waterfront ;
Concepts of New Downtown Development Area

17. Six Broad Ideas

18. 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.

20. New
Downtown

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

25. 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

26. 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

27. COMMERCIAL
DUO
-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

28. 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

29. COMMERCIAL
South Beach
planned 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 f
our conservation buildings

35. 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.

37. 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

38. Future Expansion of the Greater Southern Waterfront
1,000 hectares- 2030

39. "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

40. “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

41. Source :
Urban Redevelopment Authority of Singapore
www.google.com/search?q=Marina+bay+in+1950s+and+1960
www.indesignlive.sg/articles/The-New-Downtown
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future_developments_in_Singapore
http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia
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