This Hotel in Singapore has the Coolest Sky Gardens Ever

 

Designed by WOHA Architects, the PARKROYAL on Pickering Hotel in Singapore features six incredible sky gardens that are cantilevered at every fourth level between the blocks of guest rooms.

PARKROYAL on Pickering is a hotel-in-a-garden concept that incorporates energy-saving features throughout the property including the ‘zero-energy’ sky gardens. The sustainable project design and green efforts have earned the hotel the BCA Green Mark Platinum, Singapore’s highest green rating, as well as the Solar Pioneer Award for its innovative solar energy system.

The hotel recently celebrated it’s one year anniversary. In that time the hotel has won more than 12 prestigious awards for its architecture and sustainability, including: The President’s Design Award, “Best Hotel Architectural Design” title at the South East Asia Property Awards, FIABCI Singapore Property Award in the Hotel category and the 2013 HICAP Sustainable Hotel Award (Sustainable Project Design). The property was also named “Hotel of the Year” at the World Architecture News Awards.

The 367-room hotel cost $350 million to build and features 15,000 square metres (161,459 sq. ft) of cascading greenery, reflecting pools, waterfalls, planter walls and four-storey high solar-powered sky gardens, constituting more than twice its land area.

[via ArchDaily]

 

1.

PARKROYAL ON PICKERING HOTEL, SINGAPORE
Design by WOHA Architects | Photograph by Patrick Bingham-Hall

 

2.

PARKROYAL ON PICKERING HOTEL, SINGAPORE
Design by WOHA Architects | Photograph by Patrick Bingham-Hall

 

3.

PARKROYAL ON PICKERING HOTEL, SINGAPORE
Design by WOHA Architects | Photograph by Patrick Bingham-Hall

 

4.

PARKROYAL ON PICKERING HOTEL, SINGAPORE
Design by WOHA Architects | Photograph by Patrick Bingham-Hall

 

5.

PARKROYAL ON PICKERING HOTEL, SINGAPORE
Design by WOHA Architects | Photograph by Patrick Bingham-Hall

 

6.

PARKROYAL ON PICKERING HOTEL, SINGAPORE
Design by WOHA Architects | Photograph by Patrick Bingham-Hall

 

7.

PARKROYAL ON PICKERING HOTEL, SINGAPORE
Design by WOHA Architects | Photograph by Patrick Bingham-Hall

 

8.

PARKROYAL ON PICKERING HOTEL, SINGAPORE
Design by WOHA Architects | Photograph by Patrick Bingham-Hall

 

9.

PARKROYAL ON PICKERING HOTEL, SINGAPORE
Design by WOHA Architects | Photograph by Patrick Bingham-Hall

 

10.

PARKROYAL ON PICKERING HOTEL, SINGAPORE
Design by WOHA Architects | Photograph by Patrick Bingham-Hall

 

 

 

If you enjoyed this post, the Sifter
highly recommends:

 

Jade Mountain: Where All Rooms Have Infinity Pools

 

 

You Can Now Stay at an Underwater Hotel Room and Sleep with the Fishes

 

 

Eating Breakfast with Giraffes in Kenya

 

 

A ‘Green’ Oasis in the Heart of Singapore

 

Completed earlier this year by architecture and design firm FARM, Wall House is an oasis in the heart of the concrete jungle. Located in the highly urbanized city-state of Singapore, the home is surrounded by lush greenery with trees throughout and multiple green roofs.

The landscape design takes its inspiration from the philosophy of classical Chinese Gardens, where views are borrowed through cutouts and vistas and where sight lines and spaces begin to overlap.

The large property consists of a two-story block with the main living and master bedroom area, and a single-story block housing the entertainment areas of the house. The two volumes are linked together through a huge central courtyard.

FARM Team: Tiah Nan Chyuan, Lee Hui Lian
Collaborators: KD Architects, Locus Associates with Base6 and Terre Pte Ltd
Photographers: Bryan van der Beek and Edward Hendricks

[via ArchDaily]

 

1.

Architecture by FARM
Photography by Bryan van der Beek and Edward Hendricks

 

 

2.

Architecture by FARM
Photography by Bryan van der Beek and Edward Hendricks

 

3.

Architecture by FARM
Photography by Bryan van der Beek and Edward Hendricks

 

4.

Architecture by FARM
Photography by Bryan van der Beek and Edward Hendricks

 

5.

Architecture by FARM
Photography by Bryan van der Beek and Edward Hendricks

 

6.

Architecture by FARM
Photography by Bryan van der Beek and Edward Hendricks

 

7.

Architecture by FARM
Photography by Bryan van der Beek and Edward Hendricks

 

8.

Architecture by FARM
Photography by Bryan van der Beek and Edward Hendricks

 

9.

Architecture by FARM
Photography by Bryan van der Beek and Edward Hendricks

 

10.

Architecture by FARM
Photography by Bryan van der Beek and Edward Hendricks

 

11.

Architecture by FARM
Photography by Bryan van der Beek and Edward Hendricks

 

12.

Architecture by FARM
Photography by Bryan van der Beek and Edward Hendricks

 

13.

Architecture by FARM
Photography by Bryan van der Beek and Edward Hendricks

 

14.

Architecture by FARM
Photography by Bryan van der Beek and Edward Hendricks

 

15.

Architecture by FARM
Photography by Bryan van der Beek and Edward Hendricks

 

16.

Architecture by FARM
Photography by Bryan van der Beek and Edward Hendricks

 

17.

Architecture by FARM
Photography by Bryan van der Beek and Edward Hendricks

 

18.

Architecture by FARM
Photography by Bryan van der Beek and Edward Hendricks

 

19.

 

20.

 

 

 

See More from FARM at their Official Site!

 

 

 

 

If you enjoyed this post, the Sifter
highly recommends:

 

The Ultimate Adult Tree House

 

 

 

A Unique Hillside Home Built Into the Landscape

 

 

 

An Oval-Shaped Villa in the Forests of Japan

 

 

 

The Largest Floating Stage in the World

 

Located in Singapore, the Float at Marina Bay is the largest floating stage in the world. Made entirely of steel, the floating platform measures 120 meters (393.7 ft) long and 83 meters (272.3 ft) wide. The platform can bear 1,070 tonnes and is fixed to the seabed by six pylons. The gallery at the stadium has a seating capacity of 30,000 people.

The Float at Marina Bay has been the venue for the annual National Day Parade since 2007; it was the site for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the Summer Youth Olympic Games in 2010; and right in front of the stadium seats are turns 17 and 18 for the Formula One Singapore Grand Prix.

[Official site, Wikipedia]

 

1.

Photographer Unknown

 

 

2.

Photographer Unknown

 

 

3.

Photograph by Choo Yut Shing

 

Construction of the Float at Marina Bay

 
Construction on the floating platform began in March of 2006. The stage took 13 months to build and it was officially opened in 2007. The platform is made of 15 pontoons which can interlock like a jigsaw puzzle. This makes the structure re-configurable to meet different event requirements.

Six pylons are fixed into the seabed and act as the structure’s foundation. Heavy-duty rubber rollers were used to gently guide the stage vertically to keep it from being rocked by tides and currents. The three linkways which connect the floating platform to the land also have special integrated joints to keep them steady. [Source: Wikipedia]

 

4.

Photograph by Shankar S. (oldandsolo on Flickr)

 

 

5.

Photograph by chensiyuan

 

 

6.

Photograph by Andrew JK Tan | mentorgraphy.shutterfly.com

 

 

 

 

If you enjoyed this post, the Sifter
highly recommends:

 

The ‘Opera on the Lake’ Stages of Bregenz

 

 

 

The Largest Swimming Pool in the World

 

 

 

The Biggest Bonfire in the World

 

 

 

Picture of the Day: Singapore Snake Lantern

 

SINGAPORE SNAKE LANTERN

 

Photograph by Choo Yut Shing

 

According to the Chinese Lunar calendar, 2013 marks the year of the snake and began on February 10th. In Singapore, photographer Choo Yut Shing took this fantastic overheard capture of a snake lantern sculpture made from 850 yellow sky lanterns.

The snake stretches about 300 meters (984.5 ft) from the junction of Upper Cross Street and South Bridge Road to Sago Street in Singapore’s Chinatown district.

 

Choo Yut Shing on Flickr via PetaPixel

 

 

 

The Supertrees of Singapore

 

 

As part of Singapore’s redevelopment and new downtown area at Marina Bay, the sprawling 250-acre Gardens by the Bay is an incredible public space with gardens, bridges, skywalks, parks and plants. The green development has been proclaimed a ‘horticultural heaven’. The attractions garnering the most buzz are the two massive climate-controlled biomes called Cloud Forest and Flower Dome and of course the massive man-made supertrees which are showcased below.

The biomes are equivalent in size to about four football fields and will become the new home for approximately 220,000 plants from ever continent on our planet. An interesting feature of the Flower Dome is that the horticultural waste will feed a massive steam turbine that in turn generates electricity that is needed to keep the biome climate-controlled. The two biomes are the only areas of the Gardens by the Bay where an admission fee will be charged.

As for the man-made supertrees, check out the gallery below (a mix of photographs and renderings) along with a detailed overview of these fascinating structures. Gardens of the Bay is set to open to the public on June 29th.

 

 

 

 

Photograph by Choo Yut Shing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Gardens by the Bay Supertrees in Singapore

 
– There are a total of 18 supertrees varying from 25-50 meters in height (82-164 ft)
– Bridges and skywalks (128 m/420 ft long and 22 m/72 ft high) will connect the taller supertrees, giving visitors incredible views of the Gardens by the Bay development below
– 11 of the trees have solar photovoltaic systems to convert sunlight into energy
– The solar energy collected during the day is used to light the structures at night
– Each supertree feature tropical flowers and a variety of ferns that rise up the steel framework
– The canopies serve as temperature moderators, absorbing and dispersing heat and providing shelter to those beneath
– The trees also serve as rainwater catchers
– The supertrees will consist of nearly 163,000 plants of over 200 species
– Each tree has a concrete core, a steel trunk fitted with planting panels and a canopy at the top lifted by a hydraulic jack system
– Designed by U.K. architecture firm Grant Associates
– The public space will be open daily from 5am – 2am

[Sources: CNN, Business Insider, Daily Mail]

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photograph by Choo Yut Shing

 

 

Photograph by Darren Chin/Grant Associates (via Business Insider)

 

 

Photograph by Darren Chin/Grant Associates (via Business Insider)

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you enjoyed this post, the Sifter highly recommends:

 

The High Line: New York’s Park in the Sky [25 pics]

 

 

 

 

Turning Transmission Towers into Giant People

 

 

 

 

The Atlantic Road: Norway’s Construction of the Century

 

 

 

 

The Infinity Pool in the Sky

Photograph by Chia Ming Chien @ HumbleRooster.com

 

 

On the 57th storey of the Marina Bay Sands Hotel in Singapore resides the world’s largest cantilevered platform. Known as the SkyPark, it stretches longer than the Eiffer tower laid down, with an impressive 12,400 square meters (133,477 sq ft) of space.

Much of that space is open to the public to take tours, pictures and views of city of Singapore below; but there is also an exclusive guest-only area with one of the most unique infinity pools in the world. The pool stretches an incredible 150 meters (492 feet) and is the world’s largest outdoor pool at that height. Can you imagine taking in a sunset or sunrise from the edge?

 

 

Photograph by Munshi Ahmed/Bloomberg

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you enjoyed this post, the Sifter highly recommends:

 

Jade Mountain St. Lucia: Where All Rooms Have Infinity Pools

 

 

 

25 Stunning Infinity Pools Around the World