NParks awards design consultancy services for Jurong Lake Gardens Central and East

The National Parks Board (NParks) announced on Monday that the team comprising Liu & Wo Architects Pte Ltd, Landscape Design Inc. and SALD Pte Ltd has been awarded the tender for design consultancy services for the Jurong Lake Gardens (JLG) Central and East.

The 90-hectare JLG, Singapore's new national gardens in the heartlands, will comprise JLG West (renamed from Jurong Lake Park); JLG Central (consisting of the Chinese and Japanese Gardens); and JLG East (consisting of a promenade fronting the new Science Centre and along the northern and eastern shore of Jurong Lake).

NParks, which called for an Expression of Interest from March 7 to May 4, 2016, received a total of 31 submissions. Six firms were shortlisted to participate in the second stage of the tender.

The development of JLG Central and JLG East will be progressively completed from 2020 onwards.