Shaping the public realm
For architect Moshe Safdie the ideal housing is one that incorporates community infrastructure while giving residents their privacy.
Tay Suan Chiang
IF there is one foreign architect who is creating icons in Singapore, it could well be Moshe Safdie. The Israel-born, Canadian-trained, US-based architect performed his architectural sleight of hand with Marina Bay Sands, emblazoning the three towers, the sky park and the lotus-shaped Art Science Museum as an identifiable image of Singapore.
He looks set to do the same with Sky Habitat, the condominium project for CapitaLand Limited in Bishan, with its two-stepped towers linked by three sky bridges. Sky Habitat recently obtained its Temporary Occupation Permit.
His next project in Singapore is Jewel Changi Airport, the new retail-cum-airport development that will open in 2018. It features a doughnut-shaped glass dome encasing a lush five-storey-high garden and a 40m high waterfall. There is hope that this will become a landmark too.
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