Article source: OMA/Ole Scheeren

The Interlace in Singapore, a large-scale residential development by CapitaLand Singapore, has been chosen by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) in Chicago as the winner of the inaugural worldwide Urban Habitat Award 2014 in recognition of its groundbreaking contributions to the urban realm and social sustainability.

Ole Scheeren’s design generates an extensive network of private and shared spaces in a radical reinterpretation of contemporary life in a community. Instead of following the default typology of housing in dense urban environments – clusters of isolated towers – the design turns vertical isolation into horizontal connectivity and reinstates the notion of community as a central issue in today’s society.

Image Courtesy © Iwan Baan

• Architects: OMA/Ole Scheeren
• Project: The Interlace
• Location: Alexandra Road / Depot Road, Singapore
• Photography: Iwan Baan
• Gross Floor Area: 170,000 m2 (1,829,864 square feet)
• Client: CapitaLand Singapore Pte Ltd
• Developer: Joint development by CapitaLand Singapore and Hotel Properties Limited
• Architect of Record: RSP Architects, Planners & Engineers Pte Ltd.

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