| Category | Institutional |
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| Year | 2011 |
| Size | 36,200sqm |
Projects
University Town Cinnamon & Tembusu Residential Colleges
Live Learn Play
University Town, or UTown, is a contemporary and innovative environment for integrated living, learning and playing. Cinnamon and Tembusu were the first two residential colleges to be developed in UTown, and are planned adjacent to one another with shared dining facilities. Housing graduate students, graduate tutors and faculty members within the same building to foster a sense of community and facilitate enduring group relationships in a shared setting. Social spaces of varying scales are injected and dispersed throughout the college to this end.
Details
Cinnamon and Tembusu residential colleges are sited on the northern end of the campus, offset from the high-frequency town plan, planned on a north-south orientation to avoid direct solar heat gain and designed as naturally conditioned to embrace the outdoors. Designed with an architectural identity, articulated windows with protruding sunshades adorn the façades.
Reflecting a pedagogical shift away from a typical education curriculum to encompass a greater sense of belonging among the student population in a varsity context, University Town was strategically designed to create an environment for integrated learning and innovation.
As a measure of structural efficiency, large-span spaces like the multi-purpose hall and dining hall are designed as stand-alone buildings, freed from having to support tower loads from above. Faculty offices, seminar and theme rooms are organised along the main pedestrian thoroughfare as pavilions. Primary entrances to the colleges are located along the campus’ internal pedestrian thoroughfare, while vehicular drop-offs and service access points are planned along the external ring road.
Conscious efforts are taken to preserve the surroundings through sustainable design. The numerous trees of noteworthy stature and maturity provide not only shade for pedestrians and a mature canopy for wildlife, they also enhance the natural aesthetics of the surrounding environment. The result is a highly conducive environment for social interaction, learning and living within a convivial atmosphere.
Specialist Services
Integrated services provided for this project.
AWARDS
| 2011 |
BCA Green Mark Award for Buildings (Gold) National University of Singapore Cinnamon & Tembusu Residential Colleges |
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