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ST Engineering Jurong East Center/Kyoob Architects
Text description provided by the architect. ST Engineering’s Jurong East Center is located in the heart of Jurong East, Singapore’s next business hub, housing its smart city and network businesses. Inspired by circuit board patterns, we incorporated this into the façade design to unify the existing building and new outbuildings into a cohesive development. The design of the ST Engineering logo is integrated into a unique architectural screen that wraps the podium to form a visually powerful base from which the tower rises. These screens have visual apertures and also act as ambient screens.
The overall architectural form adopts the use of curves and rounded corners to create a more organic architectural form – a fusion of high technology and nature. By changing the levels, a more dynamic volume was achieved, resulting in a multi-level space with good views. Sky gardens are introduced on the sixth level, integrating greenery and landscaping; this extends further upwards, with smaller terraces on each upper level of the west facade, reducing the building’s solar heat gain.
As the existing building is a mobile building, careful considerations such as noise monitoring and logistical planning of circulation routes for existing occupants and heavy vehicles were taken during the construction of the new outbuilding to avoid adverse impact on current operations.
To mitigate the impact on ongoing operations, we propose that TOP be phased so that existing occupants can be relocated to the new building, thereby eliminating operational downtime, and construction on the second phase of the project can continue. This ensures a seamless and uninterrupted transition between the construction of the new and existing buildings and ST Engineering’s current operations. From appearance to space planning, the design strives to include elements suitable for innovative smart cities and network centers.
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