CapitaSpring | BIG + Carlo Ratti Associati

About CapitaSpring

CapitaSpring is a 280-meter high oasis that continues the city’s pioneering horizontal cities with restaurants, office space, Citadines serviced accommodation, and sky gardens from the ground to the 51st floor. Universal Design GoldPLUS certified.

The mixed-use high-rise in Singapore’s Financial District is built on the site of a former car park and shopping center. It covers 93,000 square meters and is characterized by a visually appealing combination of straight lines, lots of greenery, and contrasting textures.

CapitaSpring’s Concept

The exterior of the building consists of open spaces separated at different heights, offering views of green oases below, between, and rooftop “sky gardens.” The tower contributes to Singapore’s reputation as a garden city with more than 80,000 plants. It has a green space ratio of over 1:1.4, which means that the land area is over 8,300 square meters (90,000 square feet) and equals 140% of the site area.

CapitaSpring rejuvenates Market Street by transforming it into a pedestrian zone and incorporating a large plot of land. This green space is relaxing for people within the busy CBD and for individuals nearby to enjoy.

The City Room at the foot of the Tower has curving garden paths that serve as natural entrances. With a height of 18 meters, the space offers shelter from sunlight and tropical rain. There are also separate lobbies for offices and living areas, as well as a restaurant for shoppers and diners. The second and third floors of the tower house the impressive Market Street Hawker Center with 56 food stalls. This location reinforces the Tower’s status as the city’s culinary epicenter, playing an important role in preserving local culture and improving the community.

The lower eight floors of the building are reserved for office apartments and offer a variety of facilities including a pool, Jacuzzi, jogging track, gym, social kitchen, restaurant and barbecues The upper 29 floors are devoted to high-rise office spaces offering stunning views of the Singapore River and Marina Bay.

The central area of the building, the “Green Oasis,” has four levels of soft, organic landscaping. This 35-metre open-air garden is a space for work, walking leisure, relaxation, exercise and events. Green Oasis overcomes the limitations of space by effectively integrating nature into architecture. It provides tenants and residents with an abundance of green space, enhancing the modern architecture with the vibrancy of the neighborhood.

The rooftop garden at Capita Spring offers panoramic views of the city and is home to the 1-Arden Food Forest. This spectacular garden has over 150 varieties of fruits, vegetables, herbs, and flowers. These plants grow in five separate areas and are used to provide fresh vegetables for the building’s dining rooms.

The building has been designed to align with the sustainable transport goals in the Singapore Green Plan 2030. It offers a range of features to support the vision, such as 165 cycle parking spaces, landscaped areas at the end of transport, and 600 meters. The cycleway runs along Malacca Street, and Philip Street surrounds the building. The cycle path also connects to the main Singapore central area cycle route.

Project Info:

Architects: Bjarke Ingels Group, Carlo Ratti Associati
Area: 93000 m²
Year: 2022
Photographs: Finbarr Fallon
Partners In Charge: Bjarke Ingels, Brian Yang
Project Leaders: Gorka Calzada Medina, Martino Hutz, Song He
Project Managers: Eric Li, Günther Weber
Big Sustainability: Tore Banke, Anders Holden Deleuran
Big Landscape: Dina Brændstrup, Kirsty Badenoch, Ulla Hornsyld
Country: Singapore