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 Sail
@ Marina Bay Sets Glazing Standard in Singapore
The Sail @ Marina Bay, a 1.2-million-square foot, mixed-use structure
in the Republic of Singapore, recently earned NBBJ, an international
architecture and design firm, two awards for its innovative work.
The project is one of the Republic's first highly sustainable mixed-use
developments and NBBJ's work was recognized at the MIPIM Asia conference,
garnering first place in both the Residential Developments and the
Participants' Choice categories. The Sail was the only of more than
70 projects from 13 different countries throughout the Asia Pacific
region to win first place in more than one category.
"The Sail will do more than just enhance Singapore's reputation
as a dynamic and beautiful place to live," says NBBJ principal
Timothy J. Johnson. "The buildings will also enable Singapore
to compete for global citizens from all over the world by delivering
high-quality design and a new urban living environment and experience."
Completed in August 2008, according to the building's designer,
the 735-foot-tall Sail @ Marina Bay is the tallest residential high-rise
in Singapore. Two glass-clad towers rising from a sculpted base
were inspired by the wind, water and sun. The Sail is one of the
first residential towers in Singapore to utilize high-performance
glazing, which effectively reduces solar heat gain and lowers air
conditioning usage. The building also is BCA Green Mark Gold Certified,
the Singapore Government's rating system for sustainable buildings.
Along with NBBJ, members of the design team include Team Design,
associate architect; Kiat Supattapone, consulting architect; Axis,
interior architects; and Belt Collins, landscape architects. Also
involved in the project were Dragages Singapore - Bouygues Construction;
structural engineers Precast Design Consultants and Meinhardt Pte
Ltd, which also served as mechanical and electrical engineers; Davis
Langdon & Seah, quantity surveyor/construction cost consultants;
Cornell Wagner, curtain wall consultants; and lighting consultants
LPA.
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