The Concourse
1°18′03.8″N 103°51′43.8″E / 1.301056°N 103.862167°E
| The Concourse | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Commercial and Residential |
| Architectural style | High-rise |
| Location | 300 Beach Road, Singapore 199555 |
| Owner | Hong Fok Land |
| Management | Hong Fok Land |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 41 |
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| The Concourse | |
The Concourse (
squatters and small marine industries.[1]
The Concourse's site was acquired in competition in the
In 1987, the architectural firm Architects 61 and architect Paul Rudolph re-designed the complex. They retained what was already constructed, and revamped the remainder in order to accommodate new programmatic requirements.
Built at a cost of
, The Concourse was completed on 5 February 1994.Architecture
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The Concourse is a
serviced apartments. The three distinct components, with their different usage, have separate entrances. These overlook the traditional low-rise shophouses
and office blocks in the Beach Road area.
Paul Rudolph designed The Concourse as a "Tropical Skyscraper". His use of
bioclimatic skyscraper. The correlation between form and function arises out of Rudolph's grounding in modern architecture, for he was taught by Walter Gropius at Harvard University
.
Approaching the
pilotis, a feature that is shared with The Colonnade in Singapore. The distinctive soaring effect of the tower is accentuated by these lofty columns on the first storey which also effectively elevate the building, but is mitigated by the faceted
façade of the serviced apartments and retail podium.
The Concourse's most prominent architectural feature is the aluminium
rotating
around the building.
A five-storey
Shops
are arranged around a three-storey sky-lit atrium in the retail podium.
Due to its unique and unconventional building design, a scale model of The Concourse once went for an architectural exhibition tour around the world.[4]
Gallery
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Early design for The Concourse, circa 1979–1981. -
The Concourse's aluminium curtain wall system. -
The Concourse, by Beach Road
References
- OCLC 19663390.
- ^ "Hong Fok wants more time for project". The Business Times. 28 August 1984. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ "The Concourse". SkyscraperPage. Retrieved 15 August 2007.
- ^ "Singapore Infopedia: Beach Road". National Library Board. Archived from the original on 12 June 2007. Retrieved 16 August 2007.
Further reading
- Wong, Yunn Chii; Tan, Kok Hiang; Siew, Man Kok; Low, Chwee Lye (2005). Singapore 1:1 – city : a gallery of architecture & urban design. Singapore: OCLC 62361690.
- Powell, Robert; Lim, Albert K S; Chee, Li Lian (2000). Singapore: Architecture of a Global City. Singapore: Archipelago Press. OCLC 46686780.
- Powell, Robert; Bingham-Hall, Patrick (2004). Singapore Architecture. Singapore: Periplus. OCLC 54536026.
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