An impressive 20-storey residential skyscraper in the Newton district of Singapore
An impressive 20-storey residential skyscraper in the Newton district of Singapore

An impressive 20-storey residential skyscraper in the Newton district of Singapore

A vertical stack of homes that each have a garden.
RE+D magazine
07.10.2022

Heatherwick Studio has unveiled a 20-storey residential skyscraper in Singapore, which was designed to be "a counterpoint to ubiquitous glass and steel towers".

Named EDEN, the 104.5-metre-tall apartment building in the Newton district of Singapore comprises a vertical stack of homes that each have a garden. 

The tower block contains 2o apartments that each occupy an entire floor. Each four-bedroomed apartment's focal point is an expansive central living space that opens onto a large, greenery-filled balcony.

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The lowest apartment was also raised 23 metres above the ground, with an 18-metre-high lobby and a swimming pool clad in deep-green ceramic tiles created as the base of the tower.

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Heatherwick Studio also designed the apartment's interiors using natural materials like a handmade parquet floor, which covers the open-plan living space and extends onto the main balcony.

The studio also designed the sinks, vanity units and tubs in the bathrooms.

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Heatherwick Studio was founded in London by British designer Thomas Heatherwick. The studio also incorporated large-scale planting into its recently completed Maggie's Centre in Leeds, UK, and the 1,000 Trees development in Shanghai, China.

Heatherwick additionally unveiled a table that has wooden planters for legs at this year's London Design Festival.

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Source: Dezeen