LITERATURE

STUDY
CAPITASPRING TOWER

SUBMITTED BY :
ANANYA SINGH
(1900462)
SUBMITTED TO :
AR. PRATEEK ,
AR. RAJESH ,
AR. SWATI
 CONTENTS
Introduction
About the architect
Objective
Scope
Limitation
Location
Context
Concept
Floors division
Plans study
Services – escape routes
Structure/ materials
Inferences
references
CAPITASPRING
TOWER
LOCATED IN DOWNTOWN CORE, SINGAPORE 1.2842°N 103.8502°E

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USE : MIXED USE
AREA : 93000SQM
ARCHITECTS : BJARKE INGELS GROUP, CARLO RATTI
ASSOCIATI
HEIGHT : 280M (51 STOREY)

Capitaspring is a high rise oasis that continues the city’s vertical urbanism with
diverse neighborhood of restaurants, office spaces, a serviced residence, and sky
gardens from the ground all the way up to the 51st floor. building is defined by a
dynamic interplay of orthogonal lines, lush greenery, and contrasting textures.
BJARKE INGELS GROUP, CARLO RATTI ASSOCIATI
• Bjarke Ingels Group, often referred to as BIG, is a • Carlo Ratti Associati is an innovation and design firm that
New York based group of architects, designers and investigates the impact of digital technologies on
builders operating within the fields of architecture, architecture, planning and design.
urbanism, research and development. • Carlo Ratti is an Italian architect, engineer, inventor,
• Bjarke Bundgaard Ingels is a Danish architect, founder educator and activist. He is a professor at the
and creative partner of Bjarke Ingels Group. In Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he directs
Denmark, Ingels became well known after designing two the MIT Senseable City Lab, a research group that
housing complexes in Ørestad: VM Houses and Mountain explores how new technologies are changing the way we
Dwellings. understand, design and ultimately live in cities.

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VM houses Vitae

Capitaspring
Mountain dwelling
OBJECTIVE
• To understand how residential and commercial
spaces work together in a singular building.
• To understand the services and circulation in
high rise building.

SCOPE
• Highrise building core study
• Distribution of spaces

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• Oasis

LIMITATIONS
• Services
• No details of structure and façade..
• No proper data of parking space.
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LOCATION
CONTEXT

HSBC BUILDING
SIX BATTERY ROAD
CAPITAGREEN

CAPITASPRING TOWER
The capitaspring tower is surrounded by commercial buildings
 "CapitaSpring is like a vision of a future in which city and countryside, culture and nature can coexist, and
CONCEPT urban landscapes can expand unrestricted into the vertical dimension,“.

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 FLOORS DIVISION
• OFFICES – 70%
• RESIDENCE – 12%
• OASIS – 10%
• FOOD CENTRE – 2%
• RETAIL – 1%
• PARK – 3%
• MAIN LOBBY AND CITY HALL – 1.5%
• RESTAURANT AND SKY GARDEN – 1.5%

SITE AREA – 6400SQM

SITE PLAN AND LANDSCAPING AND
CAR PARK
CIRCULATION
ENTRANCE

MAIN DROP OFF FOOD COURT

 ZONE A LIFT UPTO OFFICES

Download this SERVICE LIFT

AND STAIRCASE

presentation as a

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ZONE C LIFT
UPTO RESIDENCE

Powerpoint
template in 3 steps
ZONE B LIFT UPTO OFFICES

9TH STOREY PODIUM ROOF

• The first eight floors of the tower are
dedicated to the serviced residence
• facilities such as a swimming pool, jacuzzi,
jogging track, gymnasium, social kitchen,
resident’s lounge, and barbecue pits.

SERVICE LIFT
AND STAIRCASE
RESIDENCE CORRIDOR

ZONE C LIFT

RESIDENTIAL BLOCK L10-L16

• between the offices and residences are ZONE A LIFT
four connected levels of organic
softscape dubbed the “Green Oasis”
• a 35m open-air garden for work, casual
strolls, relaxation, exercise, and events.

SERVICE LIFT
AND STAIRCASE

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ZONE B LIFT

THERE’S A GREEN OASIS FROM LEVEL 17 TO LEVEL 20

LEVEL 19
• The Green Oasis seamlessly weaves nature
vertically into the architecture and satisfies
the spatial limitations of the locale while
granting tenants and residents abundant
access to green spaces
• The overall vertical soft-scape of the Green
Oasis mimics the plant hierarchy of tropical
rainforests.
• Shade-tolerant plants with large leaves are
found on the “rainforest floor,” requiring the
least amount of direct light.
• Moving towards the canopy layer – the
“roof” of the rainforest – trees are defined
by their smaller leaf structure.

LEVEL 20
• The top 29 floors offer premium office ZONE A LIFT
spaces with panoramic views of
the Singapore River and Marina Bay.
• Capitaspring has column free floor plates
(22000sqft) with the floor efficiency of
upto 90%.
• The ceiling height is 3.2 m, with fullheight
glass windows
• Core to façade span of 10-18m.

SERVICE LIFT
AND STAIRCASE

OFFICE SPACE

ZONE B LIFT

COMMERCIAL BLOCK L21-L49

ELEVATOR CORRIDOR
 SKY GARDEN
• CapitaSpring’s s rooftop garden, with views of the city, is home to 1-Arden Food Forest.
• Currently, over 150 species of fruits, vegetables, herbs, and flowers, are grown across five thematic plots to
supply the building’s restaurants with fresh greens.
SUATINABILITY IN DESIGN

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SERVICES – ESCAPE ROUTES

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SERVICES

LEVEL 1
SIDE ENTRANCE

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LEVEL 1
MAIN ENTRANCE
SERVICES

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SERVICES

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SERVICES

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SERVICES

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SERVICES

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SERVICES

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 • Both the main vertical/lateral structural
elements and the floor spanning systems are
constructed from concrete which has been
cast in place and utilizes steel reinforcement
bars and/or steel reinforced concrete which
has been precast as individual components and
assembled together on-site.

• The tower is defined by an aluminum

facade that has several openings which reveal

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STRUCTURE the large amount of lush greenery growing
inside.
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INFERENCES
• Keeping the private and public spaces separate.
My Skills
• Lifts should be separate for every type of space.
•

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REFERENCES
• https://capitaspringoffice.com/

• https://www.archdaily.com/989946/capitaspring-big-plus-carlo-ratti-associati

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CapitaSpring

• https://www.capitaland.com/content/dam/capitaland-
newsroom/International/2022/february/capitaspring-marks-
completion/CapitaSpring_Design_Fact_Sheet.pdf

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• https://www.arc-magazine.com/capitaspring-singapore/
BYELAWS

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Toilet detail

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 Parking area and ramp

• According to NBC norms if Saprate lifts are provided the

basic RTT equation of 4.2.5 maybe used.
• Average vehicle occupancy may be considered as 1.5 per
car.
• The landing may have the minimum width as that of the
ramp the landing maybe minimum 1.5m in length
• Handrails maybe provided for any ramp with vertical height
greater then 150mm to prevent pedesdrians and wheelchair
users slipping from the ramp

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STANDARD TURNING RADIUS
OF VEHICLE –

INTERNAL RADIUS – 3M
EXTERNAL RADIUS – 6M
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