Tim GRIFFITH
The penthouse roof deck with swimming pool has large palm trees. Moulmein Rise Residential Building. Singapore, Singapore (South-East Asia).
Tim GRIFFITH
The natural slope of the site was maintained at the ground level by designing the pool over three tiers. Moulmein Rise Residential Building. Singapore, Singapore (South-East Asia).
Tim GRIFFITH
If the monsoon window is left open when it is raining it keeps the inside cool but stops the rain from coming in and also help to air the apartments. Moulmein Rise Residential Building. Singapore, Singapore (South-East Asia).
Tim GRIFFITH
To accommodate changing user needs, the two smaller bedrooms have the potential to be combined into one. Moulmein Rise Residential Building, Singapore, Singapore (South-East Asia).
Albert K. S. LIM
The ground floor contains a 50-metre lap-swimming pool cascading over three levels, a tropical garden, a small gym and an underground car parking area for 52 cars. Moulmein Rise Residential Building, Singapore, Singapore (South-East Asia).
Albert K. S. LIM
The penthouses consists of a well-proportioned, double-eight living room with a second floor and a balcony. Moulmein Rise Residential Building, Singapore, Singapore (South-East Asia).
Albert K. S. LIM
The swimming pool is integrated with the design vocabulary and has a quiet, inviting ambience. Moulmein Rise Residential Building. Singapore, Singapore (South-East Asia).
Tim GRIFFITH
Landscaping is sensitively executed, with bamboo groves at parking entrances and near the boundary walls. Moulmein Rise Residential Building. Singapore, Singapore (South-East Asia).
Tim GRIFFITH
The bamboo grove was a natural choice for the architects for the ground floor landscaping, not only for its aesthetic and space saving, but also for its high levels of carbon absorption. Moulmein Rise Residential Building. Singapore, Singapore (South-East Asia).
Tim GRIFFITH
The common facilities set in ground floor tropical gardens are an added attraction. Moulmein Rise Residential Building. Singapore, Singapore (South-East Asia).
Tim GRIFFITH
The monsoon window attached to the bay window is a traditional feature of Malay, Vietnamese and Indonesian vernacular architecture. Moulmein Rise Residential Building, Singapore, Singapore (South-East Asia).
Albert K. S. LIM
The windows are well shaded to reduce direct heat gain. Moulmein Rise Residential Building, Singapore, Singapore (South-East Asia).
Tim GRIFFITH
There are many innovative features in the apartments. The washroom shower tray was specially detailed for the space. Moulmein Rise Residential Building, Singapore, Singapore (South-East Asia).
Albert K. S. LIM
The interior planning gives uninterrupted views of the surroundings, since each apartment is opened on three sides. Moulmein Rise Residential Building. Singapore, Singapore (South-East Asia).
Tim GRIFFITH
One senses a continuous flow of the interior, from the entry right to the other end of the apartment. Moulmein Rise Residential Building, Singapore, Singapore (South-East Asia).
Albert K. S. LIM
The No. 1 Moulmein Rise building contains 48 typical apartments and 2 penthouses. Moulmein Rise Residential Building, Singapore, Singapore (South-East Asia).
Albert K. S. LIM
The front façade presents an elegant play of shadow and shifting screens. Moulmein Rise Residential Building, Singapore, Singapore (South-East Asia).
Albert K. S. LIM
The rear façade take the form of a vast service cage containing air-conditioning units, drying racks and other utilities if required. Moulmein Rise Residential Building, Singapore, Singapore (South-East Asia).
Albert K. S. LIM
The division of major and minor spaces in the apartment is dramatically expressed by the tall black wall coming from the roof on the west façade. Moulmein Rise Residential Building, Singapore, Singapore (South-East Asia).
Albert K. S. LIM
The building is set in a quiet residential area of the city. Moulmein Rise Residential Building, Singapore, Singapore (South-East Asia).
Albert K. S. LIM
Site plan. Moulmein Rise Residential Building, Singapore, Singapore (South-East Asia).
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Section. Moulmein Rise Residential Building, Singapore, Singapore (South-East Asia).
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North elevation. Moulmein Rise Residential Building, Singapore, Singapore (South-East Asia).
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South elevation. Moulmein Rise Residential Building, Singapore, Singapore (South-East Asia).
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First storey. Moulmein Rise Residential Building, Singapore, Singapore (South-East Asia).
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Typical storey. Moulmein Rise Residential Building, Singapore, Singapore (South-East Asia).
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Moulmein Rise Residential Building
Award Cycle: 2005-2007 Cycle
Status: Award Recipient
Country of origin: Singapore
Location: Singapore, Singapore
Client: UOL Development Pte Ltd
Architect: WOHA Architects / Wong Mun Summ, Richard Hassel
Size: 2'340 m²
Completed: 2003
This is a residential high-rise in the tropics - with a difference. Instead of relying on mechanical systems for climate control, it borrows low energy strategies from vernacular housing. The traditional monsoon window, a horizontal opening that lets in the breeze but not the rain, is incorporated into the design of a 28-storey block to address the challenges of a tropical climate. Orientation, internal planning, overhangs, cross-ventilation, shading and perforation are all reapplied here in a contemporary manner.
The sometimes conflicting requirements of site, climate, technology, building regulations, developer and users were all taken into account and incorporated into a set of strategic guidelines that were used to develop the design at all levels. A modular system regulates all the architectural dimensioning, from floor-to-floor heights down to the smallest details. And instead of treating the occupants as identical consumers, the design allows for variation in both the plan and the facade, expressing individuality through recombining different arrangements of overhangs, monsoon windows and screens giving a strong variety to the units and the facade.
Within the constraints of a developer-driven brief, the building establishes a distinctive urban presence while providing privacy and comfort to the people who inhabit it.