The Vertical Park concept was to create an increasingly more liveable and vibrant city with pockets of relaxation, and a refocus around technology and art. This was achieved through the inclusion of fluid and effective vertical zones which not only promoted pedestrianisation but were also designed to maximise the natural light penetration. With the Singapore climate in mind, the idea of pedestrianisation was achievable with the concept of overlapping and overhanging vertical parks. The implementation of these vertical parks transformed the topography of the site, which in turn resulted an evolving design being informed by an undulating language from below ground level to the sky port. Lift cores and cable cars provided the vertical circulation and serviced the recreation, entertainment, outdoor activity in a series of parks offering filtered light and shade.

Group Members:

Aaron Larkin
Bella Mulvihill
Monet Sandral
Wren Salazar

A new typography for the city
Vertical Park floor plates showing integration of repurposed housing within fluid plan forms
Vertical Park floor plates showing layering of openings and overlapping plan forms which captures the vertical circulation and allows light penetration.
Vertical Park Section showing integration of the existing housing and community-based uses and the relationship between a vertical park reaching towards the sky
Concept of unifying mixed-use neighbourhood(s) within a vertical park based on sustainability and wellbeing as a form of city living.