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| Client: |
Ministry of Education |
| Gross Floor Area: |
50,000 sqm |
| Project Cost: |
S$156.6 million |
| Completion Date: |
2000 |
| Services: |
Architectural Design & Consultancy
Green Design
Mechanical & Electrical Engineering
Civil & Structural Engineering
Quantity Surveying
Project Management
Facilities Management
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A building of climate-responsive and energy-efficient design, the Ministry of Education (MOE) Headquarters distinguishes itself as a modern, tropical, high-rise office building with a series of recesses and sun-shading louvres, pergolas and trellises. It is meticulously detailed with variations in surface modulations, texture and depth to create an elegant yet user-friendly work environment.
The main structure is a twenty-four-storey tower block that is interconnected to a five-storey podium block with four basements around an open courtyard. The tower block is an asymmetric composition of two forms staggered in height to signify its commanding corner location. The interlocking of the various finite and open-ended forms within the tower and podium is an expression of its rational and creative process in education. Its energy-saving design helps improve the quality of indoor air.
This is one of the first buildings in Singapore to adopt the day-lighting system, an under-floor air-conditioning system and a central vacuum system that handles both dust and shredded paper. It also boasts modern video conferencing facilities for training and meetings and an auditorium with 450 seats fully wired up for IT use.
The MOE Headquarters has won the Institute of Engineers Singapore Engineering Achievement Award and the Singapore Institute of Architects Facade Design Excellence Award (Bronze).
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