City Square Mall Imp

CITY SQUARE
MALL
SINGAPORE
CONTENTS
•INTRODUCTION
•DESIGN CONCEPT
•LOCATION
•CLIMATE
•INTERIORS
•MATERIAL
•LIGHTINGS
INTRODUCTION
• THE MALL IS WIDELY CALLED AS
SINGAPORE’S FIRST“ECO-MALL” FOR ITS
ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY
• ITS IMMENSE ENERGY-CONSERVATION

FEATURES
• HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY BOTH THE
GOVERNMENT AND THE REAL ESTATE
INDUSTRY, AS REFLECTED IN CSM
• BEING THE FIRST MALL TO BE GIVEN THE

HIGHLY PRESTIGIOUS GREEN MARK
PLATINUM AWARD BY SINGAPORE’S
SO HOW GREEN IS THIS
SHOPPING MALL?
• CDL INVESTED APPROXIMATELY 5% OF THE TOTAL CONSTRUCTION
COST INTO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MALL’S NUMEROUS GREEN
INNOVATIONS
• CITY SQUARE MALL HAS BEEN AWARDED THE BCA GREEN MARK
PLATINUM AWARD AND ITS ECO-FRIENDLY FEATURES INCLUDE A
49,000 SQ FT URBAN PARK
• AN ECO-PLAYGROUND MADE OF CHILD FRIENDLY CONDITIONED

WOOD CERTIFIED BY THE FOREST STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL (FSC),
• A GREEN ROOF WITH SOLAR PANELS AND WATER-HARVESTING

CAPABILITIES, RECYCLING BINS AS WELL AS IN-MALL EDUCATIONAL
GRAPHICS AND MESSAGES ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT.
PERSPECTIVE VIEWS
STUDY ABOUT THE
BUILDING
COLOURS ON THE FAÇADE OF THE BUILDING
• SHADES OF GREY AT MOST AREAS
WHITE
• BROWN AT THE FIRST 3 LEVELS OF THE FRONT

FAÇADE OF THE BUILDING
• GREENS ARE USED AS TINTS FOR THE GLASS AND

VEGETATIONS PLANTED ON ROOFS
• WHITE ARE USED IN THE OPEN URBAN AREA

SHELTERS
COLOUR PSYCHOLOGY
• FEELS COOLER AND THESE COLOURS DO NOT

ATTRACT HEAT AS MUCH BEING IN THE COOL
AND NEUTRAL HUES OF THE COLOUR WHEEL
THEY ALSO EVOKE COOLNESS SPACIOUSNESS
AND CALMNESS
THE BUILDING HAS TWO SECTIONS
• OPAQUE SECTION
• TRANSPERANT SECTION
OPAQUE SECTION
• THE EASTERN PART OF THE BUILDING IS OPAQUE TO REDUCE THE
AMOUNT OF GLARING SUNLIGHT IT ALSO REDUCES THE AMOUNT OF
LIGHT AND HEAT PENETRATION FROM THAT DIRECTION
• THEY HAVE BUILT SOLAR PANELS AT THE SKY PARK TO ABSORB LIGHT AT
THE OPTIMUM AREA AND USING THE POWER DURING THE NIGHT
• ROOF GARDEN IS PROVIDED TO REDUCE HEAT AND IT’S THE RIGHT PLACE
WHERE WE GET MAXIMUM SUNLIGHT
GREEN ROOF
WIND ACCESSIBILITY
• THE GREEN ROOF HELPS TO CAPTURE THE NORTH EAST AND SOUTH
WEST PREVAILING WINDS THAT IS FOUND IN SINGAPORE
• IT MAXIMISES THE USAGE OF NATURAL RESOURCES TO COOL DOWN

THE AREA
• PROMOTES CROSS VENTILATION OF WIND AND MORE COMFORTABLE

TEMPERATURE
TREES AS SOUND BARRIER
• NOISE CAN BE REDUCED BY 6 DECIBELS OVER A DISTANCE OF

30MTS WHERE PLANTING IS PARTICULARLY DENSE
• A BELT OF TREES AND SHRUBS BETWEEN 15 AND 30 METERS

WIDE CAN REDUCE THE SOUND LEVEL BY AS MUCH AS 10 DB
ARRANGEMENT OF TREES TO PROMOTE AIR
CIRCULATION
TREES ARRANGED IN
LINEAR POSITION TO
CONTAIN WIND IN
AREA
BLUE ARROWS SHOWING

THE DIRECTION OF THE WIND BEING
AIR CIRCULATION DIRECTED FROM THE
ENTERANCE OF THE
GARDEN TO THE
FRONT OF THE MALL
MATERIALS
TINTED GLASS
GREEN ROOF IT IS USED AS A
CANOPY OF A
GREEN ROOF AND
SHIELD THE
FOUNTAIN SQUARE
FROM EXCESSIVE
HEAT RADIATION
FROM THE SUN
SOLAR PANELS
USED IN THE TOP OF
THE GREEN ROOF TO
ABSORB SOLAR
ENERGY IN THE DAY
TIME WHICH IS USED
TO POWER UP THE
FRESH AIR BELOW
THE FOUNTAIN
SQUARE
GROUND COVER PLANTS
THEY ARE PLANTED ON THE ROOF TO HELP
MODERATE THE TEMPERATURE AND COOL DOWN
,IT PROMOTES CLEANER AND FRESHER AIR
CIRCULATION AROUND THE SURROUNDINGS
• IT IS DESIGNED IN THE SHAPE

OF A LEAF WITH
ENVIRONMENAL FRIENDLY
FEATURES
EXTERIOR
ALUMINIUM
GLASS FACADE SOLAR PANELS
• GLASS IS DOUBLE GLAZED
• ALUMINIUM ARE GOOD
ALLOWING DAYLIGHT TO ENTER
CONDUCTORS OF HEAT
INSIDE.
AND ATTRACTS HEAT
FROM SUNLIGHT
• THE GLASS IS THICK AND
ABSORBS HEAT
METALS CERAMIC
BEST MATERIAL TO WITHSTAND CERAMIC FUSED WITH GLASS
DIRECT SUNSHINE , WATER AND USED AS SKYLIGHTS FOR THE
NOISE ROOF
TRANSPERANCY SECTION
• THE TRANSPERANT AREAS ARE LOCATED AT THE WESTERN
PART OF THE BUILDING
• A SINGLE ROW OF GLASS PANES TO ALLOW ENOUGH

LIGHT TO ENTER
NATURALLY LIT AREA

• NATURALLY LIT AREAS CAN
CREATE DIFFERENT
AMBIENCE AND
EXPERIENCE WITHIN A
MALL
• AT DIFFERENT TIMES OF
THE DAY DIFFERENTT
AMOUNT OF LIGHT IS
AVAILABLE
LOCATION
CITY
SQUAR
E MALL
LOCATION : MALL IS LOCATED AT THE JUNCTION OF SERANGOON AND KITCHENERS ROAD

SINGAPORE
AREA :189,956SQFT
RETAIL SPACE :700,000SQFT
RETAIL SPACE :B2 TO L5
EDUCATION HUB :L6 TO L9
NO OF BASEMANTS : 2 (B3 & B4)
FLOOR PLAN
C FOOD & BEVARAGES

O
ANCHOR SHOPS
C
C
O SPECIALITY
O
SECOND FLOOR THIRD FLOOR

ANALYSIS
• THE TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION OF THE BUILDING

IS $188 MILLION WHICH IS 5% HIGHER THAN OTHER
CONVENTIONAL BUILDINGS
• SINGAPORES LAUNCHED A SCHEME NAMED

GREENMARK TO BRING AWARNESS ABOUT THE GREEN
BUILDINGS
• THE SINGAPORE MALL IS ENERGY EFFICIENT BY 39%

WHICH EXCEEDS THE MINIMUM
30% ENERGY AND WATER REQUIRED
WIND ANALYSIS
• THE HIGHEST FREQUENCY OF WIND COMES

FROM NORTH AND NORTHEAST OF SINGAPORE
• THE WIND SPPED IS 10KM/HR
• THE MALL IS ANGLED IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE

IT RECIEVES MAXIMUM WIND CIRCULATION
AROUND TE BUILDING
WIND PHENOMENON
MRT STATION
• THE BUILDING EXPERIENCES THE
CORNER EFFECT PHENOMENON PLAYGROUND
FOUNTAIN
SQUARE
SITTING AREA
NATURAL VENTILATION • WIND INDUCED PRESSURE

DISTRIBUTION IS POSITIVE
ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION IN WINDWARD SIDE
• NEGATIVE ON LEEWARD
SIDE
FLOOR PLANS
FOURTH FLOOR FIFTH FLOOR
SIXTH FLOOR
SEVENTH FLOOR

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CITY SQUARE

• ITS IMMENSE ENERGY-CONSERVATION

• BEING THE FIRST MALL TO BE GIVEN THE

• AN ECO-PLAYGROUND MADE OF CHILD FRIENDLY CONDITIONED

• A GREEN ROOF WITH SOLAR PANELS AND WATER-HARVESTING

• SHADES OF GREY AT MOST AREAS

• BROWN AT THE FIRST 3 LEVELS OF THE FRONT

• GREENS ARE USED AS TINTS FOR THE GLASS AND

• WHITE ARE USED IN THE OPEN URBAN AREA

• FEELS COOLER AND THESE COLOURS DO NOT

• IT MAXIMISES THE USAGE OF NATURAL RESOURCES TO COOL DOWN

• PROMOTES CROSS VENTILATION OF WIND AND MORE COMFORTABLE

TREES AS SOUND BARRIER

• NOISE CAN BE REDUCED BY 6 DECIBELS OVER A DISTANCE OF

• A BELT OF TREES AND SHRUBS BETWEEN 15 AND 30 METERS

BLUE ARROWS SHOWING

• IT IS DESIGNED IN THE SHAPE

• A SINGLE ROW OF GLASS PANES TO ALLOW ENOUGH

NATURALLY LIT AREA

LOCATION : MALL IS LOCATED AT THE JUNCTION OF SERANGOON AND KITCHENERS ROAD

C FOOD & BEVARAGES

SECOND FLOOR THIRD FLOOR

• THE TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION OF THE BUILDING

• SINGAPORES LAUNCHED A SCHEME NAMED

• THE SINGAPORE MALL IS ENERGY EFFICIENT BY 39%

• THE HIGHEST FREQUENCY OF WIND COMES

• THE WIND SPPED IS 10KM/HR

• THE MALL IS ANGLED IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE

NATURAL VENTILATION • WIND INDUCED PRESSURE

FOURTH FLOOR FIFTH FLOOR

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