Republic Plaza Singapore, Architecture Photos, Kurokawa Tower Building Design, Pictures
Republic Plaza of Singapore
New Skyscraper Building in Southeast Asia design by Kisho Kurokawa architect
1 Jul 2009
Republic Plaza
Architecture photos taken by Tom Ravenscroft in July 2009 for e-architect:
Republic Plaza Tower
Date built: 1986-96
Design: Kisho Kurokawa Architects & Associates
The tower is turned 45 degrees from the axis of the ground floor level to maintain sea views from the upper floors.
The building has 15 double-decker vertical lifts.
The tower was designed to reflect a subtle Oriental influence.
photos © Tom Ravenscroft
Building height: 66 storeys / 280m high
Kisho Kurokawa architect
The main lobby is four storeys high, finished in polished granite and ceramics.
The lobby is framed by concrete-filled tubular steel columns.
The exterior façade transitions from granite with strip windows to tinted wall glass, smoothly inclining from an octagonal base to a square top.
Location: Republic Plaza, Singapore, Southeast Asia
Architecture in Singapore
Singapore Architectural Designs – chronological list
Architecture Walking Tours by e-architect
Singapore Architecture Tours – tailored city walks by e-architect for groups only
Contemporary Architecture in Singapore – architectural selection below:
Changi Airport Interior
Design: Moment Factory
image courtesy of architecture office
Changi Airport Building
Liang Court
Design: City Developments Limited and CapitaLand Limited
image : CapitaLand / CDL
Liang Court Towers
City Developments Limited (CDL), CapitaLand Limited (CapitaLand) and Ascott Residence Trust (Ascott Reit) have teamed up to redevelop the Liang Court site1 into an integrated development following the proposed sale by CDL Hospitality Trusts (CDLHT) of its total interest in Novotel Singapore Clarke Quay.
Robinson Tower
Design: KPF / Architects 61
photo : Tim Griffith
Robinson Tower Building News
Landscape architects Grant Associates has scooped an award at the Singapore Landscape Architecture Awards 2019 for Robinson Tower.
New Singapore Architecture – Article by Tom Ravenscroft
High-Rise Buildings in this Southeast Asian City
Buildings in the area
OUB Centre
Design: Tange Associates – Kenzo Tange
OUB Centre
OCBC Center
Design: Pei Cobb Freed & Partners – I.M. Pei
OCBC Center
Shan Shui Shi Lin Cultural Centre
Design: Park + Associates
photo : Edward Hendricks © Park + Associates Pte Ltd
Shan Shui Shi Lin Cultural Centre
UOB Plaza One
Design: Tange Associates – Kenzo Tange
UOB Plaza One Building
Farrer Court – residential development
Design: Zaha Hadid Architects
Farrer Court Singapore
Comments / photos for the Republic Plaza Singapore Architecture design by Kisho Kurokawa architect page welcome