The development will feature two new towers, 45 storey and 42 storey tall, which house two luxury hotels, offices and apartments. The original conserved military buildings of the old Beach road Camp will be restored for retail and hotel-related uses such as function rooms. The project will add at least 46,450 square meters (500,000 square feet) of new office space and about 700 to 800 hotel rooms.



The CDL Consortium has proposed to adopt an environment design and green technology to create a distinctive, high-quality development that fits in well with Singapore’s tropical climate and urban context. Designed by British architectural firm Foster and Partners, a key feature of the winning design is a large “environmental filter” canopy that covers the open spaces, linking conservation buildings with the two high-rise towers and providing shelter from the elements and drawing air currents to cool the area beneath it. The canopy rises at some areas and lowers at others, resembling huge waves. Some parts of the canopy hover around one conservation block, another covers it, while yet another part appears to go into a block. Other parts of the canopy also appear to rise skywards, covering part of the facades of the two new towers.

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The two towers will have slanting facades to catch winds and direct air flow to the ground-level spaces. The building facades will also incorporate photovoltaic cells. Rainwater will be collected off the towers and the canopy to flow into a holding tank underground, instead of being wasted.



The first storey will be laid out with a series of internal streets, with the aim of enhancing street level



vibrancy and allowing pedestrians to move about easily. A pedestrian “green axis” arises upwards from the basement MRT station exit through multi-tiered gardens. The block layout features alleyways reminiscent of the nearby Seah Street area. It will also feature sunken courtyards, tiered gardens lined with shops, and food and beverage outlets.