CapitaGreen, also known as Market Street Tower, is an office tower located in
Raffles Place
Raffles Place is the centre of the Financial District of Singapore and is located south of the River, mouth of the Singapore River. It was first planned and developed in the 1820s as Commercial Square to serve as the hub of the commercial zone o ...
, Singapore.
[ The building was designed by ]Toyo Ito
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and completed in 2014. With a height of , it is one of the tallest skyscrapers in Singapore.
Architecture
The CapitaGreen building was designed to be "like a plant growing towards the sun", with a façade
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that incorporates living plants.rooftop garden
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, known as the "Sky Forest", has 40 different kinds of tree and shrub.[ The rooftop garden features a 45m-high (150ft) windcatcher structure, designed to look like flower petals, that captures cool fresh air and channels it into the office floors.][
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Awards
CapitaGreen won the 2015 CTBUH Skyscraper Award for Best Tall Building in the Asia and Australasia
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Region.[
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See also
* List of tallest buildings in Singapore
The city-state of Singapore has over 9,000 completed high-rises, the majority located in the Downtown Core, the city centre of Singapore. In the city, there are 96 skyscrapers. The Guoco Tower currently holds the title of tallest building in S ...
References
CapitaLand
Skyscraper office buildings in Singapore
Office buildings completed in 2014
2014 establishments in Singapore
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