CapitaSpring is a skyscraper in
Downtown Core
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,
Singapore
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. The building was designed by architectural firm
BIG
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and architect
Carlo Ratti
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. With a height of , as of 2022 the building is the
joint second-tallest in Singapore, with
One Raffles Place,
United Overseas Bank Plaza One and
Republic Plaza.
History and construction
The project's developers are
CapitaLand
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and
Mitsubishi Estate
is one of the largest real-estate developers in Japan and is involved in property management and architecture research and design.
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.
JPMorgan
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announced it would take space in the building in 2018, and is the
anchor tenant
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for the project.
Other tenants include
IBM subsidiary
Red Hat, law firms, and financial companies.
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The building appeared "in the background" of the third season of the television show '']Westworld
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''.
On 8 April 2022, an engineer died after stepping on a false ceiling panel, which collapsed under her weight. The engineer fell some thirty meters, from the 16th to 9th floor. Access to the maintenance level was stopped as a result.
Usage
The building is primarily devoted to conventional office space, although about ten percent of the building will contain coworking
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space. The building also contains a food centre on the second and third floors, including a hawker centre
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similar to the previous Golden Shoe Car Park, as well as various food and retail options, including a Japanese restaurant, Oumi, on the 51st floor.
There are two gardens in the building, one being 100 metres aboveground and the other Singapore's highest rooftop urban farm, with serviced residences by Citadines taking up the rest of the space.
Access to the offices is via a RFID tag, a QR code from a phone app, a QR code provided by the concierge, or via facial recognition at the turnstiles.
See also
* List of tallest buildings in Singapore
References
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Skyscrapers in Singapore
Office buildings in Singapore
Downtown Core (Singapore)
2021 establishments in Singapore
Office buildings completed in 2021