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Jewel Changi Airport (also known as Jewel or Jewel Changi) is a nature-themed entertainment and retail complex surrounded by and linked to
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,
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, linked to one of its passenger terminals. Its centrepiece is the world's tallest indoor waterfall, the Rain Vortex, that is surrounded by a terraced forest setting. Jewel includes gardens, attractions, a hotel, about 300 retail and dining outlets, as well as early
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check-in aviation facilities. It covers a total gross floor area of , spanning 10 storeys – five above-ground and five basement levels. Its attractions include the Shiseido Forest Valley, an indoor garden spanning five storeys, and the Canopy Park at the topmost level, featuring gardens and leisure facilities. Jewel receives about 300,000 visitors per day. In October 2019, six months after its soft opening, it had welcomed 50 million visitors, exceeding its initial target for the whole year. The complex and airport is located in
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, at the eastern end of Singapore, approximately northeast from Singapore's
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.


Conception

Jewel was conceived to maintain Changi Airport's status as a major aviation hub in the Asia-Pacific. It was first mentioned by Prime Minister
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in his
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speech in 2013 as part of Changi Airport's long-term plans to double its capacity by the mid-2020s and "create more opportunities for Singapore and Singaporeans". Built over the former open-air car park in front of Changi Airport Terminal 1, Jewel expanded Terminal 1's arrival hall and
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areas by 70%, and its handling capacity is also expected to increase from 21 to 24 million passengers a year. Jewel was officially opened on 18 October 2019 by Lee Hsien Loong, six months after its soft opening. During this time, it had received 50 million visitors – about 300,000 visitors a day – exceeding its initial target of 40–50 million visitors for the first year. Jewel was developed by Jewel Changi Airport Trustee Pte Ltd, a joint venture between Changi Airport Group (CAG) and
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, through its wholly owned shopping mall business, CapitaLand Mall Asia. The project cost S$1.7 billion, and did not involve any government funds or taxpayers’ money, despite both entities being either wholly or partially owned by
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, the state-owned investment company.


Design and development

Jewel's toroidal glass-and-steel façade was designed by a consortium of architects, led by
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, who also designed Singapore's
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. Renowned local firm RSP Architects Planners & Engineers were the executive architect and structural engineers. The landscape architect was Peter Walker and Partners, who co-designed the
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and worked with Safdie on the landscaping of Marina Bay Sands.
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were the interior designers;
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were responsible for the façade and Lighting Planners Associates handled the lighting. The Rain Vortex was engineered by water design firm
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. It has a 360-degree light and sound show projected onto it. Jewel was envisioned to combine a marketplace and an urban park. "The component of the traditional mall is combined with the experience of nature, culture, education and recreation, aiming to provide an uplifting experience. By drawing both visitors and local residents alike, we aim to create a place where the people of Singapore interact with the people of the world," said Safdie. The glass panels of the dome are framed in steel which rests on a complex latticework. At night, the glowing dome is visible from all surrounding areas.


Attractions


Shiseido Forest Valley

A collaboration of
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and art collective
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, the is one of Asia's largest indoor gardens, spanning five stories and approximately located in the heart of Jewel Changi Airport. It houses around 3,000 trees and 60,000 shrubs of 120 species that live in high-altitude tropical forests from around the world.


The Rain Vortex

The Rain Vortex, sponsored as the HSBC Rain Vortex, is the world's largest and tallest indoor waterfall, standing at high. Recirculating rain water is pumped to the roof to free fall through a round hole at up to per minute to a basement-level pool. An acrylic funnel at the bottom prevents splashing and insulates the sound of the cascade. The
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-shaped roof has more than 9,000 pieces of glass spanning with a sloped oculus as the mouth of the waterfall acting as "a continuation of the building...completed in a liquid form." At night, the circular walls of the waterfall becomes a 360-degree stage for a light-and-sound show. To prevent excess humidity in the Jewel, the waterfall's flow alternates between cascades and trickles that reduce air turbulence. The design process by WET Design engineers included testing a one-fifth-scale model and a full-size partial prototype. The
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connecting the terminals passes above ground near the waterfall, allowing passengers remaining
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to see the Vortex and Jewel itself.


Canopy Park

At the topmost level of Jewel, the Canopy Park houses recreation and leisure attractions. About half of the total landscaping is hosted at Canopy Park, including two gardens: Topiary Walk and Petal Garden. The Topiary Walk features animal-shaped topiaries at every corner, while the Petal Garden has seasonal floral displays. The park includes a
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called the Canopy Bridge that is located above the ground which offers a panoramic view of the Rain Vortex. At long, the Canopy Bridge also has a glass panel flooring at the centre section that offers a view through to level 1 of Jewel. The park also consists of two mazes, situated at the eastern end of the Jewel called the Hedge Maze and Mirror Maze. The Hedge Maze is Singapore's largest with hedge walls standing at high. The maze features gates that can be pushed within that will change the path of the maze. It ends at an elevated watchtower that offers a bird's-eye view of the entire maze. The Mirror Maze is located under the dome with plants branching across the top of the maze. The maze makes use of mirrors and various reflections. *Sky Nets The Sky Nets, also called the
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Sky Nets for sponsorship reasons, provide children's play facilities, including a Bouncing Net and a Walking Net. The Bouncing Net is long, suspended 8 metres above ground at its highest point. A separate long Walking Net enables visitors to look down s to Jewel's Level 1. *Discovery Slides The Discovery Slides feature four integrated slides: two tube slides and two sliding surfaces. The entire structure sits at an incline, high on one end, and close to on the other, and enables visitors to view the Forest Valley and the Rain Vortex. The Discovery Slides were designed by Carve and built by Playpoint in Singapore. *Foggy Bowls The Foggy Bowls are four concave bowls with depths of between and for people to jump in while mist is released to create an illusion of playing among clouds.


Changi Experience Studio

The Changi Experience Studio is a space with interactive games and displays relating to Changi Airport's history and allows visitors a behind-the-scenes look of how the airport is run.


Facilities


Hotel

A hotel within Jewel, with approximately 130 rooms, operated by the international hotel brand, YOTEL, opened on 12 April 2019. It is YOTEL's second hotel in Singapore after the 2017 opening of the YOTEL on Orchard Road.


Aviation facilities

An ‘integrated multi-modal transport lounge’ provides ticketing, boarding pass collection and baggage transfer service in a single location. Early check-in facilities enable passengers to check-in and drop off luggage up to 24 hours ahead of regular check-in times. There are dedicated facilities for fly-cruise and fly-ferry passengers.


Retail

Jewel houses both local and international brands. Anchor tenants include the largest
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store in Southeast Asia, the first and only
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located inside an airport complex,
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, Zara, Uniqlo, Singapore's second basement cinema operated by Shaw Theatres with 11 screens including an
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theatre with a seating capacity of 828 and Five Spice, a food court by Food Junction with 19 unique stalls and supermarket chain FairPrice Finest. As of 2022, the Five Spice food court has been revamped into a
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food court, as Food Junction was previously acquired by Food Republic. Jewel also includes
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fast-casual restaurant Pink Fish,
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artisanal chocolatier Läderach,
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restaurants Xiao Bin Lou and Yu's Kitchen,
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casual eatery Burger & Lobster,
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vian restaurant TONITO,
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's Tokyo Milk Cheese Factory and the first permanent
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Centre in East Asia outside of Japan. Most restaurants at the Basement 1 level, which included Pink Fish and Hoshino Coffee, closed down while the new tenant of half of the units in the Basement 1 level,
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, started renovations. As of October 2022, Pink Fish has permanently closed down, while Hoshino Coffee has planned for a reopening after the revamp.
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is also opening another outlet at that area, adding on to the
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outlet.


Awards

Jewel Changi Airport was accorded the 2016 International Architecture Award by The Chicago Athenaeum, an international museum of architecture and design. In November 2019, Jewel Changi Airport was awarded the Special Jury Award at the year's
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Awards.


In popular culture

The song "The Right Time" by Singaporean singer
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was inspired by Jewel, which was featured in its music video.


See also

*
Infrastructure of Singapore Changi Airport Singapore Changi Airport is Singapore's primary international airport and a major aviation hub in the Asia-Pacific region. It is one of the commercial airports in Singapore, the other being the Seletar Airport. Since the rankings for the World' ...


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