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    Published July 1, 2010

    Scotts Tower design undergoes revamp


    FAR East Organization has changed the architect and the design for Scotts Tower, located at the junction of Scotts and Cairnhill roads.


    Ringing the changes: The proposed new look of Scotts Tower (left) and the old design

    The eye-catching 153m, 31-storey tower was originally designed with 67 luxury apartments with panoramic views and had a built-up floor area of about 20,000 sq m.

    In late 2009 it was reported that Far East was shrinking the units to make them more affordable. The original design was commissioned in 2006 and was planned to be launched in late 2007.

    Architect Ole Scheeren, formerly a partner at Office of Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) will be replaced by Ben van Berkel of UNStudio.

    The number of units is now expected to increase, and the new design is currently being planned.

    'Market conditions and unit requirements have changed,' said Far East's executive director of development and planning Chng Kiong Huat. 'The large units did not quite fit with our current market needs.

    'If we had a change of architect, the whole concept will be different, more current. We didn't want to have the same kind of look. We wanted a whole different approach.'

    Ole Scheeren was the architect-in-charge of the CCTV Tower in Beijing. In March 2010, OMA announced that Scheeren had left to establish his own studio.

    UNStudio was used by CapitaLand for its Raffles City project in Hangzhou and its failed bid for the South Beach integrated development site eventually won by City Developments in 2007.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mr funny
    In late 2009 it was reported that Far East was shrinking the units to make them more affordable. The original design was commissioned in 2006 and was planned to be launched in late 2007.

    Architect Ole Scheeren, formerly a partner at Office of Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) will be replaced by Ben van Berkel of UNStudio.

    The number of units is now expected to increase, and the new design is currently being planned.

    'Market conditions and unit requirements have changed,' said Far East's executive director of development and planning Chng Kiong Huat. 'The large units did not quite fit with our current market needs.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jlrx
    now become 200 to 300 units?

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    and psf goes higher??

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    what else can one say except "greedy"

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