'Hanging gardens' shopping centre for Golden Mile
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View from Nicoll Highway
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THIRD floor stage has now been reached on the Golden Mile Shopping Centre
architecturally one of the most exciting projects to be carried out under Singapore's urban renewal Programme.
The S$18 million development is being constructed in three phases, the first of which is scheduled for com- pletion early this summer. Final com- pletion is due one year later when the 400ft. frontage between Beach Road and Nicoll Highway will be occupied by a babylonic 15-storey structure whose upper floors are stepped back in
Far East BUILDER, March 1971
SINGAPURA DEVELOPMENTS PTE. LTD. DESIGN PARTNERSHIP FRANK & VARGESON OVE ARUP DAN RAKAN2 PREECE, CARDEW & RIDER (SEA) WOH HUP (PTE.) LTD.
terraces to give their occupiers un- obstructed views of the waterfront and surrounding southern islands.
Contained within the building, which is rectangular on plan with cir- culation towers at each end, will be shops, offices, luxury apartments and an entertainment deck, and the site
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will include parking spaces for 460 cars. Strict quality control is to be en- forced by the developers, Singapura Developments Pte Ltd., and all shop fronts and common facilities are being designed and co-ordinated by their consultants.
The Golden Mile site was one of
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