NEW KID ON THE BLOCK!!
Hopefully wit all the LCD Giant Screen it can transform Orchard Road into Singapore version of Times Square
Factsheet
Developer: Far East Organization
Architecture: DP Architects
GFA: 387, 988 sq ft
NLA: 250, 000 sq ft
No. of levels: 13 Levels (11 + 2 basement levels)
Car park: Levels 9 & 10 (entire levels) Levels 5 & 8 (partial levels)
Shops spaces: 400
Development cost: S$650m
Opening hours: 11am to 11pm
UNIQUE ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES
Singapore’s 1st ‘Vertical Mall’
Tallest pure-retail destination in Singapore
Vertical design overcomes land area limitations
Extended Orchard Road Frontage
160m stretch along Orchard Road for maximum visibility
Street level; no conventional foyer
Pedestrians can step from street into shop
Urban Verandahs
3 open air balconies overlooking Orchard Road
Slated for outdoor seating for F&B outlets
Exchange Levels (L1, L4, L7)
Exceptionally high 7m ceilings (floor to floor) replicate street level
Designed as a common area for gathering and social activity
Faceted Membrane
11-storey-high media wall including a giant screen
Forms outer shell of Orchard Central, facing Orchard Road
Situated at the junction of Orchard Road and Killiney Road
Super Escalators
3 sets of super escalators and 6 express lifts (12 in total) will bring shoppersfrom street to higher floors in seconds
Discovery Walk
Part of a 400m walkway situated above the existing Somerset canal
Links Orchard Central to Specialists’ Centre and Somerset MRT station
14m wide promenade with an enchanting and romantic theme
The cluster concept aims to address these results by grouping shops into eight different clusters with distinct identities (see factsheet):
EXCLUSIVE cluster (Levels 2 to 4)
FLAGSHIP cluster (Basement 2 to level 3)
YOUTH cluster (Levels 5 and 6)
HIGH LIFE cluster (Levels 7 and 8)
MAIN cluster (Levels 1 to 4)
DISCOVERY Walk (Level 1)
MASSTIGE cluster (Basements 1 and 2)
FOOD HAVEN (Rooftop)
renders for Orchard Central
11-storey-high media wall including a giant screen
Urban Verandahs
Glutton Square will b back at the same spot where it started