ORCHARD CENTRAL

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