LITERATURE CASE STUDY ON:

THE INTERLACE

BY: REKA.B.S | RA1511201010100

 INTRODUCTION
Architect in Charge- Ole Scheeren

Design Architect- OMA, designer & partner-in-charge Ole Scheeren

Area- 169600.0 sqm

Project Year- 2013

LOCATION-

• located on an elevated eight-

hectare (80000 Sq.m) site,
bounded by Alexandra Road and
the Ayer Rajah Expressway,
amidst the verdant Southern
Ridges of Singapore.
• With about 170,000m2 of gross
floor area, the development will
provide 1,040 apartment units of
varying sizes with extensive
outdoor spaces and landscaping.
 INTRODUCTION

Thirty-one apartment blocks, each six-stories

tall and identical in length, containing 1,040
apartments, are stacked in a hexagonal
arrangement to form eight large-scale open
and permeable courtyards. The interlocking
blocks form a vertical village with cascading
sky gardens and both private and public
roof terraces.

The name, The Interlace, reinforces the

interconnectivity of the community with
the surrounding natural environment.
Ole Scheeren has created a new
landmark for Singapore
 CONCEPT

The Interlace breaks away

from Singapore’s standard
typology of isolated, vertical
apartment towers and instead
explores a dramatically
different approach to tropical
living: an expansive
interconnected network of
living and communal spaces
integrated with the natural
environment.
long low apartment blocks stacked in hexagonal configurations

SECTION
 Green spaces
• The design capitalizes on the generous size
of the site and further maximizes the
presence of nature by introducing extensive
roof gardens, landscaped sky terraces and
cascading balconies.
• The Interlace incorporates sustainability
features through careful environmental
analysis of sun, wind, and micro-climate
conditions on site and the integration of
low-impact passive energy strategies.

• the skygardens sheltered by

blocks above are publicly
accessible by all residents, and
private skygardens 'owned' by
(essentially) high-rise
bungalows are open to the
sky.
Ole Scheeren said: “The design
addresses concerns of shared
space and social needs in a
Recreational
spaces
contemporary society and
simultaneously responds to issues
of shared living and individuality
by offering a multiplicity of
indoor/outdoor spaces specific to
the tropical context.”
• While
maintaining
the privacy of
individual
apartment
units
through the
generous
spacing of
the building
blocks and
far-ranging
• Extensive residential
views, the
amenities and facilities are
design also
interwoven into the lush
features
vegetation and offer
communal
opportunities for social
spaces for
interaction, leisure, and
shared
recreation.
activity.
 Recreational
spaces
Navigation model located at the Interlace guard
house
1. Main entrance , 2. Guard house ,
3.Pedestrian main gate , 4. Pedestrian side
gate , 5. Drop-off , 6.Retail plaza , 7.Play
zone . , 8.Outdoor exercise station ,9.BBQ
promenade , 10.Jogging track ,
11.Gardening zone , 12.Pet zone , 13.Party
pavilion ,14.Tennis court , 15.Multi-purpuse
court, 16.Club house (1st story ). A. Central
square . B. Water park . C. Play hills. D.
Spa valley. E. Theatre plaza. F. Bamboo
garden. G. Lotus pond. H. Waterfall
terrace.
 INFERENCE
• Though the design generates diff
horizontal arrangements of blocks instead of
a skyscraper but it is only possible when the
site is large enough.

• No intersection of pedestrian movement by

vehicular movement.

• More incorporation of social spaces.

• More of green area than the built up area,

thus making it a part of the ecology.

• All types of units are mixed.

• The spatial arrangements of the different Model of the Interlace at the CapitaLand model
blocks provide different states of sun and gallery in Capital Tower
shadow, with large water bodies provided
for influencing the microclimate in the
recreational spaces between the towers,
improving the overall quality of comfort and
experience.