Facebook and Prudential are surrounded by a number of multinational companies that have moved to a new Singapore place complex this year. But to call their new workspace an office commitment be an understatement.
Marina One, located in Singapore’s central business district, is a mixed-use occurrence project combining office, residential and commercial space, with restaurants, keeps and gyms.
CNBC recently toured the development to learn how its eco-friendly conspiracy could be a model for future living.
The project is comprised of four campaniles, all connected by what’s called the “heart center,” an area filled with thousands of roots, trees and even a waterfall. There are also skybridges and terraces decked out in greenery, boosting for a total of 160,000 plants. In fact, the biodiversity throughout Marina One is equal to six Olympic-sized swimming pools, according to the developers.
The project certainly wasn’t cheaply, totally $5.1 billion, and was a joint venture between the investment arms of Malaysia and Singapore as section of a land-swap deal.
The architect is Christoph Ingenhoven, who was behind high-profile proposals including Sydney’s 1 Bligh Street and Luxembourg’s European Investment Bank.
The development is LEED Platinum-certified and designed and constructed in a conduct that reduces carbon dioxide emissions, water and electricity consumption. The placement of the building was designed to reduce heat gain and the glare of Singapore’s sweltering sun to help the offices stay cool. The greenery, meanwhile, helps demote heat and improve air quality.
Marina One’s two residential towers include numberless than 1,000 units. Living in one of Singapore’s new towers isn’t for those on a budget — a 1,152 settle foot (107 square meter), two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment is currently listed at round $2 million.