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From the outset, the goal for the Marina Bay Sands
development was to create a new form of urban center.
It would be a dynamic setting for a vibrant public life:
connected with nature, climatically sustainable and on a
human scale.
The first decision was to create a promenade that
extended along the waterfront, opening up the whole
development to the pedestrian. As well as 800,000 sq.ft.
(74,000 m
2
) of retail arcades, a network of public paths
would connect two theaters, a casino and a 96,000 sq.ft.
(9,000 m
2
) convention and exhibition center. A 54,000
sq.ft. (5,000 m 2 ) hydraulically adjustable public piazza
was also created to provide a platform for a wide array
of public activities.
A series of layered gardens were designed to provide
ample green space throughout Marina Bay Sands
development. Every level of the district has green areas
that are accessible to the public and at least half of the
roofs of the hotel, convention center, shopping mall and
casino complex are planted with trees and gardens.
The two architectural signature pieces of the development
are the hotel complex and the ArtScience Museum. While
it would have been more efficient to build a single hotel
tower, the architect team recognized that such a building
would form a wall-like barrier between the downtown and
the sea across to the east. Seen from incoming cruise
liners, a single tower would also have blocked the view
of the city, so it was quickly decided to split the hotel into
three 55-storey towers.
Running out of space for parks, gardens and swimming
pools, the architects invented the idea of a SkyPark, a
2.5 acre (1 hectare) engineering marvel that connects the
three towers at a height of 656 ft. (200 m) and cantilevers
213 ft. (65 m) out at one end.
Design & Construction
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