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Groundbreaking Park Royal Tower is Draped with Curtains of Greenery in Singapore

03/28/2012
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    <a href="http://www.woha-architects.com/">WOHA Architects</a> are completely changing how skyscrapers are built with their Park Royal Tower in Singapore, which will feature twice as much greenery as the nearby Hong Lim Park. The high-end office and hotel tower features a podium absolutely overrun with <a href="http://inhabitat.com/vertical-gardens-by-patrick-blanc/">vertical gardens</a>, contoured green pathways, water features, and leafy terraces. When it is completed later this year, this groundbreaking project will boast a whopping 15,000 square meters of green space!
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    The Park Royal tower is slated for completion later this year
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  • Park Royal by WOHA
    When complete, it will feature a whopping 15,000 square meters of green space
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    Creepers, palms, flowering plants, shade trees and a variety of other flora will adorn the veritable jungle in the sky!
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    The open-sided facade permits plenty of daylighting and promotes natural ventilation
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    An upscale hotel tower and office building, Park Royal will also feature a variety of water features including waterfalls.
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    Despite being constructed from concrete, the immense planting helps to mitigate the project's overall footprint.
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Park Royal by WOHA

WOHA Architects are completely changing how skyscrapers are built with their Park Royal Tower in Singapore, which will feature twice as much greenery as the nearby Hong Lim Park. The high-end office and hotel tower features a podium absolutely overrun with vertical gardens, contoured green pathways, water features, and leafy terraces. When it is completed later this year, this groundbreaking project will boast a whopping 15,000 square meters of green space!

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