COVID-19 has caused unprecedented change to our lives – from homes to offices, transit to energy to even food supply. This disruption also coincides with another crucial challenge we are facing with persistent carbon emissions and environmental degradation. Despite the twin crises, how can we adequately respond and catalyse new opportunities and shape a sustainable future?
This issue of The Arup Profile invites you to imagine and question our world as we adjust to the new normal and begin to consider ideas to build back better. Our stories explore ideas that consider everyday life in a post-pandemic world, to using hydrogen to accelerate the energy transition, and strengthening food security in cities through urban agriculture. We also share about our continuing work in enhancing resilience of rail, healthcare and industry, and in designing decentralised commercial hubs as we begin to consider the future of the CBD.
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Outram Community Hospital
As part of the Singapore General Hospital (SGH) campus expansion masterplan, Outram Community Hospital provides care for patients transiting from acute to sub-acute healthcare needs, and facilitates goods through a centralised campus logistics hub. It is the first development to open in the first phase of the expansion, playing major role in meeting Singapore's healthcare demands.
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Paya Lebar Quarter
Paya Lebar Quarter is a mixed-use development at a regional commercial hub forming a part of Singapore's CBD decentralisation plan to reduce peak-hour congestion and bring jobs closer to home. We delivered multidisciplinary services for this live-work-play precinct, which is integrated with an urban park and features cycling and end-of-trip facilities.
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Thomson-East Coast Line 1
Located in the north of Singapore, Thomson-East Coast Line 1 (TEL1) is the first phase of Singapore’s sixth Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line to open, and totals about 4.2km in length. Arup led the design team and provided engineering and architectural consultancy services for the fully underground line.
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JTC trendspace
The first multi-storey, multi-tenanted furniture hub in Singapore, JTC trendspace houses industry players involved in manufacturing, interior fit-outs, design and distribution, allowing for more collaborations and resource sharing. Our cutting-edge ‘lotus root’ advanced precast connections system and efficient, modular off-site approach revolutionised productivity and quality for this development.
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National Centre for Infectious Diseases
Our acousticians designed a conducive aural environment and audio-visual infrastructure for facilities at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) and the adjacent Ng Teng Fong Centre for Healthcare Innovation. Part of Health City Novena, the NCID is a critical piece of infrastructure in Singapore's fight against COVID-19, while the latter facility is designed to advance healthcare innovation, learning and research.
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Penang International Commercial City (PICC)
We've been working with Hunza to develop a Digital Masterplan for the Penang International Commercial Centre (PICC), a 43-acre mixed-use development by the Hunza Group. PICC is one of the first masterplans in Penang to consider digital technology and strategies as part of its design and incorporate them as a critical differentiator for the estate.