THE SOUTH BEACH BUILDING
SINGAPORE
IMAGE NUMBER 925
The South Beach development in Singapore occupies a city block between the Marina Center and the Civic District. Conceived as a sustainable urban quarter, the project combines new construction with the restoration of existing buildings, and brings together places to live and work with shops, cafes, restaurants, a hotel and new public spaces. The building, constructed in 2007. is one of the recent masterpieces by the British architect Lord Norman Foster.
The gently curving form of the two towers is a continuation of the undulating canopy below. Their facades are angled to capture prevailing winds and direct air flow to cool the ground level spaces. The south tower is divided between a hotel and apartments, while the north tower is made up of office floors. Continuing the Singaporean ideal of the ‘city in a garden’, the buildings incorporate densely planted sky gardens, with uninterrupted views of the Central Business District.
TECHNICAL NOTES
The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645XF Camera at ISO 50. Exposure of 1/13th of a second and aperture F20. 150 mm Schneider Kreuznach lens with leaf shutter. The image was captured on a Phase One IQ3 100 megapixel digital back.