Learning Hub (The Hive) – Singapore
Building: Learning Hub (The Hive)
Location: Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Address:
Design , SingaporeArchitect: Heatherwick Studio
Lead Architect: CPG Consultants
Civil & Structural Engineer: TYLin International
M+E Engineer: Bescon Consulting Engineers
Size: 14,000 sm (150,695 sf)
AE Interest: large courtyard linking all 12 towers; corner-less classrooms for better student-teacher interaction [a]; Building and Construction Authority (BCA) Green Mark Platinum Award [a]; 10 different silicon mixtures hold together the handmade concrete towers [b]; 3D artwork cast onto concrete walls [b]; classrooms use water-filled metal coils to control air temperature (silent convection) [b]
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