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Building: 48 North Canal Road
Location: Singapore
Architect: WOHA
Civil and Structural Engineer: CP Lim & Partners
Mechanical and Electrical Engineer: Squire Mech Pte Ltd
Contractor: Takenaka Corporation
Project Year: 2012
Size: 1370 sqm

AE Interest:
First four floors used for “pocket park”/informal space [1], front shopfront is used as formal meeting rooms starting on the fourth floor [2], front shop front was modeled after previous demolished building to maintain ethnic roots [3].
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Building: School of the Arts Singapore
Location: Singapore
Completed: 2009
Architect: WOHA
Structural and Civil Engineer: WorleyParsons
Mechanical and Electrical Engineers: Lincolne Scott
Contractor: Tiong Aik Construction
Built Area: 52945.0 sqm

AE Interest:
Theaters and art halls on street level encourage community involvement [2], Theaters created with box-in-box design to eliminate noise [3], separated tower design allows breezeway between towers [2], Naturally ventilated classrooms are kept cool with layered meshes and screens [3].
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Building: Genexis Theater
Location: Singapore
Completed: 2008
Architect(s): WOHA, Arup
Structural Engineer: Jurong Consultants pte ltd
Mechanical and Electrical Engineers: Jurong Consultants pte ltd
Contractors: Jurong Consultants pte ltd, Shimizu

AE Interests: Housed inside a sphere like shape [5], 400,000 timber beads used to reduce echo on backstage [a], 560 adjustable seats can be removed to create thrust stage [d], lobby constructed of untreated wood, steel and timber [d], winner of president’s design award [d].
Sources: [a,b,c,d,e]