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The site for the Urban Oasis development at Beach Road is located at a strategic point within
Singapore's city centre, connectingthree distinct districts and forminga confluence point and hub for
businesses. The Urban Oasis is a unique mixed-use development comprising of office, hotel, retail, and
residential components withinagarden setting. The public plaza at ground level isdesigned to create a
lively urban park, activating and vitalizingthe area. For thefaade, considerations of climatic aspects
entail variations of spatial solutions that react to thetropical conditions. Theofficetower offers large
floor plates, attractiveto multi-national corporations, while the office floor features sky terraces on
almost every level creating an inspiring work environment. The lower section of the secondtower
allows for two luxurious business hotels with accommodation for more than 600 guests. Full hotel
facilities are located in the four-storeyhigh plinth podium. Outdoor environments are created by
landscaped terraces and landscaped lightwells. The residential component is situated onthe22 levels
above the hotels, offering spectacular viewsto the sea andthe city. The units arehigh-end, luxury
apartments withrefinedinteriors andspacious balconiesand outdoor spaces. Aresidential club at level
23 and areas onthe podiumroof offer full condominium facilities. In order to enhance theactivitiesin
and around the public spaces within the development, allocation is made for activity-generating
commercial uses, such as food & beverage, retail, entertainment and culture programs. The Outdoor
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The design for the 10 story (54mtall] flagship Louis Vuitton store in Japan aims to establish an
architectural equivalent of the identity of Louis Vuitton in which classical and modern qualities are
blended, reinforcing each other. The designinspires thevisitorwith afeeling of being intheHouse of
Louis Vuittonby celebratingthe qualities that make upthe essence of the company, its products, its
history and its future. Theelementsthat represent the classical values connected tothe Louis Vuitton
brandare implicitly present throughout the design. These elements areto a large extent identical to
the modernity also implicit in the name Louis Vuitton, along with the value of inventiveness. The
element that moves through all thescale levels of thedesign is theleaf shape. The leaf isfound inthe
floor plan, inthesectionand inthe elevation. It hasbeen applied totheconstructionalso, responding
to location-specific constructional demands. Leaf-shaped openings in thefacade givethe building a
strong identity with landmark potential, while complying with the necessity for discreetness with
respect to visibility from the outside. The leaf shape can be seen as bearing a connecti on to the
famous Louis Vuitton monogram. The building follows the structure of a [qrand) house: with three
levels, each spanning a varying number of split-level floors and each with its own atmosphere and
purpose. Each floor is in principle divided into four leaves, which are set in a spiral pattern with a
height difference between eachleaf of 2.70m. Terrace zones, which offer a mix of functions in a
garden setting, mark the different vertical sectionsof the house, with the sense of intimacy growing
towards thetopof thebuilding. Text byUnstudIO
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Bookstore. Event and Exhibition Space Building surface6lXXlm' Building
volume ca 40lXXlm' Building site 746m' Competition dates Nov 2006-
Feb. 2007 Design Ben van Berkel, Caroline Bas. Astrid Piber with Mlfko
Bergmann and Sebastian Schott. Ger Gillen, Cristina Balis, Juliane Maler,
Alben Gnodde. Andreas Bnnk, Michael Knauss, Monen Krog. Silvan Oesterle,
Machteld Kors. Structure. SMEP Arup. Amsterdam li ghting designArup
lighting. Amsterdam FacadeEngineering Arup GmbH, Berlin Client louis
Vuitton Malletler Editer 1m, IkKyeong Editorial Designer Park. Hyun Ji
UNSTUDIO isaninternational architectural practice, situated inAmsterdam
since 1988, withextensive experience inthefields of urbanism, infrastructure,
and public, private and utilitybuildings ondifferent scalelevels. At thebasis
of UNStudio are anumber of longtermgoals, which areintended todefine
and guide thequality of ourperformance inthearchitectural field.Westrive to
make asignificant contributiontothediscipline of architecture, tocontinue to
develop our qualities with respect to design. technology, knowledge and
management and to bea specialist in public network projects. Wesee as
mutually sustainingtheenvironment, market demands and client wishes that
enable our work, and we aim for results in whichourgoals and our client
goals overlap.
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TECHNICALSPACE
LES SUITES: EXCLUSIVE APARTMENTS FOR
SPECIAL GUESTS
URBAN SPN RECEPTION
SPORT LUGGAGE ANO GOLF
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DEUXIEME TERRACE: ART AND RETAIL
RETAIL: FASHION SHOES
RETAIL: WOMAN'SFASHION
9 RETAIL: LEATHER GOODS
10RETAIL: JEWEllERY
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17 LE TIRES TERRACE: HEALTHY FOOD CAFE
RElAXAliONGARDEN
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24 RESTAURANT: FRENCH SPECIALTIES FOOD
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