KPF Elie Gamburg, Laura King, and Krystal Tsai welcome government officials from the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Singapore at KPF’s London office.
Like many global cities, Singapore is investigating ways in which its existing building stock can be updated to create vibrant urban spaces. KPF presented a portfolio of groundbreaking transformation projects to inspire the visiting government officials.
KPF believes that embracing adaptive reuse is a crucial approach to decarbonizing the built environment. This approach aims to preserve the embodied energy of carbon-intensive steel and concrete structures, improve operational performance, reduce waste, and honor the history and craftsmanship of the original structures.
One Madison Avenue demonstrates the potential to increase density, providing high-quality office space and outdoor amenities. In London, a closed mono-use building, Panorama St. Paul’s, incorporates pioneering material reuse with circular economy principles and has been redesigned to improve the public realm. As part of the transformation of Canary Wharf from a global business center to a world-class destination, the adaptive reuse of 8 Canada Square symbolizes the opportunity to turn existing and outdated single-use office buildings into sustainable, mixed-use developments.
KPF Principal Elie Gamburg, Director Laura King, and Krystal Tsai were joined by Adele Tan, Chou Mei, Tan Huey Jiun, Alvin Chew, and Jason Cheong from the URA.
The URA is constantly looking for better and innovative ways to deliver its mission to make Singapore a great city to live, work, and play. Read more here.