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Canberra Plaza
Model picture showing Canberra Plaza withCanberra MRT station
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LocationSembawang,Singapore
Coordinates1°26′35.724″N103°49′49.663″E/ 1.44325667°N 103.83046194°E/1.44325667; 103.83046194
Address133 Canberra View, Singapore 750133
Opening date18 December 2020;3 years ago(2020-12-18)
DeveloperHousing & Development Board
ManagementKnight Frank[1]
OwnerHousing & Development Board
ArchitectSAA Architects Pte. Ltd
Total retail floor area11,000 square metres (120,000 sq ft) (approximate)
No. of floors3 with 1 level basement
ParkingYes
Public transit accessNS12Canberra
Bus transport117, 169/169A, 883/883B/883M[2]
WebsiteOfficial Website
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image iconArtist Impression of the Canberra Plaza (Design Competition stage)Source: SAA Architects

Canberra Plazais a New Generation Neighbourhood Centre (NGNC) built by theHousing & Development Board(HDB), the government agency in charge ofpublic housing developmentinSingapore.It is one of the new Neighbourhood Centres (NCs) constructed by HDB in 10 years after the completion ofPioneer MallandPunggol Plazain 2004.CNNreported that Canberra Plaza will provide a "complete live-work-play-learn environment for residents and signifies Singapore's public housing for the future".[3][4]

The 3-storey shopping centre is located in the eastern end ofSembawang,Singaporeas part of amixed-usetransit-oriented development.It was designed by a team led by SAA Architects. Construction started in mid-2015 and the shopping centre opened on 18 December 2020. The mall is directly linked toCanberra MRT stationby a footbridge.

History[edit]

In 2004, with the completion of Pioneer Mall and Punggol Plaza, the Housing & Development Board (HDB) stopped building neighbourhood centres (NCs). This was an effort to get private sector developers to take over the construction of NCs in HDB towns.[5]Some of the private NCs that were constructed includeSeletar Mall(completed in 2014 by aSingapore Press Holdings Limited(SPH) and United Engineers Limited joint venture).[6]

However, this caused much inconvenience for residents that moved into the newer towns early on as private developers normally constructed NCs only when a substantial catchment for a particular NC was present so as to generate enough revenue. In an attempt to alleviate these problems, HDB resumed the construction of NCs in 2014 after a 10-year break. These new NCs (one of which is Canberra Plaza) are known as New Generation Neighbourhood Centres (NGNCs) and will each serve a neighbourhood with around 5000 to 6000 households.[5]

These NCs are called as such as they are improved versions of the past NCs. The NGNCs incorporated ideas obtained from public consultation while the older NCs do not. Each NGNC will also have a sheltered community plaza to host community events in order to foster social interaction within the community. Water features, terraces as well as “environmentally friendly”systems such asrainwater harvestingwill also introduced in the NGNCs.[7]CNNfurther reported that Canberra Plaza will provide a "complete live-work-play-learn environment for residents and signifies Singapore's public housing for the future".[3][4]

In 2014, HDB held a competition to select the architectural team for Canberra Plaza. Thedesign briefgiven was: "design a mixed development with agross floor areaof 117,000 square metres (1,260,000 sq ft). "The Plaza was to be designed with a nautical theme inspired by flowing rivers, as the site of the Plaza is situated nearcanalssuch asSungei Simpang Kiri.In addition, since the Plaza is situated at the gateway to Sembawang Neighbourhood 1, it should also serve as a distinctive landmark for the neighbourhood. In October, a team led by SAA Architects was announced as the winner of the competition.[8][9]

One year later, in October 2015, HDB held a public exhibition on Canberra Plaza (with an architectural model of the development) at theHDB Hub(HDB Headquarters) inToa Payoh.Thereafter, construction of the Plaza commenced and was expected to end in 2019.[10][11]The mall was officially opened on 18 December 2020.[5][12]

Locality[edit]

Canberra Plaza is located in the northern part of Sembawang and is part of a mixed-use transit-oriented development. Around the Plaza are new and upcoming HDBpublic housingdevelopments (which forms Sembawang Neighbourhood 1), privatecondominiumsas well aslanded properties(Sembawang Springs Estate). Also in the vicinity isYishunIndustrial Park A which mainly comprisesworkshopsofmanufacturingbusinesses as well asautomobile repair shops.[13]In addition, the Singaporesubsidiariesofmultinational corporationssuch asMurata Manufacturingand ASM Assembly Systems are located within the industrial park.[14][15]TheSingapore Civil Defence Force3rd Division Headquarters(co-located within Yishun Fire Station) andforeign migrant workersdormitories(Simpang Lodges 1 & 2) are located nearby.[16][17]

Layout[edit]

Canberra Plaza is designed with three commercial stories that have a combined gross floor area of 11,000 square metres (120,000 sq ft) The main anchor tenants include asupermarketandfood courts.Other commercial units includerestaurants,enrichment centres as well asclinics.A sheltered plaza for community activities and a water playground is incorporated into the design of Canberra Plaza as well. In order to improve connectivity, a portion of theground levelwill be kept open for 24-hours and a sheltered elevated pedestrianfootbridgewill also link housing precincts (such as Eastlink II @ Canberra) across Canberra Way to Canberra Plaza. A similar footbridge will connect Canberra Plaza toCanberra MRT stationwhich is located across Canberra Link.[12][18]

Awards[edit]

Year Award Awarding Agency Ref.
2017 BCA Green Mark Platinum Award (Category: Buildings) Building & Construction Authority of Singapore(BCA) [19][20]

References[edit]

  1. ^Housing & Development Board."Shops and Offices".2018.Retrieved13 April2018.
  2. ^"MyTransport.SG:Map".MyTransport.SG.Retrieved13 April2018.
  3. ^abWhiteman, Hilary."Luxury hotel? No, public housing, Singapore-style".CNN.Retrieved13 April2018.
  4. ^ab"Singapore's public housing for the future".CNN.Retrieved13 April2018.
  5. ^abc"HDB builds new generation neighbourhood centres for upcoming estates".TODAYonline.Retrieved13 April2018.
  6. ^"The Seletar Mall".theseletarmall.Retrieved3 May2018.
  7. ^"HDB builds new generation neighbourhood centres for upcoming estates".Channel NewsAsia.Archived fromthe originalon 14 April 2018.Retrieved13 April2018.
  8. ^"SAA Won Competition To Design Sembawang N1 C6 & C12 - SAA Group Architects".SAA Group Architects.1 October 2014.Retrieved13 April2018.
  9. ^"Canberra Plaza - Where2Shop".where2shop.sg.Archived fromthe originalon 17 April 2018.Retrieved16 April2018.
  10. ^"HDB unveils next-gen neighbourhood centres in Punggol, Hougang and Sembawang".The Straits Times.3 October 2015.Retrieved13 April2018.
  11. ^Janice Heng (4 October 2015)."HDB to build 4 next-gen neighbourhood centres".The Straits Times.Retrieved13 April2018.
  12. ^ab"HDB Unveils New Generation of Neighbourhood Centres - Housing & Development Board (HDB)".hdb.gov.sg.Archived fromthe originalon 5 September 2018.Retrieved13 April2018.
  13. ^"Yishun Industrial Park A".JTC Corporation.Retrieved1 May2018.
  14. ^"About Murata Singapore | Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd".murata.Retrieved1 May2018.
  15. ^Nailer, Jon."ASM Assembly Systems GmbH & Co. KG - Directions to the ASM Assembly Systems locations".asm-smt.Archived fromthe originalon 1 May 2018.Retrieved1 May2018.
  16. ^":: Simpang Lodge 2".sl2dormitory.Retrieved1 May2018.
  17. ^"3rd SCDF DIV HQ".scdf.gov.sg.Retrieved5 May2018.
  18. ^Exhibition panel for Canberra Plaza at the exhibition(PDF), Retrieved 18 April 2018. Source: HDB
  19. ^Building & Construction Authority of Singapore."GM2017.pdf"(PDF).p. 57.Retrieved18 April2018.
  20. ^Building and Construction Authority."About BCA Green Mark Scheme".Retrieved14 April2018.

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