The IAA Academician Moshe Safdie who is also known with his call on architects to be more flexible with climate change and his team have designed Jewel Changi Airport in Singapore. The project has two main focal points – the climate-controlled indoor forest and the 40-metre-tall Rain Vortex.
There is an oculus in the glass and steel bagel-shaped roof of the airport, from where the waterfall pours down seven storeys.
Since thunderstorms in Singapore are very frequent, the Rain Vertex has been created to funnel rainwater at a rate of 10,000 gallons per minute.
This is how the stream of water will naturally cool the air under the dome and the captured water will be re-used in the building.
The Rain Forex will have 360-degree light and sound show projected onto it with a system designed by WET Engineering.
There are also terraces filled with 200 species of plant around the waterfall in an area called Forest Canopy, where visitors can walk along.
Shops and restaurants are sited on the five stories of the Jewel Changi Airport. On the fifth level there will be an indoor park.
The building is connected to Singapore’s public transport system and to the other terminals via pedestrian bridges.
Photo by Peter Walker Partners Landscape
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