Singapore Architect

The Jury commends the architects for embracing the complexity and scale of this building, where the interior and exterior spaces are executed masterfully and with great attention, down to the level of construction detailing. The introduction of exterior entrance gardens and drop-off colonnade help establish and define a refreshingly new setting in which the conserved building now sits. New insertions and voids work harmoniously together. For a conservation project, there is design finesse around technicalities that allow for the resolution of visual lines, and the excellent integration of interior and exterior spaces, the new with the old.