HDB

People
Manuel Der Hagopian: Public housing advocate
Manuel Der Hagopian of G8A believes that public housing is necessary to maintain social balance and that good architecture which serves people is borne of a deep understanding of time and place.

Ideas
The standards, aspiration and innovation of Singapore public housing
What do we want from our public housing? And more importantly, what do we—as consumers and citizens—need from it? The answers are evolving with institutional and private-sector innovation.

Project
STUDIO WILLS Innovates In A Public Housing Typology With Project #13
With this smart and forward-looking renovation of a 30-year-old Singaporean public housing flat, STUDIO WILLS + Architects topped the INDE.Awards 2019 Living Space category, partnered by Gaggenau.

Project
Innovating Within A HDB Typology At Project #13
With this smart and forward-looking renovation of a 30-year-old Singaporean public housing flat, STUDIO WILLS + Architects topped the INDE.Awards 2019 Living Space category, partnered by Gaggenau.

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Terraced Gardens Serve As Community Space At Oasis Terraces
Oasis Terraces in Punggol, designed by Serie and Multiply Architects, is the latest of HDB’s new-gen community centres in the Singapore heartlands.

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HDB Will Launch The First Housing District In Tengah With Farm Features
Covering around 90 hectares, the Plantation District in Tengah by HDB in will be green, smart and revolve around community farming.

Ideas
HDB Begins Applying Biophilic Design Framework To New Towns
After several years of refinements, the HDB’s Biophilic Town Framework is ready for implementation in new estates. Concurrently, new research projects for smart energy towns, 3D concrete printing, and floating solar panels have been announced.