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VIP SINGAPORE STUDY TRIP 2017

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1. Brief description of study trip:

2. List of Delegates:

Event Name VIP SINGAPORE STUDY TRIP 2017

Date & Day 6th – 8th December 2017

Time 8.30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Venue Singapore

Number of Delegates

Total: 45 pax

Breakdown:

Delegates (Paid): 37 pax

REHDA Institute staff: 6 pax

REHDA Malaysia & REHDA Selangor: 2 pax

Category of Delegates

Senior Management

Middle Management

REHDA Council Members and Branches: REHDA Selangor, REHDA

Malaysia, REHDA Institute

Government and related: Lembaga Perumahan dan Hartanah

Selangor (LPHS), Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB)

No Company Names Salutation Name Designation

1 Hap Seng Land Development (Puchong) Sdn Bhd

Mr. Khor Soo Beng, David COO

2 Paramount Property Development Sdn Bhd

Mr. Wang Chong Hwa COO, Property Division

3 Mutiara Rini Sdn Bhd Ms. Rafidah Binti Mohamad Rohaini

Manager, Marketing & Sales

4 Mutiara Rini Sdn Bhd Ms. Nazatul Syima Binti Khairuddin

Project Manager

5 Bandar Utama Development Sdn Bhd

Ar. Ooi Choun Theng Architect

6 Prestajaya Sdn Bhd Mr. Yap Poh Lim Director

7 Sinar Pembangunan Sdn Bhd

Mr. Lam Man Kai Director

8 Tamarins Group Sdn Bhd Ms. Priscella Tay Wan Yin Director

9 Emkay Group Mrs. Mazrita Binti Mazlan COO

10 Emkay Group Mr. Mohd Rohan Bin Abd Manap

General Manager

11 Emerald Capital (Ipoh) Sdn Bhd

Ms. Oh Joo Nee General Manager


Ms. Teoh Yik Han Project Co-ordinator


Ms. Kuan Hong Ming Assistant Technical

Manager


Mr. Ho Khuan Lam Project Mangement Development Manager


Mr. Loo Yei Fai Assistant Sales &

Marketing Manager

16 Vibrantline Sdn Bhd Mr. Tan Chee Hoaw Group General Manager


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No Company Names Salutation Name Designation

17 Vibrantline Sdn Bhd Ms. Ong Kuan Yuen Deputy General Manager,

Property Development

18 Vibrantline Sdn Bhd Mr. Yong Yu Fung Project Manager

19 Inanam Properties Sdn Bhd Mr. Ong Tek Kin Director

20 Hydroicon Sdn Bhd Mr. Bobby Ting Sie Ching Managing Director

21 Hydroicon Sdn Bhd Ms. Pauleni Tsai Khar Chiew Project Coordinator

22 Hydroicon Sdn Bhd Mr. Yong Kah Poo Assistant Project Manager

23 Petra Jaya Properties Sdn Bhd

Mrs. Lyndia Lim Yuan Pei Manager

24 Lembaga Perumahan Hartanah Selangor

Mr. Nik Rahimi Bin Nik Roslan Architect


Mr. Nik Facaruddin Shah B Nik Hasni Shah

Town Planner

26 Main Park (M) Sdn Bhd Mr. Casey Choong Ka Serina Project Coordinator

27 REHDA Selangor Staff Mrs. Khamini Devi A/P Loganathan

Branch Manager, REHDA Selangor

28 REHDA Malaysia Staff Mrs. Amalhayati Bin Mukhter Research, Industry Affairs

29 REHDA Institute Mrs. Rusnani Abdul Rahman General Manager,

Research and Education

30 Rehda Institute Staff Mr. David Shieh Chong General Manager,

Operation and Events

31 Rehda Institute Staff Ms. Karen Leong Events, Business

Development

32 Rehda Institute Staff Ms. Kong Shi Ching Events, Business

Development

33 Rehda Institute Staff Mr. Pearljit Singh Events, Business

Development

34 Rehda Institute Staff Mr. Hanafi Arif Events, Business

Development

35 REHDA Head of Delegation Dato' Jeffrey Ng Tiong Lip

CEO and MD of Sunway REIT, Chairman of REHDA Institute, Past President

and Patron of REHDA

36 REHDA Tan Sri Dato'

Teo Chiang Kok

Director of Bandar Utama Development, Trustee of

REHDA Institute, Past President and Patron of

REHDA

37 Runnymede Group Of Companies

Ms. Shazlyn Binti Mohd Ramzan

Head corporate Communication

38 Runnymede Group Of Companies

Mr. Mohd Ehsan Mohd Ramzan

Assistant Manager Project

39 Suntrack Development Sdn Bhd

Mr. Tan Han Wee Project Executive

40 Suntrack Development Sdn Bhd

Ms. Moreena Binti Mohd Zain Senior Project Manager

41 Mah Sing Group Berhad Mr. Ng Boon Yew Deputy General Manager

42 CIDB Malaysia Mr. Chuang Kuang Hong Manager


Mr. Mohd Faizal Bin Abd Kadir Senior Asst Director

44 Hock Peng Realty Sdn Bhd

Mr. Wong Teck Ching Regional Manager (Western Region)

45 Hock Peng Realty Sdn Bhd

Ms. Toh Shiow Lin Business Development

Manager


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3. Introduction

REHDA Institute organized its first ever study trip (VIP Singapore Study Trip 2017) from the 6th – 8th

December 2017. REHDA Institute’s Chairman, Dato' Jeffrey Ng Tiong Lip led a small delegation of 45

pax consisting of senior council members and senior developer personalities from Malaysia to

Singapore. The delegation had planned to visit several types of development in Singapore such as

award winning HDB developments, fully integrated Transit Oriented Developments (TOD), Co-working

and Co-living spaces, and high CONQUAS scoring developments among others.

On top of that, the delegation had also made courtesy visits to Real Estate Developers’ Association of

Singapore (REDAS), Housing & Development Board (HDB) and Building and Construction Authority

(BCA) to further understand their roles in Singapore’s property development sector. It was an eye-

opening experience for the developers who were seeking new ideas and solutions that will help

address some of the current issues faced by the developers in Malaysia such as oversupply, quality of

property developments and product offering.

4. Objectives:

To visit selected sites and briefed by the respective architects on the latest construction

technologies, construction and building practices, layout and design of the latest award winning

HDB Developments and commercial mixed developments in Singapore.

Guided tours to the latest fully integrated TODs in Singapore and to learn what are the various

TOD elements that we can incorporate in Malaysia.

Site visits to some of the latest co-living and co-working spaces in Singapore which are possible

solution to oversupply of commercial retail and offices.

Courtesy visit to HDB HQ and briefed by HDB officials about the latest practices and development

on the SERS, some ideas which could be applicable for affordable housing in Malaysia.

Courtesy visit to BCA HQ and briefed by BCA officials on CONQUAS practices, and site visits to the

latest high CONQUAS scoring developments in Singapore.

Lunch gathering with REDAS and short presentation by local experts on Singapore’s current

property market outlook and the latest property development practices.

5. List of sites shortlisted for the study trip:

Tanjong Pagar Centre (TOD) - Guoco Tower, Wallich Residences, Sofitel

WeWORK (Co-working)

Hmlet (Co-living)

Skyville@Dawson (HDB & Iconic Architectural Design )

SkyTerrace@Dawson (HDB & Iconic Architectural Design)

The Pinnacle@Duxton (HDB & Iconic Architectural Design)

Oasia Hotel Downtown (Iconic Architectural Design)

SBF Center (CONQUAS STAR)

Mapletree Business City II (CONQUAS STAR & Iconic Architectural Design)

Real Estate Developers’ Association of Singapore (REDAS) HQ

Housing & Development Board (HDB) HQ

Building and Construction Authority (BCA) HQ

PropertyGuru (Market Outlook Briefing)


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6. Brief description of sites visited:

Wednesday, 6th December 2017 (DAY 1)

a) Tanjong Pagar Centre (TOD) – (9.30 a.m. – 11.30 a.m.)

The 160,000-square-meter Tanjong Pagar Centre provides a mix of uses, comprising office, residential,

retail and hospitality, in the central business district. A large public component includes a “city room,”

which features public art and outdoor performance areas, ground-level retail, and an underground

pedestrian network that will connect to the existing MRT station.

Guoco Tower – The office tower was designed to drive business efficiency, whereby the column-

free floor plates can maximise space, accommodating flexible configurations and adaptable

workspaces. The high ceilings and floor-to-ceiling

glazed curtain walls maximise natural lighting and city

views.

Recognitions: It is currently the tallest

building in Singapore. The development won the 2014

World Architecture News Mixed-Use Award for

Future Projects subcategory, finalist at the

2015 World Architecture Festival Commercial Mixed-

Use Award in the Future Projects subcategory.

Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill &

Architects61

Briefed by: Mr. Kevin Lim, Senior Associate at

Architects61

Contact: +65 6737 5977

Email: [email protected]

Developer: GuocoLand Pte. Ltd

Briefed by: Ms. Valerie Wong, General

Manager (Commercial) at GuocoLand Pte Ltd

Contact: +65 6534 3132


Additional sites visited around Tanjong Pagar Centre:

Wallich Residences - Located from the 39th to 64th floors, 180m to 290m above sea level, Wallich

Residences is home to a limited collection of 181 luxury residences where the delegates had the

opportunity to view some of the show units as well as take breath-taking photos of Singapore’s

CBD on top of the highest building in Singapore.

Sofitel - Part of a futuristic urban development plan that juxtaposes high-rise multipurpose towers

with leafy parks, the delegates had a quick guided tour of the hotel which is an icon of French

sophistication in the heart of Singapore’s vibrant CBD.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Singapore#Tallest_buildings

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Singapore#Tallest_buildings

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Architecture_Festival

mailto:[email protected]



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b) Lunch with senior reps from REDAS, IEA & Property Guru at Singapore Recreation Club (SRC) –

(12.00 p.m. – 2.00 p.m.)

Short speech from Tan Sri Dato’ Teo Chiang Kok (Trustee of REHDA Institute)

Short speech from Mr. Augustine Tan (President of REDAS)

Short speech from Jeffhery Foo Chee Keong (Immediate Past President of IEA)

Exchange of tokens and group photos

Casual lunch and mingling

Presentation and market insights from Steve Melhuish, Vice Chairman of Property Guru

c) WeWork (Co-working) – (2.30 p.m. – 4.00 p.m.)

WeWork is a global network of workspaces where companies and people grow together. They

transform buildings into dynamic environments for creativity, focus, and connection. More than just

the best place to work, though, this is a movement toward humanizing work. WeWork offers

companies of all sizes the opportunity to reimagine employees’ days through refreshing design,

engaging community, and benefits for all. WeWork Beach Centre is conveniently located between

three major MRT stations—City Hall, Bugis, and Esplanade—with each just a two-minute walk away.

The delegates had the opportunity to join a guided tour of their newly renovated office building

to better understand on the co-working environment and what it is all about.

Members will have access to networking, advice, and participate at their weekly in-house events

As they are new to Singapore, they have made a positive impact by creating lively communities

within the WeWork ecosystem.

Briefed by: Mr. Eyad Zahra, Community Director at WeWork

Contact: +1 323 899 5440




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d) Hmlet (Co-living space) – (4.30 p.m. – 6.00 p.m.)

Established in 2016, Hmlet is a tech co-living company that offers rooms and full apartments for rent

in the heart of the city. They believe that living in shared accommodation not only reduces rent for

would-be tenants, it also makes it easier for them to make friends and network while most of their

waking hours are dedicated to working and career-building.

The delegates were broken into smaller groups for a guided tour inside Hmlet’s 4 multi-storey

block in the Joo Chiat neighbourhood.

At every floor, residents will have their own bedroom units with access to bathroom, WiFi, large

kitchen, dining room, store room, co-working spaces among others.

The co-living concept is very interesting as it gives developers some ideas on how to create new

demand for the underutilised commercial and residential spaces in Malaysia.

Briefed by: Mr. Yoan Kamalski, CEO and Co-

founder at Hmlet

Contact: +65 9657 1064


Briefed by: Mr. Gaetan de Dietrich, Head of

Business Development at Hmlet

Contact: +65 8499 5909





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Thursday, 7th December 2017 (DAY 2)

e) Housing Development Board (HDB) HQ - (10.00 a.m. – 11.30 a.m.)

The Housing & Development Board (HDB) is Singapore's public housing authority.

HDB have planned and developed Singapore's housing estates, built homes and transformed

towns to create a quality living environment for all. They have also provided various commercial,

recreational, and social amenities in their towns for their residents’ convenience.

It is interesting to note that HDB flats are home to over 80% of Singapore's resident population,

whereby more than 90% of the residents proudly owned their home.

There are also various programmes under HDB with one of the most popular ones being the

Selective En-bloc Redevelopment Scheme (SERS) where residents will be offered new homes with

a new 99-year lease. The programme is also very popular among residents.

HDB’s “My Nice Home Gallery” featured five fully furnished HDB show flats – Studio Apartment

(SA), 2-, 3-, 4-, and 5-room units where viewers can have a glimpse of some of the Eco-friendly

features and elderly-friendly fittings for their future homes.

Briefed by: Ms. Jenny Foo, Senior Corporate Communications Manager at HDB

Contact: +65 6490 1220


f) Skyville@Dawson (HDB) – (2.00 p.m. – 3.30 p.m.)

This development’s design provides variety by offering buyers flexible floor plans with a column free,

beam free main space, eliminating waste and allowing diverse lifestyles, such as home office or loft

living as well as future flexibility. The design is modular, and is fully precast and prefabricated, reducing

waste and errors on site.

As this is the company's first public housing project, WOHA came up with three main themes

which form the basis of WOHA’s design approach: community, variety and sustainability.

This project is big on green features, with over 1.5 hectares of publically accessible garden space

in which they received the BCA Platinum Green Mark – Singapore’s highest sustainable rating.

One of the highlights of the tour was when Ms. Pearl brought the delegates up to the roof garden

on the 47th floor, which had a spectacular view of the city and it is also where the residents can

meet and socialize with their neighbours.

Recognitions: 2017 International Chapter Architecture Awards, 2017 Green Good Design Award

- Winner, 2016 President's Design Award - Design of the Year.



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Architect: WOHA Architects

Briefed by: Ms. Pearl Chee, Senior Associate at

WOHA Architects

Contact: +65 9627 7450


Developer: Housing & Development Board (HDB) Contact: +65 6490 1111

g) SkyTerrace@Dawson (HDB) – (3.30 p.m. – 4.30 p.m.)

This design embodies three key ideas; housing in a park, connectivity to surroundings and multi-

generational living. It comprises five residential blocks of 40 and 43 storeys. Special features include

six sky terraces, an outdoor amphitheatre for communal activities, lush greenery as well as metal mesh

stair walls that let in more light and create better ventilation.

The configuration of the housing modules allows for

extended families to occupy interconnected loft units, which

recreates the multi-generational village in a vertical arrangement.

Interestingly, SCDA used black and grey paints on the blocks

as the darker colours make the estate's greenery stand out and the

white outlines highlight the development's unique flat

configurations.

The six sky garden bridges which links the respective blocks

encourages elevator-free leisure for occupants and also helps to

reinforce a sense of community among the occupants living there.

Recognititons: SCDA's design has won the RIBA Award for

International Excellence 2016, highly commended at the World

Architecture Festival 2015 for Public Housing and winner for the

HDB Design Award 2015.

Architect: SCDA Architects

Briefed by: Mr. Edward Lau, Director at

SCDA Architects

Contact: +65 9838 7698






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h) The Pinnacle@Duxton (HDB) – (5.00 p.m. – 5.30 p.m.)

The Pinnacle@Duxton is an award-winning 50-storey residential development in Singapore's city

center, next to the business district. The project features the world's two longest sky gardens of 500

metres (1,600 ft) each, on both the 26th and 50th floors. All seven connected towers are collectively

the world's tallest public residential buildings. Unique amongst Housing and Development Board

(HDB) projects, it is the design winner of a worldwide competition which attracted more than 200

entries. The development has been featured in

numerous local and foreign documentaries, including

Discovery Channel's "How we invented the World:

Skyscrapers".

During the visit, the delegates had the

opportunity to walk across the world’s longest

residential sky garden located at the 50th floor of the

residential development.

The delegates were treated to amazing

scenic views of the city from the 50th storey sky

garden of this iconic public housing project.

Recognitions: 2011 - SIA Architectural Design Awards, ULI Global Awards for Excellence, ARCASIA

Awards for Architecture & 2010 - Cityscape Global Awards Highly Commended, Best Tall Building

Asia & Australasia Winner in the 2010 CTBUH Awards Program.

Architect: ARC Studio Architecture + Urbanism

Pte Ltd

Contact: +65 6333 3108





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Friday, 8th December 2017 (DAY 3)

i) Oasia Hotel Downtown (Iconic Architecture & Design) – (9.30 a.m. – 10.45 a.m.)

Committed to providing green solutions to urban landscapes, they have made an impact with an

architectural design that goes beyond rooftop gardens. The 30-metre tall sky gardens break up the

distinct strata of Soho, Hotel and Club rooms, and allow cross-ventilation across the atria. And with

the sheer amount of garden space incorporated, the development boasts an impressive green plot

ratio of 750 percent.

For the building’s façade, WOHA have decided to go with five different shades of red colour as it

gives good contrast to the lush greenery and cool blue sky which allows the building to stand out

amongst the dull coloured downtown skyscrapers.

The facade is covered up with a total of 21 species of creepers to ensure that the green facade is

always lush and the arrangement of different species on elevation is solely based according to

their preference of sunlight, resilience to wind and growth speed to maximize their adaptability.

Unlike most buildings, Oasia Hotel Downtown has a total of four structural cores in each corner of

the building to free up space within the tower for external urban spaces in the sky.

The sky terraces located at the 12th storey (lobby), 21st storey (clubhouse) and 27th storey (roof

garden) allows breeze to pass through the building for good cross-ventilation.

Recognitions: SG Mark Platinum award, the highest accolade in the awards, Singapore Good

Design Mark (SG Mark) Awards 2017, 2017 Global Awards for Excellence Finalist.

j) SBF Center (CONQUAS) – (11.00 a.m. – 12.00 p.m.)

SBF Center has emerged as a premier commercial development at the heart of Singapore’s Central

Business District. The 31-storey development comprises offices, medical suites and F&B outlets, with

lush garden terraces distributed across different levels to bring a refreshing holistic ambience to the

office environment. It also has the highest CONQUAS scoring under the commercial projects category.

• The forest plaza at the first-storey public concourse area features a grove of Brazilian

ironwood trees and mural panels that are 10 metres high, alluding to trunks of large rainforest trees

reaching up to the sky.

Architect: WOHA Architects

Briefed by: Mr. Phua Hong Wei, Senior Architect

at WOHA Architects

Contact: +65 9796 9270


Developer: Far East Organization Contact: +65 6235 2411



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The delegates were brought up to the 3rd floor, where the view from the lift lobby opens up to a

narrow courtyard terrace and a long reflective pool cuts across the linearly planted shrub rows.

The poolside carries the urban forest concept, culminating at a green wall with a pixelated

expression of arboreal foliage and a linear allée of trees along the pool which provides privacy and

filtered views towards the cityscape.

The project not only serves mainly the office community but, also acts as a space for all walks of

life, age groups and families.

Recognitions: BCA Green Mark Platinum, Best Green Development in South East Asia and

Singapore, Best Commercial Development (Singapore) at the South-East Asia Property Awards

2015. Recently at the 2017 FIABCI Singapore Property Awards, Singapore office category.

Architect: DP Architects Pte Ltd

Briefed by: Mr. Paul Appasamy, Associate

Director at DP Architects

Contact: +65 9180 8147


Developer: Far East Organization Contact: +65 6235 2411

Group A (23 pax)

k) Mapletree Business City II (CONQUAS) – (1.30 p.m. – 3.00 p.m.)

At 30 storeys, MBC II is Singapore’s tallest business park building, offering commanding views of the

sea and surrounding parks – a most refreshing respite from the hustle and bustle of work. The tower

will terrace down to eight-, six- and five-storey blocks offering a dramatic architectural transition.

Mapletree is mindful to incorporate infrastructure that reduce and mitigate environmental impact.

MBC was designed to meet the most stringent green standards and it has received the highest level

Green Mark certification by the Singapore BCA.

After the briefing, Mr. Kenneth then lead the

delegates through a 1,000 sq ft inner garden, further

complemented by landscaped walkways, open

green spaces and roof terraces in order to get to the

office tower at MBC 2.

The delegates were then brought to the highest

floor of MBC 80 which presented commanding

views of the sea and the surrounding areas. The

entire floor was built in such a way that viewers can

get a stunning 360° view of the surrounding area.

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Recognitions: Green Mark Platinum Award & Universal Design GoldPlus Award for New Non-

Residential Category by BCA. It also has the highest CONQUAS scoring (CONQUAS STAR) under the

commercial projects category.

Architect: DCA Architects Pte Ltd

Briefed by: Mr. Kenneth Kong, Director and Mr.

Zhong Xian, Project Architect at DCA Architects

Pte Ltd

Contact: Mr. Kenneth Kong (+65 9152 9548) or

Mr. Zhong Xian (+65 9172 1472)


Developer: Mapletree Investments Pte Ltd Contact: +65 6377 6111

Group B (22 pax)

Building and Construction Authority (BCA) HQ – (1.30 p.m. – 3.00 p.m.)

The Building and Construction Authority (BCA) is an agency under the Ministry of National

Development, championing the development of an excellent built environment for Singapore. Their

primary roles is to develop and regulate Singapore's building and construction industry by ensuring

that buildings in Singapore are designed, constructed and maintained to high standards of safety

through its building regulatory system. Among the main initiatives are the Construction Quality

Assessment System (CONQUAS) and the BCA Quality Mark. In short, CONQUAS is the yardstick to

measure the quality of building workmanship in Singapore while the BCA Quality Mark assesses the

workmanship of individual residential units.


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