Campus Zoning
The visionaries behind SIT's centralised campus in Punggol are the teams from WOHA Architects and RSP Architects Planners & Engineers.
The West Zone, designed by WOHA as a ’Campus-in-a-Park‘, is characterised by a forested courtyard and surrounded by academic buildings.
The East Zone, designed by RSP Architects, adopts green technologies, with two of the buildings certified as Super Low Energy buildings. It faces Coney Island and the Ho Bee Auditorium and an indoor sports hall will be located here.
West Zone
About West Zone
Designed by WOHA Architects, the West Zone is a “Campus-in-a-Park". Buildings in West Zone are organised as a chain of buildings, encompassing a lush forest courtyard which forms the community park. You can find the library, Node (a large public forum) and the Hatchery building here.
West Zone Principal Architect - WOHA Architects
“We conserved 1.7Ha of the existing forest and designed a “Campus-in-the-Park", that is characterised by memorable place-making nodes and biophilic learning environments for students to enjoy and delight in.” - Mr Wong Mun Summ, Founding Director of WOHA
The West Zone of SIT's Punggol campus, located in the Punggol Digital District, is uniquely endowed with an existing secondary forest. The design capitalises on this green site asset by integrating its learning environments with biophilic indoor-outdoor tropical spaces.
To forge an imageable “Campus-in-a-Park” identity, the academic blocks are organised as a chain of buildings encompassing the central forest courtyard that is transformed into an accessible Community Park. This serves as the heart of SIT, contributing to a strong sense of place that is characterised by memorable nodes for learning, interaction, recreation and rejuvenation.
Facts and Figures
9.0 ha
SITE AREA (ESTIMATED)
West Zone 4.8 hectares
East Zone 4.2 hectares
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BUILDINGS
West Zone - W1 Library, W2 Link Bridge, W3 Academic Block, W4 Link Bridge, W5 Academic Block, W6 Hatchery
East Zone - E1 Administration Block, E2 Academic Block, E3 Auditorium, E4 Super Low Energy Food Court, E5 Super Low Energy Multi-purpose Hall, E6 Academic Block
COMMON AREA AND FACILITIES
Library, Node @Level 1, Ho Bee Auditorium, Event Halls, Exhibition Space, Project Hubs, Maker Spaces, Media Studio, Food & Beverage and Amenities, Visitor Centre, Student Activities Centre, Recording Studios, Multi-purpose halls, Function rooms
TEACHING FACILITIES
Superlab, Lectorial, ACE Room (Seminar Room), District cooling system (teaching lab).
East Zone
About East Zone
Designed by RSP, the East Zone faces Coney Island. Buildings in the East Zone are designed to tap on green technologies, ranging from natural daylight harvesting to solar panels. You can find the Super Low Energy buildings, Ho Bee Auditorium, and an indoor sports hall here.
East Zone Principal Architect – RSP
“At the end of the day, what will remain imprinted on the students’ minds is the campus experience and interaction they have with their friends outside of the classroom.” - Suen Wee Kwok, Director, RSP
The East Zone was designed with the concept of a courtyard in mind — to create a fluid learning and campus experience. We placed emphasis on creating spaces that promote interaction and participation, through the inclusion of many big and small courtyards with different hard and soft landscape. These conducive spaces become natural centrifugal forces that bring people together to foster an exchange of ideas and for learning to take place, even outside of the classrooms.
Facts and Figures
4.2 ha
SITE AREA (ESTIMATED)
E1 Administration Block, E2 Academic Block, E3 Auditorium, E4 Super Low Energy Food Court, E5 Super Low Energy Multi-Purpose Hall, E6 Academic Block
6
BUILDINGS
E1 Administration Block, E2 Academic Block, E3 Auditorium, E4 Super Low Energy Food Court, E5 Super Low Energy Multi-Purpose Hall, E6 Academic Block
9
COMMON AREA AND FACILITIES
Administration Offices, Faculty Offices, Staff Lounge, Project Hubs, Maker Spaces, Food & Beverage and Amenities, Recording Studios, Auditorium, Multi-Purpose Halls with Recreational Facilities
2
TEACHING FACILITIES
Lectorial, ACE Room (Seminar Room)
Construction Updates
Labour shortages among the migrant worker population and the disruption of the supply chain continue to be a challenge for the construction sector in Singapore. However, with the support from various government agencies in cushioning the impact of the pandemic, as well as strong stewardship and delicate planning from the SIT team, the construction of the SIT Punggol campus is picking up steadily. SIT is also working closely with the neighbouring developer, JTC Corporation, to streamline construction processes, such as joint excavation, to catch up on the time lost.
Construction Site Gallery
Jan to Mar 2021
Universal Design Award
The Singapore Institute of Technology campus at Punggol North has attained the BCA Universal Design (UD) Mark GoldPLUS (Design) Award 2020. The user-friendly campus made up of Campus Heart and Campus Court are both under construction. The BCA UD Mark is a voluntary certification scheme launched in October 2012 to recognise UD adoption in developments. It is awarded to developers who adopt a user-centric philosophy in their design, operations and maintenance. It also aims to raise greater public awareness of user-friendly buildings.
New Hoardings
New hoarding panels featuring the artist impression of SIT’s New Campus were installed.
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Oct to Dec 2020
Temporary Workers Accommodation
In a bid to protect the workers from the spread of Covid-19, temporary workers accommodation were erected to house the workers dedicated to the project on-site. -
Jul to Sep 2020
Gradual Resumption of Construction Works
SIT’s contractors had met the mandatory COVID-Safe restart criteria’s – Safe Workforce; Safe Worksite; and Safe Worker Accommodation and Transport to restart work on site.Hoarding designs from students
The winning hoarding designs entries and all other submissions from the hoarding design competition were put up. -
Jan to Jun 2020
Circuit Breaker
All construction work halted, as part of the Government’s Circuit Breaker measures to minimise further spread of the virus.Precautionary Measures for COVID-19
Health and temperature screening points were set up on-site, in line with the precautionary measures announced by the Ministry of Health, and the Ministry of Manpower.Construction Hoardings
Construction hoardings that demarcate the site boundaries were put up. -
Sep to Dec 2019
Post Groundbreaking
The site for the new campus was cleared for piling works.Groundbreaking
Construction work started after the groundbreaking ceremony (10 September 2019, officiated by Guest-of-Honour, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong).