Singapore Sports Hub

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Singapore Sports Hub
Location Kallang, Singapore
Broke ground 2008
Opened End 2011
Owner Singapore Sports Hub Consortium
Operator Dragages Singapore Pte Ltd
Architect ARUP Sport, DP Architect
Tenants
Capacity National Stadium: 55,000
Singapore Indoor Stadium: 12,000
Indoor Aquatic Centre: 6,000
Arena: 3,000
41,000 sqm of commercial pace and supporting leisure and commercial developments.

The Singapore Sports Hub (simplified Chinese: 新加坡体育城; Malay: Hub Sukan Singapura) is a proposed sports complex located in Kallang, Singapore to be built on the present site of the National Stadium, which was officially closed on 30 June 2007. The new Sports Hub is expected to be ready by 2011.

Demolition works of the existing National Stadium are expected to begin in April 2008, and the new Sports Hub planned for completion in 2011.[1]

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[edit] Bid process

Three finalist consortia (Singapore Gold Consortium, Alpine Mayreder, Singapore Sports Hub Consortium) submitted their plans in Feb 2007.[2][3]

On January 19, 2008, the Singapore government awarded the development of the Sports Hub project to Singapore Sports Hub Consortium (SSHC), led by Dragages Singapore Pte Ltd.[4]

During the announcement of the successful bidder at a press conference, the minister of Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (Singapore), Dr Vivian Balakrishnan said,

"The Consortium displayed significant strengths in programming, team culture and partnership, functionality and layout. It also offered the best value for money solution for Singapore." [5]

[edit] Facilities

The facilities of the new 35-hectare Sports Hub will comprise of[6]:

  • A new 55,000-capacity National Stadium with a retractable roof;
  • A 6,000-capacity indoor Aquatic Centre that meets world tournament standards;
  • A 3,000-capacity multi-purpose arena which will be scalable and flexible in layout;
  • 41,000 sq m of commercial space
  • A Water Sports Centre
  • The existing 12,000-capacity Singapore Indoor Stadium; and
  • Supporting leisure and commercial developments

The new Stadium MRT Station on the upcoming Circle MRT Line will serve the Hub when it is completed.

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ Singh, Patwant. "Consortium reveals horse shoe-shaped iconic design for Sports Hub", Channel NewsAsia, 29 March 2007. 
  2. ^ Cheney, Satish. "All 3 proposals for the new Sports Hub are "truly spectacular": Vivian Balakrishnan", Channel NewsAsia, 28 March 2007. 
  3. ^ Singh, Patwant. "Final race begins on proposals for Singapore Sports Hub", Channel NewsAsia, 5 November 2007. 
  4. ^ ""Cool Dome" design wins Singapore Sports Hub project", Channel NewsAsia, 19 January 2008. 
  5. ^ "Singapore Sports Hub Consortium, Led By Dragages Singapore Pte Ltd, Selected as Preferred Bidder For Sports Hub Project", Singapore Sports Council, 19 January 2008. 
  6. ^ http://www.ssc.gov.sg/publish/etc/medialib/sports_web_uploads/gc/sports_hub_selection.Par.0002.File.tmp/Sports_Hub_award_(Jan'08)_-_press_release_(Annex_C).doc

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