The Sail @ Marina Bay

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Coordinates: 1°16′51.62″N 103°51′09.49″E / 1.2810056, 103.8526361

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The Sail @ Marina Bay
Information
Location	Marina Boulevard, Downtown Core, Singapore
Status	Under construction
Use	Residential
Height
Roof	245 m, 804 ft (Tower 1); 215 m, 705 ft (South Tower)
Technical details
Floor count	70 (Marina Bay Tower); 63 (Central Park Tower)s
Companies
Architect	NBBJ and Team Design Architects
Contractor	Dragages Singapore Pte Ltd subsidiary of Bouygues
Developer	City Developments Limited and AIG Global Real Estate
Owner	City Developments Limited and AIG Global Real Estate
Management	City Developments Limited and AIG Global Real Estate

The Sail @ Marina Bay is a waterfront lifestyle condominium located in the Marina Bay area in Singapore. It is expected to be completed in 2009. The structure of The Sail is 245 metres and 70 storeys high and will be Singapore's tallest condominium/apartment and among the top 10 tallest residential building in the world. This development offers panoramic city view of Marina Bay and the sea. It is close to some of Singapore's famous landmarks such as Suntec City, The Marina Bay Sands, Esplanade, and the Singapore River.

[edit] History

Before the site was sold to the developers, City Developments Limited and AIG Global Real Estate, this 9,090.9 square metres land parcel was sold as a "white site", which means the developer is free to use the site for commercial and/or residential use, by the URA. After the sale, the developer indicated their intention to use it predominantly for residential use with the first level or two for shop units. Their plan was approved by the government. When completed, it will include the first residential development in the New Downtown and will be the tallest predominantly residential development in the city.

The 99-year leasehold site was launched for public tender on the 14th of March, 2002.

The original design for the building was 69 storeys for Marina Bay Tower, and 58 storeys for Central Park Tower. After the design was finalised by the NBBJ, the number of storeys was revised upwards to 70 storeys for the Marina Bay Tower, and 63 storeys for the Central Park Tower.

[edit] Design

The condominium was designed by Norwegian-American architect Peter Pran. He gave the buildings a glass facade, sculpted Marina Bay Tower to look like a sail, and configured the complex representative of a huge canyon, reflecting his utilisation of inspirations by the sun, the wind, and the water respectively.

The site area is 9,090.9 square metres with a maximum permissible gross floor area of 118,182 square metres. It has 29,000 square feet (2,700 m²) of retail space, and an underground link to the Raffles Place MRT Station. It will offer about 1,100 99-year leasehold residential units in one to four room configurations, as well as 5 penthouses, with the largest almost 9,000 square feet (840 m²) in size.

[edit] Facilities

[edit] Construction

• The main-contractor, Dragages Singapore Pte Ltd, has allowed for many technical innovations in the design of the towers: seismic design - the towers can resist to earthquakes (although unknown to date in Singapore), construction over the MRT line, construction on a very unstable soil.

Taken on January 15 2008 from Raffles Place

Construction progress on The Sail@Marina Bay, as of 29 June 2007.

This is also from the Landmark MRT Station on March 23 2008.

[edit] See also

• Tall buildings in Singapore
• Future developments in Singapore

[edit] References

• http://www.thesail.com.sg/
• http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/cx/?id=108573
• http://www.singaporeluxuryhomes.biz/the-sail@marina-bay.html
• http://www.singaporeexpats.com/singapore-property-pictures/condo/the-sail-at-marina-bay.htm
• http://www.marina-bay.sg/map-sail.htm