Singapore Sports Hub
 The National Stadium from the Sports Hub Boardwalk | |
| Location | Kallang, Singapore |
|---|---|
| Public transit |
Stadium Kallang Tanjong Rhu (from 2023) |
| Owner | Singapore Sports Hub Consortium |
| Operator | Dragages Singapore Pte Ltd |
| Capacity |
National Stadium: 55,000 Singapore Indoor Stadium: 12,000 Aquatics Centre: 6,000 Multi-sport Arena: 3,000 41,000 square metres of commercial pace and supporting leisure and commercial developments. |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 29 September 2010 |
| Opened |
30 June 2014 (Soft Opening) 26 July 2015 (Official Opening) |
| Construction cost | S$1.3 billion est. |
| Architect | Arup Sport (Sports Venues), DP Architects (Non-Sport Venues, QP), AECOM (landscape) |
The Singapore Sports Hub (Chinese: 新加坡体育城; Malay: Hab Sukan Singapura; Tamil: சிங்கப்பூர் விளையாட்டு மையம்) is a state-of-the-art, fully integrated sports, entertainment and lifestyle hub that was built in 2014 and hosts sporting and entertainment events. It replaced the former National Stadium on the recommendation of then Community Development and Sports Minister Abdullah Tarmugi in Parliament in 2001.[1] His proposal was based on a Committee on Sporting Singapore report [2] to promote a culture of sports in the city-state.
SportsHub Pte Ltd began construction with a groundbreaking ceremony on 29 September 2010 at Kallang,[3] before the former arena there was demolished. Served by the Stadium MRT Station, it was completed in June 2014 and, among others, rolled out a new 55,000-seat National Stadium with the largest dome roof in the world,[4][5] an aquatics centre, a multi-sport indoor arena, and a water sports facility. The Sports Hub, which incorporated the older 12,000-seat Singapore Indoor Stadium, began operations on June 30 for the general public to start using its facilities.[6] Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong officially opened it 13 months later on July 26, 2015.[7]
The Rugby World Club 10s on 21–22 June 2014 was the first sporting event at the new national stadium.[8] The clash between Singapore and Juventus on 16 August 2014 was the first football game there.[9]
Since opening its doors, the Sports Hub has been a venue for major international, regional and local events. It has played host to the 2015 SEA Games, 2016 Singapore National Day Parade, WTA Finals, and superstars Madonna and Jay Chou.
Facilities
The facilities at the new 35-hectare Sports Hub include:
- A new 55,000 capacity National Stadium with a retractable roof, localised comfort cooling for spectators and rectractable seating capability for hosting a multitude of events
- The Singapore Indoor Stadium, for hosting a wide variety of sports and entertainment events
- OCBC Aquatic Centre, a 6,000 seating capacity with 10 lane competition pool and 8 lane training pool using cooler water;
- OCBC Arena, with facilities which are scalable, modular and flexible in layout for multi-purpose usage;
- A Water Sports Centre to enhance sports offerings such as canoeing or kayaking in the newly developed Kallang Basin;
- Kallang Wave Mall, 41,000 square metres of commercial space for leisure, shopping and dining activities;
- A Sports Information and Resource Centre (SIRC), comprising a library, a sports museum and an exhibition centre;
- Splash-N-Surf, a water park for kids aged up to 12
- Sports Promenade for sports and recreational space;
- A state-of-art telecommunications system owned and managed by Asia Networks;
- Community Areas providing community sports activities, including a playground for toddlers, hard courts, skate park, lawn ball, giant chess set, rock climbing, and beach volleyball
Construction timeline
The demolition of the former National Stadium was slated to begin in 2008 while the construction of the new Sports Hub was originally planned for completion in 2011. Due to the financial crisis of 2007–2010 and high construction costs, the project was inevitably delayed. In 2008, barring any major problems, the hub should be ready by 2013 when Singapore would play host to the 27th Southeast Asian Games.[10] However, expected delays were announced in 2009 and Singapore had to withdrew its hosting rights for the 2013 Southeast Asian Games.[11][12] In August 2010, it was reported that the contract to begin construction had been signed with plans for the demolition works of the former National Stadium to start in October 2010 and for the completion of the new Sports Hub in April 2014. The demolition of the National Stadium started with a groundbreaking ceremony on 29 September 2010, marking the official end of the Grand Old Dame.[13]
Bid process
Three finalist consortia (Singapore Gold Consortium, Alpine Mayreder, Singapore Sports Hub Consortium) submitted their plans in Feb 2007.[14][15]
On 19 January 2008, the Singapore government awarded the development of the Sports Hub project to Singapore Sports Hub Consortium (SSHC), led by Dragages Singapore Pte Ltd.[16]
During the announcement of the successful bidder at a press conference, the minister of Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports, 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."[17]
Usage
Concerts
Concerts at the Singapore Indoor Stadium
Concerts at the Singapore National Stadium
Sports
| Year | Date | Events |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 5–16 June | 2015 Southeast Asian Games[18] |
Gallery
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See also
References
- ↑ "Newspaper Article - State-of-the-art sports hub in the offing, says Mr Abdullah". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
- ↑ "Report of the Committee of Sporting Singapore". Ministry of Community Development and Sports, Singapore. July 2001.
- ↑ "Singapore Sports Hub - Marking A New Chapter Of A Sporting Singapore". Sport Singapore. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
- ↑ migration (2014-02-26). "Under one roof: Take a sneak peek at the Singapore Sports Hub". Retrieved 2016-08-24.
- ↑ "World’s largest dome roof under construction". Arup. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ↑ Low, Lin Fhoong (12 June 2014). "Free access for a month". Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ↑ hermesauto (2015-07-26). "PM marks Youth Day, opens Sports Hub in front of 50,000 crowd". Retrieved 2016-08-24.
- ↑ "New National Stadium opens its doors as it hosts the Rugby World Club 10s". Retrieved 2016-08-24.
- ↑ Chua, Siang Yee (16 August 2014). "Football: Juventus beat S'pore Selection 5-0 in friendly at new National Stadium". The Straits Times. Retrieved 24 August 2016 – via www.asiaone.com.
- ↑ "Sports Hub may now be ready only by 2012". The Straits Times. 17 June 2008.
- ↑ "S'pore may not host 2013 SEA Games due to Sports Hub delay". Channel NewsAsia. 30 September 2009.
- ↑ "We're not hosting SEA Games 2013". Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2010.
- ↑ "Finally, groundbreaking ceremony for Sports Hub". Channel NewsAsia. 29 September 2010.
- ↑ Cheney, Satish (28 March 2007). "All 3 proposals for the new Sports Hub are 'truly spectacular': Vivian Balakrishnan". Channel NewsAsia.
- ↑ Singh, Patwant (5 November 2007). "Final race begins on proposals for Singapore Sports Hub". Channel NewsAsia.
- ↑ "'Cool Dome' design wins Singapore Sports Hub project". Channel NewsAsia. 19 January 2008.
- ↑ "Singapore Sports Hub Consortium, Led By Dragages Singapore Pte Ltd, Selected as Preferred Bidder For Sports Hub Project". Singapore Sports Council. 19 January 2008.
- ↑ "2015 SEA Games in Singapore to be held from 5 to 16 June". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
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