Christina Brown co-led the presentation of the final studio proposal to government officials from JTC Corporation, the Singapore Food Authority (SFA), and the Singapore Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA).
Christina Brown (B.Arch ’20) participated in a study abroad course in spring 2019 that is now being used to inform the redevelopment of Singapore’s Sungei Kadut industrial estate into an Eco-District. Christina participated in the graduate studio, the youngest member of the team, as a visiting student in the Master of Science, Integrated Sustainable Design program at the National University of Singapore.
The studio’s project scope was to reimagine Sungei Kadut, a 500-hectare (1,236 acre) site equivalent to about one percent of Singapore’s total area, into a technological and ecological innovation hub. The project was sponsored by the JTC Corporation, a statutory board under the Singapore Ministry of Trade and Industry, that invited notable guest lecturers to teach the students on topics of urban design, ecology, resiliency, and circular economy. Guests speakers included Serge Salat, Chrisna Du Plessis, Anuj Jain, and Ken Webster.
The goal of the studio was to provide one masterplan proposal to the government by the end of the semester. The studio was subdivided into teams, each tasked with a different aspect of the proposal. Under the guidance of instructors Nirmal Kishnani, Mun Summ Wong, and Herbert Dreiseitl, Christina and four of her peers comprised the team that led the masterplan design and crafted the main narrative for the final proposal. They worked in close collaboration with the other teams, each focused on the detailed design of specific zones within the masterplan. Christina and teammate Supratim Sengupta led the presentation of the final studio proposal, which was presented to government officials from JTC Corporation, the Singapore Food Authority (SFA), and the Singapore Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA).
The studio’s work was exhibited at the URA and is being used as a resource to inform the development of the final Sungei Kadut Eco-District Masterplan. The JTC Corporation unveiled plans for the $650 million development which will transform the industrial estate into an innovation hub focused on agricultural technology (agri-tech), industry, environmental technology, and circular economy while bridging ecological connections and countrywide transportation in a thoughtful way.
For more information about the development, refer to the following resources:
Sungei Kadut Eco-District video on YouTube, JTC Corporation (05 Feb 2020)
High-rise industrial facilities, agri-tech park feature in revamped Sungei Kadut industrial estate, The Straits Times (06 Feb 2020)
Sungei Kadut revamp to support growth of new industries, The Straits Times (07 Feb 2020)
Studio Team: Samyuktha Badrinarayanan, Christina X Brown, Jhanvi Sanghvi, Supratim Sengupta, Harsh Vardhan