Tour 5

Strategically sited in Singapore General Hospital (SGH) campus, The Academia is about the creation of communities of collaboration and continuous learning.Pathology and Research are expressed vertically in two towers (Diagnostic and Discovery) while Education connects horizontally at lower levels. Office for the medical faculty is placed between Education and Pathology and Research Towers. This stacking and co-location of disparate programmatic elements is intended to create synergies not previously possible when the elements are distributed across the campus. Spaces that encourage interaction between all healthcare professionals, researchers, educators and students are the main palette in the architectural design.

Site 2. Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS)

Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine is the second part of an expansion and modernisation of the National University of Singapore's (NUS) School of Medicine and School of Nursing facilities. Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, containing both laboratory and teaching spaces, is the centrepiece of the Yong Loo Lin project. The design expresses the integrated and collaborative nature of teaching and research. The incorporation of engineering requirements and the accommodation of a variety of temporary and long-term site constraints influenced both the internal and exterior form.

 Structural design considerations, in particular, have shaped the south side of the project. The concrete structure has been developed to emphasise buildability, and to shape the columns to maximise the utility of the space. MEP equipment is located at basement level, a mid-height mechanical floor and in the rooftop penthouses. Air handling units are divided between 100% fresh outside air for laboratories and re-circulating systems for public spaces. Sustainability analyses have significantly influenced the design of both the exterior envelope and environmental control equipment for the educational and research spaces.

Tour 6

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Site 1. Learning Experience Design, Singapore Polytechnic

A meaningful learning experience enables learners to achieve the desired learning outcome in a human-centric and holistic environment.

In this workshop session, you will gain some understanding of the holistic design principles, process and tools that empower multiple stakeholders to collaborate with our design team to co-create the desired learning experience for learners in Singapore Polytechnic.

You will also get a taste of Design Thinking methodology in space design through a couple of simple exercises, followed by a learning tour to view selected learning spaces in our campus. These selected learning spaces were designed through collaborative efforts of our staff and students to support our new pedagogical approach, with meaningful integration of desired learning culture and values.