DUO
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| DUO | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Residential, offices, retail, hotel |
| Location | Bugis, Singapore |
| Height | |
| Roof | Residences Tower: 192.8m AMSL DUO Tower: 185.35m AMSL |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | Residences Tower: 49 DUO Tower: 39 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Buro Ole Scheeren (Lead design architect) DP Architects (Executive architect) |
| Developer | M S UEM Sunrise Berhad (Project Manager) CapitaLand Limited (Project Manager) |
| Website | |
| www | |
DUO is a contemporary twin-tower integrated mixed-use development in Singapore, comprising residential accommodation, offices, a hotel and a retail gallery.
Duo, together with Marina One at the Marina Bay area - both mixed-use developments - were developed at the same time by M S, a joint venture between the sovereign wealths of Singapore and Malaysia - Temasek Holdings and Khazanah Nasional. It was designed by Ole Scheeren.[1][2][3]
There are two main towers – one comprise offices and a luxury boutique hotel Andaz (part of Hyatt group), while the other tower comprise 660 residential units. The complex was opened on 15 January 2018.[4] On 8 October 2019, one of the towers which include the Andaz Hotel component of the development was sold for $475 million to Hoi Hup Realty.[5]
Site plans
[edit]DUO is bordered by Ophir Road, Rochor Road and Beach Road. The complex is directly connected to the Bugis MRT station served by the East–West Line and Downtown Line.
Awards
[edit]DUO won the Silver award in the “Best Futura Project” category at MIPIM Asia Awards 2012.[6]
DUO received the Council of Tall Buildings’ Urban Habitat Award 2021.[7]
Gallery
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Artist's impression of DUO's driveway and landscaped plaza
References
[edit]- ^ "Ole Scheeren Profile".
- ^ "PM Lee, Najib open Marina One and Duo integrated developments". Today. 15 January 2018. Archived from the original on 1 May 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ "Marina One, Duo touted as symbols of strong Singapore-KL ties". 16 January 2018.
- ^ "Ole Scheeren's buildings look and do something different". Straits Times. 29 January 2018.
- ^ "M S to sell Andaz hotel at Duo for S$475m to Hoi Hup Realty". The Business Times. 9 October 2019.
- ^ "M'sian and S'porean units join to unveil RM7bil DUO project". The Star. 15 November 2012.
- ^ "Büro Ole Scheeren's DUO in Singapore a sustainable tower awarded the CTBUH Award". Floornature.com. June 7, 2021.
- "PM Lee and Najib lend weight to joint projects". The Straits Times. 19 February 2013.
- “Najib in town for retreat with PM Lee”. The Business Times, 19 February 2013
- “CapitaLand plans township in Iskandar: report”. The Business Times, 19 February 2013
- “Staying ahead of the curve”. The Straits Times, 17 November 2012
- “M S unveils design of S$3b ‘Duo’. The Business Times, 15 November 2012
- “New landmarks for old train stations”. Singapore Business Review, January 2013
- “Khazanah, Temasek perkenal projek bersepadu Duo”. Berita Harian, 15 November 2012
- “Design for Rochor integrated development unveiled”. AsiaOne.com, 14 November 2012
- "Design for Rochor integrated development unveiled". AsiaOne. 14 November 2012. Archived from the original on 25 September 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
External links
[edit]- Link to Marina One website http://www.duosingapore.com/duo-tower.html Archived 2019-08-27 at the Wayback Machine
