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Design unveiled for new Market Street office tower

Come second half of 2014, the new 40-storey Market Street office tower will rise amidst the concrete jungle of Singapore’s Central Business District (CBD), breaking away from conventional office and building designs. The development is designed by internationally-acclaimed Toyo Ito, founder of Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects.

Mr Ito said, “Conceived like a plant, the building has a “Sky Forest” on the roof planted with tropical trees and cleaner air produced by the trees is sent to each floor through a cool void that runs down the centre of the building. This center core, called the “Inner Tube”, functions as a trunk for the flow of people and air, so the whole building becomes a circulatory system much like a living plant.” This is the first time that Mr Ito has employed this concept in his buildings.

The Market Street office tower development project is a joint venture between CapitaLand, CapitaCommercial Trust (CCT) and Mitsubishi Estate Asia (MEA). The total project development cost is estimated to be S$1.4 billion and will be fully funded by the three parties in proportion to their respective joint venture interest. When completed, the office tower is expected to generate a yield-on-cost of more than 6% per annum on a stabilised basis.

High ceilings and tall windows let in natural light which allows for maximum visibility and a feeling of spaciousness

Ms Lynette Leong, Chief Executive Officer of CapitaCommercial Trust Management Limited said, “With its refreshing environmentally-friendly design features by Toyo Ito and good location within Raffles Place and close to Marina Bay, we believe the new Market Street office tower will be an attractive proposition for office occupiers that demand state-of-the-art building specifications.”

In-depth interview with Toyo Ito
Read more about the new Market Street office tower and view its video (from “Tree of Life Springs Forth in Business District” in INSIDE Different Geographies – October 2011 issue)
In-depth interview with Toyo Ito
Read the in-depth interview with Toyo Ito, who has been called "one of the world's most influential and innovative architects” (from INSIDE Different Geographies – October 2011 issue)

Recognising Service Excellence – “Jewels” in our midst

Staff of CapitaLand Commercial Management Pte Ltd (CCMPL), the Property Manager of CCT, are regularly recognised for their commitment to service excellence in their daily work, through the Jewel Award. This award is given to our building management personnel and also service partners at CCT properties, such as the building’s security personnel; to highlight their exemplary service standards and wholehearted commitment to customer service.

This year, we have a number of Jewel Award winners, who are from the building management teams of Capital Tower, Golden Shoe Car Park, One George Street and Wilkie Edge. Let’s give our “jewels” a round of applause for their winning service!

Patrick Wong
Technician at Wilkie Edge Patrick Wong
He is very helpful and quick to assist in electrical troubleshooting. He is willing to go the extra mile and get the job done quickly. Very commendable. Doreen Ng
Astrazeneca Singapore Pte Ltd
Prompt service and helpful to attend to tenant’s electrical issues Celestine Astrazeneca Singapore Pte Ltd
Vadivelan Sibanyanam
Senior Technician at Golden Shoe Car Park Vadivelan Sibanyanam
“…I am really touched by his effort as I stay at far flung Seletar, and with wife and kid in tow, he still drove to my place on Saturday around 11pm, just so that I would sleep better that night….” – on Vadi’s excellent service and going the extra mile when when he found the writer’s lost wallet. Bryan Chia
…your security officers also monitored my car. During the 2 hours I spent retrieving my spare key, I was never in doubtof the safety of my personal effects at the car park due to your staff’s professionalism…in particular…Vadi for helping me in my predicament… Jennifer Chia
TMSP Law Corporation
Jennifer Kwah
Admin Assistant at Capital Tower Jennifer Kwah
Every morning she will say “good morning” to me if she sees me from afar. That brightens up my day. Koh Hwa Imm
Mizuho Corporate Bank
Always smiling, friendly and willing to help. Commendable! Saw Cheng Hin
Credit Agricole
Tengku Razali Bin Raja Ibrahim & Effendy Bin Saion
Technicians at Capital Tower Tengku Razali Bin Raja Ibrahim & Effendy Bin Saion
Razali and Effendy came to our premises to fix lighting and service our aircondition problem. We are happy with our services as they are always polite, diligent in trouble shooting and are courteous at most times. Elsie Chung
Credit Agricole SA
They did a good job by personally attending to my queries promptly. Keep it up! Karfu R Panganibad
Fou De Fa Fa
Very friendly and polite staff. Always have a nice smile on their face. Attended their jobs promptly. Keep it up. Sheila Pek
GIC
Narendra Chauhen
Chief Security Officer at One George Street Narendra Chauhen
Very responsive and helpful Alan Lee
Clifford Chance Pte Ltd
Naren has been very helpful in helping me retrieve my lost stuff. BK Lim
Visitor to Wong Partnership
Thank you for returning my access card. You have a robust security system. Frank Lim
Lion Global Investors Limited