Five minutes walk away from Sembawang MRT station lies Bukit Canberra, a 12-hectare Integrated Sport and Community Hub with a regenerative design. Opening in phases, Bukit Canberra currently houses an indoor sports hall, a polyclinic, an indoor and outdoor gym, swimming pools, childcare and senior centres, an 800-seat hawker centre, and numerous small to large green spaces.
Community Lawn (Events Space)
Emergency fire engine access areas were created on the community lawn using TurfPave® XD grass pavers installed beneath the ground. TurfPave® XD’s porous structure allows rainwater to infiltrate the ground, protecting the grass roots against compaction and effectively supporting loads imposed by large fire trucks and human traffic.
Butterfly Garden & Therapeutic Gardens (Intensive Green Roof)
VersiCell® lightweight, high strength modular drainage cells were installed beneath the planting soil at the butterfly garden on level 2 and therapeutic gardens on the roof terraces on level 3 to facilitate efficient drainage of excess water, preventing waterlogging. Additionally, drip irrigation systems were added to ensure the health of the vegetation.
Extensive Green Roofs
VersiCell® lightweight, high strength modular drainage cells were also installed beneath the top planting media on the building’s structure, pick-up/drop-off point shelter, and covered walkways to facilitate efficient drainage of excess water, preventing waterlogging. Additionally, drip irrigation systems were added to ensure the health of the vegetation.
Sustainable Stormwater Management
VersiTank® modular detention/retention tanks were assembled to construct ABC Waters design features, such as bioretention basins, earth drains and bioswales, that aid in sustainable stormwater management.
Diagram Credits: DP Architects, “Design in Print 14.1 – The Green-Well-Tech Issue”, Pg 63, 2023, via https://issuu.com/dparchitects/docs/dipvol14.1_gwt-20231230
Project Credits
Owner: Sport Singapore
Architect: DP Architects Pte Ltd
Landscape Consultant: Henning Larsen Singapore
Façade Consultant: Arup Singapore
Main Contractor: China Construction (South Pacific) Development Co. Pte Ltd
TurfPave® XD / VersiCell® / VersiTank® Installer: Nature Landscapes Pte Ltd
References
DP Architects, “Design in Print 14.1 – The Green-Well-Tech Issue”, Pg 63, 2023, via https://issuu.com/dparchitects/docs/dipvol14.1_gwt-20231230
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