Singapore buildings blur lines between uses

Integrated projects create more convenient and liveable neighbourhoods.

Singapore’s architects are seeing more developments combine residential, healthcare, workplace, community, and transport functions as the city seeks to make better use of limited land.

Siah Puay Lin, Singapore lead of Architecture and Design at SJ Group, said transport-oriented and mixed-use projects are changing how urban density is planned.

“Integrating residential, healthcare, wellness, and community uses within connected, walkable precincts creates more convenient and liveable neighbourhoods,” she said in an emailed reply to questions.

Purpose-built developments are also combining workplace, lifestyle, community, and green spaces within single design frameworks, she said. Geneo at No. 1 and 7 Science Park Drive and Bulim Square are examples, reworking industrial and business park formats with more amenities.

“In those places, the programme mix, public realm, connectivity, and inclusivity are designed together rather than appended on,” Siah said.

Healthcare projects are following a similar model.

Chung Yen Ling, a senior architect at the Integrative Wellness Studio of CPG Consultants Pte. Ltd., said demand is growing across acute hospitals, facility renewal, mental healthcare, and community-based long-term care.

“These projects reflect a broader shift towards a more integrated healthcare ecosystem,” said Chung in an emailed reply to questions.

CPG designed Eastern General Hospital and the redevelopment of National University Hospital. Its mental healthcare projects include Vanguard Care Home and Vanguard Compass Home in Hougang.

Chung’s team is also the architect for Alexandra Care Home, within the Alexandra Hospital campus and beside the Rail Corridor, serving residents in Queenstown.

Digital regulation is also changing project delivery. Construction and Real Estate Network (CORENET X), Singapore’s national platform for building regulatory submissions, uses building information modelling to coordinate project information.

The Urban Redevelopment Authority said CORENET X became mandatory for projects of at least 30,000 square metres of gross floor area from October 2025 and will cover upcoming projects from October 2026.

Siah said wider adoption of building information modelling is improving coordination and reducing construction-stage revisions.

She expects healthcare and transport investment to remain areas of focus in the second half.

Chung said assisted living is also gaining traction as seniors seek to remain independent. Examples include Community Care Apartments, Commune@Henderson and Perennial Living, a private assisted-living development scheduled to open this year.

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