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S I N G A P O R E G O L D S A N D M A R I N A B AY H O T E L

Name Student ID MarksTan Jia Jia 0307766

Teoh Tze Yoong 0314756Yam Yih Hwan 0305861

Yo Kai Sen 0310563

B A C K G R O U N D I N F O R M AT I O N O F T H E S I N G A P O R E G O L D S A N D M A R I N A B AY H O T E L

Singapore Gold Sand Marina Bay Hotel (Integrated Resort) fronting Marina Bay in Singapore

Operated by Las Vegas Sands Corp.

Design by Canadian Architect Moshe Safdie and Local Executive architects Aedas, Pte, Ltd.

Structural Engineering - Arup Group Limited

Landscape Design - Peter Walker & Partners

Site area used is 154,938m2

Project area used is 845,000m2

Budget of this project is US $5.7 billion

Began Operation on 27 April 2010, and officially opened on 23 June.

B A C K G R O U N D I N F O R M A T I O N O F T H E S I N G A P O R E

G O L D S A N D M A R I N A B A Y H O T E L

•MBA comprises 3 towers with 55-storey high topped by a 12,400m2 Sky Park

• Art Science Museum shaped like a lotus flower

• MBS looks designed as a curious boat-shape

• Place at the gateway to Singapore’s harbor with a strong and highly iconic structure

• MBS offers luxury hotel, casino, retail mall, convention facilities and entertainment venues-

nightclubs and museum

• Hotel-2560 luxury rooms, totaling 265,683m2

• Biggest hotel in Singapore-covering 12,400m2 and over 200 meters altitude

B A C K G R O U N D I N F O R M AT I O N O F T H E S I N G A P O R E G O L D S A N D M A R I N A B AY H O T E L

•150 meters infinity-edged swimming pool at 250 meters high which overlook the view of Singapore

skyline

• Botanical Garden linked on top of the three 200m high hotels of Marina Bay where you can find

250 types of trees and 650 species of plants

• The most complex designs ever build - a slopping tower which its angle as steep as 26 degrees-

connecting legs at level 23 to form a single building

• The “Hanging Garden” provides a magnificent backdrop which the visitor can overlook the

upcoming Gardens by the Bay

S T R U C T U R E S O F S I N G A P O R E G O L D S A N D M A R I N A B AY H O T E L

Shear wall

• Shear wall is a wall composed of braced panels to counter the effects of lateral

load acting on a structure

• the thickness is 28 inches to 20 inches from the base of the tower to the higher

S T R U C T U R E S O F S I N G A P O R E G O L D S A N D M A R I N A B AY H O T E L

Flat Slab

• Flat slabs are highly versatile elements , providing minimum depth, fast construction and

allowing flexible column grids

• there are flat slabs span directly between the shear walls and the flat slab are post-

tensioned 8-inch

• provides flexibility in the hotel room layout

• Accommodates flexibility of building services distribution and coordination throughout

each floor

S T R U C T U R E S O F S I N G A P O R E G O L D S A N D M A R I N A B AY H O T E L

The façade

• There is an energy efficient double-glazed units suspended from the edge of the slab

and is rest in a frame

• In order to radiate out in elevation, glass fins are suspended out of the horizontal stack

joint

• Give special effect

M AT E R I A L S U S E D O N S I N G A P O R E G O L D S A N D M A R I N A B AY H O T E L

The main materials used for marina bay sand are concrete, aluminium and steel

The building has a higher Envelope Thermal Transfer Value then the norm due to the material

used to build the façade

Green materials are used whenever possible during the hotel’s construction. Drainage cells,

timber decking, drywall partitions and fire-rated doors are the example of thing that is build using

green material

I N D U S T R I A L I Z E D B U I L D I N G S Y S T E M I N S I N G A P O R E G O L D S A N D M A R I N A B AY H O T E L

generally known as IBS throughout Malaysia

also known as Pre-fabricated/Pre-fab Construction, Modern Method of Construction (MMC) and

Off-site Construction

a method of construction

mass production of industrial components in a controlled environment

transported to construction site for further assembly onto specific buildings

customized and standardized making it more efficient and able to maintain it’s persistent in

quality and quantity

useful for high rise buildings or mass housing estates whereas similar structure can be replicated

I N D U S T R I A L I Z E D B U I L D I N G S Y S T E M I N S I N G A P O R E G O L D S A N D M A R I N A B AY H O T E L

concrete piles are also used as pre-cast beams to be placed in the structure of the building for the

purpose on supporting the building loadings

pre-cast reinforced concrete shear walls

vary from thickness of 28 inches at the base of the tower to 20 inches of higher floor level

I N D U S T R I A L I Z E D B U I L D I N G S Y S T E M I N S I N G A P O R E G O L D S A N D M A R I N A B AY H O T E L

Pre-fabricated Steel Structure

• Steel structure for the Sky Park was pre-fabricated off-site in 14 primary segments

• The bridging sections each consist of three 400-ton bridge trusses that were pre-

assembled at grade

• Total of 7,000 tons steelwork was erected into the Sky Park

A D VA N TA G E S O F I N D U S T R I A L I Z E D B U I L D I N G S Y S T E M

increasing the construction speed

cost savings

i.e. reduces workers

build in an environmental-friendly

i.e. Less timber formwork

increase site safety and neatness