My Future Home
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The Sail @ Marina Bay
Showroom Models: (Taken from http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=85847&page=19&pp=20)
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Making waves - Streats, Nov 12, 2004
Designed by the acclaimed Peter Pran, The Sail@Marina Bay will breathe new life to Singapore's city skyline
By Sharlene Tan
AWARD-WINNING architect Peter Pran is taking city-living to new heights with The Sail@Marina Bay, which was officially launched yesterday.
The Norwegian-American architect is principal designer of the condominium, considered by many to be a new architectural landmark for Singapore.
About 250 units in the 70-storey tower were soft-launched late last month and nearly 175 have been sold so far.
"I'm trying to create a feeling of how it'd be like to live at the top of a sail mast, where you're suspended in space, taking in the magnificent panorama of Singapore and the sea," Mr Pran, 68, said in a recent interview with The Straits Times' Life!
The 1,111-unit condominium will be located at Marina Boulevard, near the proposed Business Financial Centre. The project is co-owned by City Developments Limited and AIG Global Real Estate Investment Corp.
The 99-year leasehold project will have one- to four-bedroom units available, as well as penthouses, three of which have their own swimming pools, while the others have outdoor jacuzzis.
Shops and food outlets will take up about 3 per cent of the total gross floor area.
When completed in 2009, The Sail, standing at 245m, will be Singapore's tallest residential project and the 10th highest in the world.
Mr Pran's co-designer, Mr Timothy Johnson, said in an interview: "For me, The Sail will be the architectural identifier to Singapore."
Mr Pran's innovative designs are characterised by its energy, fluidity and complexity.
Professor John Gaunt, dean of Kansas University's school of architecture and urban design praised the architect in an interview with The Lawrence Journal-World: "He has a natural inclination to dramatic forms. He's a sculptor in architectural terms."
Fellow architect Juhani Pallasmaa wrote of Mr Pran's work in a 1998 book: "Whereas early modernist buildings aspired to a weightless horizontal flow, Peter Pran conceives curved and warped movements that fuse horizontally with vertically, and rectangularity with curved geometrics."
Mr Pran, who is design principal at New York City architecture firm NBBJ, continues his "dramatic" style with The Sail, which is inspired by the sun, wind and water.
He has created two glass-clad towers, standing at 70 and 63 storeys, that look like sails catching the wind.
More than six in every 10 of the condo units will have almost wrap-around views of the sea.
Mr Pran has won 15 architectural design competitions, including this year's American Institute of Architects Design Honor Award, and has designed buildings around the world.
His projects include the New York Police Academy, the Seoul Dome 21 and the world headquarters of Telenor in Oslo, Norway.
His influence extends past the office and into the classrooms. He is a lecturer of architecture at Kansas University and has taught at universities in Japan, Italy and Denmark for 20 years. Mr Pran received his bachelor's degree in architecture at Oslo Arkitekhogskole University and his master's at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago in 1969. -
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Oops... Paiseh...Originally posted by FireIce:lao niang opened a thread about this
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The Sail @ Marina Bay
- a liability
- a potential terrorist target
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Dun need to feel shy...u can't compete with FL Jie Jie even though u sleep once in 2 days. When it comes to knowledge and food...FL Jie Jie Din Qua QuaOriginally posted by EricDraven:Oops... Paiseh...
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Wah Eric... you got expensive taste!
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This made me wonder... Hey fellas, when you get married or when you're old enough to move out on your own, what kind of place would you like?
I think if I'm single and have reached 35 years old, I'll get an HDB 3- or 4- room flat near my parents. Anyways, I like this Holland V area.
If I'm married, I'd like to purchase a 4- or 5- bedroom place or if we can afford it, an Executive Condominium or Executive flat. Preferably either near my parents or near the in-laws, so we can qualify for that S$30K rebate. I think those point block flat apartments are very neat too.
But I'm still migrating so we can rent out the place, keep some of the rental money and the rest goes to the parents and in-laws as allowance.
If I marry a super rich guy, then I'll buy that nice condo that Eric put up photos of! hehehehehe!
And if mega rich, then buy a few more condos and rent them out then live off rentals and join FI's Pro Tai Tai club! hahaha!
Keep on dreaming!
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woo lui kua..boh lui buey...Originally posted by EricDraven:The Sail @ Marina Bay -
* starts singing "sweet dreams r made of this..."Originally posted by Rhonda:This made me wonder... Hey fellas, when you get married or when you're old enough to move out on your own, what kind of place would you like?
I think if I'm single and have reached 35 years old, I'll get an HDB 3- or 4- room flat near my parents. Anyways, I like this Holland V area.
If I'm married, I'd like to purchase a 4- or 5- bedroom place or if we can afford it, an Executive Condominium or Executive flat. Preferably either near my parents or near the in-laws, so we can qualify for that S$30K rebate. I think those point block flat apartments are very neat too.
But I'm still migrating so we can rent out the place, keep some of the rental money and the rest goes to the parents and in-laws as allowance.
If I marry a super rich guy, then I'll buy that nice condo that Eric put up photos of! hehehehehe! And if mega rich, then buy a few more condos and rent them out then live off rentals and join FI's Pro Tai Tai club! hahaha!
Keep on dreaming! -
Well, it doesn't hurt that when I do buy a house it'll be somewhere here:
Probably something with:
- 4 bedrooms
- an extra living room that can be turned into a study/library/meeting room
- 3-car garage - one for the daily driver, one for the better half's car and one for The Toy, plus space for all my tools.
- paved patio in the back - I'm not too fond of grass
Must-haves:
- a well-equipped kitchen, preferably enclosed - open kitchens make cleaning a nightmare
- brick interior walls - plasterboard is easier to renovate, but it's got the noise reduction of spit-and-Kleenex
Best thing about it is that, in the right neighbourhood, it's going to cost about as much as a teeny-weeny condo in Singapore.
Drawbacks:
- a place like that will probably be in a stodgy neighbourhood - ah well, the stuffy neighbours can go stuff themselves
- decorating's going to be a nightmare - I like Scandinavian and my better half likes Balinese. -
Sounds nice!! And houses in Melb are much cheaper than in Sydney tooOriginally posted by Gedanken:Well, it doesn't hurt that when I do buy a house it'll be somewhere here:
Probably something with:
- 4 bedrooms
- an extra living room that can be turned into a study/library/meeting room
- 3-car garage - one for the daily driver, one for the better half's car and one for The Toy, plus space for all my tools.
- paved patio in the back - I'm not too fond of grass
Must-haves:
- a well-equipped kitchen, preferably enclosed - open kitchens make cleaning a nightmare
- brick interior walls - plasterboard is easier to renovate, but it's got the noise reduction of spit-and-Kleenex
Best thing about it is that, in the right neighbourhood, it's going to cost about as much as a teeny-weeny condo in Singapore.
Drawbacks:
- a place like that will probably be in a stodgy neighbourhood - ah well, the stuffy neighbours can go stuff themselves
- decorating's going to be a nightmare - I like Scandinavian and my better half likes Balinese.
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Actually, I forgot the most important thing - with my darling cat and a sweetheart (haven't found yet), wherever I go, as long as they're with me, is my home.
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Looks nice. So far our first place is a flat in Simei
Anyway I wanna buy back our old place from my dad and live in the place where I grew up -
Elindra, so nostalgic and sentimental.Originally posted by elindra:Looks nice. So far our first place is a flat in Simei
Anyway I wanna buy back our old place from my dad and live in the place where I grew up So nice! -
Aiya, what to do Rhonda. I spent 20 yrs of my life in that house. Can't help but feel attached to it. First thing first is that I must be able to afford it
Maybe daddy will give a discount. kekeke -
no thanks.. it reminds me of sept 11
i hope to move near to my mum in orchard... then i can
everyday go shopping like her... hiakhiakhiak... -
hahaha! Shopping is goooood! When I attended classes in Nanyang Polytechnic, I'd drop off at Orchard MRT station to change to a bus to go home everyday and in the end, I'll end up window shopping! hehehe! Really fun! If there's a mall, I cannot resist! hehehe!Originally posted by BabyLover:no thanks.. it reminds me of sept 11
i hope to move near to my mum in orchard... then i can
everyday go shopping like her... hiakhiakhiak... Better still, I work shift duty and I can shop during off-peak periods and can avoid long queues at the cashier's, changing rooms, etc. -
i think this going to cost alot...and im sure everyone hopes that it will be their future home also...
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Same here - well, kind of. It looks like I'll be doing a fair bit of work in this neighbourhood, so I may as well use this Singapore flat as a Southeast-Asian base of operations.Originally posted by elindra:Looks nice. So far our first place is a flat in Simei
Anyway I wanna buy back our old place from my dad and live in the place where I grew up -
Rule number 1 of urban survival: when the going gets tough, the tough go shopping!Originally posted by Rhonda:hahaha! Shopping is goooood! When I attended classes in Nanyang Polytechnic, I'd drop off at Orchard MRT station to change to a bus to go home everyday and in the end, I'll end up window shopping! hehehe! Really fun! If there's a mall, I cannot resist! hehehe! Better still, I work shift duty and I can shop during off-peak periods and can avoid long queues at the cashier's, changing rooms, etc. -
Yes!! There's no cure like retail therapy! woohoo!Originally posted by Gedanken:Rule number 1 of urban survival: when the going gets tough, the tough go shopping!
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Yeah, Sydney never quite took my fancy, although I haven't spent any time there. All of the Sydneysiders I know have moved to Melbourne and never regretted it.Originally posted by SydneyLibrarian:Sounds nice!! And houses in Melb are much cheaper than in Sydney too