OMA's Interlace

A new project making the rounds is The Interlace by Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) is envisioned as a new development in Singapore, and features a stacked array of horizontal structures with vegetated open spaces integrated into the peripheral rooftops.


:: image via WAN (copyright OMA)

From Ms Patricia Chia, CEO of CapitaLand Residential Singapore, "The name, The Interlace, reinforces the interconnectivity between man and the space, community and natural environment surrounding him. Ole Scheeren [from OMA] has created a new postcard for Singapore.”


:: image via WAN (copyright OMA)

More coverage of the project is found via Designboom: "...landscaping takes up eight-hectares, with the arrangement of the buildings maximizing the presence of the surrounding tropical floral by introducing extensive roof gardens, landscaped sky terraces, cascading balconies and lush green areas. the continuous landscape is also projected vertically, from the planting of green areas in open-air basement voids, through balconies and rooftop gardens. the private balconies give apartments large outdoor space and personal planting areas. cascading gardens spill over the facades of the buildings drawing a visual connection between the elevated green refuges and expansive tropical landscape on the ground. complex is also embedded within tropical flora, letting nature expand. sky gardens provide panoramic views across the interlace site and throughout the complex."

Some additional images show the entire project context:




:: images via Designboom (copyright OMA)