With the weak modern tradition of public space creation and land at a premium in dense Asian cities, privately owned public spaces (POPs) have emerged as key elements within mixed-use developments.
Woods Bagot’s Funan, Singapore has been spotlighted in The Big Asia Book of Landscape Architecture. Funan has become a benchmark for this new approach to activated public placemaking, offering a new civic precinct with a non-conventional public space and an intense interplay of work, recreation, retail, living, cultural facilities, and entertainment.
“Gathering spaces are no longer limited to a crowded food court or a smattering of couches on each level. Instead, Funan offers privately owned places and supporting facilities not associated directly with retail, such as a community theater, an open amphitheater of internal stairs for active gathering, a 5-storey climbing wall, and Singapore’s largest green roof and integrated urban farming facility.” – Stephen Jones, Director & Regional Executive Chair – China
– Stephen Jones, Director & Regional Executive Chair – China
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