The project sits across two districts either side of the river: Kallang and Kolam Ayer. The sites are positioned between the culture, heritage and arts district and existing residential community and industrial estates with around 1.3km of river frontage.

The location of the site on the edge of the CBD and its proximity to existing residential districts has naturally drawn a diverse range of industries and provides an opportunity to create something different from the more traditional cluster-focused approach to industry, which we have called the Singapore Makers Land.

The urban design framework is carefully planned to connect the site to the surrounding four MRT stations with walkable, enjoyable journeys between the public transport nodes. The road network proposed in the materplan is a result of careful analysis and integrates with the surrounding infrastructure to accommodate important site access issues.

The masterplan structure is also carefully planned to keep the existing trees, routes and spaces as well as refusing some of the existing factories to retain the distinctive qualities of the local identity.

This all responds to the overarching principle of moving the district to a more circular economy, capitalising on synergies with existing industry and service clusters and locating buildings and spaces that promote interaction and sharing.