Bras Basah.Bugis

Format
Brief

City
Singapore

Country
Singapore

Metro Area
Singapore

Project Type
District/Corridor/Community

Location Type
Central Business District

Land Uses
Civic Uses
Cultural Use
Education
Entertainment
Hotel
Multifamily For-Sale Housing
Museum
Office
Open space
Restaurant
Retail

Keywords
Arts and culture district
Arts-oriented development
Downtown revitalization
Library
Public-private partnership
Student housing
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Site Size
235 acres
acres hectares

Date Started
1989

A brief is a short version of a case study.

The district now known as Bras Basah.Bugis, located northeast of Singapore’s city center, was once an area characterized by low real estate values and deteriorating physical conditions. In 1989, the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) of Singapore, the national planning authority, in partnership with private developers, embarked on a two-decade redevelopment effort to transform the area into the city-state’s arts, culture, learning, and entertainment district. Today, the 95-hectare (235-ac) district is home to a synergistic educational and arts cluster— three national museums, seven arts housing facilities, three arts schools, 105 private commercial schools, a city university, and a new National Library—as well as a vibrant mixed-use core, including 266,700 square meters (2.87 million sf) of office space, 141,300 square meters (1.52 million sf) of retail space, and more than 1,100 residential units.

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Public Agency
Urban Redevelopment Authority
Singapore

Website
www.ura.gov.sg/cudd/cawebsite/bugis-into.htm

Principal Author(s)
Theodore Thoerig

ULI Awards for Excellence 2008 Winner