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Saturday 1 February 2014

Amazing Sky Gardens Hotel in Singapore



This hotel is designed by WOHA Architects the Parkroyal on Pickering Hotel in Singapore. This hotel has unique features of six amazing sky gardens that are cantilevered at every fourth level between the blocks of guest rooms. Actually Parkroyal on Pickering is a hotel-in-a-garden idea that incorporates energy saving features throughout the property including the ‘zero-energy’ sky gardens. The sustainable project design and green energies have earned the hotel the BCA Green Mark Platinum, Singapore’s highest green rating, as well as the Solar Pioneer Award for its advanced solar energy system. The hotel newly celebrated its Ist year anniversary, and in that time the hotel has won over twelve prestigious awards for its architecture and sustainability, including: The President’s Design Award, “Best Hotel Architectural Design” title at the South East Asia Property Awards, FIABCI Singapore Property Award in the Hotel category and the 2013 HICAP Sustainable Hotel Award. The property was also named “Hotel of the Year” at the World Architecture News Awards. The 367 rooms hotel estimated project cost is $350 million to build and features 15,000 square meters of cascading greenery, dazzling pools, planter walls, waterfalls, and four story high solar powered sky gardens, constituting more than twice its land area.