New 51-storey biophilic skyscraper in CBD has Singapore’s tallest observatory deck & rooftop farm open to public
The garden estimated that it generates 70 to 100 kilograms, or 154 to 220 pounds, of produce each month.
By Ashley Tan
Mothership
February 09, 2022
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A small farm is also situated on the rooftop — CapitaSpring partnered Edible Garden City to build this urban farm at level 51, making it the “tallest urban farm” in Singapore. The farm spans around 5,000 sqft, and has five themed gardens.
Edibles grown include Daikon radish, turmeric, okra, and several varieties of spinach.
Vegetables and spices grown at the farm will be harvested and used in 1-Group’s two F&B concepts on the rooftop, which offer a farm-to-plate dining experience.
CNN
There is more above the Oasis: On the building’s top floor, visitors can stroll through a 4,500-square-foot rooftop farm that supplies fruits, vegetables, herbs and edible flowers to three on-site restaurants. During CNN’s visit to the building, an urban farmer tending the garden estimated that it generates 70 to 100 kilograms, or 154 to 220 pounds, of produce each month.
In total, the 51-story building houses over 80,000 trees and plants across 90,000 square feet of landscaped area, which also includes a shady covered plaza at its base. According to the Danish firm Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), which designed the tower in collaboration with Carlo Ratti Associati, most of the plant species found throughout the site are indigenous to Singapore and thus adapted to the year-round heat and humidity.
