Community lawn, movable platforms| proposed at former railway station

URA studying suggestions that are part of winning proposal in competition

- Ng Keng Gene

A community lawn in front of the main building of the former Tanjong Pagar Railway Station, as well as movable platforms linking its existing ones, is among ideas that the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) is studying for the site's redevelopment.

These suggestions were part of a winning proposal in a competition URA held between April and June to get ideas for the station's future use.

Rail Life, the winning proposal submitted by Singaporean archisubmitted by Singaporean architectural assistant Kenneth Chiang, beat 92 other entries from around the world, including proposals from firms based in Australia and Britain.

URA said on Sept 17 that Mr Chiang's proposal "breathes new life into the site by innovatively integrating heritage and modern architectural elements to introduce a variety of gathering spaces for the variety of gathering spaces for the community".

On April 22, it launched the ideas competition for the site the second such competition in nine years - with the intention of getting proposals that will guide the developposals that will guide the develop ment of detailed plans to turn it into a community hub.