Purposefully designed for the residents of Tampines, Our Tampines Hub (OTH) is Singapore’s pioneer model of an integrated community and lifestyle hub. OTH was officially opened by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Sunday, 6 August 2017. On Sunday, about 100,000 people visited the hub, which held several grand opening day community activities throughout the day.
DP Architects (DPA) director Teoh Hai Pin shared, “It is through participatory design – an approach to design that actively involves all stakeholders and residents in the design process to help ensure the result meets their needs and aspirations. This engagement serves as a pivotal link to achieving our goal of an inclusive community hub.” The design of OTH was conceived with over 15,000 residents of all ages and interest groups and 12 public-sector stakeholders, aimed at depicting the synthesis of Tampines’ unique physical, socio-cultural and psychological landscapes.
On its unique design ethos, DPA director Seah Chee Huang said, “The key design concepts of OTH stems from the spirit of people-centrism and integration; and with it, adjacency, co-location and collaboration opportunities.” Through the design process, OTH is designed with key explorations involving proposed alternative spatial organisation of clustering stakeholders and their facilities by programmatic synergies. These are expressed as interlocking volumes of differentiated materiality, weaved together by flowing streetscapes and green terraces.
This refreshing concept of integration brings about new dynamics in notions of shared economies, optimisation and productivity, as well as immense opportunities in inclusivity, richness and new synergies in design of community and social settings for the Tampines residents.
Building upon the past and present, OTH looks to instil a greater sense of pride and belonging among the residents, through residential empowerment to collectively evolve its legacy through meaningful experiences and enjoyment.