DUO | |
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General information | |
Status | Completed |
Type | Residential, offices, retail, hotel |
Location | Bugis, Singapore |
Height | |
Roof | Residences Tower: 192.8m AMSL DUO Tower: 185.35m AMSL |
Technical details | |
Floor count | Residences Tower: 49 DUO Tower: 39 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Buro Ole Scheeren (Lead design architect) DP Architects (Executive architect) |
Developer | M+S UEM Sunrise Berhad (Project Manager) CapitaLand Limited (Project Manager) |
Website | |
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DUO is a contemporary twin-tower integrated mixed-use development in Singapore, comprising residential accommodation, offices, a hotel and a retail gallery.
Duo, together with Marina One at the Marina Bay area - both mixed-use developments - were developed at the same time by M+S, a joint venture between the sovereign wealths of Singapore and Malaysia - Temasek Holdings and Khazanah Nasional. It was designed by Ole Scheeren.[1][2][3]
There are two main towers – one comprise offices and a luxury boutique hotel Andaz (part of Hyatt group), while the other tower comprise 660 residential units. The complex was opened on 15 January 2018.[4] On 8 October 2019, one of the towers which include the Andaz Hotel component of the development was sold for $475 million to Hoi Hup Realty.[5]
Site plans
DUO is bordered by Ophir Road, Rochor Road and Beach Road. The complex is directly connected to the Bugis MRT station served by the East West Line and Downtown Line.
Awards
DUO won the Silver award in the “Best Futura Project” category at MIPIM Asia Awards 2012.[6]
DUO received the Council of Tall Buildings’ Urban Habitat Award 2021.[7]
Gallery
- Artist's impression of DUO's driveway and landscaped plaza
References
- ↑ "Ole Scheeren Profile".
- ↑ "PM Lee, Najib open Marina One and Duo integrated developments". Today. 15 January 2018. Archived from the original on 1 May 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ↑ "Marina One, Duo touted as symbols of strong Singapore-KL ties". 16 January 2018.
- ↑ "Ole Scheeren's buildings look and do something different". Straits Times. 29 January 2018.
- ↑ "M+S to sell Andaz hotel at Duo for S$475m to Hoi Hup Realty". The Business Times. 9 October 2019.
- ↑ "M'sian and S'porean units join to unveil RM7bil DUO project". The Star. 15 November 2012.
- ↑ "Büro Ole Scheeren's DUO in Singapore a sustainable tower awarded the CTBUH Award". Floornature.com. June 7, 2021.
- "PM Lee and Najib lend weight to joint projects". The Straits Times. 19 February 2013.
- “Najib in town for retreat with PM Lee”. The Business Times, 19 February 2013
- “CapitaLand plans township in Iskandar: report”. The Business Times, 19 February 2013
- “Staying ahead of the curve”. The Straits Times, 17 November 2012
- “M+S unveils design of S$3b ‘Duo’. The Business Times, 15 November 2012
- “New landmarks for old train stations”. Singapore Business Review, January 2013
- “Khazanah, Temasek perkenal projek bersepadu Duo”. Berita Harian, 15 November 2012
- “Design for Rochor integrated development unveiled”. AsiaOne.com, 14 November 2012
- "Design for Rochor integrated development unveiled". AsiaOne. 14 November 2012. Archived from the original on 25 September 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
External links
- Link to Marina One website http://www.duosingapore.com/duo-tower.html Archived 2019-08-27 at the Wayback Machine