CapitaGreen

CapitaGreen, also known as Market Street Tower, is an office tower located in Raffles Place, Singapore.^[1] The building was designed by Toyo Ito and completed in 2014. With a height of 245 m (804 ft), it is one of the tallest skyscrapers in Singapore.^[1][3]

CapitaGreen
General information
Type	Commercial offices
Location	Raffles Place Downtown Core, Singapore
Address	138 Market Street, Singapore 048946
Coordinates	1°16′54.840″N 103°51′1.080″E
Construction started	2012
Completed	2014
Cost	S$1.266 billion
Owner	CapitaLand Commercial Trust; CapitaLand Limited; Mitsubishi Estate Asia
Height	245 m (804 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	40, 3 below ground
Floor area	82,003 m2 (882,670 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators	27
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Toyo Ito
Architecture firm	Takenaka Corporation; Toyo Ito & Associates
Developer	CapitaLand Commercial Trust; CapitaLand Limited; Mitsubishi Estate Asia
Structural engineer	Sasaki Associates; Takenaka Corporation
Main contractor	Takenaka Corporation
Other information
Parking	180
Website
Official website
References
[1][2]

Architecture

The CapitaGreen building was designed to be "like a plant growing towards the sun", with a façade that incorporates living plants.^[3][4] The rooftop garden, known as the "Sky Forest", has 40 different kinds of tree and shrub.^[4] The rooftop garden features a 45m-high (150ft) windcatcher structure, designed to look like flower petals, that captures cool fresh air and channels it into the office floors.^[3][4]

Awards

CapitaGreen won the 2015 CTBUH Skyscraper Award for Best Tall Building in the Asia and Australasia Region.^[3]

See also

• List of tallest buildings in Singapore