Kampung Admiralty

Kampung Admiralty is Singapore's first integrated retirement community project by Housing and Development Board. It integrates housing for the elderly with a wide range of social, communal, healthcare, commercial, and retail facilities. It was designed by WOHA. ^{[1] [2]} The project was completed in late 2017 and it was officially opened in May 2018.

Geography

Kampung Admiralty is an 11-storey complex of two residential blocks of about 100 studio apartments. The Kampung Admiralty was officially opened on 12 May 2018. ^{[3] [4]}

Facilities

• Community plaza - ground floor ^[3]
• Pharmacy - ground floor
• 900-seater hawker centre - Level 2
• Admiralty Medical Centre - Level 3 and Level 4. It provides residents with specialist care and day surgery, and is run by Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
• Community garden - Level 9

Accolades

• 2016 World Architecture Festival: Best Commercial Mixed-Use Future Project award ^[1]
• 2018 International Chapter Architecture Awards: Commendation for commercial architecture
• 2018 World Architecture Festival: Building of the Year

References

1. Goh Yan Han; Rachel Au (3 December 2018). "Kampung Admiralty wins world's top architectural award". The New Paper . Retrieved 4 December 2018.
2. Goh, Yan Han (2 December 2018). "Kampung Admiralty snags top accolade at World Architecture Festival". The Straits Times . Retrieved 4 December 2018.
3. Chan, Luo Er (12 August 2017). "Kampung Admiralty welcomes its first batch of residents". Channel NewsAsia . Retrieved 4 December 2018.
4. Seow, Bei Yi (12 May 2018). "New integrated facility in Woodlands opens, has both childcare and eldercare facilities". The Straits Times . Retrieved 4 December 2018.