Oasis Terraces

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Oasis Terraces
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Oasis Terraces in September 2018
Oasis Terraces
General information
StatusCompleted
Type Mixed-use development
Architectural style Sustainable architecture
Location681 Punggol Drive, Singapore 820681
Coordinates 1°24′10″N103°54′47″E / 1.402767°N 103.913175°E / 1.402767; 103.913175
Owner HDB
Technical details
Floor count6 with 1 level basement
Grounds27,400 square metres (295,000 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Serie Architects (ADC) and Multiply Architects LLP
Developer HDB
Main contractorChina Construction (South Pacific) Development
Punggol Polyclinic
SingHealth
Oasis Terraces
Organisation
Type Polyclinic
History
Opened24 November 2017;6 years ago (2017-11-24) [1]
Links
Website www.singhealth.com.sg/Pages/home.aspx
Retail
Oasis Terraces
Opening date15 June 2018;5 years ago (2018-06-15) [2]
No. of anchor tenants 2
Total retail floor area 4
Public transit access  PE6  Oasis
Aiga bus trans.svg 50, 386, 386A, 591, 593, 666

Oasis Terraces is an integrated development located in Punggol, Singapore, next to Oasis LRT station. Developed by the Housing and Development Board (HDB), the development was built as part of a new generation of neighbourhood centres, housing the Punggol Polyclinic, a retail component with restaurants and shops, a community plaza and a rooftop community garden. [3]

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Background

Oasis Terraces was announced in October 2015 by the Housing and Development Board (HDB) as part of two new neighbourhood centres in Punggol that was progressively opened on 15 June 2018 and officially opened on 17 February 2019, and the other one being Northshore Plaza that progressively opened on 29 October 2021 and officially opened on 24 July 2022. [4] Built beside the waterway, construction began on 22 August that year and was completed in June 2018. [5] It has a total of 295,000 square feet (27,400 m2) of gross floor area, with a retail area of 193,750 square feet (18,000 m2) spread over 5 storeys and the polyclinic occupying 4 levels. [6] [7]

Facilities

Located along the Punggol Waterway, the mall's facilities includes a sheltered community plaza, a dedicated walkway through the building that connects to the Punggol Waterway. Covered walkways also connects the mall to the Oasis LRT station and as well as residential blocks within the vicinity. [8] [9]

Punggol Polyclinic

Front facade of Punggol Polyclinic at Oasis Terraces in September 2018. Punggol Polyclinic Oasis Terraces.jpg
Front facade of Punggol Polyclinic at Oasis Terraces in September 2018.

Opened on 24 November 2017, the Punggol Polyclinic is the 19th polyclinic in Singapore and is the 10th under the SingHealth group. [10] Other than outpatient medical care, the polyclinic also offers X-ray, physiotherapy, podiatry services and women health services such as screening for cervical and breast cancer. [11] The polyclinic is also the first in the country to have an automated pharmacy and is also the first to pilot an after care programme specially for new mothers with gestational diabetes mellitus. [12] [13]

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