The Hive, Singapore

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The Hive
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External view of The Hive
The Hive, Singapore
Alternative namesLearning Hub South
General information
Location Jurong West, Singapore
Address52 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639816
Coordinates 1°20′36″N103°40′57″E / 1.343212°N 103.682586°E / 1.343212; 103.682586
Opening2015
Cost S$45 million
Owner Nanyang Technological University
Technical details
Floor count8
Design and construction
Architect(s) Thomas Heatherwick

The Hive, also known as Learning Hub South, is a building located in Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. The S$45 million building was designed by Thomas Heatherwick and completed in 2015. [1] Colloquially, the building is known as the "dim sum basket building" due to its likeness to the steamer baskets used to contain dim sum. [2]

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The Hive was a finalist for the 2015 World Architecture Festival Commercial Mixed-Use Award in the Future Projects subcategory. [3]

Architecture

Designed by British designer Thomas Heatherwick, [1] The Hive is Heatherwick Studio's first major building in Asia. [4] The building consists of 12 eight-storey towers arranged around a public atrium. The towers taper towards the base and house 56 corner-less classrooms. [5] [6] The concrete stair and lift cores between the towers are embedded with 700 drawings from British artist Sara Fanelli that depict images from science, art and literature. [5]

The building has received mixed reviews, [7] with the Architectural Review saying that while "there is much to admire" about the building, "it gave off something of a forlorn car-park aesthetic". [8]

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References

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