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M+, Hong Kong. Gift of Architects Team 3, 2015, © Architects Team 3 Pte Ltd, Singapore
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Section and floor plans, Development Bank of Singapore (DBS) headquarters building (1969–1975), Singapore 新加坡星展銀行總部大樓 （1969至1975年）剖面圖及樓層平面圖
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When it was completed in 1975, the Development Bank of Singapore Building was Singapore’s tallest building, setting the stage for more towering edifices that would symbolise the citystate’s financial strength. DBS had planned for a headquarters when the bank was established in 1967 to underwrite the industrialisation and urban development crucial to nation building. Instead of fully occupying a long site with three towers, Architects Team 3 proposed three superstructures of varying heights on a podium: a fifty-storey office block and two lower blocks to house an auditorium, conference and exhibition facilities, restaurants, and a shopping arcade. The design reduced impact on the skyline and on the relationship with adjacent buildings, while creating spaces that are accessible to the public. The tower was a structural feat. Wind-tunnel tests were carried out on the study model, and the foundation required the support of four round caissons—watertight retaining structures—which inspired the bank’s logo.
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