Design revealed for $US40bn Forest City on Malaysian islands
By Kim Megson 03 Feb 2016
Forest City will be 'a compact and walkable metropolis with a variety of civic, cultural and recreational amenities set in a lush, tropical landscape with unparalleled ocean views'
Credit: Forest City
International architecture practice Sasaki Associates have unveiled an ambitious masterplan for the largest mixed-use development in Southeast Asia: an island-based metropolis in Malaysia called Forest City.
The studio – whose previous work includes waterfront parks and river walkways in Chicago and Los Angeles – have envisioned “a compact and walkable metropolis with a variety of civic, cultural and recreational amenities set in a lush, tropical landscape with unparalleled ocean views.”
The SNG$58.3bn (US$40.7bn, €37.2bn, £28.1bn) project will cover an area of 3,954 acres across four man-made islands in Iskander Malaysia, one of the region’s most important trade and development corridors.
The city will combine residential, commercial and financial buildings with a variety of creative industries and leisure facilities. High rises and green parks will intermingle, looking out towards the ocean and the surrounding marine Seagrass Preserve.
“Forest City is a result of the region's remarkable growth," says Michael Grove, the principal in charge of the project at Sasaki. "Greater connectivity between Forest City and Singapore will further enhance the symbiotic relationship of cultures, economies, and the environment in this exceptionally diverse part of the world."
The project will feature extensive ground-level parks, a waterfront trail system and, according to local reports, a 50,000 capacity stadium for the Johor state football team.
“Linking the entire development is a pedestrian-centric rooftop network of interconnected parks and gardens located on the top level of an infrastructure podium,” said the architects in a statement. “This approach establishes a publicly accessible landscape as a continuous urban structure and is a defining element, creating the world's largest green roof system.”
Forest City will have a sophisticated multi-layered transportation network, integrating roadways, car parks, a light rail transit system and pedestrian paths. A ferry and high-speed rail line will connect the islands with Singapore and the Malaysian mainland.
The project is a joint venture between Chinese property developer Country Garden Holdings and state-owned company Esplanade Danga 88.
According to the developers, the project will be gradually implemented over the next 20 years.
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Design revealed for $US40bn Forest City on Malaysian islands
POSTED 03 Feb 2016 . BY Kim Megson
Forest City will be 'a compact and walkable metropolis with a variety of civic, cultural and recreational amenities set in a lush, tropical landscape with unparalleled ocean views'
Credit: Forest City
International architecture practice Sasaki Associates have unveiled an ambitious masterplan for the largest mixed-use development in Southeast Asia: an island-based metropolis in Malaysia called Forest City.
The studio – whose previous work includes waterfront parks and river walkways in Chicago and Los Angeles – have envisioned “a compact and walkable metropolis with a variety of civic, cultural and recreational amenities set in a lush, tropical landscape with unparalleled ocean views.”
The SNG$58.3bn (US$40.7bn, €37.2bn, £28.1bn) project will cover an area of 3,954 acres across four man-made islands in Iskander Malaysia, one of the region’s most important trade and development corridors.
The city will combine residential, commercial and financial buildings with a variety of creative industries and leisure facilities. High rises and green parks will intermingle, looking out towards the ocean and the surrounding marine Seagrass Preserve.
“Forest City is a result of the region's remarkable growth," says Michael Grove, the principal in charge of the project at Sasaki. "Greater connectivity between Forest City and Singapore will further enhance the symbiotic relationship of cultures, economies, and the environment in this exceptionally diverse part of the world."
The project will feature extensive ground-level parks, a waterfront trail system and, according to local reports, a 50,000 capacity stadium for the Johor state football team.
“Linking the entire development is a pedestrian-centric rooftop network of interconnected parks and gardens located on the top level of an infrastructure podium,” said the architects in a statement. “This approach establishes a publicly accessible landscape as a continuous urban structure and is a defining element, creating the world's largest green roof system.”
Forest City will have a sophisticated multi-layered transportation network, integrating roadways, car parks, a light rail transit system and pedestrian paths. A ferry and high-speed rail line will connect the islands with Singapore and the Malaysian mainland.
The project is a joint venture between Chinese property developer Country Garden Holdings and state-owned company Esplanade Danga 88.
According to the developers, the project will be gradually implemented over the next 20 years.
Public parks and pedestrian pathways will be at the heart of the scheme Credit: Sasaki Associates
The city will be built on four man-made islands surrounded by ocean Credit: Sasaki Associates
A host of cultural facilities are included in the masterplan Credit: Sasaki Associates
The transport infrastructure will be build across different levels Credit: Sasaki Associates
The scheme will be full of trees and green space, and is surrounded by a marine reserve Credit: Sasaki Associates
The project is a joint venture between Chinese property developer Country Garden Holdings and state-owned company Esplanade Danga 88 Credit: Sasaki Associates
The Greenland Group has purchased 128 acres (518,000sq m) of land from Malaysian
property developer Iskandar for RM2.4bn (US$664m, €586.8m, £440m) to build a mixed-
use development which will include a theme park and an opera house.
Remedy Place, a US-based social wellness club brand, is poised for steady expansion in the
coming years, with plans to open two new clubs annually moving forward.
Swiss longevity brand Clinique La Prairie (CLP) has inked a deal with Montara Hospitality
Group
to operate a resort at Tri Vananda – a purpose-built wellness community in Phuket,
Thailand.
Recovery, social wellness and longevity were talking points at the
recent PerformX Live, tipped by many
speakers as upcoming trends, while the exhibition halls featured infrared
saunas, compression
therapy and ice baths.