RHYTHM OF Singapore
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SG TOURS Singapore Trips
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LITTLE INDIA | MARINA BAY SANDS |
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(1) (1) MARINA BAY SANDS Opening date Grand opening - 17 February 2011 No. of rooms 2,561 Permanent shows Signature attractions
Sands SkyPark Notable restaurants
CUT Casino type Land-Based Owner Las Vegas Sands Corp Website marinabaysands.com BACKGROUND LVS submitted its winning bid on its own. Its original partner City Developments Limited (CDL), with a proposed 15% equity stake, pulled out of the partnership in the second phase of the tender process. CDL's CEO, Kwek Leng Beng said his company's pullout was a combination of factors - such as difficulties in getting numerous companies he owns to comply in time, as well as reluctance of some parties to disclose certain private information in probity checks required by the Singapore government. However, Kwek was retained as an advisor for Sands' bid. INVESTMENT Las Vegas Sands initially committed to invest S$3.85 billion in the project, not including the fixed S$1.2 billion cost of the 6,000,000 square feet (560,000 m2) site itself.[14] With the escalating costs of materials, such as sand and steel, and labour shortages owing to other major infrastructure and property development in the country, Sheldon Adelson placed the total cost of the development at S$8.0 billion as of July 2009. DESIGN The resort is designed by Moshe Safdie, who says it was initially inspired by card decks. In addition to the casino, other key components of the plan are three hotel towers with 2,500 rooms and suites, a 200,000-square-foot (19,000 m2) ArtScience Museum and a convention centre with 1,200,000 square feet (111,000 m2) of space, capable of accommodating up to 45,000 people. The resort's architecture and major design changes along the way were also approved by its feng shui consultants, the late Master Chong Swan Lek and Master Louisa Ong-Lee.[19][20] The Engineering for the project was headed by Arup and Parsons Brinkerhoff (MEP/ELV). Arup had originally worked on such prestigious projects such as the Beijing National Aquatics Centre and the Sydney Opera House. In spite of their experience, they described the integration of the varied and advanced technologies as the 'most difficult to carry out in the whole world'.[21] The extensive background music system was installed by Singapore based contractor Electronics & Engineering Pte Ltd. Moshe Safdie designed an Art Path within the resort, incorporating seven installations by five artists including Zheng Chongbin, Antony Gormley, and Sol LeWitt. The pieces are meant to play on environmental influences including light, water and wind, integrating art with architecture. Las Vegas Sands declared the undertaking as "one of the world's most challenging construction projects and certainly the most expensive stand-alone integrated resort property ever built". It expects the casino to generate at least $1 billion in annual profit. GRAND OPENING Marina Bay Sands was originally planned to be completed in a single phase in 2009, but rising construction costs and the financial crisis forced the company to open it in phases. The first phase's preview opening was further delayed until 27 April 2010, and the official opening was pushed back to 23 June 2010. The rest of the complex remained under construction and was opened after a grand opening on 17 February 2011. Marina Bay Sands features three 55-storey hotel towers which were topped out in July 2009. The three towers are connected by a 1 hectare sky terrace on the roof, named Sands SkyPark. THE SKYPARK The SkyPark is home to the world's longest elevated swimming pool, with a 146-metre (478-foot) vanishing edge, perched 191 metres above the ground. The pools are made up of 422,000 pounds of stainless steel and can hold 376,500 gallons (1424 cubic metres) of water. The SkyPark also boasts rooftop restaurants such as The Sky on 57 (by Justin Quek), nightclubs such as KU DÉ TA, lush gardens, hundreds of trees and plants, and a public observatory deck on the cantilever with 360-degree views of the Singapore skyline. SkyPark Engineering Facts Skypark length 340 m Steelwork tonnage 7,700 tons (permanent) & 4,400 tons (temporary)Cantilever length 65 m Cantilever weight 3,500 tons Lifting of cantilever structure13 week. There are four movement joints beneath the main pools, designed to help them withstand the natural motion of the towers, and each joint has a unique range of motion. The total range of motion is 500 millimetres (19.68 inches). In addition to wind, the hotel towers are also subject to settlement in the earth over time, so engineers built and installed custom jack legs to allow for future adjustment at more than 500 points beneath the pool system. This jacking system is important primarily to ensure the infinity edge of the pool continues to function properly THE SHOPPES The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands also boasts close to 1,000,000 square feet of retail space with over 300 stores and F&B outlets, including numerous luxury duplexes for boutiques such as Ralph Lauren, Chanel, Cartier and Prada. Other luxury stores include Gucci, Hermès, Emporio Armani, Chopard, Burberry, REDValentino, Dior, Dunhill, Vertu, Miu Miu, Yves Saint Laurent, Salvatore Ferragamo, Montblanc, Blancpain, an Hermès Watch Boutique, and Herve Leger. The Rain Oculus above the shopping mall canal. A canal runs through the length of the Shoppes, in the same style as the Venetian in Las Vegas. Sampan rides on the canal are available for guests and shoppers at the shopping mall, similar to the gondola rides available in the Venetian. Also housed within the Shoppes are the six of the seven Celebrity Chef Restaurants - Cut (by Wolfgang Puck), Waku Ghin (by Tetsuya Wakuda), Pizzeria and Osteria Mozza (by Mario Batali), Guy Savoy (by Guy Savoy), DB Bistro Moderne (by Daniel Boulud), and Santi (by Santi Santamaria). Two notable attractions of the resort are the two Crystal Pavilions. Despite a brief legal dispute in June 2011, it has been decided that one of the Pavilions will house two internationally-renowned nightclubs - Avalon and Pangaea. In addition, the second Pavilion will house the world's largest Louis Vuitton boutique, in addition to being on a floating island, at 20,000 square feet, which will be connected to the portion of the boutique in the Shoppes via an underwater tunnel. The Sands Theatre and Grand Theatre seat over 1900 people and 2200 people respectively, with The Lion King showing at the former, and international acts, such as Cirque Éloize and A. R. Rahman's Jai Ho, located in the latter during their world tours. Set next to the theatres is an ice skating rink measuring 6,500 square feet, rivaling that at the Rockefeller Center in New York. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marina_Bay_Sands
http://vimeo.com/15321159 SKYPARK POOL
http://www.marinabaysands.com/Singapore-Entertainment/Activities/Sands-Skypark/
http://www.scribd.com/doc/40220526/Marina-Bay-Sands-Sky-Park-Cantilever
http://ccojet.wordpress.com/2010/07/13/marina-bay-sands-skypark/ RELATED NEWS: New CEO looking for more land to expand MBS George Tanasijevich gets the top job and is eyeing parcels of land near IR to stay ahead of demand By LEE U-WEN (SINGAPORE) Marina Bay Sands (MBS) has again called on the Singapore government to make available several adjacent plots of land that would help support the US$5.7 billion integrated resort's (IR) burgeoning operations.
These are land parcels currently not on the reserve list, which means they are not positioned to go through the public tender process, said the company's newly-appointed president and chief executive George Tanasijevich. 'The ramp-up here in each of our business lines has been very rapid. We want to be ahead of the demand to make sure that we're not constrained as we continue to progress and build our business,' he said in an exclusive interview with BT, his first since being promoted to the top job this week. His comments come five months after parent company Las Vegas Sands' (LVS) chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson said that MBS craved more land to cater to the growing demand for its meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions (Mice) events, among various business activities. Mr Tanasijevich, 50, said that the strong desire of MBS - which opened its doors in April 2010 - to expand further was 'a signal of just how optimistic we are about Singapore and our business prospects'. 'We encourage the government to move forward with parcels that are adjacent to MBS. We think we could further enhance this part of Singapore, consistent with the overall masterplan for the Marina Bay area,' said the American. Mr Tanasijevich, who will relinquish his position as MBS's managing director of global development, had been the interim CEO since February following the surprise departure of previous chief Thomas Arasi after just 18 months at the helm. MBS will make an official announcement regarding Mr Tanasijevich's new appointment today. The new CEO was LVS's senior representative and main coordinator during Singapore's IR bidding process in 2005. A lawyer by training, he was the first employee to receive the news from the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) that LVS was successful in its bid. In its first full year of operations, MBS welcomed some 19.6 million local and foreign visitors, a large chunk from key markets such as Indonesia, Malaysia and China. Since it opened, the company has also inked deals to host 1,959 Mice events, including those that have already taken place. For the first three months of this year, MBS reported a 48.6 per cent profit margin and pre-tax profits of US$284.5 million, down from US$305.8 million in the previous quarter. The second-quarter results were announced yesterday in the US (Wednesday morning, Singapore time) after the markets closed. 'We want to continue to build on our good start. We want to get better in every aspect of our business and deliver stronger results across the board. You have seen some of the economic impact stimulated by the introduction of the IRs, and we want to keep pushing that to higher levels,' said Mr Tanasijevich. 'Obviously, Asia is an exciting part of the world to be in now. Some of the world's strongest economies are here, not least of which is Singapore with its 14.5 per cent growth last year.' Driving much of MBS's long-term expansion will be its ability to bring in the best talent and placing them at all levels of the company, he said. MBS employs some 8,600 staff today and Mr Tanasijevich said there was some scope to recruit more people with several sections of the casino-resort - including two new crystal pavilions - yet to be opened. 'Over time, as people grow in our business and they get better at their job and rise up the ranks, we will become a more localised company, more of a Singapore company. This is something which I think is important for us to be established here,' he said. Mr Tanasijevich, who has been based here for the last 10 years, described his working relationship with the key government agencies - among them the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports and the Casino Regulatory Authority (CRA) - as a 'constructive and collaborative' one. 'I speak with them by phone on a daily basis. We have regularly scheduled meetings with different groups such as the Integrated Resorts Working Group which is chaired by STB (Singapore Tourism Board) CEO Aw Kah Peng,' he said. 'We meet routinely with CRA to update them on the progress and status of our business. The communication lines are always open and they run both ways.' When asked to reflect on his journey so far having been involved with MBS since day one, Mr Tanasijevich preferred to look ahead to the future and focus on dealing with the immediate tasks at hand in his new capacity. He said: 'I think we are in a situation where this is a privileged position that Singapore has granted us. We want to earn our keep every single day, doing everything we can to help the government and STB meet its goals and objectives and, at the same time, providing economic growth and career opportunities for Singaporeans.
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(1) Hotels Six hotels, six different experiences Six hotels with six unique themes; it’s like waking up to six different holidays. Resorts World Sentosa offers 1,800 rooms at its hotels, each with a distinct personality, but all sharing a touch of warm hospitality.
LOCATION OF HOTELS http://www.rwsentosa.com/language/en-US/MAPS UNIVERSAL STUDIOS http://www.rwsentosa.com/language/en-US/MapsUSS RESORT WORLD SENTOSA OVERVIEW http://www.rwsentosa.com/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=G9QHvFhe6y0%3d&tabid=87&language=en-US |
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| Sentosa Island Sentosa is Asia's leading leisure destination and Singapore's premier island resort getaway, located within 15 minutes from the central business and shopping districts. The island resort is managed by Sentosa Development Corporation, which works with various stakeholders in overseeing property investments, attractions development, and operation of the various leisure offerings and management of the residential precinct on the island. The Corporation also manages the Southern Islands, and owns Mount Faber Leisure Group which runs Singapore's only cable car service. The 500-hectare island resort is home to an exciting array of themed attractions, award-winning spa retreats, lush rainforests, golden sandy beaches, resort accommodations, world-renowned golf courses, a deep-water yachting marina and luxurious residences - making Sentosa a vibrant island resort for business and leisure. Making Sentosa its home, too, is Singapore's first integrated resort, Resorts World Sentosa, which operates South East Asia's first Universal Studios theme park. Situated on the eastern end of Sentosa Island is Sentosa Cove, an exclusive residential enclave. By 2014, it will be bustling with some 2,000 homes, romantic quayside restaurants, retail and specialty shops. Offering Singapore's only truly oceanfront residences, Sentosa Cove is fast becoming the world's most desirable address. The Island is also proud to be home to Sentosa Golf Club and its two acclaimed golf courses, The Serapong and The Tanjong. Since 2006, Asia's richest national open, the annual Barclays Singapore Open, has teed off on The Serapong with star-studded line-ups featuring international players and golf professionals from Asia, Europe and the USA playing to nail-biting finishes. Welcoming a growing number of local and international guests every year, Sentosa is an integral part of Singapore's goal to be a global destination to work, live and play. To find out more about Sentosa's current and new developments, please visit http://www.sentosa.gov.sg/about-us/masterplans/
Sentosa Cove (Chinese: 升涛湾) is a residential enclave in the East of Sentosa Island in Singapore, eventually housing about 2,500 units when fully developed. Largely made-up of reclaimed land, it is being marketed as a "exclusive oceanfront residential community" and the "only true seafront residential property" in Singapore. Sentosa Cove is located on the southern-eastern side of Sentosa Island, at the southern most tip of mainland Singapore. Located on the tranquil eastern coast of Sentosa Island, Sentosa Cove is Singapore's first and most exclusive marina residential community that offers tropical resort living just minutes from the hustle and bustle of city life in mainland Singapore. First conceptualised by Bernard Spoerry who designed the renowned Port Grimaud in France, Sentosa Cove's master plan was subsequently updated by McKerrell Lynch Architects from Australia and Klages, Carter & Vail from America into one of the world's most prestigious marina residential communities, blending modern and innovative residential design with the natural tropical environment. Renowned for its world-class infrastructure and political stability, Singapore also boasts a vibrant arts and cultural scene, as well as exciting leisure and entertainment amenities. The master developer of the site is Sentosa Cove Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of Sentosa Development Corporation. The latter purchased the site from the Singapore Land Authority for a sum of about S$800 million. Geography Sentosa Cove is divided into two main areas, the North Cove, and the South Cove. Each cove comprises both bungalow and condominium residential plots, with most units configured to either face the artificially-created sheltered waterways, or the open sea. Straddling between the two is a planned commercial area, known as the Marina Village, which includes a hotel and a marina. NORTH COVE The North Cove has three artificial islands called Coral Island, Paradise Island and Treasure Island, all of which are surrounded by an artificial marina enclosed by an outer ring of reclaimed land. Collectively, the North Cove will have 1,528 residential units: 214 bungalows, 30 terraced houses, and 1,284 condominium units. There are six condominium sites, of which four were successful sold to private developers. The Azure by Centrepoint Homes, and The Oceanfront @ Sentosa Cove by City Developments Limited each held very successful sales campaigns, with units being booked very rapidly even before their respective launches in 2006. Two other plots, known as the Berth by the Cove (awarded to Ho Bee Group) and the Baywater Collection of three condominium parcels, were expected to be launched soon. There are also two significant sites for landed housing, namely the Hillside Collection, and the Lakefront Collection. SOUTH COVE Bungalow plots in the South Cove were launched only in the second half of 2006 after the successful sale of most plots in the North Cove, with an eventual total of 156 units. Another 816 condominium units in four sites are also to be sold, for a total of 972 homes in the South Cove. Demand for these homes is expected to be higher than in the north due to the better sea views offered. With a geographic configuration similar to the north, it also has a sheltered waterway with two artificial islands (Pearl Island and Sandy Island). DevelopmentAbout 60% of the buyers are foreign. It has 2 main views: 1) the world's 2nd busiest port. or 2) one of the world's busiest shipping lanes. About Sentosa Cove When Sentosa Cove unveiled its first land parcels for sale in 2003, it signalled a new era of luxury living in Singapore. For the first time, homes could be built right on the waterfront and residents could look forward to the frills of an active marina lifestyle in Singapore's cosmopolitan community. Today, Sentosa Cove is home to an impressive showcase of prestigious developments, from luxury highrise apartments to tranquil terrace homes and bungalow masterpieces. In the early 1990s, a few officials from Sentosa Development Corporation (SDC) travelled to Port Grimaud, a very successful waterfront development in St Tropez, France, on a study trip. In 1992, SDC invited French architect Bernard Spoerry whose father, Francois, was the creator of Port Grimaud, to assist draw up a masterplan for the development of Sentosa Cove. SDC needed to refine Spoerry's original masterplan as certain aspects did not bond with the physical features of the Sentosa Cove site with the task given to McKerrell Lynch Architects (MLA) from Australia. Besides enhancing the appeal and privacy of the residential developments, MLA explored the commercial possibilities of Sentosa Cove in anticipation that the marina would to become a vital nexus of activity for the Cove residents as well as the public. In 1996, SDC appointed American architectural from Klages, Carter Vail & Partners to look into tropicalising the architecture of Sentosa Cove's development style. Principal architect David Klages envisioned and styled Sentosa Cove as a lifestyle community in the manner of similar waterfront estates in California and Florida. The land sale programme was initially planned to begin in 1994 but was pushed back several times due to the unfavourable property market conditions then. Eventually a bold worldwide marketing strategy, spearheaded by Ms Jennie Chua, Chairman, Sentosa Cove Private Limited (a wholly-owned subsidiary of SDC set up to develop, manage and market the Cove development), saw land values of Cove property rise from an initial price of just over S$300 per square foot per plot ratio (psf ppr) for the first bungalow land parcel in 2003, to an astonishing S$1,820 psf ppr by the time the last high rise parcel was sold in 2008. SDC emphasised on Singapore's global reputation as a safe place to work, invest and live to distinguish Sentosa Cove from other worldwide luxury property developments. SDC also mooted several policy changes to make it possible and attractive for foreign high-net worth individuals to purchase and build homes on Sentosa Cove. In 2004, Singapore government amended the law to allow foreigners to purchase property on Sentosa Cove so long they live on the Cove property and does not own more than one restricted residential property in Singapore. The following year, it introduced a financial investor scheme that granted Permanent Residency to applicants who invested at least S$5 million in financial assets including one Sentosa Cove bungalow property. In 2006 Christie's Great Estates was brought in to auction 12 oceanfront, waterway and fairway bungalow land parcels. This was another milestone for SDC as it propelled Sentosa Cove to international prominence. The auction on the 25th August, helmed by award-winning auctioneer Graeme Hennesy, was broadcasted live to oversea bidders in Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, England and Malaysia to enable potential buyers to closely monitor the bidding situation and response accordingly with the capacity crowd close to 400 people. SDC adopted the sales method of awarding a land parcel by Expression of Interest (EOI) for the islands in the southern precinct. It enabled SDC to bring in foreign property developers to Sentosa Cove for the first time. The government also relaxed certain regulations to make it easier for the foreign developers to participate in the Cove land sales. Malaysian developers YTL Corporation Berhad, IJM Properties Sdn Bhd and China developer Ximeng Land, were awarded various Cove projects via such innovation. South Precinct / North Precinct / Central Marina Precinct Sentosa Cove covers an area of 117-hectares mostly made up of reclaimed land, including 5 artificial islands namely Coral, Paradise, Treasure, Sandy and Pearl. Most of the land is designated for residential accommodation, with the 5 islands reserved for bungalows. The residential developments are clustered in three main areas, namely the northern precinct (North Cove), the southern precinct (South Cove) and the central marina precinct. Straddling between the two coves is the central marina precinct, which includes The Residences at W Singapore Sentosa Cove (228 units by City Developments Ltd), W Hotel, ONE°15 Marina Club and The Marina Collection (124 units by Lippo Group). Within the North Cove, there are a total of 829 units in the 4 condominiums, namely The Azure (116 units by Frasers Centrepoint Homes), The Berth By The Cove (200 units by Ho Bee Group), The Coast At Sentosa Cove (249 units by Ho Bee Group) and The Oceanfront @ Sentosa Cove (264 units by City Developments Ltd & TID Pte Ltd). The landed housing on the North Cove includes Coral Island (21 villas by Ho Bee Group), Paradise Island (29 villas by Ho Bee Group), Treasure Island (19 villas by private owners), Kasara Lake Collection (13 villas by YTL Corporation), Ocean 8 (8 terraces by IJM Properties Sdn Bhd), The Berthside (8 terraces by Ho Bee Group), Villas @ Sentosa Cove (8 terraces by ACT Holdings Pte Ltd) and others. Over at the South Cove, there are a total of 563 units in another 4 condominiums, namely Turquoise (91 units by Ho Bee Group), Seascape (151 units by Ho Bee Group & IOI Properties), Pinnacle Collection (280 units by Ho Bee Group & IOI Properties) and Seven Palms Sentosa Cove (41 units by SC Global). The landed housing comprises of Sandy Island (18 bungalows by YTL Corporation & LP World), Pearl Island (19 bungalows by Ximeng Land Pte Ltd), Elevation Golf Villas (20 strata-landed by Elevation Developments) and others.
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