The Hive
External view of The Hive
Alternative namesLearning Hub South
General information
LocationJurong West, Singapore
Address52 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639816
Coordinates1°20′36″N 103°40′57″E / 1.343212°N 103.682586°E / 1.343212; 103.682586
Opening2015
CostS$45 million
OwnerNanyang 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]

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]

References

  1. 1 2 Ng, Andrea (10 March 2015). "NTU unveils new 'dim sum basket building' equipped with classrooms of the future". The Straits Times.
  2. ↑ Yang, Calvin (20 October 2015). "NTU launches new facility that features unconventional teaching method". The Straits Times.
  3. ↑ Rosenfield, Karissa (22 June 2015). "Shortlist Announced for World Architecture Festival Awards 2015". ArchDaily.
  4. ↑ Mark, Laura (10 March 2015). "Heatherwick's Singapore Uni Learning Hub opens". Architects' Journal.
  5. 1 2 Frearson, Amy (10 March 2015). "Heatherwick's textured-tower university building completes in Singapore". Dezeen.
  6. ↑ Hohenadel, Kristin (12 March 2015). "Singapore's New "Learning Hub" Rethinks University Classroom Design in the Internet Age". Slate.
  7. ↑ Chew, Hui Min (26 December 2015). "British daily The Telegraph names 3 Singapore buildings in its list of 2015's best (and worst)". The Straits Times.
  8. ↑ Williams, Austin (29 April 2015). "Learning Hub in Singapore by Thomas Heatherwick". Architectural Review.


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