In pictures: Stylish BTO projects at Dawson's SkyTerrace and SkyVille

In pictures: Stylish BTO projects at Dawson's SkyTerrace and SkyVille

SINGAPORE - Queenstown's new snazzy Build-To-Order (BTO) projects - SkyVille @ Dawson and SkyTerrace @ Dawson - are the face of new-generation public housing, with a focus on flexibility, greenery and good living.

Designed by award-winning architecture firms, both developments boast cool, modern features and their own unique identity.

SkyVille @ Dawson's design features three configurations instead of the standard cuboid layout of flats. -- ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG

SkyTerrace @ Dawson has five towers (ranging from 40 to 43 storeys) with sky gardens at various levels that are linked through bridges. -- ST PHOTO: LAU FOOK KONG

SkyTerrace @ Dawson, for instance, takes the "housing-in-park concept' to a new level. The five-block estate features plenty of lush greenery and sky gardens replace the usual void decks.

Its buildings are made to look like a Tetris game, where L-shaped units fit snugly with rectangular ones in what is called a "paired unit".

There are are 65 of such paired units, with the rest of the development taken up by three- to five-room flats.

SkyTerrace @ Dawson's unique L-shaped units. -- ST PHOTO: LAU FOOK KONG

Lofts, similar to those found in condominiums, are among the types of apartments available at SkyTerrace @ Dawson, which feature L-shaped units. -- ST PHOTO: LAU FOOK KONG

The interior of a unit at SkyTerrace @ Dawson. -- ST PHOTO: LAU FOOK KONG kyterrace-and-skyville

A loft apartment viewed from another angle at SkyTerrace @ Dawson. -- ST PHOTO: LAU FOOK KONG

Over at SkyVille @ Dawson, the cubiod layout so commonly seen in standard HDB flats is eschewed for three different configurations to suit an owner's decor preferences.

Twelve "villages" spread out over three blocks each comprise a sky garden and are shared by 80 homes to encourage interaction between residents, while a roof garden on the 47th floor features a 400m jogging track and panoramic city views.

SkyVille @ Dawson's design was inspired by a notion of a village, a throwback to Dawson estate's early beginnings as Boh Beh Kang village. -- ST PHOTO: LAU FOOK KONG

The view from an outdoor corridor at SkyVille @ Dawson. -- ST PHOTO: LAU FOOK KONG

Art and heritage are also woven into the estate's overall design and can be seen in its

common areas.

A lift lobby at one of SkyVille @ Dawson's three blocks. -- ST PHOTO: LAU FOOK KONG

Art and heritage are woven into the common areas of SkyVille @ Dawson, which include murals by local artists. -- ST PHOTO: LAU FOOK KONG

Sky gardens offering panoramic views and a diamond-like block layout are highlights of SkyVille @ Dawson. -- ST PHOTO: LAU FOOK KONG

Spacious units are a key feature at SkyVille @ Dawson. -- ST PHOTO: LAU FOOK KONG

The Straits Times / Singapore Published on Monday, 25 May 2015

In pictures: Stylish BTO projects at Dawson's SkyTerrace and SkyVille

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