Ar.
Moshe Safdie - The contemporery architect
philosophy
“I’M FASCINATED BY HOW WE, AS ARCHITECTS,
CAN TRY BRINGING HISTORY, HERITAGE,
LOCAL CULTURE AND LOCAL LIFESTYLE INTO A
PARTICULAR ARCHITECTURE.’’
“I THINK YOU NEED TO, AS AN ARCHITECT,
UNDERSTAND THE ESSENCE OF A PLACE AND
CREATE A BUILDING THAT FEELS LIKE IT
RESONATES WITH THE CULTURE OF A PLACE.’’
ISRAELI-CANADIAN-AMERICAN
ARCHITECT, URBAN PLANNER,
EDUCATOR, THEORIST, AND AUTHOR
MOSHE SAFDIE'S WORKS ARE KNOWN FOR THEIR DRAMATIC
CURVES, ARRAYS OF GEOMETRIC PATTERNS, USE OF
WINDOWS, AND KEY PLACEMENT OF OPEN AND GREEN
SPACES.
HE HAS WORKED WITH A WIDE RANGE OF CLIENTS, INCLUDING
MUNICIPAL ENTITIES AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES,
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, PRIVATE DEVELOPERS, NON-
PROFIT MAKING ORGANIZATIONS AND CIVIC INSTITUTIONS.
FAMOUS PROJECTS
1967: HABITAT 67 AT EXPO 67 WORLD'S FAIR, MONTREAL, QUEBEC,
CANADA
1988: NATIONAL GALLERY OF CANADA, OTTAWA, ONTARIO, CANADA
2005: YAD VASHEM HOLOCAUST HISTORY MUSEUM, JERUSALEM
2010: ARTSCIENCE MUSEUM, MARINA BAY SANDS, SINGAPORE
2010: MARINA BAY SANDS INTEGRATED RESORT, SINGAPORE
2012: SKY HABITAT, SINGAPORE
2019: JEWEL CHANGI AIRPORT, SINGAPORE
2021: ALTAIR, COLOMBO, SRI LANKA
KHALSA HERITAGE MEMORIAL COMPLEX,
ANANDPUR SAHIB, INDIA
DOCUMENTED BY
KHALSA HERITAGE MEMORIAL COMPLEX,
RANJANA R. TURE.
ANANDPUR SAHIB, INDIA
SEM-VII ROLLNO.- 2141
 MEI'LIN TOWERS
SHENZHEN, CHINA
THE RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM OF THE
DEVELOPMENT IS ORGANIZED INTO THREE
TOWERS
A ONE OF A KIND ‘SKYLOOP’ CONNECTS ALL
THREE OF THE TOWERS AT 200M HEIGHT- AN
EXPANSION OF THE PUBLIC REALM- WITH
INDOOR AND OUTDOOR AMENITIES SUCH AS
RESTAURANTS, LOUNGES, SPAS, SWIMMING
POOLS AND OTHER ATTRACTIONS WITH
PANORAMIC VIEWS OF SHENZHEN.
THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL-
CITY STRATEGY ALLOWS
FOR THE MULTI-USE
PROGRAM TO BE DIVIDED
AMONGST MULTIPLE
INITIAL SKETCH SLENDER TOWERS WITH
RELATIVELY SMALL
FOOTPRINTS, WITHOUT AXONOMETRIC VIEWS
CREATING THE TYPICAL
WALL-LIKE MASS THAT IS
SEGREGATED FROM THE
SURROUNDING CITY
FABRIC.
MULTI-LAYERED GARDENS
GIVE AMENITIES TO ALL: THE
PODIUM RETAIL GARDENS
SERVE THE PUBLIC AND
PATRONS ON LOWER LEVELS;
MULTI-LAYERED GARDENS THE PODIUM ROOF PARK IS A
COMMUNAL AMENITY WITH IS
CO-LOCATED WITH THE
LOBBIES AND SERVES AS AN
ELEVATED 'FRONT YARD' FOR
RESIDENTS

THE SKYLOOP SERVES BOTH

THE RESIDENTIAL
COMMUNITY AND THE
PUBLIC WITH RESTAURANTS
AND OTHER AMENITIES.

CANTILEVERED WALKWAYS
SECTION
 LUONE MIXED-USE COMPLEX TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA
SIZE - 474,000 SM | 5,100,000 SQ FT
THE PROJECT INCLUDES EIGHT RESIDENTIAL TOWERS, WITH APPROXIMATELY 3,000
UNITS OF HOUSING, 900,000SF COMMERCIAL OFFICE TOWER AND 450,000SF OF
RETAIL SPACE OPENING DIRECTLY ONTO THE PARK. THE INTERCONNECTED TOWERS
ARE POSITIONED TO PRESERVE SUNLIGHT ON THE PARK, AND ENCOURAGE
INTERCONNECTED ACCESS TO AND FROM THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS.

THE DESIGN REINFORCES PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE CONNECTIONS

THROUGH THE SITE, ALLOWING PEOPLE TO FREELY MOVE THROUGH AND
ACROSS THE SITE, BOTH INDOORS AND OUTDOORS, CONNECTED TO THE
EXISTING NETWORK OF STREETS AND URBAN PARKS.

THE PROJECT INTEGRATES RETAIL AND

LANDSCAPE BY TUCKING SHOPPING UNDER THE
PARK. THE INNOVATIVE SECTION TURNS THE
TRADITIONAL SHOPPING MALL MODEL “INSIDE-
OUT”, BY DIRECTLY CONNECTING SHOPS,
RESTAURANTS AND CAFÉS WITH THE PARK’S
RECREATIONAL EXPERIENCES ON MULTIPLE
LEVELS. THE GALLERIA OPENS UP IN GOOD
WEATHER TO ENCOURAGE INDOOR-OUTDOOR
USE AND YEAR-ROUND VIBRANCY.

PLAN SHOWING ACCESSIBILITY

THE SLENDER RESIDENTIAL TOWERS
ARE PLACED TO MAXIMIZE
PERMEABILITY, PRESERVE VIEW
CORRIDORS AND ENCOURAGE
CONNECTIVITY FOR PEDESTRIANS
AND BICYCLISTS. THE TOWERS ARE
ARTICULATED WITH STEPPING
BALCONIES AND CONNECTED WITH
ELEVATED BRIDGES CONTAINING
AMENITIES FOR RESIDENTS. THE
BRIDGES BETWEEN TOWERS FORM
DRAMATIC URBAN WINDOWS WHICH
FRAME CITY VIEWS AND MAXIMIZE
VISUAL POROSITY.
RESIDENTIAL TOWERS SECTION
 HIGHRISE PROJECTS

MARINA BAY SANDS HOTEL SKY HABITAT TORONTO

AND SKYPARK SINGAPORE

COLLEGIATE
CHURCH
HIGH-RISE
TOWER
RESIDENTIAL
PROJECT
SINGAPORE
 HIGHRISE PROJECTS

THE SINGAPORE EDITION AND

BOULEVARD 88 MONDE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT

RAFFLES CITY
CHONGQING QORNER TOWER