Transit-Integrated Residential Mixed-Use High-Rise

Urban + Transit Integration: A transit-first precinct where towers sit on a continuous interlocking podium that directly interfaces with the underground metro. The shared slab functions as a civic machine — containing commuter concourses and dedicated station entrances, vehicle ramps and resident parking, centralised waste transfer and service corridors — while ground-floor cafés, retail and plazas frame clear, secure routes for commuters and separate residential lobbies to preserve privacy.

Structure and Cladding Strategy: Primary load-bearing concrete frames, cores and transfer plates form the engineered backbone; the visible “concrete” aesthetic is delivered by a panelised exposed-concrete cladding/rainscreen system fixed to the structural backing. Panels are secured with concealed anchors, designed movement joints, insulation and ventilated cavities so the façade reads monolithic while allowing differential movement, ease of maintenance and coordinated service penetrations.

Acoustics, Vibration and Performance: Dynamic modelling and strict vibration criteria inform a layered mitigation strategy — podium plates, resilient bearings and mounts, localized isolation for plant, tuned-mass elements and decoupled cladding — so metro operations do not produce perceptible vibration or resonance in living spaces. Façade, floor and partition assemblies are specified for high acoustic performance, with on-site monitoring and commissioning built into the construction programme.

Living, Amenity and Sustainability Logic: Apartments are designed as open, flexible domestic platforms (generous daylight, cross-ventilation and balconies) with distributed communal amenities (sky gardens, co-work and childcare), so amenity is neighbourhood-scale. Terraces and concrete slabs double as acoustic buffers; sustainability is embedded (PV, rainwater reuse, EV provision, centralised recycling and adaptable service corridors), and the slab-level logistics enable efficient operations, durable maintenance and long-term adaptability.