New Generation Neighbourhood Centres

Annex New Generation Neighbourhood Centres Northshore Plaza Northshore Plaza is well integrated with the surrounding public housing parcels, Common Green and waterfront promenade. Designed with a variety of community spaces, Northshore Plaza will be a new waterfront destination for the community. Residents will enjoy the convenience of shops, a supermarket, food courts, restaurants, enrichment centres, and a childcare centre, right at their doorstep. Location map of Northshore Plaza in Punggol Town Integrated with surrounding facilities Seamless connectivity is provided from the Samudera LRT station through the Community Spine in Northshore Plaza to the waterfront promenade. Northshore Plaza is also connected to the adjacent public housing precincts through link ways and link bridges. 7 Network of connections and community spaces in the Northshore Plaza and surrounding public housing The Community Spine provides seamless connectivity from Samudera LRT Station to the surrounding housing precincts and Punggol Promenade Common Green and Community Pods The Common Green is a park lined with lush greenery, and comes with fitness stations, a playground and a dragonfly pond. Residents and visitors can mingle at the pods located on the second level of the Community Spine. 8 Community Pods look out to a Common Green with play facilities for children and a dragonfly pond provide a good gathering point for families. Community Plaza The plaza is a sheltered space for activities and events. It also serves as a gathering space for family and friends. Smart Solutions of Northshore Plaza In line with Northshore as a Smart and sustainable district, Smart solutions will be installed and test-bedded in Northshore Plaza, such as: • Smart Car Park Management System - Parking demand is monitored, and unused season parking lots are temporarily released to visitors. • Smart Fans - Activated by wind speed, temperature and human traffic patterns, the fans improve comfort levels in common areas while ensuring efficient energy usage. • Smart Lighting - Lighting levels in common areas are adjusted based on human traffic patterns, thus reducing energy usage. • Smart Pneumatic Waste Conveyance System - Waste disposal, recycling patterns and volumes are monitored to optimise the deployment of resources for waste collection. 9 Smart solutions will be installed in Northshore Plaza Oasis Terraces Located next to Oasis LRT station, Oasis Terraces is situated along the Punggol Waterway. This is the first neighbourhood centre that incorporates feedback from residents through a series of focus group discussions on the facilities that they hope to see. Location map of Oasis Terraces Exciting Features & Facilities to Encourage Community Interaction Residents in Punggol will benefit from the host of exciting new features in this development. With 18,000 sqm of retail space, about 1.5 times the size of Punggol Plaza, it will offer a wide range of shopping, dining and education/enrichment centres. 10 The community will also benefit from social and healthcare facilities, all under one roof. The development is designed with a series of cascading multi-coloured gardens, capitalising on the good view offered by the Punggol Waterway. Resembling a landscaped hill, it will provide a scenic view for both shoppers and residents in the area. Residents will enjoy easy access to all gardens and terraces in Oasis Terraces A purpose-built sheltered community plaza will be built in the heart of this development, to encourage community gatherings and bonding. Fronting the Punggol Waterway, residents will be able to use the facility to hold community events, or for walks through the lush green terraces. A dedicated pedestrian thoroughfare will also give residents direct access to Punggol Waterway. Covered walkways will connect the development to the Oasis LRT station and neighbouring blocks. Sheltered community plaza facilitates community gatherings 11 Sheltered community plaza and surrounding lush garden terraces Wet Play Park Oasis Terraces will house one of the largest polyclinics in Singapore – Punggol Polyclinic – operated by SingHealth. With a polyclinic integrated within the NC, residents will have access to a wide range of healthcare services without having to leave the town. These include specialised services such as physiotherapy and podiatry services. Sustainable Features to Promote Eco Living In line with the vision for Punggol to be an Eco-Town, these sustainable initiatives will be introduced in Oasis Terraces: • Motion-sensor lighting • Carpark guidance system 12 • Sensor-triggered irrigation system for the landscaping • Rainwater harvesting • Sensor activated fans An area on the roof of the development will also be set aside for a Community Garden, so residents can come together to contribute to the green efforts as they tend to the plants and enjoy the harvest. Canberra Plaza Location map of Canberra Plaza The three-storey development includes an event plaza, pockets of greenery, a water playground, a wide range of retail choices, food courts, restaurants, clinics, enrichment centres and a supermarket. It presents a one-stop destination for all generations. Canberra Plaza offers a 24-hour pedestrian access thoroughfare to the precinct green and facilities. A wide variety of social and community spaces is located on landscaped decks, giving residents a choice of recreational facilities. 13 Aerial view of Canberra Plaza and surrounding public housing Cross-sectional perspective of Canberra Plaza The sheltered Estuary-themed event plaza is designed for community activities which add vibrancy to the development. Beyond the 24-hour access thoroughfare is the lushly landscaped precinct green equipped with 3-Generation fitness and play facilities. A childcare centre is located nearby and opens onto the precinct green, encouraging interactive learning. 14 River-Themed Water Playground, which resembles a “blue river” with water-spouting fish displays Seamless Connectivity The NC is designed to link with the MRT station. An elevated link bridge connects the development directly to the future Canberra MRT Station, providing convenience for both residents and shoppers in this neighbourhood. An overhead bridge will connect Canberra Plaza with the housing precincts located across Canberra Way. Buangkok Square Location map of Buangkok Square Buangkok Square offers a community plaza that is integrated with the neighbourhood park, allowing residents to meet up and connect with one another. 15 Cross sectional perspective of Buangkok Square showing the distribution of different facilities and spaces Sheltered Community Plaza, integrated with neighbourhood park The sheltered community plaza is well integrated with the adjacent neighbourhood park. Residents can stroll around rain gardens, enjoy facilities like playgrounds, fitness stations and shelters. They could also learn about local history from the educational sculptures of kampung animals. The sheltered community plaza is well integrated with the neighbourhood park. Facilities within Easy Reach A porous interior facilitates visibility and access to the retail shops, kiosks, dining outlets, enrichment centres and the park. 16 The interior of Buangkok Square is designed to facilitate visibility and accessibility to the shops, dining outlets and the park Ease of Access A 24-hour access thoroughfare through the development leads residents to the residential blocks behind. An inviting entrance welcomes visitors from the future bus stop Connection to Residential Blocks Accessibility to the neighbourhood centre is designed with careful consideration for all, including the elderly and physically disabled. It is well-connected to residential blocks at the ground level and via link bridges. 17 Buangkok Square is connected to surrounding residential blocks at the ground level and via link bridges 18 .

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