JEWEL CHANGI AIRPORT
THEORY OF STRUCTURES REPORT
ARBAZ ZUBAIR SHAIKH
SEMESTER-9 MU-1762
INTODUCTION
LOCATION : CHANGI, SINGAPORE ARCHITECT : MOSHE SAFDIE
CONSTRUCTION : 2014 - 2019 STRUCTURAL : RSP ENGINEERS PVT. LTD.
COST : $1.7 BILLION MATERIAL : STEEL & GLASS
FLOOR AREA : 135,700 M2 ARCHITECTURAL STYLE : NEO-FUTURISTIC
Jewel Changi Airport (also known as
Jewel or Jewel Changi) is a nature-themed
entertainment and retail complex on the
inside of Changi Airport, Singapore,
linked to three of its passenger terminals.
Its centrepiece is the world’s tallest
indoor waterfall, the Rain Vortex, which is
surrounded by a terraced forest setting.
A toroidal form was chosen by the design
team for the 1.4 million-square-foot glass-
enclosed building. BuroHappold and Safdie Architects conceived a “gridshell” concept for
Jewel’s roof and façade system that sits at the edge of level five of the ring-shaped steel
and concrete base building. This perimeter support defined a span of more than 650 feet
(200 meters) at its widest point. With only intermittent supports in the garden, this resulted
in a nearly column-free interior. The geometry of the roof also accommodated an indoor
rain-fed waterfall at its center, activated by pumped water during dry weather.
STRUCTURE & CONSTRUCTION
CONCEPT AND SPACES
