relationship between old and new . The new mass is made recessed inwards from the main colonial block below as a means to preserve the scale and presence of the old .
Tranquil greenery is brought into the office interior through thoughtfully carved-out window openings .
Corten steel which is used as the external building surface for the projected new mass above the existing building structure blends harmoniously with the exposed steel frame skeleton of the adjacent old railway workshops . The Corten cladding gives a modern cutting-edge outlook yet embodies a rich warm texture that resonates with the surrounding old rustic material palettes .
A central glass curtain wall breaks the homogeneity of the Corten-clad new mass . The façade break enhances the quality of modern abstraction and conformity to the domineering and symmetrical colonial architecture below . Office tenants are visually linked to the surrounding context by window openings on the new Corten-clad building skin . Tranquil greenery is brought into the office interior through thoughtfully carved-out window openings .
A number of balconies and bay windows are strategically added to some of the openings between the grid projecting towards the historical railway workshops to the north , the lush park setting to the west , the YTL Land sales gallery to the south-west and the iconic soaring towers of The Fennel by YTL Land towards the east . The balconies and pop-out windows create surprises and contribute to the overall abstraction of the upper mass in contrast to the formal language of the colonial architecture below .
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