marine parade community building chinese pinyin community building located singapore opened building houses separate performing arts group designed distinguishing features building mural called life largest piece installation art singapore history current building sits reclaimed land occupied built early 1980s later renamed march announced plans spend million upgrade community centres clubs years old adding facilities lifts dance studios karaoke rooms multi purpose air activities rooms community centres user friendly open concept offices reception areas june prime minister asked study idea having community centres share premises civil users libraries government offices commercial developments member parliament representation constituency suggested combining slated upgrading national library branch storey building floors community club library june deputy chairman announced land singapore redeveloped community centres including located civil users upgrading cost paid community club fundraising activities carried redevelopment activities included music concerts golf tournaments raised total million old club building demolished construction began year project main contractor built cost million new building completed january open public march officially opened facilities currently houses library professional theatre company originally café ground floor opened march equipped glass walled gymnasium overlooking covered basketball court rooftop air sports hall seat roof terrace gatherings music study activity rooms library opened november originally located town centre shifted new premises community building library singapore second oldest community library built reclaimed land started moving stages community building april officially opened public library singapore housed community club arts group library old premises renovated supermarket library spread floors floor area square metres square feet neighbourhood libraries library entire second floor children book section featuring murals tools library books videos available loan café ground floor library fitted numerous benches public use facilities include stations service stations music posts equipped necessary stage arts group housed community building community club singapore offered alternative locations arts groups old vacant buildings line plan community clubs fashionable multi purpose spaces square metre square feet premises basement community building times size old premises proper theatre space productions arts group facility community building features black box stage theatre flexible seating spent million construction costs unit includes seat architecture overall architectural form described dragon roof crest artwork eye dragon horizontal library block seen tail fins dragon beast chinese culture design concept sited adjacent apartment blocks seen attempt engage wider community activities community building planned overlap stop destination entire family rich multiple programmes building expressed diverse elements building designed local architectural firm adopted approach expressed materials forms wall mural community building clad huge wall mural commissioned work art thai architect mural singapore largest piece installation art measuring metres metres feet feet covers curved east facing façade community building called life artwork use variety materials glass wood artwork resembles huge human eye wall tiny mosaic tiles arranged computer aided design abstract piece winner art wall design competition organised panel international judges picked winning design total entries submitted artists architects designers southeast_asia including entries singapore led local art historian panel felt winning entry best reflected contest themes interaction fusion harmony mural installed curved facade community building cost features library block predominantly clad glass fitted horizontal fins frontage main road café street frontage spread shared roof community building resembles leaves palm tree covers community club rooftop basketball court court location roof level departure norm community centres basketball court occupies space ground floor
Marine Parade Community Building