{"id":104891,"date":"2019-03-11T12:11:21","date_gmt":"2019-03-11T05:11:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/does-singapores-future-include-a-floating-city\/"},"modified":"2019-03-11T13:02:53","modified_gmt":"2019-03-11T06:02:53","slug":"does-singapores-future-include-a-floating-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/does-singapores-future-include-a-floating-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Singapore's future include a floating city?"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nSome people are convinced that a floating city, known as the Green Float, will soon form part of Singapore\u2019s sea views.
\nWith an additional 5,600ha of land needed by 2030 as shown by the Land Use Plan, Singapore is leaving no stone unturned in its efforts to find new spaces for homes.
\n\u201cWe\u2019re using every possible surface and expanding our options,\u201d said Economic Development Board managing director Chng Kai Fong. \u201cWe have to examine every single option that\u2019s available. We need to pick up every stone and seize those opportunities.\u201d
\nGet more details on the property market outlook for 2019 here
\nThe show Land Unlimited discovered that one of the options available for Singapore is to build on water, reported Channel NewsAsia.
\nConstruction giant Shimizu Corporation\u2019s managing executive officer Shinichi Takiguchi is convinced that a floating city, known as the Green Float, will soon form part of Singapore\u2019s sea view.
\nIn fact, his team have already been poring over maps of the city-state and discussing possible locations.
\nWith beaches around it, the Green Float will feature vegetable farms at the bottom, offices in the middle and homes at the top.
\n\u201cThe technology required could be realised here and now,\u201d said Takiguchi, who is with the Emerging Frontiers Division of Shimizu. \u201cI won\u2019t have to wait till my grandchildren\u2019s generation. I\u2019ll be able to see it while I\u2019m still alive.\u201d
\nShimizu\u2019s senior architect and project leader Masaki Takeuchi noted that the cost to build a float would be the same as reclamation.
\nExpected to last a hundred years, the 1-km high tower will take around 10 years to construct.
\nScientists at Shimizu\u2019s Institute of Technology in Tokyo have achieved breakthroughs in making suitable concrete for structures on sea.
\nThey have also built an experimental structure \u2013 which is half floating on water \u2013 that they are closely watching to apply what they learn in building the Float.
\nThe company believes that Singapore\u2019s calm equatorial waters makes it one of the world\u2019s best location to construct a Green Float.
\n\u201cThe wind and water currents around Singapore are much weaker in comparison (to Japan). Thus we can safely say that safety won\u2019t be a concern,\u201d said Takeuchi.
\nTo know more about the master plans for different areas in Singapore, check out\u00a0PropertyGuru AreaInsider
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\nRomesh Navaratnarajah, Senior Editor at PropertyGuru, edited this story. To contact him about this or other stories, email\u00a0romesh@propertyguru.com.sg
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\nSource : proppertyguru.com.sg\/Property Market
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