Heartbeat @ Bedok

Heartbeat @ Bedok, a 7-storey complex, is part of the government’s ‘Remaking Our Heartland’ initiative to rejuvenate Bedok Town Centre. This building integrates the best practices of passive sustainable design principles while accommodating a Community Club, Sports & Recreation Centre, Public Library, Polyclinic and Senior Care Centre within its premises. As the existing site was a park with dense landscape and mature trees, the proposed design carries a Forestry theme throughout the development and retains the character of a community park, and likewise a forest. Every floor plate is bordered with greenery, seemingly enveloping the building within a park’s forest. The multiple layering of plants, trees, shrubs and ground cover simulate a terraced landscape on the south façade, acting as privacy and acoustic screens from the neighbouring residential units. Recently completed in early 2017, Heartbeat @ Bedok has injected vibrancy into the area, rejuvenating the town centre with palpable civic pride. The new building has had a direct impact on the quality of everyday life, allowing Bedok residents, and more than 250,000 people from neighbouring East Coast estates, the unprecedented convenience of a comprehensive range of services and amenities at their finger tips.