The design for 18 Robinson enhances the physical, cultural and environmental context of contemporary Singapore. Located on a tiny downtown site, the balanced elements of the faceted tower are visually dynamic and contrasted to the forest of simply extruded rectilinear towers that surround it, allowing the building to feel light and airy. Most notably, the design places the equivalent of its site area as publicly accessible green space, terracing over the height of the tower, in keeping with Singapore’s Landscape Replacement Area policy – a new part of its visionary green agenda.