Sandcrawler, the new regional headquarters for Lucasfilm Singapore owned by Lucas Real Estate Singapore and designed by Andrew Bromberg of Aedas, was named Design of the Year at President’s Design Award 2014 conferred by the President of the Republic of Singapore. 

Located on plot CX2-1, this sleek, elevated office building is impressively streamlined. Its horseshoe form arose as a logical outcome of the masterplanning restrictions which dictated the roof height and slope as well as the amount of required elevation on each face. These requirements were overlaid with client’s needs, including large floorplates and lifting the building off of the ground to afford some privacy and security to the sensitive work being performed inside. The maximum depths of office space to natural light shaped the floors into a ‘V’ plan overlooking the lush courtyard enclosed and below. The open courtyard
landscaped in a natural, overgrown manner creates a great civic space and gives a strong civic dimension not normally associated with corporate offices.

“The shared desire to allow for increased level of social interaction space was the most rewarding part of the project,” said Bromberg. “This includes the semi-public courtyard below and the state-of-the-art 100- seat private theatre which is located in the middle of the office space as both a functional component of their work as well as a symbol of the result of the work.”
The President’s Design Award is Singapore’s most prestigious design accolade. Established in 2006, the Award recognises excellence across all design disciplines, including advertising design and visual communications, architecture and urban design, fashion design, furniture design, interior design, landscape design, product and industrial design. The Award is jointly administered by DesignSingapore Council and Urban Redevelopment Authority.

Sandcrawler also received an Honor Award at 2014 American Institute of Architects Northwest and Pacific Region Design Awards last month.

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