THE FUNAN REDEVELOPMENT

Presentation Overview

1. THE FUNAN REDEVELOPMENT

2. TREE OF LIFE

3. TIMELINES

4. WHY COMPOSITE STEEL & CONCRETE

STRUCTURE & HOW THE CONSTRUCTION HAS
HIT AN IMPORTANT MILESTONE AHEAD OF
SCHEDULE
THE FUNAN REDEVELOPMENT
 THE FUNAN REDEVELOPMENT

The former IT mall, closed its doors on June 30 2016 after 31 years of trading, is
being redeveloped into a mixed-use complex

Redevelopment nearly double the old complex's floor area to 80,857.7m2 . Plot
Ratio 7.0

Funan set to be the first online-and-offline (O&O) shopping mall integrating online
and offline with technology and automation in Singapore

First commercial development to allow cycling through the building at Level 1,
Funan will bring to life cycling amenities and end-of-trip facilities such as cafés
and shower facilities

Live Performance Theatre & Cineplex
THE FUNAN REDEVELOPMENT

Retail – Basement 2, Basement 1, Level 1, 2, 3 & 4

Office – Level 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10

Serviced Residence (SR) – Level 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12

Carpark – Basement 3 & 4

Underground Pedestrian Tunnels to Capitol Piazza & Adelphi

Retail Office
Serviced Residence
 THE FUNAN REDEVELOPMENT

PERSPECTIVE (PENINSULA HOTEL) PERSPECTIVE (NORTH BRIDGE ROAD)

AMSL – 55.80m

Total Height Above Ground– 50.8m

Basement Depth – 17.85m Below Level 1

Serviced Residence Floor-to-Floor – 3150mm

Office Floor-to-Floor Height – 4200mm, 4450mm for Top
Most Floor

Basement Retail Floor-to-Floor – 5075mm & 5775mm
PERSPECTIVE
Above Ground Retail Floor-to-Floor – 5250mm & 4725mm
THE TREASURY
Retail & Office Transition at Level 4 Floor-to-Floor –
5175mm
 THE FUNAN REDEVELOPMENT BASEMENT PLANS

Basement 2 Retail Basement 4 Carpark

Total 4 Basement – 2 For Retail 2 For Carpark

CBP Wall Diameters – 1.2m, 1.0m, 0.9m & 0.6m

Building Pile Diameters – 1.0m, 1.2m, 1.4m, 1.5m, 1.6m, 1.7m & 1.8m

King Post Sizes – 350 x 450 x 236/393/592/818/990 kg/m (S460)

Pile Raft Thickness – 1.75/1.50/1.25m
Existing Basement
 THE FUNAN REDEVELOPMENT SUPERSTRUCTURES

Level 2 Retail Level 3 Retail Level 4 Retail

Typical Column Grids – 11000mm x 11500mm

Lift & Stair Cores (5 Sets) – Reinforcement Concrete

Columns – Precast Concrete

Horizontal Diaphragm – Structural Steel Beam / Bondek Slab

Slab thickness – Generally 125mm (Max. Span 2.95m) w/o
Temporary Props

Deepest Beam Sections – 914mm & 1016mm
 THE FUNAN REDEVELOPMENT SUPERSTRUCTURES

Typical Level 7- Level 10

Level 5 Office +SR Level 6 Office + SR
Office +SR

Except for the Serviced Residence (SR) and Cinemas at Level 5, the
remaining Structural System is Quite Similar to Level 2 to 4

The Structural Fabric for SR – Reinforced Concrete Blade Wall or
Column
& Flat Plate Design for Floor Slab

The SR Block is Supported by a 1.30m Thick transfer Slab at Level 5

The Cinemas’ Walls & Terraced Seating Built in Concrete
THE FUNAN REDEVELOPMENT TRANSFER STRUCTURES

Thinking Out of Box Down Hung Transfer

Solution, at the Long & Narrow ‘Finger’
Block, Column Free Space

Opens up the Mall’s Entry Point at

Coleman Street / North Bridge Road
Junction Where Visibility is Utmost
Important

Creates Larger Unobstructed Space
 THE FUNAN REDEVELOPMENT BIM MODEL – 3D VIEW

Virtual Design and
Construction

VDC PIP Funded Project

Useful Tool & Mechanism to
Coordinate Services, Ceiling
Height

Detect Clashes

Detailed BIM models address,

OVERALL
MODEL
 Bad design practices
 Poor communications
BIM MODEL CUT  Poor planning issues
AT LEVEL 5
Avoid/prevent
 Material waste
 Unproductive Job/Rework
 Budget overrun
 Late delivery
TREE OF LIFE
FUNAN – TREE OF LIFE OVERVIEW

located at the Funan central

void area

comprises 5 levels structural
steel platform with bondek
supported by 4 main
columns.

tree branches look-alike
bracings are used to
improve the condition of
long cantilever beams.
 FUNAN – TREE OF LIFE OVERVIEW
3D view generated from BIM Model

Level 4 Level 4
Level 3M
Level 3 Level 3M Level 3
Level 2M Level 2M
Level 2 Level 2

Level 1 Level 1
A
B

View ‘A’ Across Retail Blocks View ‘B’ Across Retail Blocks
TREE OF LIFE

Link Bridge

Column A

Column A Inclined
Level 4
at 8 Degree & Stops
at Level 4
Platform

Column B Inclined
at 5 Degree & Stops
at Level 3M
Tie-Back to Main
Link Bridge Building
Structures

Column A
Level 3 Platform
Column B

Level 3 Mezzanine Tie-Back to Main

Building
Platform Structures
 TREE OF LIFE

Staircase
Column C Inclined

Column A at 8 Degree & Stops
at Level 2M
Column B
Column D with No
Inclination, Stops
below Level 1
Column C Planter
Level 2 & 2M
Cycling Path
Planter Supporting Structure
Structure
Column B

Column A
Column C

Column D
Planter Supporting
Level 1 Cycling Path & Planters Structure Below Cycling
Path
FUNAN – TREE OF LIFE FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS FOR COMPLEX JOINT
Most Critical Column Head Connection at Level 4 Platform

Design moment, shear force and axial

force extracted from ETABS model
FUNAN – TREE OF LIFE FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS FOR COMPLEX JOINT

Von-Mises stress and uniaxial

stress are used to investigate
the stress condition of the model

Maximum stress of 355MPa is

observed at the top flange of
Beam 6 and the column under
Beam 4
The higher stress in flange of
Beam 6 is mainly caused by
tension force while higher stress
in the column under Beam 4 is
caused by high bending moment
applied in the beam.
 FUNAN – TREE OF LIFE FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS FOR COMPLEX JOINT

T-strut of one metre length is added Vertical diaphragm plate(400mmX22mm) is

below Beam 6 to strengthen the beam. added to improve the resistance of circular
The thicknesses of the T-strut are 20mm hollow section.
and 34mm respectively.

Stress magnitude and distribution shown in the strengthened

model are significantly reduced compared to the original model.
 FUNAN – TREE OF LIFE CONNECTION DETAILS

Typical beam to column connection

details – plan view

3D view of tree of life beam to

column connection
Typical beam to column connection details –
sectional view
 FUNAN – TREE OF LIFE INSTALLATION SEQUENCE

Overview of steelworks for tree of life 1 2

3 4 5 6
 FUNAN – TREE OF LIFE INSTALLATION SEQUENCE

7 8 9 10

Erection bracket
Erection bracket
details for columns.
details for braces
Tier 1 and Tier 2
connecting to
columns to be
column. Braces and
connected by full
column to be
penetration butt weld
connected by full
penetration butt weld
FUNAN – TREE OF LIFE SITE PHOTOS
FUNAN – TREE OF LIFE SITE PHOTOS
TIMELINES
 TIMELINES CONSTRUCTION SEQUENCE AS PLANNED

+0 17.01.17 starts +02 demolition l1 +04 demolition l1/b1/b2, +06 demolition b2,
deck, piling/kingpost & cbp cbp & temp deck

+07 demolition b3, +09 b1, l1, l3, piling & +12 b2 raft, l1, l2, l5, l6 +13 demolition b1/b2,
cbp, piling, kingpost & l1 kingpost & demolition b1/b3 b1, l2, l3, l4 & l6

+15 demolition b2, +16 b2, b1, l3, l6

b1, l4, l5, l7 & l10 l7, l8, l9 & roof
TIMELINES CONSTRUCTION SEQUENCE AS PLANNED

+17 b3, b2, pool, l7, +19 b3, l8, l11 & roof +21 b4 & roof
l10, l12 & roof

+22 b4, podium & +24 office & sr facade +25 dismantle tc3
office facade

+32 serviced residence

arch & m&e completion
+26 dismantle tc6 & tc1 +29 retail / office arch &
m&e completion
 TIMELINES WORK IN PROGRESS

From groundbreaking to structural completion, Funan construction

took about 19 months. To date, 72% of the overall construction has
already been completed - 2 months and 2 days ahead of
schedule, what a remarkable team achievement

The site is now racing ahead to open the Mall & Office by Q2 of 2019
instead of Q3 following the contract ….. and the serviced residence
by Q4 of next year
TIMELINES WORK IN PROGRESS
WHY COMPOSITE & HOW THE CONSTRUCTION HAS HIT AN IMPORTANT
MILESTONE AHEAD OF SCHEDULE
WHY COMPOSITE & HOW THE CONSTRUCTION HAS HIT AN IMPORTANT
MILESTONE AHEAD OF SCHEDULE

KEY DRIVERS
COMPLIANCE

URA’s Building Height Control – Retain A Lower Rise Character
Around Fort Canning Hill

HAPPY PROBLEM

More than 50% GFA available To Consume

Maximizing Floor Areas with More Floor Inserts – Floor to Floor
& Ceiling Height Requirement

OBSTACLE

Redevelop with Presence of Existing Basement - Construction of
New Basement Must go in Tandem with Demolition to the Old

MOTIVATION

Early Completion & Ready to Trade
WHY COMPOSITE & HOW THE CONSTRUCTION HAS HIT AN IMPORTANT
MILESTONE AHEAD OF SCHEDULE

Key Factors of Success

We Must Have Done Something Very Correct from Day 01

Appropriate Choice of Construction Method in Early Stage of

Design– Top Down

Good Selection of Construction Material – Precast Column &
Prefabricated Steelworks (Steel Section & Profiled Steel Sheet).
Productive, Not Labour Intensive

Structural Component Self-Weight - Light to Hoist & Fast to Install

Avoided Cumbersome Temporary Staging Works

Simple & Direct Joint Connection

Use of VDC - An Added Modern Tool for More Well-organized
Coordination. Spot on Decisions Could be made Swiftly from
stakeholders and therefore Less Abortive Site Works
An Important Milestone – Topping
Out Ceremony Held on 28
September 2018

The structural topping out ceremony

held at Funan Showsuite was
officiated by Guest of Honour Mr
Heng Swee Keat, Singapore’s
Minister for Finance
Thank You