ARCHITOURS 2018 | TOUR 5 | 6 Oct | AM

The highly anticipated Architours returns at Archifest 2018, with newly curated journeys aimed to inspire ‘Design for Life’. Tour visitors will visit award-winning as well as unique buildings in Singapore. Gain exclusive access into interesting spaces around Singapore; experience our rich local architectural environment. Each tour will be guided by their architects, bringing visitors closer to these projects than ever before.  Each tour comprises 3 sites. For full event timings please visit our Facebook. Participants will be entitled to a goodie tote bag. Architours is brought to you by The Singapore Institute of Architects and The Architecture Society (TAS) of National University of SingaporeLIKE us on Facebook for updates on the tours! Archifest: https://www.facebook.com/archifestSIA: https://www.facebook.com/iamarchitectsg/TAS: https://www.facebook.com/thearchitecturesociety TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:St. Joseph's Home | SAA Architects(Photo Credit: Aaron Pocock, used with permission from SAA Architects)St Joseph’s Home is a 412-bed nursing home located at Jurong West Street 24. For almost 40 years, the Catholic Welfare Services has been caring for our elderly and staying true to their philosophy of regarding every resident as a Person, not Patient.The massing was influenced and conceived to visually engage the existing Chapel. Sight lines for both the residents’ bedrooms and communal pockets at each level were constructed towards either the chapel or the green sanctuary, and all communal pockets within the development are designed with vistas towards the chapel, thereby establishing a direct and strong visual relationship.The corridors at the periphery of each floor serve as a circulation circuit for the residents, and pockets of greenery along corridors provide bedridden residents visual access to nature. Bedrooms are single-loaded to optimise cross-ventilation within the rooms:Bedrooms are separated from the corridors by a vertical timber screen. The screen provides a balance of enclosure for the residents’ privacy and porosity to facilitate cross ventilation and supervision by care staff.At the external corridor, the bedrooms are enclosed by a wall of operable glass louvers to allow the amount of cross ventilation to be controlled.While there is a terracotta screen facade system to enclose the landscape corridors fronting the bedrooms, the communal pockets are fully open to maximise day lighting. The spaces are designed with sufficient setbacks from the external building edge to allow activities to continue even on rainy days with high wind.Each aspect of the design of St Joseph’s Home places the residents’ well-being at heart, providing for their movements, visual engagement, and comfort levels; enhancing the total quality of care that the sisters and staff can give to the residents.Special Notes for this site:1) No photo-taking in residents' rooms or photo-taking of the residents due to PDPA (Personal Data Protection Act);2) No access to occupied residents' rooms from 7am to 10am. However, there are unoccupied rooms that would be open for the visit.PCF @ Edgefield Plains | LAUD Architects(to be updated - watch this space!)Meandering On The Hill | Aamer Architects(Photo used with permission from Aamer Architects)Form follows site: On a steep odd-shaped hill with existing large trees, this seven bedrooms multi-generational house meanders fluidly upwards over five floors diverting around the very mature trees. Broken down into parts, the massing reduces as it goes higher. The house is intended to stand out whilst not overpowering the context. Private spaces are individual and separated yet easily connected to the common areas of the whole. Voids are strategically carved out to ensure natural light and ventilation to all rooms. The main void, a sunburst waterfall courtyard, is a surprise welcome upon a deep entry from the foot of the hill. “Meandering On the Hill” is an intangible dialog between Architecture and Nature. Respecting the existing landform and landscape, the fluid spaces and organic form create a nebulous inside-outside boundary experience. Meandering on the Hill was recently awarded the Silver Medal in International Design Awards 2017, Category: Architecture - New Residential BuildingTOUR SCHEDULE: (will be updated and subject to changes)0900 - 1030 St Joseph's Home1100 - 1230 PCF @ Edgefield Plains1300 - 1430 Meandering On The Hill Sale of tickets will close 3 days before tour date, or until sold out.Tour sites are subject to change.For student attendees, please present a valid Student Pass for verification on the tour day.Please note that AM and PM tours have overlapping timings. If you wish to attend both tours on the same day, you may have to miss the last project of the AM tour, or the first project of the PM tour. Please arrange connecting transportation on your own. Thank you. Start/End Venue: Marina Bay Sands Event Plaza (Exact location will be made known to participants)Meeting Time: Please meet the tour docents at least 15 mins before the start of the tourAttire: Comfortable clothing and walking shoesWeatherproof equipment (recommended): Hat, Cap, Sunnies and Umbrella Disclaimer for ArchitoursIndemnity: By buying and participating in the Architours, you are deemed to have fully accepted all SIA/Archifest/Architours’s terms and conditions. If you do not agree with the terms, please do not buy the tickets and do not join the tours.You agree to indemnify, defend and hold SIA and its affiliates, and their respective staffs, owners, agents, information providers and licensors (collectively, the "Indemnified Parties") harmless from and against any and all claims, liability, losses, costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by any Indemnified Party in connection with any breach by you of these Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.Responsibility: SIA has designed these tours for your pleasure and enjoyment and has attempted to select for you the best transportation facilities for the prices charged. SIA, however, does not own or operate any of the services and assumes no responsibility for delays, losses or accidents or for damage to persons or property caused by any person, firm or corporation or other legal entity providing the transportation services (including but not limited to transfer and sightseeing), or any other service incident to these tours. SIA reserves the right to make any changes with or without notice, that may become necessary, with the understanding that any additional expenses will be paid by the passenger. SIA also reserves the right to terminate tour services for any participants at any time for good cause. SIA cannot be held responsible for any mistake that might occur in typography or printing. As a participant of these tours you agree to follow the direction/instruction of the tour docents, project clients/managers and project architects. Smoking/Liquor: Smoking is not allowed on the coach or within the project sites. The consumption of liquor is prohibited on the Architours.Moving bus policy: Passengers are reminded that they should remain in their seats while bus is in motion for their safety. Passengers understand that to walk or stand can be hazardous due to sudden stops, braking or uneven road surfaces that can cause passengers to fall and injure themselves and/or others around them.Right to Refuse Service: If the participant’s conduct aboard the Tours is so as to endanger the bus or any person or property on board, or obstructs the crew in the performance of their duties, or fails to comply with any instruction of the crew, or behaves in a manner to which other passengers may reasonably object, the organiser may take such measures as it deems necessary to prevent continuation of such conduct, including restraint and/or eject you from the Tour without refund.Refund policy: No refunds due to equipment (bus) breakdown or mechanical failure or for events. There is no refund for no-shows.Seating Arrangements: Free-seating arrangement.Accident or Loss: Participants are to take care of their personal belongings while travelling at all times. SIA will not be liable for any loss, damage, delay, inconvenience, or direct or consequential loss, however caused.Jurisdiction: These conditions shall in all aspects, be governed by the law of Singapore.

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