The High Life: Moshe Safdie Completes Sky Habitat in Singapore

Moshe Safdie is renowned for conceiving radical solutions for high-density residential projects, and the architect recently added another unusual scheme to this section of his portfolio. Safdie’s firm has completed Sky Habitat, a pair of apartment towers in Singapore linked by three aerial “streets.”

Safdie’s Bishan housing development attempts to break free from the perceived drawbacks of Le Corbusier’s “towers in the park” strategy, which can lead to residents feeling physically and socially distant from communal public spaces at the foot of high-rise blocks. The bridging walkways are landscaped with planting and seating, allowing people all the way up each tower to gather and relax without ever having to return to the ground.

Framed by distinctive steel trusses, the uppermost bridge incorporates an infinity pool and timber decking for people who want to lounge in the sun. Beneath this bridge, each apartment possesses an angular balcony that grants residents views of landscaped gardens and swimming pools at ground level and of the city beyond.

Sky Habitat constitutes the next major project for the firm in Singapore after Marina Bay Sands, which includes a vast infinity pool and public space at its summit. For more on this and other important projects by Safdie Architects, check out its in-depth firm profile on Architizer.