ION Orchard (乌节弯) is the "centre of gravity" in the retail scene, with spectacular frontage and cutting edge designs and concepts, over eight levels of intelligently designed shopping space –
four levels above ground and four levels below –
totalling 66,000 square metres of retail space at the prime site of Singapore’s commercial and shopping artery.

Designed by leading architecture firm Benoy, who brought shoppers iconic malls such as the Bullring in Birmingham, UK. It “demonstrates unique and progressive urban design” to one of Southeast Asia’s most prominent sites. The Benoy team looked to nature for inspiration and re-imagined the orchards that made up the origins of the site, continuing the theme of growth in the design: from seed to stem to tree.


the exterior facade

...welcome to singapore...

..inside changi airport terminal 2...
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on the left side of the wall are welcome signs in different languages...

a banner greets you as you walk past the immigration area
which used to be on the other side of the wing...
i don't know why they changed its location, maybe they're expanding it...



this is the immigration area from afar...

this is the MRT (subway station)

the plaque says: the changi mrt extension was officially declared open on: February 2002...

the open glass structure...

the escalators going down the mrt... going ahead is to terminal 3...

the ceiling glass features

glass paneling

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