Architecture, collected
Artscience Museum In Singapore
- Architect
- Safdie Architects
- Place
- Singapore
- Year
- 2011
- Type
- Museum
Artscience Museum In Singapore by Safdie Architects in Singapore.
Research notes
The museum’s recognisable silhouette is only one part of its organisation along Singapore’s waterfront.
Safdie Architects describes galleries above the promenade and others below a water-lily garden. A steel lattice and diagrid support the asymmetrical form; the exterior is clad in fibre-reinforced polymer.
The roof also gathers rainwater and directs it through the central oculus. Reading section, support and water together gives the building more depth than treating its lotus comparison as a complete explanation.
What the sources do not establish
- The architecture reference is not a complete gallery fit-out schedule.
Sources & evidence
- Safdie Architects — ArtScience Museum
Singapore, 2011; elevated and lower galleries; steel diagrid; FRP cladding; rainwater oculus.
Research checked 2026-11-02 · Editorial policy & corrections
Documented materials
Verified project and conservation specifications. This is a partial record; original and later conservation phases are distinguished.
Microtac MFS 800/2000 access floor
- Used for
- Gallery raised access flooring
- Product
- Microtac MFS 800/2000
- Manufacturer
- Microtac Systems
- Assembly
- All-steel panels with cementitious infill; rigid-grid bolted stringer understructure
- Finish
- Bare panels
- Phase
- Documented gallery-floor installation
The project sheet lists raised-floor heights of 300, 450 and 900 mm. These are installation heights, not panel thicknesses.
Specification evidence
Checked 2026-10-30