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Topic当社が1974年に赤道直下のシンガポールに拠点を構えて今年で38年目を迎えた。外資導入、観光資源に頼る建国47年のこの小さな都市国家は、魅力ある国づくりが国家存亡の生命線であり、当社はこの都市づくりの一旦を担う建設事業で大きく寄与してきた。1981年に竣工したチャンギ国際空港第1ターミナルビルから始まり、常にシンガポールの社会に貢献する大型プロジェクトを中心に事業を展開している。当社の施工品質の高さは建設事業主、設計事務所、ほか業界関係者の間では広く浸透しており、近年は施工技術の評価に加え、当社の設計力、エンジニアリング力が高く評価を受け、日本同様の当社単独設計施工「Design&Build」あるいはコンセプト・アーキテクトとの設計協業を行う「Semi Design&Build」というシンガポール独特の設計施工スタイルによる、都市を代表するアイコニッIt was 38 years ago in 1974 that Takenaka Corporation established a base in Singapore, which is located directly below the equator. For this small-city state that became fully independent 47 years ago relying on foreign investments and tourist resources, active nation building was a crucial lifeline, and Takenaka Corporation has played a major role in building this city. Starting with Changi International Airport Terminal 1 which was completed in 1981, we have been constantly engaged in major projects that contribute to Singaporean society. The high-quality of our construction has become widely known among clients, design firms, and others associated with the industry, and in recent years our design capabilities and engineering capabilities have been highly evaluated in addition to our construction technology. Over the past 10 years, the number of iconic projects that symbolize the city that we have been awarded has increased; implemented either independently by us through "Design & Build" the same as in Japan, or by the Singaporean unique style of design and build referred to as "Semi-Design & Build" in which the work is done in cooperation with the concept architect. Ten years ago, back in 2003 at the time of the Changi International Airport Terminal 2 refurbishment project, we only had two designers from Takenaka. Since then there has been a succession of major construction projects such as La Salle College of the Arts, the Singapore Flyer, the world's largest ferris wheel, the headquarters building for the major securities company Kim Eng, and Changi International Airport Terminal 1 refurbishment project, etc. During this time, the number of designers in our design staff based in Singapore has grown to 13. At present we are engaged in two major projects. One of them is a national project for the conservation and adaptive reuse of the City Hall and the former Supreme Court buildings to transform them into the National Art Gallery, Singapore. The buildings will be connected by a glass and steel roof, which will provide visitors with magnificent views of the city and create a new rooftop exhibition space that can hold large works of art. Connecting bridges also allow visitors to move easily between the two buildings. The Gallery is scheduled to open in 2015. We are also engaged in the construction of Market Street Tower, the world's first ultra high-rise office building provided with green balconies based on environmental sustainability, which is scheduled to be completed in the same year, and which aims to obtain Singapore's highest energy-efficiency award "Green Mark Platinum". (Fumiaki Kishida)クなプロジェクトの受注が増えている。過去10年を振り返ると、2003年に受注したチャンギ国際空港第2ターミナル改修工事当時は当社設計部員はわずか2名であったが、その後、ラ・サール芸術学校、世界最大級の観覧車であるシンガポール・フライヤー、証券大手のキムエン本社ビル、チャンギ空港第1ターミナル改修工事と大型工事が続き、現在は13名の設計部員がシンガポールに常駐している。2015年竣工予定の国家プロジェクトであり、旧市庁舎と旧最高裁判所をガラスの大屋根で繋ぎながら保存再生をはかるシンガポール国立美術館改修工事と、世界初の緑化バルコニーを備えた環境配慮型の超高層オフィスビルで、シンガポールで最高峰の省エネ指標「Green Mark Platinum」を目指すマーケットストリートタワー新築工事の、2つの大型プロジェクトを中心に活動している。(岸田 文明)マーケットストリートタワーシンガポール国立美術館Singapore Now! シンガポール竹中が手掛ける都市のアイコンThe City's Iconic Buildings by Takenaka Singapore30Topic