32-554: North West CDC South West CDC Holland-Bukit Timah GRC Jurong GRC Tanjong Pagar GRC Bukit Timah / ˈ b ʊ k ɪ t ˌ t iː m ɑː / , often abbreviated as Bt Timah , is a planning area and residential estate located in the westernmost part of the Central Region of Singapore . Bukit Timah lies roughly 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the Central Business District , bordering
64-532: A thoroughbred horse racing facility, was opened in 1933 and operated until 1999. The land has since been renovated, and is currently home to The Grandstand, which hosts several food outlets, childcare services and a Giant supermarket. The nearby area hosts many bungalows , typically expensive in land-scarce Singapore, as well as high rise condominiums . Many expatriates and well-heeled Singaporeans live in this region. Its main attractions include popular eateries at Sixth Avenue, as well as Turf City. This region
96-506: A dry toilet system. The CCL station has a water feature at one end of the platform, with cascading water illuminated by red, green and blue lights. The water is collected in a trough which prevents water from getting into the station. This feature was a later inclusion of the station design intended as a landmark for welcoming commuters to the gardens. The interior of the DTL station incorporates touches of nature with green palettes that reflect
128-508: A worker died when a concrete slab fell on him. Rescuers had to use a breaking tool to break the concrete slab and recover his body. The station opened on 27 December 2015 along with the other DTL Stage 2 stations. Botanic Gardens station is an interchange station on the CCL and the DTL. On the CCL, the station is between the Caldecott and Farrer Road stations, while the station is between
160-510: Is a Tree? by Shirley Soh depicts the iconic Tembusu tree on the front lawn of Botanic Gardens through three art mediums – a photograph, a metal engraving and a sandblasted silhouette. Her first permanent public artwork, the piece is also accompanied by a series of quotes by poets, artists and nature lovers that are etched into the station's floor. Soh selected the Tembusu tree to represent her artwork on trees for Botanic Gardens station, as it
192-520: Is known to having many international schools in the region, due to the high number of expatriates and immigrants living in this region. Planning Areas of Singapore Planning areas , also known as DGP areas or DGP zones , are the main urban planning and census divisions of Singapore delineated by the Urban Redevelopment Authority . There are 55 of these areas, organised into five regions . A Development Guide Plan
224-442: Is one of eleven stations along the CCL designated as Civil Defence shelters, which are to be activated in times of national emergency. Apart from reinforced construction, the stations are designed and equipped with facilities to ensure the shelter environment is tolerable for all during shelter occupation. These facilities include protective blast doors, decontamination facilities, ventilation systems, power and water supply systems and
256-569: Is then drawn up for each planning area, providing detailed planning guidelines for every plot of land throughout the country. The planning areas were first introduced in the early 1990s after the release of the 1991 Concept Plan. Since implementing these boundaries, other government ministries and departments have increasingly adopted them for administrative purposes. For example, the Statistics Department of Singapore published its 2000 census data based on planning area boundaries for
288-479: The Central Water Catchment to the north, Bukit Panjang to the northwest, Queenstown to the south, Tanglin to the southeast, Clementi to the southwest, Novena to the east and Bukit Batok to the west. Owing to its prime location, Bukit Timah has some of the densest clusters of luxury condominiums and landed property in the city, with very few public housing. The last identification of
320-681: The Tan Kah Kee and Stevens stations on the DTL. The station code is CC19/DT9. The station is located near the Singapore Botanic Gardens along Bukit Timah Road; its two entrances serve Adam Road Food Centre, Cluny Court, the French Embassy, the National University of Singapore (NUS) Faculty of Law, Crown Centre, Serene Centre and Singapore Bible College. Botanic Gardens is one of two stations on
352-633: The "whole life of a tree". As many Singaporeans visit the Botanic Gardens, Soh sought public involvement by working with National Parks Board to gather thoughts about trees. The quotes that became part of the artwork also include local literature on trees, from Arthur Yap's poem Bayan Tree to Kuo Pao Kun's The Silly Young Girl and the Funny Old Tree . For the artwork, Dr Geh Mih – the Nature Society President – and
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#1732773272131384-608: The Circle Line (CCL). The contract for the construction of the Adam and Farrer stations (including 6.3 kilometres (3.9 miles) of twin bored tunnels) was awarded to Taisei Corporation for S$ 391.6 million ( US$ 231.7 million) in July 2004. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) launched a public poll in 2005 to replace the station's working name "Adam". While "Cluny" garnered more votes at 46.5% over "Old University", "Botanic Gardens"
416-520: The DTL station opened on 27 December 2015 as part of DTL Stage 2. Botanic Gardens station displays two public artworks as part of the MRT network's Art-in-Transit programme. The CCL station features Aquatic Fauna No. 1 by Lam Hoi Lit and Chua Chye Teck, and the DTL station features What is a Tree? by Shirley Soh. The station was first announced in December 2003 as Adam station as part of Stages 4 and 5 of
448-414: The MRT network to have a distinct Malay name. The station is wheelchair-accessible. A tactile system , consisting of tiles with rounded or elongated raised studs, guides visually impaired commuters through the station, with dedicated tactile routes that connect the station entrances to the platforms. Wider fare gates allow easier access for wheelchair users into the station. Botanic Gardens CCL station
480-619: The Malay language. Botanic Gardens MRT station Botanic Gardens MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange station on the Circle line (CCL) and the Downtown line (DTL). Situated in Tanglin , Singapore , the station is located northwest of the Singapore Botanic Gardens at the junction of Bukit Timah Road and Cluny Park Road. Other nearby developments of
512-642: The area was on the 1828 map by Frankin and Jackson and was noted as Bukit Timah. As the interior of Singapore was not fully explored, it is likely the name came from the Malays. In Malay, Bukit Timah meant Tin bearing hill . The original Malay name was Bukit Temak , meaning "hill of the temak trees " as the temak trees were abundant in the area. It was possible that the British in Singapore had mispronounced or misheard and became Bukit Timah. Bukit Timah Road ,
544-491: The artist produced various images in a short time and pieced together the paper cuts. The artists devised three large patterns, one of which the Art Review Panel selected as the motif for the final mural. Chua photographed the chosen pattern, which was scanned and converted to a digital vector drawing. While digitalising their work, Lam and Chua smoothened the jagged edges of the paper cuts that ended up pixelated in
576-409: The artists, who had collaborated before, selected the Botanic Gardens station when they were commissioned to create an artwork for the CCL. When the pair had crafted Lam's previous work, Hybrid Fishes , they had obtained insights about aquatic life and plants, which inspired the Botanic Gardens station artwork's "underwater garden" theme. Using a technique similar to traditional Chinese paper-cutting ,
608-424: The attention of commuters, making them feel familiarity with the artwork and having them consider whether it was the same as the Tembusu tree. The barren form which exposed the Tembusu's trunking system was initially planned to be crafted out of rusted Corten steel to resemble the original colour of the tree. Due to safety concerns, the station contractor suggested using copper, which was burnt and brushed to achieve
640-413: The design and construction of Botanic Gardens station and associated tunnels was awarded to Sembawang Engineers and Constructors Pte Ltd for S$ 378.2 million ( US$ 260.02 million) in July 2009. The contract also includes the construction of the adjacent Stevens station . Construction of the station was scheduled to commence in the third quarter of 2009 and targeted to complete by 2015. On 11 March 2012,
672-408: The design concept of flora and fauna. The station displays two artworks that were commissioned as part of the MRT network's Art-in-Transit programme, a showcase of public artworks on the MRT network. Aquatic Fauna No. 1 , by Lam Hoi Lit and Chua Chye Teck, is a large mural of paper cuttings depicting varieties of animals and plants along a section of the CCL platform wall. The work, referencing
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#1732773272131704-399: The desired colour. The sandblasted silhouette depicts the ecosystem that the tree supports, including the insects in the trunk and the birds on the branches. The photograph displayed at the DTL platform is accompanied by seeds and leaves collected at the Tembusu, with the flowers extended in surrealist style. The photograph references the colonial-era botanical illustrations while illustrating
736-535: The first time, compared to using census divisions based on electoral boundaries for previous exercises. The Singapore Police Force 's (SPF) neighbourhood police centres have jurisdiction boundaries based on planning area boundaries when they were officially gazetted in 1999, as opposed to electoral divisions under the previous neighbourhood Police Post system. Planning areas are further subdivided into 332 subzones for statistical purposes. * = Place names attested to be of Malay origin and referred to similarly in
768-676: The former railway station have been repurposed as a community space, and is now part of the Rail Corridor. Bukit Timah was a major battleground during the final stages of the Japanese Invasion in 1942, where the Battle of Bukit Timah was fought. The battle resulted in the fall of Bukit Timah to the Japanese as British had failed to repel the invaders from the area. Beauty World was formerly named Tai Tong Ah Sai Ka i which
800-429: The scans. In fusing the various elements, the artists also avoided repetitive-looking details in the final artwork. The work was then printed on a vinyl sticker which was cut into several pieces before being put up over the platform. Chua considered the project as a "celebration" of art form and nature, while Lam hoped commuters would be more environmentally aware to the natural environment of which they were part. What
832-408: The station include Crown Centre, Serene Centre, Cluny Court, Adam Road Food Centre and the National University of Singapore Faculty of Law. First announced as Adam MRT station in 2003 as part of Stages 4 and 5 of the CCL, the station was renamed through a public poll in 2005. In 2007, it was announced that the station would interchange with the DTL. The CCL station opened on 8 October 2011, while
864-440: The station's proximity to Botanic Gardens, was intended to introduce nature to the station and complement the station's water feature as part of an overarching "underwater garden" theme. In light of Singapore's rapid urbanisation, the artists also wanted the work to bring attention to preservationist and conservation efforts. Aware of the Botanic Gardens' large role in Singapore's nature through its horticultural work and research,
896-716: Was chosen in November as the station name due to it being a popular suggestion from the respondents. As announced by transport minister Lui Tuck Yew during his visit to the Stages 4 and 5 CCL stations on 1 August 2011, the station began revenue service on 8 October of that year. Botanic Gardens was first announced to be an interchange station with the Downtown Line (DTL) in 2007, and the LTA announced on 15 July 2008 that it would be part of DTL Stage 2 (DTL2). The contract for
928-533: Was completed in 1843 to provide a link to the highest point of Singapore, the Bukit Timah Hill . The road was then extended northwards to Kranji in 1845, making it one of the earliest roads connecting the north to the south. The Bukit Timah railway station (BRTS) was one of the five Singapore-Kranji railway stations opened in 1905, the first railway of Singapore. BRTS was decommissioned in July 2011 together with Tanjong Pagar railway station . Sections of
960-531: Was founded as an amusement park during the Japanese Occupation. Following the end of occupation, Tai Tong Ah Sai Kai was renamed Beauty World in 1947 and reopened as a market. After being badly damaged by series of fires in the 1970s, Beauty World was acquired by the government and was redeveloped as a shopping centre, which opened in 1984. The Bukit Timah area is a particularly prominent location with high land value. The Bukit Timah Race Course ,
992-808: Was later extended and Upper Bukit Timah (District 21) was formed. There are 7 MRT stations within the planning area, spanning 2 lines, the Downtown Line and Circle Line . Stage 2 of the Downtown MRT line train service started on 27 December 2015 and parallels the Bukit Timah Road. It connects Bukit Panjang in the North-Western edge of Bukit Timah to the city centre in the South. Both lines have an interchange station at Botanic Gardens MRT station . The 6 other stations are: Bukit Timah
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1024-487: Was the most iconic feature of Singapore after which many places and buildings were named. The artist was also inspired by the book The Secret Life of Trees by Colin Tudge, which encouraged people to look inside trees instead of just their exteriors, given the importance of trees. Soh noted how different the tree appears from other perspectives, which inspired her to create three different art pieces. Soh also intended to draw
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