Interpol

The result of winning an invited competition for the design of the new Interpol Global Complex in Singapore, the brief called for separate accommodation for Interpol and the rehousing of an existing Singapore Police Force station. The competition and security briefs required the IGC and SPF components to be physically separated, but also linkable for collaborative efforts between the two agencies. The solution was to locate two buildings around a diagonal line on the site with their own addresses. Where the two building volumes ‘overlap’ along the site defining diagonal, Interpol is at its the lowest whilst the SPF building at its highest to minimise their respective impact on one another. The thin width of both buildings ensures superb internal light quality. The site massing is designed to ensure that no trees need to be removed for the construction of either building.