Jurong Lake District. What is it all about?
- lingliwei05
- Oct 9, 2023
- 3 min read
Updated: Oct 13, 2023
New launches from The Lake Garden Residences and the upcoming J'Den is highlighting the investment potential and first move advantage of being near the Jurong Lake District.
What is the Jurong Lake District? Is it such a big deal?
I delved into URA's website on it and there are many information that I find interesting. Interesting not just from understanding JLD itself but also about urban planning as a whole.
I hope to share them here.
Overview of Jurong Lake District (JLD)
The 410 hectare JLD is the largest mixed use business district outside of the city centre and will be the focus of new developments for the next 10 to 15 years.
At the current moment, 200,000sqm is the existing size with another 1.4m square metres being planned for. In comparison, Paya Lebar is 200,000 square metres and Tampines Regional Centre is 130,000 square metres.
Well connected to major Hubs
Jurong Lake District will be served by 4 train lines that ensure that it can get connected to everywhere in 30mins.
Jurong Region Line
Cross Island Line
East West Line
North South Line
It is also well served by AYE and PIE.
Business Ecosystem
Other than fast transport connections, it is also near
Major academic,research an innovation hubs such as NTU, Jurong Innovation DIstrict and the Punggol Digital District.
Ready access to over a million residents in the west as customers and workers. These include Clementi, Bukit Batok, Jurong and Tengah.
More than 3000 MNCs clustered in the International Business Park,Jurong,Tuas Industrial estates,One North and Tuas Port.
When fully developed, JLD is envisioned to provide 100,000 new jobs and 20,000 new homes.
New Developments
By 2027, a new integrated transport hub next to Jurong East MRT station(offices,retail spaces,regional library,community club and sports facilities) will be completed.
To the south of Jurong Town Hall, a new 12 hectare precinct will connect via elevated and underground pedestrian links as well as landscaped street. It will have a mix of offices,housing,retail,hotels,entertainment in a car lite and park settings.
Nearby at Jurong Lake Gardens, it will enjoy more than 30 kilometres of waterfront around the Jurong Lake.
Immersive Greenery
More than 40% of the district will be set aside for parks,greenery and water bodies which include more than 0km of active lakefront promenade around Jurong Lake.
Streets are lined with canopy trees,forming green corridors that provide while forming green corridors that provide shade while providing a nature corridor for wildlife.
All buildings in JLD are required to achieve 100% landscape replacement,where greenery lost through development will be fully replaced by landscaping,sky terraces,roof gardens and vertical greenery.
The idea is to have a green carpet effect at key levels to create a 3D feel. The podium roof level gardens(between second and sixth floor) shall include trees and shrubs plated close to the edge so that it is visible from street and nearby developments.
These podium roof gardens are to be connected to each others to create a seamless experience of a whole big garden.
Vibrant connected courtyards
At least 20% of the ground level shall be open to sky ,lushly landscaped and pedestrian friendly. 25% of this courtyard area must be trees.
Jurong Lake Gardens
is Singapore's third national park The redeveloped Chinese Garden and Japanede Garden will be completed by 2024.
The new Science centre, designed by Zaha Hadid Architects will be completed around 2027 and will introduce more exciting leisure and entertainment offerings along the waterfront.
Cycling paths
will be wider a 2.5m compared to the standard 2m. There will also be a seamless multi level pedestrian network.
Heat mitigation
Boundary less buildings with no setbacks will allow buildings to provide shade to the streets below. Narrower streets and a well shaded streetscape by itself will further enhance this. Trees with larger crowns will also be selected.
Breezy wind corridors are ensured such that no developments will block the wind corridors downstream. All buildings are required to achieve BCA's Geen Mark Platinum Super Low Energy. Solar energy will also be optimized whenever possible.