Parkroyal Collection Pickering, Singapore (formerly known as PARKROYAL on Pickering), is a luxury

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located in Singapore's Central Area. It is owned by the Singaporean investment and property development company UOL Group.

History

Construction of the hotel started in December 2009. The building was completed and opened in January 2013. At the time of its opening, it was named PARKROYAL on Pickering. It was later renamed as Parkroyal Collection Pickering in January 2020.

Architecture

The hotel was designed by

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, a Singapore-based

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. It was designed as a hotel-as-garden. It includes

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s, and 15,000 m² of tiered "sky gardens". The building is claimed to be

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and designed to consume minimal energy with the use of

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and

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Facilities

The hotel has 367 rooms and suites.

Awards

* 2013 INSIDE World Festival of Interiors – Best Interior Design (hotels category) * 2013 World Architecture News (WAN) Awards – Hotel of the Year * 2013 President's Design Award – Design of the Year * 2014

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International Chapter Architecture Awards – International Architecture Award (commercial category) * 2014 German Design Council Iconic Awards – Best of Best Award (public category) * 2014 Good Design Award – Green Good Design Award * 2015

CTBUH Skyscraper Award The Tall Building Awards or CTBUH Awards recognizes projects and individuals who have made an extraordinary contribution to the advancement of tall buildings and urban environment, as well as achieving sustainability at the highest and broadest ...

– Urban Habitat Award * 2015 Singapore Experience Awards – Business Event Venue of the Year * 2016 Singapore Institute of Architects (SIA) Architectural Design Awards – Design Award (commercial category)

References

External links

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Official website
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