Past Projects Archive
Underpass Mural Repository
SRO’s underpass mural activations began in 2013.
Since then, there have been various pieces that featured on the walls. Here are some which are kept alive through our records.
Future of our Last Wildcat
Singapore River One (SRO), Singapore Wildcat Action Group (SWAG) and Mural Lingo champion the conservation of the Leopard Cat through this community art project.
The Leopard Cat is the last wildcat species found in Singapore, with less than 50 estimated individuals in the wild.
This mural, made possible with 160 volunteers, reimagines the leopard cat’s habitat with scenes of Singapore’s built-up environment, nature and the Singapore River, bringing an element of the wilderness into the precinct.
Urban Artery – A Public Art Exhibition in the Backlanes
As part of the inaugural Singapore River Festival in 2015, Urban Artery transformed the backlanes of Boat Quay into a vibrant public art corridor. Conceived to revitalise an underutilised space, the initiative brought art directly into the public realm and offered visitors an immersive, site-specific experience.
Curated by the multi-disciplinary art collective Kult, Urban Artery was a 10-day exhibition staged along the Circular Road backlanes. It featured installations by more than 30 local and locally based international artists. Responding to the theme of “water,” the artworks ranged from interpretations of sea creatures to conceptual pieces and playful spatial interventions that encouraged the public to explore the backlanes in new ways.
Building on this early success, SRO has continued to explore opportunities to rejuvenate and activate these backlane spaces.
Carpark Streets Reimagined
Since December 2018, Singapore River One has repurposed 31 carpark lots on Circular Road.
These lots have been transformed into attractive public spaces for the CBD community and visitors to utilize and enjoy. Through CSR, SRO sought to bring out the theme of “People”, as the streets of Circular Road and Lorong Telok form the Chinese character “人” when seen from the aerial view. People are what makes the street unique and full of character, and through this re-branding, SRO envisioned Circular Road as a street that people can associate with unwinding, chilling out and having a good time.
Monthly street activations adding vibrancy to the street
Some of the activities curated during Circular Road’s weekend street closures were acoustic live music performances, group exercises and roving magician acts to create a sense of liveliness!
A collaboration with students from Raffles Design Institute (RDI)
SRO worked with students from RDI’s Interior Design, Product Design and Visual Communications faculties to create parklet design proposals specially for Circular Road. This marked the third collaboration between SRO and RDI, after our Underpass Mural and Street Furniture projects, to realise our placemaking ideas. As one of our valued stakeholders in the precinct, RDI shares SRO’s passion in placemaking projects by incorporating them as part of the students’ academic curriculum. Through such collaborations, SRO hopes to nurture young talents in real practical projects. Through consultations with our stakeholders, 2 shortlisted designs were identified and installed in March 2020.
Urban Green-scape
Inspired by Singapore’s “City in a Garden” vision, this design pays homage to Singapore’s reputation as one of the world’s greenest countries. In an increasingly vertical society where skyscrapers line our cities, and green spaces are replaced with high-rise buildings, Urban Green-scape represents the students’ wish for Singapore to always treasure and maintain the balance between nature and man.
Biophilic
This design promotes a mutual love and respect for our living system. Biophilia means “love of life”, and the design seeks to connect or integrate natural elements and living things into buildings and achieve sustainability in different ways.
Urban Green-scape, CSR
Biophilic, CSR
As of COVID-19, these parklets have been removed and the parking lots have been reinstated.
However, Singapore River One intends to resume our regular music performances and activations along Circular Road as part of our weekly road closure programme. Keep updated on our social media pages to hear about upcoming activities!