CapitaSpring
{{Short description|Office skyscraper in Singapore}}
{{Use Singapore English|date=April 2025}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox building
| name = CapitaSpring
| image = CapitaSpring1.jpg
| caption = CapitaSpring in July 2022
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| location = Downtown Core, Singapore
| address = 88 Market Street
| coordinates = {{coord|1.2842|103.8502|display=inline,title}}
| start_date = 2017
| completion_date = 2021
| building_type = Office and co-working space
| roof =
| floor_count = 51
| floor_area =
| architect = Bjarke Ingels Group Carlo Ratti
| structural_engineer=
| main_contractor = Dragages Singapore Pte Ltd
| developer = CapitaLand
Mitsubishi Estate
| owner =
| management =
| references =
| website =
| mapframe-zoom = 15
}}
CapitaSpring is a skyscraper in Downtown Core, Singapore.{{cite web |title=CapitaLand rejuvenates retail and lifestyle offerings at its downtown properties in Singapore {{!}} CapitaLand |url=https://www.capitaland.com/international/en/about-capitaland/newsroom/news-releases/international/2021/dec/CapitaLand-rejuvenates-downtown-properties-Singapore.html |website=www.capitaland.com |access-date=5 January 2022 |language=en}}{{Cite web|title=踩到假天花板 女工程师摔30公尺丧命|url=https://www.zaobao.com.sg/realtime/singapore/story20220409-1260845|access-date=2022-04-09|author=李谊萱|date=2022-04-09|publisher=联合早报|language=zh-sg|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220409044937/https://www.zaobao.com.sg/realtime/singapore/story20220409-1260845|archive-date=2022-04-09}} The building was designed by architectural firm BIG and architect Carlo Ratti.{{Cite news|url=https://www.capitaland.com/sg/en/lease/engagement/your-capitaletter/2018/december/greening-from-the-inside-out.html|title=Greening from the inside out|publisher=Capita Land|access-date=2022-02-04|language=en-SG}} With a height of {{convert|280|m|abbr=on}}, as of 2022, the building is the joint second-tallest in Singapore, with One Raffles Place, United Overseas Bank Plaza One, and Republic Plaza.{{Cite news|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/business/182b-tower-to-replace-golden-shoe-car-park|title=S$1.82b tower to replace Golden Shoe Carpark|publisher=The Straits Times|access-date=2017-07-15|language=en-SG}}{{Cite news|url=https://tnp.straitstimes.com/news/business/tower-going-old-golden-shoe-car-park-named-capitaspring|title=Tower going up at old Golden Shoe Car Park named CapitaSpring|publisher=The New Paper|access-date=2018-04-13|language=en-SG}}
History and construction
The project's developers are CapitaLand and Mitsubishi Estate.{{cite news |last1=Hatton |first1=James |title=Mitsubishi Estate Said Doubling Overseas Property Fund |url=https://www.mingtiandi.com/real-estate/finance-real-estate/mitsubishi-estate-doubling-overseas-property-fund/ |access-date=13 February 2021 |work=Mingtiandi |date=4 January 2020}}{{cite web |title=シンガポール 大規模複合開発事業「CapitaSpring」竣工 |url=https://www.mec.co.jp/j/news/archives/mec220209_CapitaSpring.pdf |website=mec.co.jp |publisher=Mitsubishi Estate |access-date=29 July 2022 |date=9 February 2022}} JPMorgan announced it would take space in the building in 2018,{{cite news |last1=Sregantan |first1=Navin |title=88 Market Street secures JPMorgan as anchor office tenant; named 'CapitaSpring' |url=https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/88-market-street-secures-jpmorgan-as-anchor-office-tenant-named-capitaspring |access-date=13 February 2021 |work=Business Times |date=12 April 2018}} and is the anchor tenant for the project.{{cite news |last1=Mokhtar |first1=Faris |title=JPMorgan's New Singapore Home Still Trying to Find Tenants |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-19/new-building-shows-how-virus-is-hitting-singapore-office-market?srnd=markets-vp&sref=CIpmV6x8 |access-date=13 February 2021 |work=Bloomberg.com |date=19 January 2021 |language=en}} Other tenants include IBM subsidiary Red Hat,{{cite news |last1=Rashiwala |first1=Kalpana |title=IBM's Red Hat tipped to lease almost 60,000 sq ft at CapitaSpring |url=https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/real-estate/ibms-red-hat-tipped-to-lease-almost-60000-sq-ft-at-capitaspring |access-date=13 September 2021 |work=www.businesstimes.com.sg |date=23 August 2021}} law firms and financial companies.
The building appeared "in the background" of the third season of the television show Westworld.{{cite news |last1=Davidson |first1=Justin |title=How Real Architecture Inspired Westworld's Futuristic Cities |url=https://www.vulture.com/2020/03/westworld-season-3-future-architecture.html |access-date=13 February 2021 |work=Vulture |date=17 March 2020 |language=en-us}}
On 8 April 2022, an engineer died after stepping on a false ceiling panel, which collapsed under her weight. The engineer fell some thirty meters, from the 16th to the 9th floor. Access to the maintenance level was stopped as a result.{{cite web |last1=Shafeeq |first1=Syarafana |title=Engineer dies after falling 30m through false ceiling in CapitaSpring |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/engineer-falls-30m-after-stepping-on-false-ceiling-at-capitaspring-pronounced-dead-at-scene |access-date=16 April 2022 |website=Straits Times |date=8 April 2022 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Engineer dies after falling 30m at CapitaSpring building |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/engineer-dies-fell-30m-capitaspring-building-workplace-fatalities-2616971 |website=CNA |access-date=18 April 2022 |date=9 April 2022}}
Usage
The building is primarily devoted to conventional office space, although about ten percent of the building will contain coworking space. The building also contains a food centre on the second and third floors, including a hawker centre similar to the previous Golden Shoe Car Park, as well as various food and retail options, including a Japanese restaurant, Oumi, on the 51st floor.{{cite news |last1=Tan |first1=Dawson |title=New Japanese restaurant Oumi serves up modern kappo cuisine on the 51st floor of CapitaSpring |url=https://www.timeout.com/singapore/news/new-japanese-restaurant-oumi-serves-up-modern-kappo-cuisine-on-the-51st-floor-of-capitaspring-070122 |access-date=28 July 2022 |work=Time Out Singapore |date=1 July 2022}}
There are two gardens in the building, one being 100 metres aboveground and the other Singapore's highest rooftop urban farm, with serviced residences by Citadines taking up the rest of the space.{{cite news |last1=Sim |first1=Sherlyn |title=New CBD skyscraper ready by 2nd half of 2021 |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/business/new-cbd-skyscraper-ready-by-2nd-half-of-2021 |access-date=13 February 2021 |work=The Straits Times |date=20 January 2021 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=CapitaLand rejuvenates retail and lifestyle offerings at its downtown properties in Singapore |url=https://www.capitaland.com/international/en/about-capitaland/newsroom/news-releases/international/2021/dec/CapitaLand-rejuvenates-downtown-properties-Singapore.html |website=CapitaLand |access-date=24 December 2021 |date=20 December 2021}}
Access to the offices is via an RFID tag, a QR code from a phone app, a QR code provided by the concierge, or via facial recognition at the turnstiles.{{cite news |last1=Salvador |first1=Angelyn |title=CapitaSpring: A Peek Into the Future |url=https://bluprint.onemega.com/capitaspring-a-peek-into-the-future/ |access-date=28 July 2022 |work=BluPrint |date=4 May 2022}}
Access to the gardens is restricted since late 2023 as there were too many tourists visiting the gardens previously. For crowd control measures, visitors must book their slot on the CapitaSpring website.