Jewel Changi Airport#Rain Vortex

{{short description|Entertainment and retail complex in Singapore}}

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| material = Steel and glass

| cost = S$1.7 billion

| location = Changi, Singapore

| address = 78 Airport Boulevard, Singapore 819666

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| opened_date = {{start date and age|df=y|2019|04|17}} (soft opening){{Cite news |date=6 March 2019 |title=Jewel Changi Airport to open on April 17 |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/jewel-changi-airport-to-open-on-april-17 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190307153244/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/jewel-changi-airport-to-open-on-april-17 |archive-date=7 March 2019 |access-date=6 March 2019 |work=The Straits Times}}
{{start date and age|df=y|2019|10|18}} (official opening){{Cite web |last=Toh |first=Ting Wei |date=18 October 2019 |title=Jewel Changi Airport sees 50 m visitors since opening six months ago |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/jewel-changi-airport-sees-50m-visitors-since-opening-six-months-ago |access-date=25 October 2019 |website=The Straits Times}}

| owner = Changi Airport Group CapitaLand

Jewel Changi Airport Trustee Pte. Ltd.

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| floor_count = 12 – 5 above-ground storeys and 7 basement levels (Levels B5 — B2, B2M, B1, B1M, L1-L5)

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| architect = Moshe Safdie
RSP Architects Planners & Engineers Private Limited

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| other_designers = PWP Landscape Architecture
ICN Design International Pte Ltd
Ove Arup
Benoy
Lighting Planners Associates{{Cite web |title=Jewel Changi Airport |url=https://www.lighting.co.jp/projects/detail/109 |access-date=10 September 2019 |website=Lighting Planners Associates |archive-date=24 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210724061127/https://www.lighting.co.jp/projects/detail/109 |url-status=dead }}

| main_contractor = Obayashi Corporation{{Cite web |title=Jewel- Changi Airport Mixed Development – Obayashi Singapore |url=https://www.obayashi.com.sg/our-projects/jewel-changi-airport-mixed-development/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190605184009/https://www.obayashi.com.sg/our-projects/jewel-changi-airport-mixed-development/ |archive-date=5 June 2019 |access-date=5 June 2019 |website=obayashi.com.sg}}
Woh Hup Pte. Ltd.

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Jewel Changi Airport (also known as Jewel) is a nature-themed entertainment and retail complex surrounded by and linked to one of the passenger terminals of Changi Airport in Singapore. Its centrepiece is the world's tallest indoor waterfall, the Rain Vortex, which is surrounded by a terraced forest setting.{{Cite news |last=Kaur |first=Karamjit |date=21 March 2017 |title=Changi's Jewel shaping up well for sparkling start in 2019 |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/changis-jewel-shaping-up-well-for-sparkling-start-in-2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171225091131/http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/changis-jewel-shaping-up-well-for-sparkling-start-in-2019 |archive-date=25 December 2017 |access-date=9 January 2018 |work=The Straits Times}}

Jewel includes gardens, attractions, a hotel, about 300 retail and dining outlets, as well as early baggage check-in aviation facilities. It covers a total gross floor area of {{convert|135,700|m2|abbr=on}}, spanning 10 storeys—five above-ground and five basement levels.{{Cite news |date=19 August 2013 |title=Changi Airport Group unveils 'Project Jewel' |url=http://www.themalaymailonline.com/travel/article/changi-airport-group-unveils-project-jewel#JgaeDzjSQr5GRSJc.97 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117132929/http://www.themalaymailonline.com/travel/article/changi-airport-group-unveils-project-jewel#JgaeDzjSQr5GRSJc.97 |archive-date=17 January 2018 |access-date=9 January 2018}} Its attractions include the Shiseido Forest Valley, an indoor garden spanning five storeys, and the Canopy Park at the topmost level, featuring gardens and leisure facilities.{{Cite news |title=Jewel at Changi Airport to open in early 2019, Canopy Park unveiled |url=https://sg.style.yahoo.com/jewel-changi-airport-open-early-2019-canopy-park-unveiled-075454240.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117132211/https://sg.style.yahoo.com/jewel-changi-airport-open-early-2019-canopy-park-unveiled-075454240.html |archive-date=17 January 2018 |access-date=9 January 2018 }}

Jewel receives about 300,000 visitors per day. In October 2019, six months after its soft opening, it had welcomed 50 million visitors, exceeding its initial target for the whole year. In 2024, it achieved a record footfall of more than 80 million, the highest since its opening.{{Cite web |last=Loi |first=Esther |date=28 January 2025 |title=Jewel Changi Airport reports record footfall of over 80 million people in 2024 |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/jewel-changi-airport-reports-record-footfall-of-over-80-million-in-2024 |url-status=live |access-date=28 January 2025 |website=The Straits Times}}

The complex and airport are located in Changi, at the eastern end of Singapore, approximately {{convert|20|km|abbr=on}} northeast from Singapore's Downtown Core.{{Cite web |title=Regulations |url=http://www.caas.gov.sg/caasWeb2010/export/sites/caas/en/Regulations/Aeronautical_Information/AIP/aerodrome/AD_WSSS/WSSS-AD2-1.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923195740/http://www.caas.gov.sg/caasWeb2010/export/sites/caas/en/Regulations/Aeronautical_Information/AIP/aerodrome/AD_WSSS/WSSS-AD2-1.pdf |archive-date=23 September 2015 |access-date=3 March 2017 |website=Caas.gov.sg}}

Conception

Jewel was conceived to maintain Changi Airport's status as a major aviation hub in the Asia-Pacific.{{Cite news |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/jewel-at-changi-will-offer-travellers-stunning-welcome?login=true|title=Jewel at Changi will offer travelers stunning welcome|last=migration|date=20 August 2013|work=The Straits Times|access-date=9 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117190548/http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/jewel-at-changi-will-offer-travellers-stunning-welcome?login=true|archive-date=17 January 2018|url-status=live}} It was first mentioned by then-Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in his National Day Rally speech in 2013 as part of Changi Airport's long-term plans to double its capacity by the mid-2020s and "create more opportunities for Singapore and Singaporeans".{{Cite news|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXVYc_IDygw |title=Expanding Changi Airport for 2030 and Beyond - National Day Rally 2013|work=govsingapore youtube channel uploaded 22 Aug 2013}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/terminal-5-will-double-changi-airports-capacity-pm-lee|title=Terminal 5 will double Changi Airport's capacity: PM Lee|work=TODAYonline|access-date=9 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117190432/http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/terminal-5-will-double-changi-airports-capacity-pm-lee|archive-date=17 January 2018|url-status=live}}

Built over the former open-air car park in front of Changi Airport Terminal 1, Jewel expanded Terminal 1's arrival hall and baggage reclaim areas by 70%, and its handling capacity was also expected to increase from 21 to 24 million passengers a year.{{Cite news|url=http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/first-look-changi-airports-new-jewel|title=A first look at Changi Airport's new 'Jewel'|work=TODAYonline|access-date=9 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117131606/http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/first-look-changi-airports-new-jewel|archive-date=17 January 2018|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://thedesignair.net/2015/03/14/changi-airport-proves-it-is-the-jewel-of-the-world/|title=Changi Airport Proves It Is the Jewel of the World|date=14 March 2015|work=TheDesignAir|access-date=9 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117131934/https://thedesignair.net/2015/03/14/changi-airport-proves-it-is-the-jewel-of-the-world/|archive-date=17 January 2018|url-status=live}} Jewel was officially opened on 18 October 2019 by Lee, six months after its soft opening. During this time, it received 50 million visitors—about 300,000 per day—exceeding its initial target of 40–50 million visitors for the first year.

The concept was developed by Jewel Changi Airport Trustee Pte Ltd, a joint venture between Changi Airport Group (CAG) and CapitaLand, through its wholly owned shopping mall business, CapitaLand Mall Asia.{{Cite news|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/project-jewel-at-changi-airport-to-cost-147b|title=Project Jewel at Changi Airport to cost $1.47b|last=migration|date=20 December 2013|work=The Straits Times|access-date=9 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117190536/http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/project-jewel-at-changi-airport-to-cost-147b|archive-date=17 January 2018|url-status=live}} The project cost S$1.7 billion{{Cite news|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/work-on-changi-airports-jewel-project-and-t1-expansion-begins|title=Work on Changi Airport's Jewel project and T1 expansion begins|author=Karamjit Kaur |date=5 December 2014 |work=The Straits Times|access-date=9 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117190441/http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/work-on-changi-airports-jewel-project-and-t1-expansion-begins|archive-date=17 January 2018|url-status=live}} and did not involve any government funds or taxpayer money, despite both entities being either wholly or partially owned by Temasek Holdings, the state-owned investment company.{{cite web |title=Clarification on funding of Jewel Changi Airport |url=https://www.gov.sg/article/clarification-on-funding-of-jewel-changi-airport |website=gov.sg |access-date=28 August 2020 |date=30 June 2020}}

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Design and development

Jewel's toroidal glass-and-steel façade was designed by a consortium of architects, led by Moshe Safdie, who also designed Singapore's Marina Bay Sands.{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2012/06/moshe-safdie-architecture-of-today-bilbao-effect|title=Architect Moshe Safdie on the "Bilbao Effect"|last=Heilpern|first=John|magazine=Vanity Fair|access-date=9 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414083814/https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2012/06/moshe-safdie-architecture-of-today-bilbao-effect|archive-date=14 April 2016|url-status=live}} Local firm RSP Architects Planners & Engineers were the executive architects and structural engineers.{{Cite news|url=http://www.rsp.com.sg/home|title=RSP Architects Planners & Engineers|work=RSP|access-date=17 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417032534/http://www.rsp.com.sg/home|archive-date=17 April 2019|url-status=live}} The landscape architect was PWP Landscape Architecture,{{Cite web|url=http://www.pwpla.com/projects/jewel-changi-airport|title=Jewel Changi Airport {{pipe}} PWP Landscape Architecture|website=www.pwpla.com|access-date=17 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180418092813/http://www.pwpla.com/projects/jewel-changi-airport|archive-date=18 April 2018|url-status=live}} who co-designed the National 9/11 Memorial in New York City and worked with Safdie on the landscaping of Marina Bay Sands. Benoy were the interior designers, BuroHappold Engineering were responsible for the façade, and Lighting Planners Associates handled the lighting.[https://www.architectmagazine.com/project-gallery/jewel-changi-airport_o Jewel Changi Airport] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190520104435/https://www.architectmagazine.com/project-gallery/jewel-changi-airport_o |date=20 May 2019 }} 6 May 2019 The Rain Vortex was engineered by water design firm WET Design; it has a 360-degree light and sound show projected onto it.[https://www.dezeen.com/2019/03/12/moshe-safdie-worlds-tallest-indoor-waterfall-changi-airport/ World's tallest indoor waterfall inside Safdie Architects' Singapore airport building] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190702011249/https://www.dezeen.com/2019/03/12/moshe-safdie-worlds-tallest-indoor-waterfall-changi-airport/ |date=2 July 2019 }} Dezeen, 12 March 2019

Jewel was envisioned to combine a marketplace and an urban park. "The component of the traditional mall is combined with the experience of nature, culture, education and recreation, aiming to provide an uplifting experience. By drawing both visitors and local residents alike, we aim to create a place where the people of Singapore interact with the people of the world," said Safdie.{{Cite news |url=https://www.dezeen.com/2014/12/05/moshe-safdie-huge-greenhouse-singapore-changi-airport/|title=Safdie reveals greenhouse for Singapore's Changi airport|date=5 December 2014|work=Dezeen|access-date=9 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703022726/https://www.dezeen.com/2014/12/05/moshe-safdie-huge-greenhouse-singapore-changi-airport/|archive-date=3 July 2017|url-status=live}}

The glass panels of the dome are framed in steel that rests on a complex latticework.{{Cite news|url=http://inhabitat.com/moshe-safdies-jewel-changi-airport-biodome-breaks-ground-in-singapore/moshe-safdie-architects-jewel-changi-airport-6/|title=Moshe Safdie's Jewel Changi Airport biodome breaks ground in Singapore|access-date=9 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180118010506/https://inhabitat.com/moshe-safdies-jewel-changi-airport-biodome-breaks-ground-in-singapore/moshe-safdie-architects-jewel-changi-airport-6/|archive-date=18 January 2018|url-status=live}} At night, the glowing dome is visible from surrounding areas.{{Cite web|url=https://apex.aero/2016/09/20/changi-airport-singapore-crown-jewel|title=Changi Airport: Singapore's Crown Jewel|website=apex.aero|access-date=9 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117133414/https://apex.aero/2016/09/20/changi-airport-singapore-crown-jewel|archive-date=17 January 2018|url-status=live}}

Attractions

=Shiseido Forest Valley=

File:JewelSingaporeVortex1.jpg

The {{Nihongo|Shiseido Forest Valley|資生堂フォレストバレー|Shiseidō Foresutobarē}} is one of Asia's largest indoor gardens, spanning five stories and approximately {{convert|22,000|m2}}, located in the heart of Jewel Changi Airport. It houses around 3,000 trees and 60,000 shrubs of 120 species that live in high-altitude tropical forests around the world.{{cite web|url=https://www.teamlab.art/w/resonatingforest-jewel/|title=Resonating Forest – Shiseido Forest Valley at Jewel Changi Airport – teamLab / チームラボ|website=Resonating Forest – Shiseido Forest Valley at Jewel Changi Airport – teamLab / チームラボ|access-date=27 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525143643/https://www.teamlab.art/w/resonatingforest-jewel/|archive-date=25 May 2019|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.shiseidogroup.com/news/detail.html?n=00000000002682|title=Shiseido Opens Shiseido Forest Valley at Jewel Changi Airport |website=News Release – Shiseido group website|access-date=27 May 2019}} It was conceived and designed by PWP Landscape Architecture and features the SENSE art installation, a collaboration between Shiseido and the Japanese art collective teamLab.

=Rain Vortex=

File:Jewel Changi Rain Vortex (1).jpg

The Rain Vortex is the world's largest and tallest indoor waterfall, standing at {{convert|40|m}} high.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/11/travel/singapores-changi-airport-jewel.html|title=At Singapore's Changi Airport, a New Jewel Shines|last=Surana|first=Sanjay|date=11 April 2019|work=The New York Times|access-date=12 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412225925/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/11/travel/singapores-changi-airport-jewel.html|archive-date=12 April 2019|issn=0362-4331|url-status=live}} Recirculating rain water is pumped to the roof to freefall through a round hole at up to {{Convert|37850|liters||abbr=out}} per minute to a basement-level pool.{{Cite web|url=https://infographics.channelnewsasia.com/jewel-changi-airport/index.html|title=Inside Jewel Changi Airport: An interactive special|website=CNA|access-date=15 September 2019}} An acrylic funnel at the bottom prevents splashing and insulates the sound of the cascade. The toroid-shaped roof has more than 9,000 pieces of glass spanning {{convert|200|by|150|meters}}, with a sloped oculus as the mouth of the waterfall acting as "a continuation of the building... completed in a liquid form".{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/12/singapores-changi-airport-touts-the-worlds-tallest-indoor-waterfall.html|title=Singapore's Changi Airport, called the world's best airport, now touts the world's tallest indoor waterfall|last=Baskas|first=Harriet|date=14 April 2019|website=CNBC|access-date=6 November 2019}} At night, the circular walls of the waterfall become a 360-degree stage for a light-and-sound show.{{Cite news|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/6-things-you-shouldnt-miss-when-visiting-jewel-changi-airport|title=Jewel Changi Airport: 6 things you should not miss|last=hermesauto|date=7 June 2017|work=The Straits Times|access-date=9 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180109031255/http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/6-things-you-shouldnt-miss-when-visiting-jewel-changi-airport|archive-date=9 January 2018|url-status=live}}

To prevent excess humidity in the Jewel, the waterfall's flow alternates between cascades and trickles that reduce air turbulence. The design process, by WET Design engineers, included testing a one-fifth-scale model and a full-size partial prototype.{{Cite news|url=https://www.wired.com/2016/09/fit-worlds-biggest-indoor-waterfall-airport/|title=How to Fit the World's Biggest Indoor Waterfall in an Airport|last=Zhang|first=Sarah|date=7 September 2016|magazine=Wired|access-date=29 October 2019|issn=1059-1028}}

The Changi Airport Skytrain connecting the terminals passes above ground near the waterfall, allowing passengers remaining airside to see the Vortex and Jewel itself.{{cite web|title=Getting between Terminal 2 & Terminal 3|url=http://www.changiairport.com/getting-around/getting-around-the-airport/inter-terminal-transfer|access-date=6 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150401061404/http://www.changiairport.com/getting-around/getting-around-the-airport/inter-terminal-transfer|archive-date=1 April 2015|url-status=dead}}

=Canopy Park=

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At the topmost level of Jewel, the {{convert|14,000|m2}} Canopy Park houses recreation and leisure attractions.{{Cite news|url=http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/jewel-changi-airport-set-dazzle-crowds-early-2019|title=Canopy bridge, mazes among features at Changi Airport's S$1.7 billion Jewel|work=TODAYonline|access-date=9 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116070933/http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/jewel-changi-airport-set-dazzle-crowds-early-2019|archive-date=16 January 2018|url-status=live}} About half of the total landscaping is hosted at Canopy Park, including two gardens: Topiary Walk and Petal Garden. The Topiary Walk features animal-shaped topiaries at every corner, while the Petal Garden has seasonal floral displays. The park includes a suspension bridge called the Mastercard Canopy Bridge,{{Cite web |title=Jewel Changi Airport Mastercard® Canopy Bridge |url=https://specials.priceless.com/en-ap/offers/Jewel_Changi_Airport_Mastercard%C2%AE_Canopy_Bridge?Oid=202212090002&issuerId=&productId= |access-date=19 April 2025 |work=Priceless Specials}} located {{convert|23|metres}} above the ground and offering a panoramic view of the Rain Vortex. At {{convert|50|metres}} long, the bridge also has a glass-panel floor at the centre section that offers a view down to level 1 of Jewel.

The park also consists of two mazes, situated at the eastern end of the Jewel, called the Hedge Maze and Mirror Maze.{{Cite web|url=https://funsandfacts.com/singapore-jewel-changi-airport-tourist-attraction/|title=Singapore Jewel Changi Airport tourist attractions|work= funsandfacts|date=30 April 2020|access-date=12 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711191329/https://funsandfacts.com/singapore-jewel-changi-airport-tourist-attraction/|archive-date=11 July 2020|url-status=live}} The Hedge Maze is Singapore's largest, with hedge walls standing at {{convert|1.8|m}} high. The maze features gates that can be pushed inward and thus change the path of the maze. It ends at an elevated watchtower that offers a bird's-eye view of the entire maze. The Mirror Maze is located under the dome, with plants branching across the top. It makes use of mirrors and various reflections.{{Cite news|url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/changi-airport-unveils-14-000 m²-canopy-park-at-jewel-8923932|title=Changi Airport unveils 14,000 m² Canopy Park at Jewel|work=Channel NewsAsia|access-date=9 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180118011225/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/changi-airport-unveils-14-000 m²-canopy-park-at-jewel-8923932|archive-date=18 January 2018|url-status=live}}

  • Bouncing and Walking Nets – The Bouncing Net is {{convert|250|metres}} long, suspended 8 metres above ground at its highest point. A separate {{convert|50|metre}}-long Walking Net enables visitors to look down {{convert|25|metre}}s to Jewel's level 1.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lonelyplanet.com/news/2017/06/09/singapores-jewel-changi-canopy-park/|title=Inside Canopy Park at Singapore's Jewel Changi Airport|last=Planet|first=Lonely|website=lonelyplanet.com|access-date=9 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117132649/https://www.lonelyplanet.com/news/2017/06/09/singapores-jewel-changi-canopy-park/|archive-date=17 January 2018|url-status=live}}
  • Discovery Slides – the Discovery Slides feature four integrated slides: two tube slides and two sliding surfaces. The entire structure sits at an incline, {{convert|3|m}} high on one end, and close to {{convert|7|m}} on the other,{{Cite news|url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/changi-airport-unveils-14-000 m²-canopy-park-at-jewel-8923932|title=Changi Airport unveils 14,000 m² Canopy Park at Jewel|work=Channel NewsAsia|access-date=9 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180118011225/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/changi-airport-unveils-14-000 m²-canopy-park-at-jewel-8923932|archive-date=18 January 2018|url-status=live}} and enables visitors to view the Forest Valley and the Rain Vortex.{{Cite news|url=http://www.businessinsider.sg/singapore-changi-airport-jewel-rainforest-waterfall-2017-6/|title=The best airport in the world is building a $1.7 billion indoor forest and waterfall|last=Zhang|first=Benjamin Zhang|date=9 June 2017|work=Business Insider Singapore|access-date=17 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117131456/http://www.businessinsider.sg/singapore-changi-airport-jewel-rainforest-waterfall-2017-6/|archive-date=17 January 2018|url-status=live}} The Discovery Slides were designed by Carve and built by Playpoint in Singapore.
  • Foggy Bowls – the Foggy Bowls are four concave bowls with depths of between {{convert|30|cm}} and {{convert|65|cm}} for people to jump in while mist is released to create an illusion of playing among clouds.

=Changi Experience Studio=

The Changi Experience Studio is a {{convert|3,000|m2}} space with interactive games and displays relating to the airport's history that allows visitors a behind-the-scenes look at how the facility is run.

Facilities

=Hotel=

Yotel operates a hotel within Jewel, with approximately 130 rooms, which opened on 12 April 2019.{{Cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/singapores-jewel-changi/index.html|title=Singapore's Jewel Changi: World's most awesome airport?|date=9 December 2014|work=CNN Travel|access-date=9 January 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117132006/http://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/singapores-jewel-changi/index.html|archive-date=17 January 2018}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/business/property/microhotel-chain-yotel-to-open-at-jewel-changi-airport-on-april-12|title=Micro-hotel chain Yotel to open at Jewel Changi Airport on April 12|date=8 March 2019|work=The Straits Times|access-date=9 March 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190309081757/https://www.straitstimes.com/business/property/microhotel-chain-yotel-to-open-at-jewel-changi-airport-on-april-12|archive-date=9 March 2019}}

=Aviation facilities=

An "integrated multi-modal transport lounge" provides ticketing, boarding pass collection, and baggage transfer service in a single location. Early check-in facilities enable passengers to drop off luggage up to 24 hours ahead of regular check-in times.

=Retail=

File:Pokemon Center Singapore.jpg

Jewel houses both local and international brands, such as the first Apple Store located inside an airport complex{{Cite web|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/tech/first-apple-store-inside-an-airport-complex-to-open-this-saturday-at-jewel-changi-airport|title=First Apple store inside an airport complex to open on Saturday at Jewel Changi Airport|last=hermesauto|date=11 July 2019|website=The Straits Times|access-date=20 October 2019}} and the first permanent Pokémon Center in Asia outside of Japan. Other tenants include: Muji, Zara, Uniqlo, Don Don Donki, Massimo Dutti, a Shaw Theatres cinema that includes an IMAX theatre, a FairPrice Finest supermarket, as well as a food court.{{Cite web|last=Lin|first=Jessica|title=Singapore's S$1.7 billion Jewel Changi opens on Apr 17 – but there's a way to get inside before everyone else does, Business Insider – Business Insider Singapore|url=https://www.businessinsider.sg/singapores-s1-7-billion-jewel-changi-opens-on-apr-17-but-theres-a-way-to-get-inside-before-everyone-else-does/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190828023006/https://www.businessinsider.sg/singapores-s1-7-billion-jewel-changi-opens-on-apr-17-but-theres-a-way-to-get-inside-before-everyone-else-does/|archive-date=28 August 2019|access-date=20 October 2019|website=businessinsider.sg}}

Jewel has a lineup of athleisure brands, such as Nike, Adidas, Descente, On, Fila, and New Balance. It also features a mix of local and international and local restaurant chains, such as A&W Restaurants,{{Cite web |last=Goldberg |first=Eddy |title=A&W Restaurants Returns to Singapore After 16 Years Away |url=https://www.franchising.com/articles/aw_restaurants_returns_to_singapore_after_16_years_away.html |access-date=30 April 2023 |website=franchising.com}} Jumbo Seafood, Shake Shack, Bee Cheng Hiang, Bengawan Solo, Ya Kun Kaya Toast, and Irvins.{{Cite news|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/coming-soon-cinema-at-changis-jewel|title=Coming soon to Changi Airport's Jewel: Cinema, fast-food chain A&W|date=15 July 2018|work=The Straits Times|access-date=16 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716170129/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/coming-soon-cinema-at-changis-jewel|archive-date=16 July 2018|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/jewel-changi-airport-a-w-pokemon-shaw-theatres-among-tenants-10815310|title=Jewel Changi Airport tenants to include A&W, Pokemon, Shaw Theatres|date=12 October 2018|work=Channel NewsAsia|access-date=12 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181012122807/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/jewel-changi-airport-a-w-pokemon-shaw-theatres-among-tenants-10815310|archive-date=12 October 2018|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.jewelchangiairport.com/content/dam/jca-project/documents/Media%20Release%20-%20Jewel%20Changi%20Airport%20Retail%20Update.pdf|title=Close to 90% of Jewel Changi Airport's retail space leased to date with unique experiential retail concepts|date=11 October 2018|work=Jewel Changi Airport|access-date=15 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327085640/https://www.jewelchangiairport.com/content/dam/jca-project/documents/Media%20Release%20-%20Jewel%20Changi%20Airport%20Retail%20Update.pdf|archive-date=27 March 2019|url-status=dead}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.jewelchangiairport.com/content/dam/jca-project/documents/Burger_Lobster_to_launch_at_Jewel_Changi_Airport.pdf|title=Burger & Lobster to launch at Jewel Changi Airport|date=31 January 2019|work=Jewel Changi Airport|access-date=4 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327085800/https://www.jewelchangiairport.com/content/dam/jca-project/documents/Burger_Lobster_to_launch_at_Jewel_Changi_Airport.pdf|archive-date=27 March 2019|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/tech/apple-to-open-2-more-stores-here-sources|title=Apple to open 2 more stores here: Sources|date=27 March 2019|work=The Straits Times|access-date=28 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328082523/https://www.straitstimes.com/tech/apple-to-open-2-more-stores-here-sources|archive-date=28 March 2019|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.jewelchangiairport.com/en/dine/tokyo-milk-cheese-factory-cow-cow-kitchen.html|title=Tokyo Milk Cheese Factory & Cow Cow Kitchen|date=23 June 2019|work=Jewel Changi Airport|access-date=23 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190623093435/https://www.jewelchangiairport.com/en/dine/tokyo-milk-cheese-factory-cow-cow-kitchen.html|archive-date=23 June 2019|url-status=live}}

Awards

Jewel Changi Airport was accorded the 2016 International Architecture Award by the Chicago Athenaeum, an international museum of architecture and design.{{Cite news|url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/jewel-changi-airport-wins-international-architecture-award-7927210|title=Jewel Changi Airport wins International Architecture Award|work=Channel NewsAsia|access-date=9 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180118010644/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/jewel-changi-airport-wins-international-architecture-award-7927210|archive-date=18 January 2018|url-status=live}}

In November 2019, the airport received the Special Jury Award at that year's Mapic Awards.{{Cite web|title=Changi's Jewel shines with global award; it is the top pick of international retail real estate experts|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/changis-jewel-shines-with-global-award-it-is-the-top-pick-of-international-retail-real|last=Ang|first=Prisca|date=15 November 2019|website=The Straits Times|access-date=20 May 2020}}

In 2024, it was publicly voted "My Favourite Shopping Mall" by the Singapore Retailers Association at the SRA Retail Awards.{{Cite news |title=Jewel Changi Airport crowned 'My Favourite Shopping Mall' by the Singapore Retailers Association at the SRA Retail Awards 2024 |url=https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jewel-changi-airport_jewelchangiairport-whatafeelin5-activity-7260238692202536960-cZlM/ |url-status=live | access-date=10 May 2025}}

See also

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References

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