Our Tampines Hub
{{short description|Integrated community and lifestyle hub}}
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{{Infobox building
| name = Our Tampines Hub
| former_names = Tampines Town Hub
| image = Our Tampines Hub.jpg
| caption = Our Tampines Hub in 2017
| location = Tampines, Singapore
| address = 1 Tampines Walk, Singapore 528523
| coordinates =
| building_type = Mixed-use development
| architect = DP Architects Pte Ltd
| architectural_style = Sustainable architecture
| floor_count = 7
| status = Completed
| opened = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2017|8|6}}
| cost = S$500 million
| owner = People's Association
| website = {{URL|https://www.ourtampineshub.sg/}}
| grounds_area = 5.3 hectares
| embedded = {{Infobox venue
| name = Town Square (Stadium)
| surface = Artificial turf
| capacity = 5,000
| tenants = Tampines Rovers (2018–present)
Geylang International (2019–present)
Lion City Sailors (sometimes)
| publictransit = {{SMRT code|EW|2|DT|32}} Tampines
}}
}}
Our Tampines Hub (abbreviated as OTH) is an integrated community and lifestyle building in Tampines, Singapore. It is located on the grounds of the former Tampines Stadium and Tampines Sports Hall and is part of the development of the Tampines Regional Centre.{{cite web|url=https://www.ourtampineshub.sg/our-tampines-hub/about-our-tampines-hub|title=Our Tampines Hub - @About Our Tampines Hub|website=www.ourtampineshub.sg|access-date=31 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171231212707/https://www.ourtampineshub.sg/our-tampines-hub/about-our-tampines-hub|archive-date=31 December 2017|url-status=dead}}
Built based on feedback from 15,000 residents living in the vicinity, the complex was officially opened by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on 6 August 2017.{{cite web |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/our-tampines-hub-opens-featuring-arts-theatre-rooftop-pool-town-9097004 |title=Our Tampines Hub opens, featuring arts theatre, rooftop pool, town's largest playground |last=Lee |first=Rachelle |date=6 August 2017 |publisher=ChannelNewsAsia |access-date=1 June 2018 }} The current multi-purpose complex replaced the former Tampines Stadium, Tampines Sports Hall, Tampines Swimming Complex, the Housing and Development Board (HDB) Tampines Branch Office and the Tampines Regional Library, housing them under one roof.
History
{{More citations needed section|date=April 2024}}File:Tampines Sports Hall.JPG
Our Tampines Hub occupies the grounds of the former sports facilities of Tampines Stadium and Tampines Sports Hall, which was opened in December 1989 in conjunction with the adjacent Tampines Swimming Complex.{{cite web|url=https://www.yelp.com.sg/biz/tampines-sports-hall-singapore|title=Tampines Sports Hall - Tampines - Singapore|website=Yelp}} This coincided with the HDB's plan for opening sporting facilities new housing estates in the late eighties. Tampines Stadium was also the home stadium of the Singapore Premier League club, Tampines Rovers.
Plans for a new proposed integrated lifestyle town hub development to be built on the site of Tampines Stadium and Tampines Sports Hall were unveiled on 21 January 2011, and was part of the Tampines Masterplan for 2011–2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne+News/Singapore/Story/A1Story20110121-259574.html|title=First-of-its-kind lifestyle hub in Tampines|website=www.asiaone.com}}
On 11 May 2013, a groundbreaking ceremony led by Members of Parliament for Tampines GRC was held at the former Tampines Stadium for what was to be for an integrated-community and sports facility on what was then known as Tampines Town Hub.{{cite web |title=Tampines Tempo |url=http://www.tampines.org.sg/Content/images/TTC-newsletter-APR-2013_FA.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507060241/http://www.tampines.org.sg/Content/images/TTC-newsletter-APR-2013_FA.pdf |archive-date=2016-05-07 |access-date=1 June 2018 |publisher=Tampines Town Council}} By July that year, Tampines Stadium had been completely demolished.{{cite web|url=http://aiksun.com.sg/project/tampines-stadium/|title=Tampines Stadium - Aik Sun Demolition & Engineering|website=aiksun.com.sg}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IFaBEhskKA |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/3IFaBEhskKA |archive-date=22 December 2021 |url-status=live|title=Tampines Stadium Demolition|last=Cheng Kiang Ng|date=29 June 2013|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}} Construction commenced on 1 June 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/construction-of-tampines-town-hub-starts|title=Construction of Tampines town hub starts|last=migration|date=1 June 2014}}
The official name of "Tampines Town Hub" was unveiled as Our Tampines Hub on 30 August 2015 with more than 2,000 residents in attendance. Residents also received updates and progress on the features and facilities offered.{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.sg/news/content/today-online---tampines-new-town-hub-to-open-progressively-from-end-2016|title=TODAY Online - Tampines new town hub to open progressively}} Residents also had a chance to vote and decide on the hub's logo. OTH opened in three phases starting from November 2016, becoming fully operational by 6 August 2017.
Video Assistant Referee
The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology will feature for the first time in Singapore league history, starting from the upcoming 2023 season of the Singapore Premier League
Our Tampines Hub have been retrofitted with remote cameras that relay the feeds back to the FAS headquarters in Jalan Besar which is operated centrally by a three-man team in the Production Control Room 2, which is the second such facility at the stadium. The VAR will have access to all the camera angles in the stadium and the Control Room can get these angles to check for any kind of situation from live speed to slow motion. New pitch-side camera systems that allow up to 40-time zoom have been installed, while network connectivity has been improved to deliver enhanced reliability and a smoother viewing experience. With VAR serving as extra pairs of eyes on the pitch, local football authorities hope to reduce bad refereeing calls, such as when a goal is wrongly disallowed for offside.
On 21 April 2024, Starhub organised a football event between players from the English Premier League and the Singapore national football team, including John Arne Riise, Teddy Sheringham, Dwight Yorke, David James, Emile Heskey, Jermaine Pennant, Wes Brown, Djibril Cisse, Glen Johnson, David Thompson, Dion Dublin, Keith Gillespie and Patrik Berger.{{cn|date=April 2024}}
Facilities
=Public Services Centre=
OTH features a Public Services Centre, where residents have access to government services and assistance at a common location.{{cite web|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/six-govt-agencies-under-one-roof-at-tampines-new-hub|title=Six govt agencies under one roof at Tampines' new hub|last=hermes|date=28 November 2016}} It houses a 24/7 e-service lobby offering services from six different agencies: namely People's Association, North East Community Development Council, Housing Development Board, Workforce Singapore, Ministry of Social and Family Development, and ActiveSG.{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.sg/news/content/public-services-for-everyone|title=Public services for everyone – all under one roof!}}
=Town Square=
File:Our Tampines Hub Town Square.jpg
Formerly known as Tampines Stadium, the main feature of OTH, the Town Square is a 5,100 seater stadium with a FIFA-endorsed "2 Star Quality Pro football pitch". The artificial turf can be used for both football and rugby matches, and also for other community events.
After 6 years of vacating Tampines Stadium for the construction of OTH, Tampines Rovers returned to their home ground with much fanfare.{{Cite web |date=30 April 2022 |title=Stadium stories: Our Tampines Hub, the brainchild of 15,000 residents |url=https://www.asiaone.com/lifestyle/stadium-stories-our-tampines-hub-brainchild-15000-residents |access-date=19 December 2022 |website=AsiaOne |language=en}} The pitch saw its first football match in July 2017, with Tampines Rovers beating Brunei DPMM, 2–0. Tampines Rovers temporarily played at Clementi Stadium and Jurong West Stadium while OTH was under construction.{{cite web|url=http://www.theindependent.sg/our-tampines-hub-roars-with-football-inside-a-shopping-mall/|title=‘Our Tampines Hub’ roars with football inside a shopping mall|first=Suresh|last=Nair|website=www.theindependent.sg}}
In 2019, Geylang International FC moved to OTH and shared the stadium as home ground for the club also.{{cite web | url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/sport/eight-clubs-to-share-four-stadiums-for-2019-singapore-premier-11257866 | title=Eight clubs to share four stadiums for 2019 Singapore Premier League season, move 'not permanent': FAS | access-date=14 August 2020}}
With the redevelopment of The Float at Marina Bay, the Passing out parades of the Basic Military Training Centre are slated to be held there beginning 2023.
=Team Sports Hall=
OTH houses a public sports Hall. It can be rented out for a fee{{Cite web |title=ActiveSG-Live better through Sport |url=https://www.activesgcircle.gov.sg/ |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=ActiveSG |language=en}} and is sometimes used for the National School Games.
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