{"id":5032,"date":"2019-02-18T13:21:09","date_gmt":"2019-02-18T19:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/?p=5032"},"modified":"2019-02-18T13:21:12","modified_gmt":"2019-02-18T19:21:12","slug":"alexandra-arch-forest-walk-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/en\/interventions\/alexandra-arch-forest-walk-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexandra Arch &#038; Forest Walk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Forming part of Southern Ridges, a network of trails that link three parks of Singapore, Alexandra Arch\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">and Forest Walk provide visitors with a scenic walk over the forest.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n\n\n<p>Comprising a 1.6 kilometer elevated pedestrian walkway beginning from Telok Blangah Hill Park and the 80 meters long Alexandra Arch across Alexandra Road, ALEXANDRA ARCH &amp; FOREST WALK has opened a portal to the treasury of natural heritage in Singapore. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Designed by LOOK ARCHITECTS Pte Ltd, Alexandra Arch &amp; Forest Walk is a key element in bringing to life the Urban Redevelopment Authority\u2019s vision of linking up the 9 kilometer rolling expanse of the Southern Ridges \u2013 consisting of the parks Mount Faber, Telok Blangah Hill and Kent Ridge \u2013 to form an uninterrupted network of linkages for the public to enjoy convenient access to nature.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/03-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5008\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/en\/03-9-2\/\" class=\"wp-image-5008\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/03-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/03-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/03-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/03-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/03.jpg 1692w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>An aesthetic symbiosis between man-made and nature.\nPhotography: Calvin Low<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>GATEWAY\u00a0TO\u00a0NATURE.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Straddling a threshold between urban bustle and the tranquility of nature, the sweeping form of Alexandra Arch alluringly beckons at the onlooker to cross the gateway into a sanctuary of calm repose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/04-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5009\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/intervenciones\/alexandra-arch-forest-walk\/attachment\/04-10\/\" class=\"wp-image-5009\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/04-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/04-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/04-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/04-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Subtle play of lights on the structure and shape. \n\nPhotography: Courtesy of CKT Thomas<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Rising about 15 meters above Alexandra Road, the curving deck of the bridge introduces a gradual passage of transition into the approach of the adjoining Forest Walk.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The arching steel rib armature of Alexandra Arch asserts a structural dynamism in the day, but metamorphoses with nightfall into a dematerialized sculpture of light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"549\" src=\"https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01-1024x549.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5003\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/intervenciones\/alexandra-arch-forest-walk\/attachment\/01-10\/\" class=\"wp-image-5003\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01-1024x549.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01-768x412.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01-600x322.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Alexandra Arch \u2013 Una puerta a la naturaleza en forma de hoja plegada. \n\nFotograf\u00edA: Tim Nolan\n\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SERPENTINE WALK AMONG THE TREETOPS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visitors would embark on a titillating journey of exploration through sinuous topography as the elevated walkway deftly traverses the hilly terrain, and one would be delighted by breath-taking views of the city and waterfront that sporadically ruptures into the foreground.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/02-1024x334.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5005\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/intervenciones\/alexandra-arch-forest-walk\/attachment\/02-10\/\" class=\"wp-image-5005\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/02-1024x334.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/02-300x98.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/02-768x250.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/02-600x196.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Overall aerial view of Telok Blangah Hill Park.  \n\nPhotography: Patrick Bingham-Hall<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"548\" src=\"https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AlexLink-Overall-Site-Plan-1-1024x548.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5025\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/intervenciones\/alexandra-arch-forest-walk\/attachment\/alexlink-overall-site-plan-1\/\" class=\"wp-image-5025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AlexLink-Overall-Site-Plan-1-1024x548.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AlexLink-Overall-Site-Plan-1-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AlexLink-Overall-Site-Plan-1-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AlexLink-Overall-Site-Plan-1-600x321.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Overall Site Plan. \nPlan: LOOK Architects (Singapore)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"685\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/07-685x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5013\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/intervenciones\/alexandra-arch-forest-walk\/attachment\/07-6\/\" class=\"wp-image-5013\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/07-685x1024.jpg 685w, https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/07-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/07-300x448.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/07-600x896.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/07.jpg 737w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\" \/><figcaption>Walkway zap through hilly terrain \u2013 mile a minute \n(Polygonum perfoliatum L.).\nPhotography: Amir Sultan<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Visitors would be spoilt for choice by the varied range of experiences \u2013 raised walkways brushing the tops of tree canopies offer a bird\u2019s eye view of the secondary forest, whilst ground-level earth trails allow one to have a candid encounter with wildlife thriving on the forest floor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The architectonics of the link mimics the unique biological makeup of the \u201cmile-a-minute\u201d plant (Polygonum perfoliatum L.), whose equilateral triangle-shaped leaves find an intriguing likeness in the tessellations of the prefabricated metal decking modules that constitute the construction of the walkways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-7 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/12-1024x608.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5021\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/intervenciones\/alexandra-arch-forest-walk\/attachment\/12-3\/\" class=\"wp-image-5021\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/12-1024x608.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/12-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/12-768x456.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/12-600x356.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/12.jpg 1559w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Zigzag walkways inscribing on forest ground.  \nPhotography: Tim Nolan<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-8 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/10-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5017\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/intervenciones\/alexandra-arch-forest-walk\/attachment\/10-4\/\" class=\"wp-image-5017\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/10-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/10-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/10-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/10-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/10.jpg 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Walkways deftly traverse through dense vegetation.\nPhotography:  Courtesy of CKT Thomas<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-9 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Persicaria_perfoliata_5-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5027\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/intervenciones\/alexandra-arch-forest-walk\/attachment\/persicaria_perfoliata_5\/\" class=\"wp-image-5027\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Persicaria_perfoliata_5-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Persicaria_perfoliata_5-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Persicaria_perfoliata_5-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Persicaria_perfoliata_5-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Persicaria_perfoliata_5-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Persicaria_perfoliata_5-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Persicaria_perfoliata_5.jpg 1424w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><figcaption>Planta \u201cVid de a milla por minuto\u201d \nFotograf\u00eda: By Dalgial &#8211; Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0,\nhttps:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=7723860<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/11-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5019\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/intervenciones\/alexandra-arch-forest-walk\/attachment\/11-3\/\" class=\"wp-image-5019\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/11-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/11-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/11-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/11-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/11-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/11-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/11.jpg 1067w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><figcaption>Rain shelter offers respite and rest.\nPhotography: Jeremy San<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-10 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"654\" src=\"https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AlexLink-Kits-of-Part-1024x654.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5023\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/intervenciones\/alexandra-arch-forest-walk\/attachment\/alexlink-kits-of-part\/\" class=\"wp-image-5023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AlexLink-Kits-of-Part-1024x654.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AlexLink-Kits-of-Part-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AlexLink-Kits-of-Part-768x491.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AlexLink-Kits-of-Part-600x383.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Kits of part.\nPlan: \nLOOK Architects (Singapore)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forming part of Southern Ridges, a network of trails that link three parks of Singapore, Alexandra Arch\u00a0and Forest Walk provide visitors with a scenic walk over the 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