Surbana design US$15m eco-friendly aquarium for Mayanmar
The Myanmar office of Singapore-based urban consultants Surbana have created the eco-friendly Yangon Aquarium in Yangon, Myanmar. It will partially open in 2016, following delays.
Surbana won the job in November 2013, while SIPM Consultants were selected to handle construction management of the project. LLandscape architecture is by the Yangon City Development Committee. Surbana also masterplanned the 18,200sq m (196,000sq ft) development.
The two-storey structure, which has been designed to blend seamlessly with its natural surroundings, is environmentally friendly in both construction and operation, with features such as a green roof reducing energy consumption and output.
The scheme broke ground in October 2014 to much fanfare and was touted by the government as “the most anticipated tourist attraction in Myanmar”, the US$15m (€13.3m, £9.7m) aquarium's development was temporarily delayed this year so officials could install higher-quality equipment than had been previously planned.
Once complete, the aquarium will be home to 500 species of local freshwater and saltwater fish, including sharks for the first time in the country’s history.
ABOUT SURBANA
Established in the 1960s, Surbana has been responsible for building homes for over 80 per cent of the population of Singapore.
An international building consultant, the company has offices in 16 cities across Asia and the Middle East, and offers expertise across the real estate value chain, from architecture, engineering, project and construction management and urban planning to coastal engineering, infrastructure, sustainable design technologies and city management.
Surbana is owned by Temasek (60per cent) and CapitaLand (40 per cent).
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