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Singapore
Hi ! Welcome to my blog on orchids and landscape design. I have been growing various type of orchids along the balcony of my high-rise apartment since 2004. My favorite orchid genus of all times are Bulbophyllum, Onicidium as well as Cattleya alliances. I love bulbophyllum for their exotic form and intricate 'movable lip'. Although I have been growing orchids with little success, due to the lack of sufficient sunlight and low humidity, as well as strong wind which prevail at my growing area, I still try to find the right types of orchids for my flat through trial and error. Occassionally, my orchids have surprised me with unexpected bloom that would make my day! Beside orchids, I also enjoyed strolling in public gardens and parks, and at the same time looking at the landscape design intent. In my blog, I'll be sharing with you, photographs of orchids that I adore and as well as interesting parks that I have ventured. I hope you will enjoy these photos too and please feel free to leave some comments or thoughts. Thank you for viewing my photo blog.

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

External Courtyard at Odeon Towers (Singapore)

Odeon Towers (Singapore)
This is my second post on landscape design. My first post on the landscape topic was posted earlier on February 2011. In this post, I wish to feature an external courtyard at Odeon Towers, located in the city hub of Singapore. 


Odeon Towers is a 23 floors mid-rise office tower along the bustling North Bridge Road. The tower is located within walking distance from the National Library, Bras Basah Complex, Chijmes and City Hall MRT Station. The tower has been around for the past 15-20 years and was last renovated in Year 2007. 


The renovation includes new landscape design for the external spaces around the office podium (refer to my sketch plans below).