Jewel features a range of sustainable design and green building practices, where cutting-edge engineering meets environmental stewardship.
Jewel’s iconic glass facade uses double-glazed, low-energy glass to minimise heat from the sun while allowing natural light to illuminate internal spaces and support the health of its greenery. This reduces heat gain and improves the energy efficiency of air-conditioning throughout the complex.
Jewel houses one of the largest indoor collections of plants in Singapore – more than 2,000 trees and palms, and over 100,000 shrubs covering about 21,000sqm of landscaped space throughout the complex. Beyond its beauty, the plants clean the air and moderate the climate, offering a cool escape from the urban heat.
Canopy Park attractions
The Canopy Park, located at the topmost level on the 5th level, spans 14,000 sqm, featuring a curated mix of play attractions integrated with the garden spaces. It offers a wide range of experiences for visitors.
It features the world’s first nets created on such a scale in an indoor environment. At the Walking Net, visitors can walk over a 25m-high void.
The Bouncing Net provides a different experience where visitors can bounce to their hearts content along the 250m-long net.
Jewel’s Hedge Maze and Mirror Maze provide a twist to traditional mazes. The Discovery Slides is specially designed to be both a magnificent art sculpture as well as a playground for enjoyment. The 6.5m-high platform that overlooks the Forest Valley is the highest point of Jewel.
Part of the lush offerings at Jewel also comprises specially created gardens – the Topiary Walk and Petal Garden. The Topiary Walk surprises visitors with animal-shaped topiaries at the turn of every corner, while the Petal Garden features seasonal floral displays. .
Visitors have an excellent vantage point to enjoy the Jewel Rain Vortex from the 50m long Mastercard® Canopy Bridge, which suspends 23m above ground and has a glass panel flooring in the centre portion of the bridge for visitors to look through to Level 1 of Jewel.
The wonders of nature are brought indoors at the Foggy Bowls. The area has four gentle concave bowls with depths ranging from 30 to 65cm and an element of mist to create the experience of playing among clouds.
Interactive discoveries at Jewel’s Changi Experience Studio
A first-of-its-kind in Singapore, the Changi Experience Studio was developed to showcase the story of Changi Airport in ways that engage and delight visitors of all ages. The studio spans 10 zones with over 20 different touchpoints, offering a mix of immersive experiences including interactive games, projection storytelling, shows and gallery exhibits.
Named after the floating greenery adorning the area, Hanging Garden is an interactive content zone featuring seven discovery stations. Visitors will uncover fascinating behind-the-scenes stories of Changi Airport.
This multiplayer game in the Amazing Runway mimics the heart-pumping Changi Airport Race – the exciting runway race between a Porsche 911 GT3 Carrera Cup car and a Boeing 747 aircraft, which was held back in 2009.
At Sky Deck, explore the global connections linking Singapore to the world. Learn intriguing facts about the destinations served by Changi and spark ideas for your next getaway.
Take a stroll across the alluring meadow at the Garden of Harmony. Here, each visitor plays a different musical instrument which contributes to a mesmerising audio and visual spectacle. The Garden of Harmony is a metaphor for how the airport community works together to deliver a world-class and seamless Changi Experience.
Part one of this article can be viewed here
Main photo and photo 2 were taken by the writer.
All other photos courtesy of Changi Airport Group.
