Changi Airport and CapitaMalls in joint venture to run $1.47B Project Jewel

Construction on the $1.47 billion mixed-use building designed by renowned architect Moshe Safdie will start in the second half of next year. Mr Safdie was also responsible for another Singapore icon - the Marina Bay Sands.

Project Jewel, with its distinctive dome-shaped facade made of glass and steel, will be an iconic landmark in Changi Airport's landscape. It is designed by a consortium of design consultants comprising Safdie Architects, Benoy and local architects RSP.

The complex will have five stores above ground and 5 basement stores, comprising two basement stores of mainly retail and car park spaces and another three basement stores of car park. The complex will cover a total gross floor area of about 134,000 sqm. This will comprise about 17,000 sqm of facilities for airport operations, 22,000 sqm of attractions, 5,000 sqm of hotel space and 90,000 sqm of retail space.