Interwoven Waterscape of Tagore Forest Estate

Located nearby the Central Water Catchment and 1-mile west-south of the Seletar Reservoir, two precious fresh water streams in Tagore forest was historically connected to mangrove swamp of the Seletar Reservoir in 1940s. With the rapid human development over 70 years, the connection with reservoir was cut and partial of nature streams were canalized. According to the new development plan of URA, the major patch of the Tagore forest will be converted into residential district and the nature streams will be gone before new canal construction. Consequently, the ecological corridor connection via Tagore forest will be broken and large amount of runoff will increase drastically.

To solve the conflicts between nature preservation and urban development, the design strategies of this project focus on three aspects:

1. Managing increased runoff and improving the water quality with new development.
2. Reconnecting the ecological corridor and regenerating habitats for wildlife
3. Creating more interaction between human and nature.