CONSTRUCTION OF WORLD’S TALLEST MODULAR BUILDING COMPLETE
Bouygues Batiment International has together with their modular construction laboratory Dragages Singapore, completed the construction of the 140-m Clement Canopy buildings in Singapore. With its completion, the building is now the holder of world’s tallest modular buildings title, previously held by George Street, a 135-m tower erected by Tide Construction in Croydon, England.
The 40-storey Clement Canopy is a housing project situated on the heart of a residential and student district in Singapore. The two-tower structure, made up of 1,899 modules, was designed by local architectural firm ADDP Architects and houses 505 two-, three- and four-bed apartments, with a swimming pool complex at the base.
Bouygues Bâtiment International’s head of modular construction Aurélie Cleraux said that each of the 1,899 modules was around 85% finished off-site, before being transported and assembled onsite.
“The module’s structures were precast in a yard in Senai, Malaysia, then a factory in Tuas, west Singapore, carried out the fit-outs including painting, windows frames and glazing, doors, wardrobes and MEP (mechanical, electrical and plumbing) to a nearly finished stage,” revealed Aurélie Cleraux,
He added that upon arrival at the site, the modules were stacked and installed at the same time the concrete core was built in a carefully choreographed sequence.
The team embarked on this challenging mode of construction due to the many benefits it offers. First, by industrializing and building 50% of the project offsite, loss of time due to poor on-site weather conditions are eliminated. Secondly, each module can be manufactured under strict quality control and defects can be managed prior to handover. And lastly, it is more eco-friendly in that it increases onsite waste management. According to Cleraux, this method enabled them to reduce waste onsite by 70% and around 30% offsite with a central materials and logistics platform. https://constructionreviewonline.com/2019/07/construction-of-worlds-tallest-modular-building-complete/
