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Marina Bay Sands Integrated Resort, Singapore
Darren Soh
30 years of local experience
Our Ho Chi Minh City office works closely
with the other offices in Asia and worldwide,
giving clients access to a full range of our
global skills and best practices.
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Integrated planning for Ninh Thuan Province, Vietnam
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With our regional headquarters in Our portfolio includes some of the most
Hong Kong, Arup has been working high-profile complexes such as the
in Vietnam and surrounding countries Marina Bay Sands Integrated Resort
for more than 30 years. Now our in Singapore and the Times Square
regional network covers Cambodia, in Ho Chi Minh City. We are also the
India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, planning and urban design consultants
Singapore, South Korea, Thailand and to the local government to devise
the Philippines. comprehensive development strategies
such as the integrated planning for
We provide total design services in Ninh Thuan Province.
response to increasing demand for high
quality, international standard projects
for the regions growing economy.
We also collaborate with selected local
consultants, offering a full range of
multidisciplinary skills that deliver
project requirements.
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Introduced by our founder, Sir Ove Arup, the integrated design
concept requires the involvement of all professional design and
design This concept defines not only the company structure but also our
client relationships. Arup believes that successful projects result
from engaging the client at the beginning of the assignment.
Our teams form close relationships with our clients that continue
to completion and beyond.
We adopt a holistic We are renowned for our multidisciplinary skills from planning
approach to any project, and architecture to building design incorporating structural, civil,
MEP engineering and other specialist skills.
which enables us to offer
an integrated design
service to our clients.
Ben McMillan
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Sambuichi Architects
Veolia Water Leighton John Holland Joint Venture
Groundbreaking
innovation
in our view, inherent to the Arup is responsible for many firsts in Asia and around the world
design process. including masterplanning the worlds first eco-communities,
installing viscous dampers to reinforce superstructures, adopting
a rigorous fire-engineering approach to enhance safety of the
building in use, and conducting advanced seismic analyses of
super tall buildings in seismic zones.
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Raf Makda/VIEW
Inherent
We always aim to deliver Sustainability is one of our cornerstones. We add value to clients
through services which integrate sustainability into their business.
solutions based on the
We have developed SPeAR (the Sustainable Project Appraisal
pillars of sustainability: Routine) as a design tool capable of illustrating and optimising
environmental integrity, sustainability issues. We are experienced in conducting
sustainability assessment and certification by implementing
economic viability, social universally accepted rating tools such as BREEAM (Building
Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method) and
welfare and efficient LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design).
resource utilisation. Arup is one of the worlds leading sustainable engineers with an
extensive list of forward-looking projects around the world
from Changxindian Low Carbon Community in China to HOTO
FUDO in Japan, from Beddington Zero Energy Development
(BedZED) in the UK to the California Academy of Sciences in
Top the US.
Beddington Zero Energy Development (BedZED), London, UK
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Low2No, Helsinki, Finland
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Arup brings together professionals from diverse disciplines
and with complementary skills, on a uniquely global scale.
Winning The depth of expertise and the sheer numbers of specialists allow
us to take on complex, strategic projects that no other firm could
team have delivered.
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Truly multidisciplinary
Acoustic & vibration control Fire engineering
Facilities management
Feasibility study
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Arup draws upon skills and
capabilities from diverse
disciplines to seek ever better
ways to imagine, design and shape
the built environment.
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Arup works across all building types from super high-rises to
street level and below, from luxury to modest settlements, and
reputation for engineering Alongside realising exciting forms, our designers are equally
focused on the challenges of making tomorrows buildings greener,
some of the worlds most safer, more adaptable for future changes, and more comfortable for
ambitious buildings. people to use.
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China Central Television (CCTV) Headquarters, Beijing, China
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Key services
Koji Horiuchi
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MODE GAKUEN Cocoon Tower, Tokyo, Japan
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Basement of International Commerce Centre, Hong Kong, China
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Key services
Daichi Ano
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Nicolas G Hayek Center, Tokyo, Japan
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CIC Zero Carbon Building, Hong Kong, China
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Eximbank Tower, Ho Chi Minh City, Green Building training modules,
Vietnam Vietnam
Nikken Sekkei
Standing at 163m high, Eximbank Tower will serve as Arup and the Vietnam Green Building Council
the new headquarters of Vietnam Import Export Bank (VGBC) are collaborating to develop and deliver
(Eximbank) and become an architectural highlight eight Green Building Basics modules. The first
of Ho Chi Minh City. The 40-storey mixed-use round of modules took place in Ho Chi Minh City
development will consist of grade-A office, luxury in January 2012. The course system has two stages
apartments, a rooftop garden and parking space the Green Building Basics course followed by
with five levels of basement, totalling 69,045m2 of a LOTUS Accredited Professional course. The
construction floor area. The design maximises the use eight modules Climate Change & Sustainable
of natural ventilation and daylighting to minimise Development, Green Building Design & Benefits,
energy consumption. Energy, Water, Healthy Buildings, Materials,
Waste & Pollution, Green Construction & Building
Management, now serve as a pre-requisite
course to the LOTUS Accredited Professional
examination.
Arup services:
Architecture, structural engineering, MEP engineering, fire,
environmental consulting, traffic study, faade design, interior design,
acoustic, vertical transportation, lighting design, landscape design,
security and information technology, wastewater treatment
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Keimyung University Dongsan St Francis Shangri-La Place,
Medical Centre, South Korea Manila, the Philippines
Arup is the sustainable design consultant for This landmark development comprises two towers
Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Centre each rising to 217m in height, providing a total of
development. Targeting to be the largest LEED 1,200 housing units. To reinforce the structure, Arup
Certified medical centre project in Korea, the new installed its revolutionary viscous dampers which act
20-storey 1,030-bed hospital is part of the best and as energy absorbers dampening vibrations. Compared
largest medical university in South Korea, leading with the traditional approach, Arups solution is not
in both treatment and research. We are also the only cost-effective but also more sustainable as it
Commissioning Authority, taking total responsibility uses less material, and leaves more profit-turning
for management of the commissioning process at space inside the building.
different stages. Upon completion, it will be the
flagship of this new university, making it the medical
hub of southeast Korea.
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Sony City, Tokyo, Japan Sunrise City, Ho Chi Minh City,
Vietnam
Koji Kobayashi/Spiral
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Times Square, Ho Chi Minh City, TNVC Tower, Ho Chi Minh City,
Vietnam Vietnam
Vo Thanh Duy
M-System
The new 164m tall building houses a five-star hotel, The towers contain office and residential
top quality serviced apartments, office facilities and accommodation as with catering and retail spaces in
retail space. Arup designers and engineers enhanced the podium levels and car parking in the basement
its value and effectiveness by combining the two levels. Situated along the banks of Saigon River,
buildings originally proposed by the former architect the design had to accommodate extremely poor and
into one L-shape building. This new design also helps variable soil conditions and numerous neighbouring
to enhance the overall stiffness of the structure and properties. The design and construction methodology
reduces construction costs. of the six-level basement required careful study
and intensive investigation. Arup is responsible
for the design and detailing of the foundation,
diaphragm wall, pile caps and top-down construction
methodology of the basement structure.
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U-Silk City, Hanoi, Vietnam Vincom Building, Ho Chi Minh City,
Vietnam
Tamas D Varga
U-Silk City is the largest development in Hanoi The building comprises 26 floors of office and
and Arup has been engaged to work on nine residential space. Within the podium levels are retail
residential blocks with towers ranging from 94m and commercial activities and the first three levels
to 175m. Upon completion, U-Silk City will of the six-storey basement are dedicated for retail.
feature the tallest residential tower in Hanoi. Arup The remaining basement levels are for car park. The
proposed a new structural solution to achieve building features the deepest basement construction
the international standards desired by the client, in Vietnam, in what is some of the most challenging
and we also increased useable floor space which soil conditions throughout the country.
positively benefits the clients business, and the
structural solution allowed for a better building
faade treatment.
Arup services:
Civil engineering, structural engineering and geotechnics
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At Arup, we provide clients with a complete picture by merging
strategic commercial thinking with precise, hands-on experience
consultants combine We are global leaders in technical due diligence and our due
diligence offers far more than a technical health-check. We help
unrivalled technical buyers to make better informed investments, and investors to
expertise to offer creative, transform the performance of existing assets.
practical and sustainable Future uncertainties, from economic shifts to climate change,
are complicating the business landscape. Arups economics and
advice. planning consultants break down traditional silos of thinking to
help organisations consider their future drivers of change and
plan ahead with greater confidence.
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Nokia Operation Facility, Hanoi, Vietnam
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Key services
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JST Factory Sakigake Project, Malaysia
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Macau light rail and topside development opportunities analysis, China
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Arup C40 UrbanLife Workshop: Integrated planning for Ninh Thuan
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Province, Vietnam
As part of our partnership with the C40, Arup held a Arup is working as the planning and urban design
workshop in Ho Chi Minh City to assist the city to build consultant to the government of Ninh Thuan, Vietnam,
water resilience against climate change. Using analytical to develop a strategic development and masterplan
tools, Arups multidisciplinary experts addressed the proposal. True to Arups total design reputation, our
citys current difficulties in flood and water resource offices in Ho Chi Minh City, London and Hong Kong
management. Subsequently, we proposed ways for are providing services on urban design, sustainability,
the city to build resilience, which will contribute to planning, infrastructure, transportation, environmental
its water masterplan. We delivered a report containing and energy consulting.
research analyses and recommendations for next steps
that could be replicated in other cities around the world.
An advance animation was created to showcase flood
management strategies the city could adopt.
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Vattanac Capital, Phnom Penh, Urban transport improvement project
Cambodia for Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
TFP Farrells
Located in the heart of Phnom Penh, Vattanac Capital Arup was commissioned to make road improvement
is a grade-A office development that houses Vattanac measures in the capital city. We carried out
Banks headquarters and a stock exchange building. improvement works along three strategic road
Shaped like the mythical dragon symbolising progress, corridors with a total length of 22km, and improved
health and prosperity, the development is poised to 200 junctions with a new traffic circulation
become Cambodias new finance centre and a landmark arrangement for a central city area covering 5km2.
for the city. We were also responsible for the design, specification
and preparation of documentation for international
tender in accordance with World Bank procedures for
the Area Traffic Control system which comprises
105 junctions operated under adaptive control.
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These clients rely on Arups breadth of skills, experience and
excellence in major project delivery. The f irm pushes the
range of clients to deliver Major infrastructure projects by their very nature involve
significant investment. Arup has solutions that are cost-effective,
innovative solutions efficient, sustainable and delivered in an environment in which
infrastructure projects
across the globe.
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Key services
Daniel Clements
Rail design
Arup is experienced in all modes of rail including high speed,
metros, light, mono, and heavy haul, and multi-modal transport
hubs. Our multidisciplinary teams address whole-life issues
that include safety, reliability, operability and maintenance,
and the critical interfaces between the engineered solution
and the human element for operators of the system, users and
third parties.
Aedas
In Asia, Arup has decades of experience designing topside
developments for profitable rail companies. Our portfolio
includes residential, retail and off ice developments. Arups
experience ref lects the utmost vigilance in noise and vibration
assessments, and leading edge structural and geotechnical
engineering to ensure the safety and comfort of occupants
above an operating train station.
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High Speed 1, UK
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Downtown Line 3, Singapore
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Hong Kong MTR Station, China
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Ho Chi Minh City Urban Mass Rapid Jakarta Mass Rapid Transit System,
Transit (MRT) Line 2, Vietnam Indonesia
MRT Line 2 Tham Luong Ben Thanh will be Jakarta MRT is a 108.7km rail project that will
approximately 10.6km long, with 11 stations and a consist of six elevated and five underground stations
1.1km link to a new depot with 12 three-car trains all of which will run through Jakartas central
to operate the line. The line will facilitate public business district. Arup is the projects special advisor
transport connectivity and access in six central for the engineering and railway aspects of the
districts of Ho Chi Minh City, as well as being an project. The team is also responsible for reviewing
integral part of the public urban transport system the projects geotechnics, tunnelling, architecture,
to support the Urban Transport Masterplan. Arup system integration, system assurance, rail systems
is providing assistance to Management Authority and alignment.
of Urban Railways to ensure there is sufficient
management and technical expertise in the
procurement of consultancy services.
Arup services:
Geotechnics, tunnelling engineering, architecture, system integration,
system assurance and rail systems and alignment
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Mass Rapid Transit Authority South Island Line (East)
(MRTA) Blue Line Extension, Wong Chuk Hang Depot, Hong Kong,
Bangkok, Thailand China
MTRCL
Arup is the lead consultant for the MRTA Blue Line The depot adopts the parallel track layout to
Extension Contract 1 which is a design and build provide the stabling and maintenance services for
contract. The project comprises approximately 3km the South Island Line fleet as well as to support the
of twin TBM running tunnels, a short section of future property development above. This layout
cut-and-cover tunnel, a few shafts and ventilation not only saves construction time and cost, but also
buildings and two underground stacked platform makes minimum impact on the environment during
stations to be built using a combination of cut-and- construction. Some of the freed up area is used
cover and mined excavation methods. As the line to accommodate public transport facilities. The
will run through highly dense developments with framing of the depot structures provides continuous
cultural heritages, analysis and protection of existing column support to future property development
buildings are key issues. without using the transfer plate.
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Specialist Our teams include leading thinkers in acoustics, advanced
technology and research, audio visual technology, building
information modelling, faade engineering, fire engineering,
technical IT and communications, lighting design, maritime engineering,
material science, product design, resilience, security and risk and
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ArtScience Museum, Singapore
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Osaka Maritime Museum, Japan
Katsuhisa Kida
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Hufton+Crow
DA Group
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Mipec Riverside Project, Hanoi, Vietnam
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UK Pavilion at Shanghai Expo 2010
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Cao Lanh Bridge, Vietnam Saigon Gem Five-star Hotel,
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Aedas
Cao Lanh Bridge is 2.0km long and includes a 350m Located in a prime site in downtown Saigon
main span concrete cable-stayed bridge as well as with views towards both the river and the city,
super-T girder approach spans. The bridge is part this is one of the most significant projects in
of the Central Mekong Delta Connectivity Project Ho Chi Minh City. This mixed-use development
which will traverses the Mekong Delta region to the comprises a 47-storey tower which boasts a hotel,
west of Ho Chi Minh City. Arup has been selected offices and residential accommodation; six levels
by ADB/AusAid and engaged by Cuu Long CIPM of basement; and nine levels of retail podium
as the independent proof check consultant to provide which cover the majority of the site. Technical
independent check of the detailed design and spaces are in the podium levels, and car parking in
contract documentation of the bridge and its river the basement. The tower rises to a height of 205m
bank protection and river training works. Arup will which will make it one of Ho Chi Minh Citys
also provide ongoing specialist advice and support tallest buildings.
throughout the construction of the bridge.
Clients: Client:
Cuu Long CIPM, Asian Development Bank (ADB) Saigontourist Gemadept Corporation
Australian Agency for International Development (AusAid)
Key collaborator:
Key collaborator: Aedas
Royal Haskoning
Arup services:
Arup services: Structural engineering, geotechnics, civil engineering and
Bridge engineering, geotechnics and river training works MEP engineering
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