30-06-2025
Forum: Eunoia JC-Marymount CC design marries form and function brilliantly
The architects and planners behind the integrated development housing Eunoia Junior College (EJC) and Marymount Community Club (CC) deserve recognition.
This project is a sterling example of innovative urban design that thinks outside the box. Raising the football field five storeys above ground is an architectural feat in itself – a bold and brilliant use of vertical space in land-scarce Singapore.
Equally commendable is how the development integrates multiple functions under one roof: a full-fledged community club, a sports hall that can be shared between the college and the community, a large auditorium, a spacious canteen, and a generous study area for students. Every square metre seems to have been carefully considered for maximum utility and communal benefit.
In a time when many developments feel like compromises between form and function, the Eunoia JC-Marymount CC complex is a rare gem that succeeds in both.
It sets a benchmark for how educational and community facilities can coexist and complement each other harmoniously.
Initially, I had concerns about the safety of evacuating people from the elevated football field in an emergency. However, when I saw that one side of the field connects directly to the Eunoia building, and the other side is served by both a lift and staircase, I was reassured that safety had not been compromised.
Well done to all involved.
Lim Poh Seng
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