21/11/2025
Last Friday, we celebrated outstanding achievements in landscape architecture at the ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ โ an especially meaningful event as it also marked the Singapore Institute of Landscape Architects (๐ฆ๐๐๐)โs 40th anniversary.
We are proud to share that ๐ฆ๐ง๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ (๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ธ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ป ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ) was honoured with a ๐๐ผ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ป๐๐๐ถ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ผ๐ฟ๐ for our project My First Skool at 3 Pasir Ris Drive 6 (MFS Loyang).
๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ด is one of My First Skoolโs few large standalone childcare centres, and it was a privilege for us to serve as the Landscape Architect for this unique project. The design expresses landscape forms that are both beautiful and purposeful โ where imagination, function, and child-centred outdoor experiences come together. Much like the Impressionist artist Camille Corot, who often took artistic license by interweaving elements from different physical locations to achieve a desired emotional or aesthetic effect, we too sought to craft vibrant, imaginative outdoor spaces โ drawing inspiration from the diverse geological forms found across Singapore, and translating them into landscape experiences that feel immersive and deeply connected to place.
I still recall our first meeting with Laud Architects. ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฆ๐บ๐ถ๐๐ต-๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ผ, ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐น ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐ง๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ https://www.linkedin.com/in/helen-smith-yeo-52a44929/, brought along her hand-made study model featuring a drop-off canopy that doubled as an elevated walkway looping gracefully around the existing Yellow Flame trees. ๐๐๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐, ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ https://www.linkedin.com/company/laud-architects-pte-ltd/about/, big-hearted and open-minded, looked at it and said, โ๐๐ฐ๐ธ, ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ช๐ด ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐บ ๐ท๐ข๐ญ๐ถ๐ฆ-๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐บ ๐ข ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ด๐ค๐ข๐ฑ๐ฆ ๐๐ณ๐ค๐ฉ๐ช๐ต๐ฆ๐ค๐ต.โ
At one point of the project, the Client requested the removal of several landscape elements in favour of more open, flat areas for play. We held our ground โ not by rejecting the concern, but by demonstrating, through 3D modelling, how our designed spaces could comfortably support groups of children, aligned with typical class sizes and teaching objectives. The result: a richer, more functional landscape that remained true to the original design intent. ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ ๐ง๐ฎ๐ป, ๐๐
๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐น ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ด, ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐บ๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น ๐ฑ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ โ a heartwarming testament to how well-loved and engaging the outdoor environment has become for the young users it was designed for.
During the jury panel's site visit, one of the judges remarked that this was โ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น-๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฒ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ธ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ผ๐ฝ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐.โ
A heartfelt thank you to our collaborators, clients, and the entire team who made this project possible. And thank you to the organising team of the Singapore Landscape Architecture Awards, who worked tirelessly to put this event together.
Hereโs to designing landscapes that inspire, uplift, and spark imagination โ and to many more milestones ahead. ๐ฟโจ
Read more: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/helen-smith-yeo-52a44929_what-makes-a-great-project-in-the-aspects-activity-7395425346436853760-Onp_?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAC0gRk4BIfprr8PcgC1-Ue_RuI4UQcCjyUQ
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