Tahir Foundation Connexion, SMUX
Canning Rise, Singapore

The Tahir Foundation Connexion is a new five-storey addition to the Singapore Management University (SMU) city campus to support the university’s innovative SMU-X pedagogy, as well as cultivate innovation and and entrepreneurship. The SMU-X curriculum combines academic with experiential learning through heavy use of projects from partner organizations.

SMU named the building Tahir Foundation Connexion in appreciation of the Foundation’s contribution.

Located between SMU’s School of Accountancy and School of Law, the 8,600-square-metre space includes active learning classrooms, brainstorming hubs, collaborative zones, a dining commons, integrated learning studios, makerspace, student lounges, and incubation spaces for start-ups.

The building is also its first On-Site Net Zero Energy Building, being self-sustainable with its own power generated from a photovoltaic system located within the same building. The building also boasts many green features and technologies, including an advanced passive displacement cooling, smart LED lighting and predictive smart building control systems.
 

Expected Completion Year: 2019
Building Height: 5-storeys
Site Area: 3,543.50 square metres