The S$1.7 billion (US$1.28 billion) development will feature a distinctive glass and steel façade in front of Terminal 1. It will house a range of facilities, including indoor gardens, retail and dining options, and the world’s tallest indoor waterfall.
Visitors to Singapore’s Changi Airport will be able to get up to some bouncy fun and visit indoor nature attractions when a sprawling new complex opens in the first half of next year.
Construction of Jewel Changi Airport is about 70% complete, and will comprise five storeys above ground and five basement storeys.
The S$1.7 billion (US$1.28 billion) development will feature a distinctive glass and steel façade in front of Terminal 1. It will house a range of facilities, including indoor gardens, retail and dining options, and the world’s tallest indoor waterfall.
Key attractions include the walking and bouncing sky nets, where visitors are suspended about 30 metres above the first level at its highest point. There will be a 250 metre-long bouncing net built at the topmost floor, as well as a 50-metre long walking net, which will offer visitors views of the 134,000sqm complex’s interior.
Other attractions at Jewel Changi Airport include the Rain Vortex, a 40m-high waterfall, a five-storey Forest Valley that will be home to thousands of plants, trees, ferns and shrubs, and a Canopy Park featuring attractions, gardens, walking trails and dining outlets.
The mixed-use project will be linked to Changi Airport Terminal 1’s arrival hall and to Terminals 2 and 3 via pedestrian bridges. It will house 90,000sqm of retail space comprising about 300 tenants.