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One Trade Tower
The redesign returns the site to its people. Layered tree canopies, shaded plazas, pergolas, and seating nodes create the microclimates the original lacked — encouraging the city to slow down. Detailed planting and refined material choices give the site a rhythm of activity and pause. The result is a landscape that meets international standards of design while feeling distinctly of its place: a working commercial site that is also a place worth lingering in.
A detailed site assessment surfaced two patterns shaping the tower's grounds. Over half of users were actively searching for shade — a comfort deficit that kept the space from holding people. More than 75% of activity was movement-related: people passing through, not pausing. Circulation dominated the experience; gathering areas were underdefined and underused, and a heavy vehicular presence further fragmented pedestrian comfort and visual continuity.
Client
Knowledge Realty Trust
Site area
1 acre
Status
Built, completed March 2026
Published
World Landscape Architecture, 30 July 2026
Recorded against the pre-design site survey
+141%
Green cover, 20% to 49%
950+
sqm new public realm
Zero
Trees lost
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