With more than 20,000 projects across the globe, the firm is set to further strengthen its regional presence with a brand new office in Singapore.
March 4th, 2014
Top image: Development of St Petersburg North-West District, Russia
Established in 1900 in Japan, Nikken Sekkei has today achieved global recognition as one of the largest integrated urban planning, architecture, structural and M&E engineering and landscape design providers in the world. It is also recognised as a pioneer in sustainable design.
To date, the firm has completed cover 20,000 projects in more than 200 cities in 50 countries around the globe. Significant projects include the Tadawul Saudi Stock Exchange in Riyadh, the 260-metre high Menara ASTRA in Indonesia, and Tokyo Midtown, a 560,000m2 mixed use urban facility that was once the site of the Ministry of Defense.
In Singapore, it was involved in the planning and design of the Marina Bay Common Service Tunnel, a comprehensive underground structure housing telecommunications and utilities networks.
On its decision to set up a base in Singapore, Keiichi Okamoto, President and CEO of Nikken Sekkei says, “The Asian share of total global construction investment was 31 per cent in 2005, and this is expected to soar to 46 per cent by 2020.
“Global companies are aggressively accelerating investment in real estate in ASEAN. By using Singapore as a strategic base, we will be able to better engage with our clients here and enhance our services across the region, while contributing to the growth of the local and regional community.”
Nikkei Sekkei is particularly focused on master planning, large-scale mixed-used projects, the development of low-carbon and smart cities, transit oriented development, life-cycle design, BCP and public projects such as underground space planning, hospitals, sports facilities and aged welfare facilities.
As part of its recent move to Singapore, Nikkei Sekkei is currently holding its first exhibition here at the URA Centre.
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