The Challenges

• Balancing safety and design: Rationalising fire safety elements such as FRLs, egress, and fire stair access while maintaining spatial efficiency and architectural intent.
• Facilitating integration: Seamlessly connecting the site through the basement carpark and buildings via a skylink, overcoming construction timing and system alignment challenges.
• Adapting to new requirements: Incorporating updated systems (e.g., smoke detection in Luminaire’s carpark) without disrupting the existing Lucent development.
• Maintaining compliance: Ensuring all solutions met fire safety standards while accommodating evolving designs and interconnected systems.

Bloom’s Impact

• Optimised design: Rationalisation of Fire Resistance Levels (FRLs), egress provisions, and fire hydrant pump design contributed to a more spatially efficient outcome.
• Enhanced functionality: Fire engineering enabled naturally ventilated residential corridors and unlocked increased rooftop Net Lettable Area (NLA) through optimised fire stair access.
• Seamless integration: During the subsequent expansion, we facilitated the connection of the Lucent and Luminaire buildings, linking the basement carparks and integrating a floating skylink while managing timing and system alignment.
• Efficient adaptation: Our strategy minimised impacts on existing structures and enabled seamless integration of new systems, such as smoke detection in Luminaire’s carpark, including connection of the shared rooftop to a single fire stair.