111 Somerset Singapore Location

Somerset MRT Station Is Just Across The Street

111 Somerset is located in the prime location of the shopping and entertainment centre, Orchard of Singapore. Around the corner is the popular Somerset MRT Station, which is a prominent stop where Orchard goers are concerned.

Being in between the busy streets of Somerset Road and Exeter Road, its location permit 111 Somerset to be at an iconic and distinctive shopping and business centre. It is very easy to identify with its unique facade.

Historical Facts of 111 Somerset

111 Somerset (formerly known as PUB Building or Singapore Power Building) was designed with its complex horizontal massing, demonstrating the ability of complex forms to impose perceptual entities. It was the subject of an architectural competition in 1971 with a jury chaired by then PUB chairman Lim Kim San.

The volumes in the form of an inverted pyramid give the facade an impressive depth, respond to the functional differences of the departments and reveal the functional hierarchy of the officials. Interestingly, the stylistic resemblance to Kalman, McNeil and Knowles here echoes Boston City Hall, a distant echo that echoes the same structure.

Convenient Connectivity

Orchard Road is the most infamous shopping and entertainment to which all Singaporeans know and a renowned tourist attraction. It is THE location with numerous high scale shopping malls and department centre, restaurants, coffeehouses and boutiques.
111 Somerset is just across the Somerset MRT Station via a covered walkway. Some of the illustrations of the MRT network convenience are:

• Connection to North South Line, Circle Line and North East Line from Dhoby Ghaut which is just 1 stop away
• Raffles Place MRT Station - 3 stops away via North-South Line
• Connection to East West Line via City Hall MRT which is 2 stops away
• Connection to Thomson East Coast Line via Orchard MRT which is 1 stop away

For drivers, it is a short drive to get to Central Expressway (CTE).