Toyo Ito turns the mall into a landscape: ramps, voids, and a rooftop horizon line aimed straight at Sentosa.
Largest shopping mall in Singapore.
Featured in Toyo Ito's definitive monograph, Toyo Ito: Forces of Nature.
Visitor Guide
Skip the ground-floor retail trance. Go up to the Sky Park, walk the full length, and use the building as an urban balcony over the harbor.
From the Sky Park facing Sentosa; shoot at sunset when the water and cable cars read as a moving diagram.
Public mall access daily; individual shops/venues vary. Rooftop Sky Park is publicly accessible during mall hours.
Ito’s real move is circulation-as-architecture: the mall is less ‘rooms’ than a continuous section of escalators, ramps, and terraces.
1–2 hours
Design & Structure
Large-complex coordination with emphasis on circulation modeling and crowd-flow; section-driven design where atria and ramps are tuned for sightlines and venting.
Concrete structure with glass and metal skins; the “material” you remember is actually air-volume — big voids and long sightlines.
Long-span atrium edges and transfer structures to keep floor plates open; engineering supports the continuous, porous section.
See Together
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Nearby in Maritime Square (subzone)
Frequently Asked Questions
Who designed VivoCity?+
VivoCity was designed by Toyo Ito and completed in 2006. It is located in Maritime Square (subzone), Singapore.
Where is VivoCity located?+
VivoCity is located in Maritime Square (subzone), Singapore. Its coordinates are 1.2639°, 103.8220°.
When was VivoCity built?+
VivoCity was completed in 2006. It was designed by Toyo Ito.
Can I visit VivoCity?+
VivoCity is a real building in Maritime Square (subzone) that can be viewed from the outside. Check local information for interior access and visiting hours. Use the Parametric Atlas walking tour feature to plan a route that includes this building.