Welcome to the Archives of the Paul Rudolph Heritage Foundation. The purpose of this online database is to function as a tool for scholars, students, architects, preservationists, journalists and other interested parties. The archive consists of photographs, slides, articles and publications from Rudolph’s lifetime; physical drawings and models; personal photos and memorabilia; and contemporary photographs and articles.

Unless otherwise noted, all images and drawings are copyright © The Estate of Paul Rudolph and The Paul Rudolph Heritage Foundation. Please speak with a representative of the Paul Rudolph Heritage Foundation to get permission to use any drawings or photos. Drawings, sketches and other materials produced by Rudolph’s architectural office at the Library of Congress are maintained there for preservation, but the intellectual property rights belong to the Paul Rudolph Estate and Ernst Wagner, founder of the Paul Rudolph Heritage Foundation.

LOCATION
Address: 263 River Valley Rd
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Zip Code: 238309
Nation: Singapore

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Type: Housing
Status: Project

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Date(s): 1987
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PROFESSIONAL TEAM
Client: Henry Kwee, Pontiac Land Private Ltd.
Architect: Paul Rudolph
Rudolph Staff: R.D. Chin (1988); Jeremy Moser; Mark Squeo, Job Captain (1990-1991)
Associate Architect: Architects 61 Pte., Ltd.
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Institution Hill

248 unit condominium complex of towers, with schematic design & development of apartment layouts.

“Institution Hill relates to its surroundings as a hill town and acropolis. A multistory crescent of terraced housing, bridges, and promenades encloses a plaza, which affords panoramic views of downtown Singapore and the Pacific Ocean. The crescent’s setback profile echoes the form of the site’s natural hill and strikes a dramatic skyline silhouette. The complex is built up from a standard floor plan that the architect varies by extending master bedroom suites on alternate floors. These cast dark shadows that counterpoint dramatically with brightly lit views of the sky through open elevator cores. Rudolph’s design strategy breaks the complex’s massive scale into a dematerialized screen of pulsating energy.”

— Paul Rudolph: Explorations in Modern Architecture, 1976-1993