Flower Dome, Glass greenhouse in Gardens by the Bay, Singapore
The Flower Dome is a columnless glasshouse at the edge of Marina Reservoir, designed by WilkinsonEyre with Grant Associates. Its ribbed glass shell covers 1.2 hectares and holds a cool-dry Mediterranean climate, with a central flower field and eight themed gardens such as the Baobabs, Olive Grove and California Garden.
The building opened its doors in 2012 as a new part of the modern garden complex. Some of the olive trees inside are a thousand years old and were brought here from various locations around the Mediterranean.
The space draws people who want to explore tropical gardens featuring plants from distant regions, and offers views where you see greenhouses filled with Mediterranean vegetation within a modern garden complex. The walkways pass by olive trees and succulents thriving in cool air, creating a contrast with the humid city outside.
The two conservatories sit along the edge of the Marina Reservoir, and the Flower Dome is the larger of the pair at about 1.2 hectares. Inside, the flower field holds six to eight themed displays a year, so what is in bloom changes with the season. Allow time to walk the eight themed gardens as well as the display.
Rainwater collected from the glass roof feeds the cooling system, which is linked to the Supertrees; those towers vent hot air and cool the circulated water. The Flower Dome holds the 2015 Guinness record as the world's largest greenhouse, at 1.2 hectares.
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