Built to Belong: Designing Spaces with Purpose @ GH 2025

About GREEN-HOUSE 2025

GREEN-HOUSE is where community sparks possibilities. A festival to shop, experience & discover a kind home — built together, rooted in circularity, and open to all. Step inside for a weekend of intentional brands, inspiring activities, and surprising ways of living.

This year, we have turned the expanded Temasek Shophouse along Orchard Road into a living, breathing home—with 9 themed zones offering 40+ free workshops on top of shopping. Having reforested 250,000 trees over 3 years of GREEN-HOUSE, we pivot from land to sea with NParks to champion coral planting that root our mission locally.

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Info: What makes a space feel welcoming? Is it the energy, the people, or the stories it holds?

In an era of rapid development and climate urgency, this session asks how we can create places that nourish both people and planet. As Singapore evolves, we’re navigating a powerful tension between preserving cultural identity and building for the future. What does it mean to design spaces that honour the past while embracing what’s next?

From heritage shophouses to future-forward architecture to online platforms, we explore the delicate balance between conservation, community, and culture. Whether it’s reimagining a historic space, creating buildings that reflect the needs of their neighbourhoods, or using social media to make sustainability more accessible, our speakers are shaping what tomorrow’s spaces could and should feel like.

Because when we design with purpose, we don’t just construct buildings. We create places that invite belonging and spark connection.

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