Compass Point Shopping Centre
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Compass Point is a suburban shopping mall
located in the town centre of Sengkang New Town
, Singapore
.
. Constructed at a cost of S$230 million, the shopping mall started operations in August 2002. The shopping centre was the first major mall to open on the North East MRT Line
.
s and walls, which feature interesting trivia
based on particular themes updated periodically. After getting feedback from the public and commissioning a survey
of residents in the area, conducted by international property
adviser DTZ Debenham Tie Leung Limited, the mall's developer, Centrepoint Properties, proposed the learning theme for the shopping mall to cater to the predominantly young families of Sengkang New Town.
The shopping mall has an approximate retail area of 25,000 square metres (266,000 square feet). Retail space is spread out over four storeys and a basement. Each storey of the shopping centre is named after the five major continent
s, with motifs showing different aspects of that continent, such as flora
and sea-transport vessels: Oceania
(basement storey); Asia
(ground floor); Europe
(2nd storey); The Americas (3rd); and Africa
(4th).
The mall is currently managed by Frasers Centrepoint (formerly Centrepoint Properties). Its major tenants include Cold Storage, Metro, Timezone, National Library Board
, Best Denki
, Jack's Place, Popular Bookstore and Kopitiam food court.
Sengkang Community Library, located on the shopping centre's fourth floor, is the first DIY public library
in Singapore.
, being located just next to the Sengkang MRT Station, the Sengkang Bus Interchange
and the Sengkang LRT Station. Being easily accessible, the shopping centre serves as the main suburban shopping mall for residents of Sengkang New Town.
" featuring the main cast of the drama was held at the ground level, and the response was extremely overwhelming with approximately 5,000 people present, with every floor (except the basement) literally being filled up. The response was so huge, some of the tiles at the ground floor of the shopping center apparently cracked and popped out towards the end of the event, owing to the sheer pressure of the fans.
Shopping mall
A shopping mall, shopping centre, shopping arcade, shopping precinct or simply mall is one or more buildings forming a complex of shops representing merchandisers, with interconnecting walkways enabling visitors to easily walk from unit to unit, along with a parking area — a modern, indoor version...
located in the town centre of Sengkang New Town
Sengkang New Town
Sengkang New Town is a relatively young satellite residential town in the city-state of Singapore. Originally a fishing village, the area is presently undergoing rapid development under the ambition of the Housing and Development Board to transform it into a "21st century township". The town now...
, Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
.
History
Compass Point was built as an integrated development together with the adjacent Sengkang MRT Station and Compass Heights condominiumCondominium
A condominium, or condo, is the form of housing tenure and other real property where a specified part of a piece of real estate is individually owned while use of and access to common facilities in the piece such as hallways, heating system, elevators, exterior areas is executed under legal rights...
. Constructed at a cost of S$230 million, the shopping mall started operations in August 2002. The shopping centre was the first major mall to open on the North East MRT Line
North East MRT Line
The North East MRT Line is the third Mass Rapid Transit line in Singapore and the world's second longest fully underground, automated and driverless, rapid transit line after Singapore's Circle MRT Line. The line is 20 km long with 16 stations and operated by SBS Transit. Travelling from one end...
.
Facilities
Compass Point is Singapore's first thematic suburban shopping mall based on the theme of learning. Educational panels and informative posters are mounted on railingRailing
Railing may refer to:* Guard rail, a structure blocking an area from access* Handrail, a structure designed to provide support, such as on a staircase* Insufflation , the act of inhaling a substance, generally a drug...
s and walls, which feature interesting trivia
Trivia
The trivia are the three lower Artes Liberales, i.e. grammar, rhetoric and logic. These were the topics of basic education, foundational to the quadrivia of higher education, and hence the material of basic education, of interest only to undergraduates...
based on particular themes updated periodically. After getting feedback from the public and commissioning a survey
Market research
Market research is any organized effort to gather information about markets or customers. It is a very important component of business strategy...
of residents in the area, conducted by international property
Property
Property is any physical or intangible entity that is owned by a person or jointly by a group of people or a legal entity like a corporation...
adviser DTZ Debenham Tie Leung Limited, the mall's developer, Centrepoint Properties, proposed the learning theme for the shopping mall to cater to the predominantly young families of Sengkang New Town.
The shopping mall has an approximate retail area of 25,000 square metres (266,000 square feet). Retail space is spread out over four storeys and a basement. Each storey of the shopping centre is named after the five major continent
Continent
A continent is one of several very large landmasses on Earth. They are generally identified by convention rather than any strict criteria, with seven regions commonly regarded as continents—they are : Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia.Plate tectonics is...
s, with motifs showing different aspects of that continent, such as flora
Flora
Flora is the plant life occurring in a particular region or time, generally the naturally occurring or indigenous—native plant life. The corresponding term for animals is fauna.-Etymology:...
and sea-transport vessels: Oceania
Oceania
Oceania is a region centered on the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean. Conceptions of what constitutes Oceania range from the coral atolls and volcanic islands of the South Pacific to the entire insular region between Asia and the Americas, including Australasia and the Malay Archipelago...
(basement storey); Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
(ground floor); Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
(2nd storey); The Americas (3rd); and Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
(4th).
The mall is currently managed by Frasers Centrepoint (formerly Centrepoint Properties). Its major tenants include Cold Storage, Metro, Timezone, National Library Board
National Library Board
The National Library Board is a statutory board of the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts, Singapore...
, Best Denki
Best Denki
is a Japanese electronics retailer with outlets across Japan, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Kuwait. Best Denki headquarters is located in Fukuoka. Previously, in Singapore, it was known as "Yaohan Best", when it started operations there in 1985. After Yaohan's bankruptcy,...
, Jack's Place, Popular Bookstore and Kopitiam food court.
Sengkang Community Library, located on the shopping centre's fourth floor, is the first DIY public library
Public library
A public library is a library that is accessible by the public and is generally funded from public sources and operated by civil servants. There are five fundamental characteristics shared by public libraries...
in Singapore.
Accessibility
Compass Point is well-served by public transportTransport in Singapore
Transport within Singapore is mainly land-based. Many parts of Singapore are accessible by road, including islands such as Sentosa and Jurong Island. The other major form of transportation within Singapore is rail: the Mass Rapid Transit which runs the length and width of Singapore, and the Light...
, being located just next to the Sengkang MRT Station, the Sengkang Bus Interchange
Sengkang Bus Interchange
Sengkang Bus Interchange is a bus interchange located on the ground storey of Compass Heights condominium in the town centre of Sengkang New Town. Located next to Sengkang MRT/LRT Station...
and the Sengkang LRT Station. Being easily accessible, the shopping centre serves as the main suburban shopping mall for residents of Sengkang New Town.
Little Nyonya roadshow
On the 27th of December 2008, a roadshow for the popular drama "The Little NyonyaThe Little Nyonya
The Little Nyonya is a 34-episode drama serial which debuted on 25 November 2008 on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp TV Channel 8. The storyline, which involves an extended Peranakan family in Singapore, is set in the 1930s and spans 70 years. The series was partly sponsored by the Media...
" featuring the main cast of the drama was held at the ground level, and the response was extremely overwhelming with approximately 5,000 people present, with every floor (except the basement) literally being filled up. The response was so huge, some of the tiles at the ground floor of the shopping center apparently cracked and popped out towards the end of the event, owing to the sheer pressure of the fans.