Garden of Peace

Client: National Environment Agency (NEA)
Landscape Architect/Designer: Plantwerkz Pte Ltd
Year: 2021

As Singapore’s inaugural inland ash scattering facility, this project is designed as a sanctuary for reflection, balancing an open garden philosophy with a profound sense of serenity and peace. To ensure a respectful and dignified experience, the designated scattering lanes are spaciously arranged and partitioned by lush flowering shrubs and canopy trees, providing families with the essential privacy required for quiet reflection.

  • An outdoor landscape with green trees, shrubs, a paved pathway.
A walking trail in a park with wooden benches and green trees, under a partly cloudy sky.

Developed in close collaboration with the NEA, the facility prioritises accessibility and comfort, featuring shaded seating areas integrated with flowering climber trellises, platform decks for communal gathering, and custom-designed flower racks and water refilling stations at every entry point.

  • A park with a curved wooden walking path, benches, trees.
Entrance sign for a garden area with a modern white building in the background, surrounded by lush greenery and trees, and a clear blue sky with scattered clouds.

A symbolic planting scheme of alternating yellow and white blooms was intentionally selected to evoke a sense of solemnity and grace.

A lush green park scene with trees and bushes, a stone seating area, and a pathway under a partly cloudy blue sky.

Ash Scattering Lanes

A curved stone wall with a textured surface runs beside a bed of small, round, speckled gray and beige pebbles. To the left, dense green foliage with small, shiny leaves covers the ground, with a background of trees and more greenery. The scene is outdoors during daylight.

Ultimately, by replacing traditional structures with a living landscape of pebble-lined ash scattering lanes and flowering groundcovers, the design offers a transformative space where the beauty of nature provides a timeless and comforting backdrop for the act of remembrance.

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