CMPB

Central Manpower Base (CMPB) reimagines one of Singapore’s most symbolic civic institutions as a human-centred, sustainable and transparent architecture of service. As the nation’s first touchpoint for every citizen entering National Service, CMPB holds profound emotional significance—a place where individual journeys meet collective identity. The project responds to this responsibility by redefining government architecture as a paradigm that is open, empathetic and environmentally attuned. Envisioned as an open civic campus rather than an introverted military facility, CMPB transforms a traditionally bureaucratic process into an experience grounded in dignity and belonging. A network of courtyards, community spaces and d... More