Blending form and function: A first look at 3 new MRT stations that will close the Circle Line loop

“Given the much deeper depth, it became an opportunity for me to ‘recreate’ the double volume hall of the existing railway station and incorporate vertical glass mural design for the current volume space above the new platform,” she said.

Other than its platform with the curved ceiling, the walls and roofs of the Cantonment station entrances are a distinctive green – the same hue as the roof of the old Tanjong Pagar railway station.

“Together, these elements create a travel experience that blends heritage character with contemporary design,” said the Land Transport Authority (LTA) in a statement on Wednesday.

It will serve the Everton, Spottiswoode Park and Cantonment districts. It will also connect to the Tanjong Pagar Distripark, where the Singapore Art Museum is located.

At the station concourse is an artwork stretching 75m by sculptor Han Sai Por. Titled “A Journey Between”, it features flowing stainless steel sculptures of various colours.

Speaking to the media, the 82-year-old, who is a recipient of Singapore’s Cultural Medallion, said she moulded miniatures of the artwork using clay, before it was 3D scanned and fabricated into larger sculptures.