Jewel Changi Airport

A collaboration of Shiseido and art collective teamLab from Japan, the Shiseido Forest Valley (資生堂フォレストバレー, Shiseidō Foresutobarē) is one of Asia's largest indoor gardens, spanning five stories and approximately 22,000 square meters located in the heart of Jewel Changi Airport. It houses around 3,000 trees and 60,000 shrubs of 120 species that live in high-altitude tropical forests from around the world.[25][26][27]

The Rain Vortex

The Rain Vortex, sponsored as the HSBC Rain Vortex, it is the world's largest and tallest indoor waterfall, standing at 40 metres (130 ft) high.[28] Recirculating rain water is pumped to the roof to free fall through a round hole at up to 37,850 liters (8,330 imp gal; 10,000 U.S. gal) per minute to a basement-level pool.[25] An acrylic funnel at the bottom prevents splashing and insulates the sound of the cascade. The toroid-shaped roof has more than 9,000 pieces of glass spanning 200 by 150 meters[25] with a sloped oculus as the mouth of the waterfall acting as "a continuation of the building...completed in a liquid form."[29] At night, the circular walls of the waterfall becomes a 360-degree stage for a light-and-sound show.[30]

To prevent excess humidity in the Jewel, the waterfall's flow alternates between cascades and trickles that reduce air turbulence. The design process by WET Design engineers included testing an on-fifth-scale model and a full-size partial prototype.[31]

The Changi Airport Skytrain connecting the terminals passes above ground near the waterfall, allowing passengers remaining airside to see the Vortex and Jewel itself.[32]

At the topmost level of Jewel, the 14,000 sq m Canopy Park houses recreation and leisure attractions.[33] About half of the total landscaping is hosted at Canopy Park, including two gardens: Topiary Walk and Petal Garden.[34] The Topiary Walk features animal-shaped topiaries at every corner, while the Petal Garden will have seasonal floral displays.[35] The park includes a suspension bridge called the Canopy Bridge that is located 23 metres above the ground which offers a panoramic view of the Rain Vortex. At 50 metres long, the Canopy Bridge also has a glass panel flooring at the centre section that offers a view through to level 1 of Jewel. The Canopy Park houses nine food and beverage outlets. Aloha Poke, Arteastiq Bistro, Burger & Lobster, Herit8ge, Prive, Rumours Bar & Grill, Tanuki Raw, The World is Flat, and Tiger Street Lab are all located on the fifth floor between the exit and entry to Canopy Park.

Purchasing a ticket is required to enter the Canopy Park, priced at S$4.50 for Singaporeans and S$5 for non-residents, with additional costs for each of the mazes, bridge, nets, and experience studio.[36][37][38]

• Canopy Mazes

The park also consists of two mazes, situated at the eastern end of the Jewel called the Hedge Maze and Mirror Maze.[25][39] The Hedge Maze is Singapore's largest with hedge walls standing at 1.8m high. The maze features gates that can be pushed within that will change the path of the maze. It ends at an elevated watchtower that offers a bird's-eye view of the entire maze. The Mirror Maze is located under the dome with plants branching across the top of the maze. The maze makes use of mirrors and various reflections.[30][40]

• Sky Nets

The Sky Nets, also called the Manulife Sky Nets for sponsorship reasons, provide children's play facilities, including a Bouncing Net and a Walking Net. The Bouncing Net is 250 metres long, suspended 8 metres above ground at its highest point.[41] A separate 50-metre long Walking Net enables visitors to look down 25 metres to Jewel's Level 1.[34]

• Discovery Slides

The Discovery Slides feature four integrated slides: two tube slides and two sliding surfaces.[41] The entire structure sits at an incline, 3m high on one end, and close to 7m on the other,[42] and enables visitors to view the Forest Valley and the Rain Vortex.[43] The Discovery Slides were designed by Carve and built by Playpoint in Singapore.[41]

• Foggy Bowls

The Foggy Bowls are four concave bowls with depths of between 30 cm and 65 cm for people to jump in while mist is released to create an illusion of playing among clouds.[30]

The Changi Experience Studio is a 3,000 square meter space with interactive games and displays relating to Changi Airport's history and allows visitors a behind-the-scenes look of how the airport is run.[30]

A hotel within Jewel, with approximately 130 rooms, operated by the international hotel brand, YOTEL, opened on 12 April 2019.[44][45] It is YOTEL's second hotel in Singapore after the 2017 opening of the YOTEL on Orchard Road.[45]

An ‘integrated multi-modal transport lounge’ provides ticketing, boarding pass collection and baggage transfer service in a single location. Early check-in facilities enable passengers to check-in and drop off luggage up to 24-hours ahead of regular check-in times.[44] There are dedicated facilities for fly-cruise and fly-ferry passengers.[44]

Pokémon Centre Singapore

Jewel houses both local and international brands, 11 of which are larger duplex stores at Level 2. Anchor tenants include the largest Nike store in Singapore, the first Apple Store located inside an airport complex, Marks & Spencer, Muji, Zara, Uniqlo, an 11-screen Shaw Theatres IMAX cinema with a seating capacity of 800 and Five Spice, a food court by Food Junction with 19 unique stalls and supermarket chain FairPrice Finest.[46][47]

Jewel also includes American burger chains A&W Restaurants and Shake Shack, Norwegian fast-casual restaurant Pink Fish, Swiss artisanal chocolatier Läderach, Sichuan restaurants Xiao Bin Lou and Yu's Kitchen, Boston-based ice cream parlour chain Emack & Bolio's, British casual eatery Burger & Lobster, Peruvian restaurant TONITO, Japan's Tokyo Milk Cheese Factory and the first permanent Pokémon Centre in East Asia outside of Japan.[48][49][50][51][52][53]