Cosford Container Park Explained

Cosford Container Park
Location:	Changi, Singapore
Coordinates:	1.3654°N 103.9787°W
Address:	30 Cosford Road, Singapore 499550
Opening Date:	29 January 2024
Developer:	Tee Tree Investments

Cosford Container Park is an outdoor entertainment complex located in downtown Changi, Singapore. The tenants are housed in metal cubes and shipping containers.^{[1] [2]}

The park opened on 29 January 2024.

History

In the 1930s, Cosford Road, the site used for the construction of Cosford Container Park, originally housed the main artillery of the British during World War II and has since been marked as a historic site by the National Heritage Board.^[3] In 1942, when the Japanese invaded Singapore from the Malay Peninsula, two of the sea-facing guns at Johore Battery were used to fire towards land and were later destroyed.^[4]

In 2023, plans to develop a site nearby Changi Airport were revealed, using 13 shipping containers for food and beverage. It was originally planned to be opened in the third quarter of 2023 and would cost .

Opened on 29 January 2024, Cosford Container Park is Singapore's largest outdoor container park.^[5] The park has 13 food stores.^[6]

See also

• Downtown Container Park, a similar park in Las Vegas.
• Container Park

Notes and References

1. Web site: Chow . Adira . 29 January 2024 . The largest outdoor F&B container park in Singapore opens at Changi today . 3 February 2024 . Time Out Singapore . en-GB.
2. Web site: Singapore's largest outdoor F&B container park will open on Jan 29, with 13 vendors and over 340 seats . 3 February 2024 . CNA Lifestyle . en.
3. News: Zhuang . Shanice . 2023-04-12 . Gourmet food with live music: Site near Changi Airport being redeveloped into F&B container park . 2024-02-09 . . en . 0585-3923.
4. News: 13 April 2023 . Cosford Road site overlooking Changi Airport to be turned into F&B container park . 9 February 2024 . Channel News Asia.
5. Web site: Chow . Adira . 2024-01-29 . The largest outdoor F&B container park in Singapore opens at Changi today . 2024-03-12 . Time Out Singapore . en-GB.
6. Web site: 2024-01-28 . Michelin star-worthy bites and epic views: Singapore's largest F&B container park opens Jan 29 . 2024-03-12 . AsiaOne . en.