| The Hive | |
| Alternate Names: | Learning Hub South |
| Location: | Jurong West, Singapore |
| Address: | 52 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639816 |
| Opening Date: | 2015 |
| Cost: | S$45 million |
| Owner: | Nanyang Technological University |
| Coordinates: | 1.3432°N 103.6826°W |
| Floor Count: | 8 |
| Architect: | Thomas Heatherwick |
The Hive, also known as Learning Hub South, is a building located in Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. The S$45 million building was designed by Thomas Heatherwick and completed in 2015.[1] Colloquially, the building is known as the "dim sum basket building" due to its likeness to the steamer baskets used to contain dim sum.[2]
The Hive was a finalist for the 2015 World Architecture Festival Commercial Mixed-Use Award in the Future Projects subcategory.[3]
Designed by British designer Thomas Heatherwick,[1] The Hive is Heatherwick Studio's first major building in Asia.[4] The building consists of 12 eight-storey towers arranged around a public atrium. The towers taper towards the base and house 56 corner-less classrooms.[5] [6] The concrete stair and lift cores between the towers are embedded with 700 drawings from British artist Sara Fanelli that depict images from science, art and literature.[5]
The building has received mixed reviews,[7] with the Architectural Review saying that while "there is much to admire" about the building, "it gave off something of a forlorn car-park aesthetic".[8]