It will have natural lighting and self-cleaning glass, which will reduce maintenance costs.
The winning design for the station was unveiled in Malaysia yesterday, with architect Chin Yee Chong from Johor-based firm SM Architects bagging RM250,000 (S$82,330) in prize money in the Facade Design Ideas Competition.
Mr Chin s design - titled Integration Of Two - signifies Johor and Singapore s relationship and history, said Malaysia s Mass Rapid Transit Corporation (MRT Corp) chief executive Mohd Zarif Hashim. It is very modern and futuristic. It will be. an iconic landmark in Johor once it s completed, Datuk Zarif said when announcing the design at a virtual press conference yesterday.