Basketball

Location

Located in the heart of Singapore’s major shopping district of Orchard Road, the *scape is a two-hectare land space that has been set aside as an iconic community space for youth. *scape is next to Cineleisure Orchard, a lifestyle complex frequent by young people.

History

Called the *scape, it comprises the *scape Youth Park, *scape Skate Park, *scape Youth Centre, and *scape Field. It is an outdoor playground for street sports and performances that was set up in response to the needs of Singaporean youth in 2004. *scape Youth Space aims to be a hub for youth cultural and community activities. *scape is packed with roller-blading and skating enthusiasts on weekends.

It is also commonplace for youth-related events such as the Singapore Drum Fest in 2008, alongside creative works exhibitions, showcases of local music bands and street sports and performances.

A new five-storey urban community space extension of *scape will encompass the conceptual spaces of Grid, Warehouse, Studio, Cache, Playground and Street+Market, making it the place for youth to congregate and network.

The Youth Olympic Games’ FIBA 33 (Basketball) will be the first international street basketball event to be held in the *scape. It will also be one of the venues for Culture and Education Programme.

How to get there

Just next to the Somerset MRT station, *scape is accessible via all forms of public transportation.