The brand new *SCAPE: In Synch with Nature (Part 1)

Sunday. A slow start to the day. Overcast skies. Armed with a huge brolly enough for two people, we wandered off at a snail's pace to Somerset. Being bored with 313@Somerset, we thought we would walk a little further and check out the new *SCAPE, the new kid-on-the-block targeted mainly at, well - kids, teens and the young-at-heart, I suppose.

After its fanfare opening last month in June (as reported by RAZORTV), SCAPE in mid-day Sunday appeared rather forlorn and forgotten. With just drips and draps of human traffic in the mall and the restaurants and cafes lining the facade of the mall mostly empty, it seems a far cry from being the vibrant, lively, inspiring and creative youth hangout it is slated as. (Or is it me, I tend to visit at 'ghostly' hours? Sunday mid-day is sleep-in for youths lah!)

Inside the mall, the mix of retail and restaurants are certainly youth crowd-pullers with funky shopfronts and dazzling interiors.

The building also has very generous open balconies. There is one I like with lots of foliage and another that just opens up to a view of the real estate at Devonshire Road.

But what struck me most is the greenery. I love that the trees didn't have to make way for the construction but are preserved with spaces meticulously planned around them.