Bright Hill Drive · District 20 · Independent guide

Pick a stack that stays cool after 3 pm.

In Singapore the harsh sun comes in the afternoon, from the west. Across Thomson Reserve's 55 stacks, afternoon sun on the windows ranges from almost none to about 6 hours a day. This guide shows you which is which before you pick a unit.

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1,268homes

6 blocks2 × 30 and 4 × 21 storeys

99 yrsleasehold

2031expected TOP (Feb)

TE8Upper Thomson MRT, about 3–5 min walk

2–5 BR592 to 1,808 sq ft

Site plan

86 facilities across three clubs

Pick a club to see its facilities light up, or play the tour. Tap any number on the plan or in the list to find it.

Thomson Reserve site plan with numbered facilities, Upper Thomson Road to the south and Bright Hill Drive to the east

Site plan and facility list from the developer's brochure. Facilities may change.

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Stack by stack

Where the afternoon sun lands

Hours of direct sun on each stack's windows, averaged over all floors and over three dates: 21 June, 22 September and 21 December. Morning sun is gentle; afternoon sun is what heats a home.

Coolest stacks

Least afternoon sun, most comfortable in the evening

Stack	Block	Unit type	Windows face	Morning	Afternoon

Most afternoon sun

Bright, but expect heat after 3 pm

Stack	Block	Unit type	Afternoon

By block

Average across every stack in the block

Block	Storeys	Stacks	Morning	Afternoon	Coolest stack

Based on a simplified 3D model placed on the official site plan. Shading counts the six towers and every surrounding building within 650 m (OneMap 3D building models, SLA), not trees or terrain. Check the floor plan for each unit before deciding.

Analyse any stack, any hour

Pick a date and time, play the day, and tap a unit to see its morning and afternoon sun floor by floor.

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Wind and ventilation

Which stacks catch the monsoon breeze

Singapore's breeze follows two monsoons. A unit whose windows face the wind, with nothing tall upwind, stays airier. Corner units with windows on two sides can also draw air through.

Dec to early Mar

Northeast monsoon

Wind from the north to northeast, about 2.8 m/s in Jan–Feb and stronger in surges. The steadiest breeze of the year.

↑ blows toward the south-southwest

Jun to Sep

Southwest monsoon

Wind from the southeast to south, about 2.0–2.5 m/s. Lighter, often with hazier, warmer days.

↑ blows toward the north-northwest

Apr–May, Oct–Nov

Inter-monsoon

Light and variable winds with land and sea breezes. Window direction matters less in these months.

Breeziest stacks

Breeze score 0–100, averaged over all floors

Stack	Block	Unit type	Windows face	NE	SW	Breeze

Cool and breezy

Little afternoon sun (1.5 h or less) and a breeze score of 35 or more

Stack	Unit type	Afternoon	Breeze

The breeze score is a rule of thumb, not a wind simulation. For each monsoon it checks how squarely the windows face the wind, how far the wind travels before reaching the windows (towers and buildings close upwind lower the score), and the floor height. "Breeze" averages both monsoons and adds a small bonus for corner units that can cross-ventilate. It ignores trees, private buildings, terrain and wind channelled between towers. Monsoon months, directions and speeds are from the Meteorological Service Singapore.

Unit types by stack

What each stack is, and how big

Each stack is one unit type from floor to roof. Colours follow the developer's unit distribution chart, and the small bar shows afternoon sun. Tap any stack to see its floor plan.

Unit type	Size	Units	Price	Stacks

See the full price ranking analysis for every stack →

Floor plans: pros and cons

Every layout type, read from the developer's plans. Open one to see what works and what to watch for.

Some stacks have a variant (marked p in the developer's chart) on their lowest floor. Sizes are strata areas from the unit chart; confirm with final floor plans.

Location

Upper Thomson, next to MacRitchie

Address: Bright Hill Drive, Singapore (District 20)
Developers: UOL, Singapore Land Group and CapitaLand
Site area: ~540,300 sq ft
MRT: Upper Thomson (TE8), about 260–380 m
Bright Hill (TE7 / future CR13), about 710–760 m
Schools: Ai Tong School, about 500 m
Catholic High, CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls', Ang Mo Kio Primary within 2 km
Nature: Beside MacRitchie Reservoir and the Central Catchment Nature Reserve

Distances vary slightly between published sources and are approximate.

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