JCube, Singapore’s newest retail landmark, will grace the Jurong Lake District, serving residents living in the western region of Singapore, says Capitaland.

The new mall, owned by CapitaMall Trust (CMT) and will be managed by CapitaMalls Asia, will stand on the site of the former Jurong Entertainment Centre (JEC).

Located at the intersection of Jurong East Central 1 and Jurong Gateway Road (formerly known as Jurong East Street 13), JEC was demolished early this year to make way for a brand new mall comprising five levels of retail, two basement levels of car park and a rooftop landscaped plaza.

Measuring approximately 204,000 square feet in net lettable area and twice the original size, the new mall, designed by local architecture firm RSP Architects and international architectural and design firm Benoy, is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2012.

Capitaland says visitors will be able to shop for the latest high-street fashion, dine and entertain in round-the-clock F&B outlets, pubs and bars, some of which will be located around a fully-integrated Olympic-sized ice skating rink on Level 3. Complete with a 463-seat gallery and changing rooms, this will enable Singapore to host international ice skating and ice hockey events and competitions at the rink.

The mall will also be an eco-friendly development fitted with energy-saving features such as a rainwater harvesting tank. Waste heat from the ice rink chiller will also be recycled to heat the water at the rink’s shower rooms and the ice re-surfacing machine.