It was also envisioned as a leisure destination for residents ranging from children to nature-lovers,[3] containing facilities such as a football field, a floating amphitheatre and a natural pond.

ABC Waters Kallang River @ Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park is one of the flagship projects under this programme.

The PUB (Public Utilities Board) which is Singapore's national water agency, and NParks engaged Ramboll Studio Dreiseitl (design) and CH2M Hill (engineering) to look at how the park, river and surrounding residential estates could be integrated as one.

This took place through a series of workshops, on-site tours and discussions where issues were thrown out and ideas were exchanged and debated.

Other parties which came on board included bioengineering specialists and horticulturists Source:[7] Landscape Architecture: Atelier Dreiseitl Partners in Charge: Herbert Dreiseitl, Gerhard Hauber Project Management and Lead Design: Tobias Baur, Rudolf Mager, Leonard Ng, Hendrik Porst Project Engineers: Andreas Bockmühl, Stefan Brückmann Project Team: Jeff Boggess, Angelika Büchele, Jason Chia, Edith, Gustavo Glaeser, Tobias Klinger, Martin Koller, Birgit Kühlbrandt, Wi Ming, Herbert Montevirgen, Vera Sieber, Angela Soler, Chanida Suebpanich, Sebastian Walker, Melissa Yip, Ingo Zoefelt, Christoph Hald, Nengshi Zheng Bioengineering: Peter Geitz und Partner JV Partner: CH2MHILL Project owners: PUB, Singapore’s national water agency and the National Parks Board Area: Central catchment 140 km² 62 ha / 155 acres Client: Public Utilities Board & National Parks Board Design: 2007 – 2010 Construction: 2009-2012 Cost: 76 million SGD / 45 million € / US$ 60 million Awards: WAF 2012, Excellence on the Waterfront Honor Award 2012, President’s Design Award Singapore 2012 Amidst a crowd of 2000 people including residents, local community partners such as schools and non-profit groups, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong officially opened the redeveloped park on 17 March 2012, renaming it Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park.