Getting to COM1, NUS-SOC, and my Office (LeongHW)
My Office and How to get there (LeongHW)
My office (since July 2007) is in Block COM1 (the old NUS Law Building), and the address is
- School of Computing
- Block COM1, Room 03-17
- 13 Computing Drive (used to be called Law Link),
- Singapore 117417.
You can find it on Google Map at:
| Google-Map
Alternatively, you can use the NUS campus map at
http://www.nus.edu.sg/campusmap/.
Locate "School of Computing" between to "Business School" and FASS.
If you zoom on it, you should see Block COM1. My office is here.
Driving Directions (for visitors to NUS)
[Note: If you have NUS-staff season parking or NUS Visitor Parking Coupon,
park at CarPark-13 (next to COM1),
else park in CarPark-15 (near Temasek Hall about 200m away, off Kent Ridge Drive).]
- From Clementi Road drive South (past the AYE flyover)
   
until about 1km past AYE (after School of Design and Environment on your left)
- Turn left into "Kent Ridge Crescent, (2nd entrance into NUS),
   
Go about 140m, keep to the right
- Turn right into "Kent Ridge Drive".
Go about 400m, and then
    see (4) to get to COM1 Car Porch,
    see (5) to park in CarPark 13
    see (6) to park in Visitor CarPark 15 (Temasek Hall)
- To get to Block COM1 Car Porch: (for taxi or to drop off people)
- Turn left into Computing Drive (was Law Link);
- After crossing carpark gantry, go straight;
- Follow the road, Block COM1 is ahead, slightly to the right,
- Drive to the Car Porch
- To park in CarPark 13 (Staff Parking) [with Visitor Pass]:
- Turn left into Computing Drive (was Law Link);
- After crossing carpark gantry, turn right into CarPark 13.
- Park here and Display your Visitor Parking Coupon on the dashboard.
- Note: You can also drop off people at COM1 car porch (eg: when raining).
- To park in Visitor CarPark 15:
- From Kent Ridge Drive,
turn right into CarPark 15 (Temasek Hall) and park here;
- Walk up Computing Drive, the building COM1 is 200m ahead.
FRIENDLY WARNING:
Staff CarPark 13 (the one just outside COM1) is for STAFF PARKING only.
Unless you have a Visitor Parking Coupon, DO NOT park your car in CarPark-13 during operational hours
(Mon-Fri: 8:30am--7:30pm and Sat: 8:30am--5:00pm).
Else, penalty parking fee for Staff PARKING is VERY HIGH (0.0856 a minute, or $4.80+GST an hour).
(Once, an unknowing guest got a parking charge of $48 and a big SHOCK!)
During these NON operational hours, you can park FREE in CarPark 13 (and most other carparks)
(Mon-Fri after 7:30pm, Sat after 5:00pm; all day Sunday and public holidays).
See Official NUS Visitor Parking page
here.
Coming to COM1 by bus/MRT
Alternatively, you can see the official School of Computing's
"Getting to NUS SOC" guide.
by
Leong Hon Wai, Computer Science, NUS.
(Started: Dec-2007, Last revised Jun-2018)
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