The Urban Redevelopment Authority is the national urban planning authority of Singapore, and a statutory board under the Ministry of National Development of the Singapore Government. The URA Centre was opened in 1999 by Lim Hng Kiang, who was National Development Minister at the time, and refurbished in 2016.

The acoustics of the karaoke room was designed by Soundzipper LLP to meet both noise criterion levels and RT60 targets. Fabrix profiles ML 27S (Mid Load, 27mm Height, Square Profile), EL 27S (Edge Load, 27mm Height, Square Profile) and SS 27S (Side Snap, 27mm Height, Square Profile) were used in the construction of the fabric acoustic cladding.