KISSING STOOLS

June 21 8:15am June 21 12: 00 pm Section 51, Jalan Tandang, Petaling Jaya

June 21 6:00pm

March 21 8:15am March 21 12: 00 pm March 21 6:00pm

October 21 8:15am October 21 12: 00 pm October 21 6:00pm Concept massing

I feel this iteration has the most potential .With the formation of individual ‘L’ shaped units, this massing finds a solution to create public spaces using the roofs of another unit at the same time it creates courtyard spaces at multiple levels. The intricacy of this massing creates shading and organic growth which goes against the grain of a factory regiment. These ‘pockets’ create spaces that are public and private. This iteration also allows air and light to circulate through the project as it continues to stack and expand.

Urban studies 01

Urban studies 03 Urban studies 02

Urban studies 01 is an abstract of Petaling Jaya and the industrial area. These floating blocks indicate the lack of grid within the city and the nature in which it organizes itself. The blue represent the industrial buildings and the black indicate the commercial and low cost residential buildings. The red is the site. The common observation for all these diagrams is that each block or district possesses its own grid which collides with its neighbors.

Urban studies 02 is a more deconstructed diagram from the first. It ignores the greenery and the commercial buildings and simply looks at the placement of industrial factories (blue) and existing migrant housing apartments ( yellow) The conclusion here is that there are more factories than there are migrant worker apartments.

Urban studies 03 uses different textures to indicate different building types including the green areas which surround the industrial zones ( blue). It uniquely shows how the industrial zone is almost scattered and isolated from everything else. The second observation of this urban landscape is isolation of each zone from another which also reflects its poor transportation connectivity and pedestrian friendly walking spaces. I have created this collage of steel factories and connected them visually, creating a composition of large and small spaces that are joined by a continuous ‘path’ derived from the linear elements found in the factory machinery. It is noted here the presence of the yellow elements and other primary colors used in factories for the purpose of organization and safety. This is collage acts as a source of inspiration for the architecture, where I derive the idea of path and nodes and connectivity.

Level 01 Level 02 Level 03

The L Shape enables me to stack and multiply the units while creating pockets of terraces and varied shared spaces which allows the user the choice to choose the unit that best suit their personality. The different configuration allows for organic growth while maintaining social and individual pockets of spaces at every level.

The L shape also allow me to combine the L in a way to form a cube or a square room with an open floor plan CONVERTABLE LIVING SPACE

The unit intergrated convertable living. Within the 17 ft by 17 ft space it is equipped with a track that allows the movable furniture to slide between the kitchen space and create a second room for an additional occupant. Thin metal beams act as structure and aesthetics for lighting and ventillation.

The cabinet allows two additional beds to flip out for the occasion. When not in use the tracks on the ceiling allow the cabinet to act as a storage space and move towards the wall to create a larger living space for a single occupant. The operable polycarbonate skylight and walls allow light through the unit white portecting the occupants privacy. This render shows how the tracks are used to create a larger space for a single occupant.

In the event that the additional bed are not in use, the master bed can be stored into the cabinet and a table can be pulled out of the stove area for dinning purposes. The movable cabinet acts as a partition between the dinning space and living space. The yellow of the project is to emulate the color from factory safety regulation and is intended to assimilate the project with the industrial environment.