PORTFOLI O Chr i st i ne Chow M. Ar ch 2015, Nat i onalUni ver si t y ofSi ngapor e
01 02 THE LAST M ACHIYA KAM PUN G GALLERY IN SIN GAPORE
03 CO-HOUSIN G COM M UN ITY
04 DEM EN TIA DAY CARE CEN TRE
05 AM EN ITY STATION
01 THE LAST KAM PUN G IN SIN GAPORE
The LastKampung i n Si ngapore Pul au Ubi ni s deepl y embedded wi thi n Si ngapore’ s cul turaland heri tage context.The rusti c ambi ence ofthe i sl and,together wi th i ts ri ch bi odi versi ty,hi story and l egacy i s cl ose to the hearts ofal lSi ngaporeans. Spanni ng 10 hectares wi th 14 exi sti ng structures,the proj ectsi te i s Kampung SungeiDuri an,l ocated al ong the south eastern partofthe i sl and. The resi dents ofthe kampung are mostl y descendents ofi ndi genous Mal ay ofBugi s and J avanese ori gi ns f rom the Ri au provi nce and f rom Kampung Bugi s (Si ngapore).Many vi l l agers moved to mai nl and Si ngapore i n search a l i vel i hood i n the 1980s. Consequentl y,many houses were l ef tvacant, wi th a handf ulofpassi onate resi dents remai ni ng as caretakers ofthei r ancestral homes. The obj ecti ve ofthi s proj ecti s to restore,rej uvi nate and revi ve the l astremai ni ng Mal ay Kampung heri tage i n Si ngapore through educati on, protecti on and connecti on.The conceptofmodul ar expansi on,deri ved f rom the study ofthe exi sti ng Mal ay houses wi thi n thi s kampung i s proposed.The proj ectwi l lconsi sti ni ti al l y ofa l andscaped publ i c space thatwi l lconnect the exi si tng vi l l age wi th 9 new modul ar structures bui l tal ong si mi l ar desi gn and bl ended harmoni ousl yi nto the ol d vi l l age.For envi ronmental control ,the new structures wi l lbe constructed ofrecycl ed ti mber .Green energy wi l lconsi dered.W ater wi l lbe drawn f rom wel l s,bi oswal e and rai n col l ecti on.Organi cf armi ng wi l lbe encouraged. Ci vi c and conservati on groups wi l lbe i nvi ted to parti ci pate i n the restorati on ofthe exi sti ng kampung structures and bui l di ng new modul ar structures.Each i nterest group wi l lbe assi gned to a modul ar uni tand taughtto assembl e and erect pref abri cated components ofthese houses.Thi s uni que approach i s del i bratel y desi gned to permi ti nterestgroups to take an acti ve hands-on rol ei n the proj ect,creati ng emoti onalattachmentand sense ofownershi p whi ch transl ate i nto l ong term sustai ned i nterest. Kampung SungeiDuri an i s uni que,as i ti sa l i vi ng testamentofSi ngapore’ s j ourney f rom the thi rd worl d to the f i rst.The restored kampungwi l lbe accessabl e to al l ,al l owi ng ordi nary peopl e to connect,i nteractwi th and experi ence kampung l i f e i nstead ofj ustgl eani ng i mages ofthe pastf rom hi story books.
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02 M ACHIYA GALLERY
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03 CO-HOUSIN G COM M UN ITY
Servi ces
space f or resi dents to trade ski l l s
roof top garden
herb garden
toolshari ng space
CO-HOUSI NG COMMUNI TY (HDB) The desi gn ofresi denti aluni ts were i nspi red by cohousi ng exampl es f rom the Swedi sh Cohousi ngAssoci ati on.The ai m ofthe proj ecti s to create a ti ght-kni tcommuni ty thatextended beyond the f ami l y uni t.The communi ty woul df oster the spi ri tofi nterdependence and a hi gh user parti ci pati ve communi ty resul ti ng i n one thati s sel f -sustai nabl e. The gui del i nes were: 40 dwel l i ng uni ts i s the i dealsi ze to bui l d a communi ty reduci ng pri vate space ,al l ow more shared spaces to be bui l t l i vi ng & chi l d reari ng together i s an enj oyabl e experi ence shared l i vi ng can hel p save ti me (i . e.communalcooki ng cl eani ng) Thi s proj ecti s si tuated i n Si ngapore,wi thi n the Buki tMerahVi ew estate.A nei ghbourhood cateri ng to the el derl y (studi o apartments) and l ow i ncome f ami l i es.
shared l aundry room
nei ghbours di ni ng together seats l ocated adj acent to pl ayground
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Shared Faci l i ti es are l ocated al ong the centralci rcul ati on (i . e. comuni ty pl ot,l aundry room)
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04 DEM EN TIA DAY CARE CEN TRE
Programmes
Dementi a Day Care Centre The desi gn ofthe centre took i nto consi derati on,the exi sti ng pl otwhi ch consi sts ofa tranqui lgreen l andscape l ocated adj acentto SungeiUl u Pandan.The centre i ntegrates wi th the exi sti ng surroundi ngs (i . e.park, j oggi ng track and f ormer rai l way).The f ocus was to create a non-i nsti tuti onal envi ronmentto al l ow dementi a pati ents to mai ntai n a sense ofnormal cy andi nteractand engage wi thi n thi s HDB commu m ni ty. Thi s proj ecti sl ocated i n Si ngapore,al ong Cl ementiStreet4 (Ul u Pandan).
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AMENI TY STATI ON @ Rai lCorri dor The purpose ofthe ameni ty stati on i s to acti vate and enhance the l andscape oftherai lcorri dor .Thi s stati on i s meantto be natural l y venti l ated and easi l y accessed by the publ i c (who travelal ong the rai lcorri dor). There are 3 entry poi nts i n the desi gn and i twi l lactas a bri dge to l i nk the exi sti ng publ i c spaces l ocated adj acentto the rai lcorri dor . Thi s proj ecti s si tuated i n Si ngapore,adj acentto Ghi m Moh estate.
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F1 -Ameni ty (toi l ets/bi ke ki osk) F2 -Roof top Caf e
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Entry f rom Ghi m Moh Estate
Al lworks by Chri st i ne Chow unl ess credi t ed 2016