Experience and Capture

Chow Kit by Wong Chee Fon Wesley Wong Teck Won Benjamin Lew En Pin Lissa Lai Jing Ying Mashruk Asad Carmen Chan Shen Wen

The Menu COURSES

Chow Kit Market Area

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i) Chow Kit Wet Market ii) Jalan Raja Bot iii) Jalan Raja Alang 2 3

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iv) Chow Kit Dry Market

Lorong Haji Taib

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Tiong Nam Morning Market

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Jalan Putra

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Chow Kit Market Area The largest wet and dry market in Malaysia

FOOD AND CULTURE SPOTS of CHOW KIT MARKET AREA

Chow Kit Dry Market

Jalan Raja Bot

Chow Kit Wet Market

Raja Alang Market

The Mis en Place: Chow Kit Wet Market Where the freshest of ingredients is the main attraction

Interesting rear facade with local vernacular features

Poultry

Fruit and Vegetables

A MARKET WITH CONTRASTING CHARACTERS AT ENDS Similar stretch of freshness and variety, yet different in smells and atmosphere...

Simple front design of the market

Plenty to Bargain Plenty of Options

FRUIT AND VEGETABLE SECTION Dry pathway and naturally brighter environment, its narrow pathway forces one to look at the goods on both sides.

POULTRY SECTION Dark, smelly and artiďŹ cially bright to enhance the look of their products.

REMNANTS OF THE PAST - Remaining traditional medicine shop from 1960s - a historical presence

Pools of poultry fluid on the road

CONDITION OF BACK ALLEY

Where ingredients are transported to the market

Construction site seen openly from within market

The Appetiser : Jalan Raja Abot & Jalan Raja Alang Where its street food is the main teaser

JALAN RAJA ALANG

How people indulge in the cendol

The Market Trip continues till night...

...with hidden sweet gems

JALAN RAJA ABOT

A takeaway meal you can bring home

A meal to eat with simple hawker stall shelter

Snacks to munch along the way

FOOD COURT JALAN RAJA BOT

Nestled in the top level of Chow Kit Dry Market, a favourite among older locals.

The Main Course : Chow Kit Dry Market Where the authentic and real Chow Kit pot lies

INTERCONNECTED NARROW MARKET ALLEYWAYS Series of interlinked alley that leads to every corner of the dry market.

LEGENDARY NASI LEMAK Well known for delivering a very personal and home cooked delicacy Nasi Lemak that has attracted many tourist to come to Chow Kit Market.

FOOK LEE KOPITIAM

Not just a place for a drink but also a regular meeting spot for the Community Members of Chow Kit Market.

PRESERVED FAVOURITES FROM CHILDHOOD MEMORIES

Colourful sweets, big bags of snacks, and tins of biscuits can be found here.

The Palate Cleanser : Lorong Haji Taib Where the transition from the vibrant noisy to the peaceful intimacy takes place

GM Plaza

GM Rack Enterprise

EDC Hotel

Everfresh Fruits Import Trading Sdn Bhd

THE STREET OF TRANSITION AND SERENITY “Humbly and quietly sits in between of busy streets surrounded by high rise and heavy traffics”- Lorong Haji Taib

STREET OF SUPPLIES “I mostly come here to restock my goods because the price and selection is good here” - Pak Aslan, Chow Kit Dry Market Fruit Seller

A PLACE TO GATHER GOODS -

Mostly supplier shops and retail that provides goods in bulk.

MAIN FRUIT SUPPLIERS OF CHOW KIT MARKET Distributed to Chow Kit Dry Market and nearby markets.

PUBLIC REALM -

Mostly utilised for food stores for social gatherings and to serve local delights.

MEDAN SELERA -

Few stores along a narrow alleyway still one of local’s preferred dining spot.

A CLUTTERED STORAGE SPACE

Night market vendors usually keeps their stall setups and equipments at the back alleys.

DAILY NIGHT MARKET -

Mostly pirated and affordable goods are sold here, cluttering along the main road, blocking vehicles from turning in.

CRAMPED BUT NOT INTERESTING Goods sold are repetitive along the market, mainly visited by immigrant workers to get affordable needs.

The 2nd Main Course : Tiong Nam Morning Market Where it becomes Chow Kit’s favourite breakfast in the neighbourhood

Long Pan Gong Temple

TiongNam Market

Morning Market

The open market stretches along the wide road and the surrounding residential buildings provide shade for the market.

INTEGRATION OF BOTH RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL

The buildings are similar to the chinese shophouses whereby the upper floors are residential and ground floors are shophouses.

MORNING MARKET The chinese locals preferably walk to this market to buy breakfast for the family as most of the store owners are chinese.

A Mix of Old and New

The mix of different eatery spaces which provides different feeling to the users.

The old restaurant provides a naturally lit interior creating a calm atmosphere.

LOCAL CHINESE SAVOURY

Huge selection of local chinese cultural dishes that attract daily visits from tourists and locals.

The Dessert : Jalan Putra Where layers of sweet and savoury delicacies line the main busy street

SURROUNDING LANDMARKS of JALAN PUTRA

Hotel Anum

PWTC

Hotel Sani

Hotel Putra

EDGE OF OLD AND NEW

The local cafe shop overlooking commercialised eatery.

Its multiple layers of peeling paints lie traces of history and dilapidation, welcoming the vibrant concrete and wall panel at opposite street.

OLD AND NEW COEXIST

Chinese medicine

Incoherence and discontinuity = contrasting architecture elements

Horizontal rhythm by balcony

Traditional cooking methods still preserved in the commercialised street

RESTAURANT CHAMELEON All time favourite for the vegetarians framed inside the glass door of the building

VARIETY BETWEEN LOCAL AND FOREIGN CUISINES

CONCLUSION OF DOCUMENTATION

Roadside

Back alley

Outside residential dwellings

Authenticity of Food lies in its Surroundings And the Community Between shops

Repurposing residential homes

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