The Nomadic Enclave

Site Context

The site is situated at an busy district, surrounded by o ice buildings like the Maybank Tower, the temple and rows of shophouses, with the UTC building facing from opposite.

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During the day, as the sun rises from the east, the site is shaded by the hotel and shophouses, while as afternoon approaches, it receives shade from the towering Menara Maybank.

Circulation

The site is connected by the main road of Jalan Pudu leading into Persiaran Maybank and Jalan Pudu Lama through the site itself.

The site provides views of the KL Tower in the north, Chinatown to its south, the Central Market in the east and Bukit Bintang town in the west.

Summary

Climatically, the site is at a location whereby the hot and humid tropical weather prevails, in addition to a very extensive concrete jungle that surrounds it. It is also a very busy junction for vehicular and pedestrian circulation which provides a steady flow of users through and around the site.

The Urban Nomad

A non-native person who travels to and resides in a place due to its proximity to resources and opportunities. Historically, nomads reside in the oasis for food and water. In the urban context, this is translated into jobs, education, religious intentions and artistic belonging.

The Urban Worker

The white collar worker who goes to work at the corporate o ice building or tower at the usual 9 to 5 working hour schedule.

02 | Character

The Urban Scholar

The young student from secondary school, college or university campus in downtown KL, taking residence for the period of his/her studied course of 3-5 years.

The urban nomad travels to and fro its place of rest and place of routine in a continuous daily cycle.

Immersive Urban Living

The strategy aims to transform this revolving pa ern, providing a permanent place of rest for the urban nomad. Despite the elements of the city that stir disruption and pollution of the living space, the strategy constructs a residence that allows the urban nomad to immerse fully in a state of urban living while still enjoying a conducive living environment that is shielded from such elements.

03 | Character

The Urban Artisan

The creative artisan, barista or muralist that works in the arts and culture industry that is very much alive in downtown KL to present cultural works and performances to the public.

04 | Character

The Urban Worshiper

The devoted worshiper at a nearby temple or church he or she commits to for a daily ritual or prayer.

Synthesis

Green

Breathing Space

Creating transitional, intermediate spaces of living whereby the urban nomad finds its place of rest amidst the fast-paced city. Surrounded in elements of nature

Organic

Cultural Expression

The architecture will be an organic motion that exhibits the site’s locality, materiality and cultural characteristics unique to its community, molding the high-rise dwelling to become

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Targeted Circulation communal motion

With the urban nomads being a mixed group with great demographic variety, having a communal space allows di erent social groups to socialize and mingle. Intersections that allows di erent living spaces to merge and collide, to facilitate sharing and community building.

03 | Building Technology Sustainable Urban Systems

As one of the few residential buildings in the vicinity, the site lacks many amenities and resources compared to a matured residential neighbourhood. Sustainable building technologies come in to assist the urban residence in circulating water, electricity, sewerage and trash in a more ecologically and economically e icient structure, enabling the high-rise dwelling to be highly resilient and self-sustaining.

Component 2A

Theoretical Formulation, Design Intention.

The Nomadic Nature

analysing the origins of the nomad and its architecture

communal beings building from necessity

common groundthe intangible elements

cycle

moving independently natural environment

radial motion

explorative flexible living

traditional african hut kyrgystan yurt

kazakh yurt inuit snow igloo

bajau sea house

moroccan tent

bajau sea house

african bamboo hut

white collar worker who goes to work at the corporate o ice building or tower at the usual 9 to 5 working hour schedule.

The Urban Nomad

The young student from secondary school, college or university campus in downtown KL, taking residence for the period of his/her studied course of 3-5 years.

what do they seek? reducingthenegative elements

The creative artisan, barista or muralist that works in the arts and culture industry that is very much alive in downtown KL to present cultural works and performances to the public.

The devoted worshipper at a nearby temple or church he or she commits to for a daily ritual or prayer.

The

The Urban Worker

The Urban Worshiper

The Urban

The Urban Scholar

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Residential planning

responding to the immediate site context

The Commune

A comfortably sized residence for the social-loving urban nomad, suitable for families and friend groups.

Shifting Balconies - Flexible Shading and Mobility

Addition of an extra room to allow for additional lodging.

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The Hollow

Prototype modular units of movable balconies along a track or rail that runs with the length of the residential unit to allow flexible shading and mobility.

The Ridge

* Self-tinting glass facade

An extensive and open corner unit that unfolds to panoramic views all around, enabling the urban nomad to live on the edge with multiple other residents .

* Self-tinting glass facade

A relatively small studio residence that can fit 1-2 persons for the urban nomad that is inclined to solitary living and personal space.

Unfolding Expandability

components and mechanisms

Reflecting Vernacularity

A reiteration of the traditional bamboo chicks used as a screen or curtain made of thin strips of bamboo which allow air and light to enter, while keeping the interior cooler and preventing people outside from seeing in.

Meditation Pod

A one-man pod that can be shielded o from the external spaces to allow the urban nomad to immerse in therapy and relaxation

Unfolding Mechanism

Injecting a more e icient architectural solution to the time-consuming rolling blinds, to adapt to the practical needs of the urban nomad.

Transportation Hub

A modular storage unit for bicycles and scooters for leasing and rental at the transportation hub to cater to the independent urban nomad.

Jalan Pudu’s Identity: The shophouse street

These bamboo blinds that are an iconic accessory to the classic shophouse, are widely found along Jalan Pudu and its vicinity, a reflection of its historic identity as a street of traditional shophouse rows.

Viewing Tower

A fun and adventurous device to allow the explorative urban nomad to perch above in greater view of his or her surroundings.

The Nomadic Enclave

an image of motions, built for the nomad on the move.

An Urban Sanctuary

green trails and trellis connecting to a community

Component 2B

The Architectural Project

Sporadic Settlement

Seasonal movement

Injecting a more e icient architectural solution to the time-consuming rolling blinds, to adapt to the practical needs of the urban nomad.

An Image of Motions

transposing the massing temporarily to demonstrate a shift in weight, space and volume, crafting a disparate experience for the nomad

Uniting these nomadic characteristics with the urban context of the site, The Nomadic Enclave is designed to embody the Urban Nomads with an architectural vision of ‘shifting motions’. With this in mind, motion design verbs of ‘shift - connect - respondtransition’ shape the massing of the residence in response to its surrounding urban environment, in-built recreation of nature, and immediate neighborhood community.

connect

creating circulations and intersections that allow spaces to merge and collide, to facilitate sharing and community building.

01 | Axis

Aligning the tower massing to the axes that maximizes the area e iciency as well as the views looking outward into the city scape.

constructing the vertical massing

04 | Inclination

Designing the transition between spaces by mapping the terrain from top to bo om and vice versa with green design features.

02 | Unity

Unifiying the 2 lots of land into one that allows a more cohesive massing while rerouting the tra ic around the site.

03 | Shift

Executing the ‘shift’ in terms of vertical recess and horizontal shift while taking account of services and vertical circulation.

05 | Linkage

Connecting various activities of the urban nomad and its surrounding context and people via diverse modes of circulation.

06 | Facade

Responding towards weather elements of sun and wind or negative elements of the city by filtering or shielding to protect the internal unit.

Retail

Collective Residences

The residential compartments consist of 3 main typologies that each feature allowances for expandable living, flexible spatial layouts, and customizable facade according to the need for shading.

02 | Co-working space

Collective Learning

The urban nomad is a group of diverse individuals and communities with di erent works and activities which can be unified within spaces that encourage mutual learning and growth.

A metaphoric representation of the unending journey of the urban nomad, portrayed through the unceasing waterfall and the winding rivers.

Terrace

A terraced sky garden laced with falling waters to provide a magnificent aerial view of the city below.

A series of vaults concealed under organic voids surrounded by nurturing flora to recreate a haven-like environment for quiet meditation.

08 | Vehicle Facilities

Basement

Carpark

Underground basement carpark su icient to contain 90 vehicles ( 1 per residential unit)

Customized living, Flexible moving

Flexibility of living space: The Hollow

550 sqft

x1

*Detachable shading devices

The Ridge

300 sqft

x1

*Detachable shading devices

Looking into each residential unit, the place of living for The Urban Nomad is designed to extend the function of conventional bedrooms and living areas into multi-purpose communal chambers that are bridged together by a facade system of movable balconies. Characterized by the expandability and collapsibility of movable architecture, the facade of the residence unfolds to the external environment while also allowing The Urban Nomad to ‘shift’ through spaces, hence collectively creating the skin of the towers that is porous yet versatile.

Flexibility of living space:

Each residential unit is designed with the allowance to expand inward, outward, vertically and horizontally allowing the Urban Nomad to choose how much space to occupy/enclose/expose and the general arrangement of the layout only restricted to the provided floor beams.

Besides, the Urban Nomad can customise the facade of the living space in terms of shading, visibility, shading, and accessibility into the external mobile balconies.

The Residential Unit: Multi-purpose Communal Chambers

Multi-storage furniture

Foldable partitions

Construction Beams

Multifold component

Modular Hempcrete Exterior Wall Panel

Interplantation

Modular Hempcrete Exterior Wall Panel

Double decker bunk Elevator balcony

Shifting Balcony

Rotation Extendable Balcony

Residential planning

responding to the immediate site context Scale | 1: 200

InterResidential Components

Sandwiched between the residential blocks of the tower are tiers of co-working spaces that provide an alternate space for the urban nomad to carry out their daily routine.

Connecting these spaces are various inter-residential components of pavilions, urban forest trails, nests and gardens that connect and bend into each other, tying the entire architecture in an endless cycle of motion and passages for The Urban Nomad.

Viewing Pavilion

The Nest Urban Forest Trail

Crouching Gardens

Spatial Planning

mapping the inter-residential zones

CO-WORKING ZONE

Scale | 1: 200

Typical Co-Working Level Plan

RESIDENCES

Lobby

Collective Viewing Deck

Urban Forest Trail

The Public Landscape

Connecting to the Site Grounds

Pedestrian Flow

Vehicular Tra ic

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Retail Grocer Park

Alfresco Dining area

Waterfall Landscape

Pedestrian Bridge

Vehicular Drop-o Basement car park

Jalan Pudu Lama

Meditative Gardens

Jalan Pudu

Creating

public access for pedestrians, cyclists and scooters from the overhead bridge opposite and the pedestrian walkways from both sides.

Bridging the podium landscape to the public park at the ground level while providing facilities through the retail grocer and alfresco dining area.

Streaming the residents’ vehicles into a drop-o lobby before entering the basement carpark or the service lane at the back.

single entrance

Obstructive tra ic from temple festivals in front of the park.

Unpleasant roadside stalls leading into the park entrance

Rental scooters spo ed around the site Variety of public transport options all around.

Pedestrian bridge from opposite the site parking lot along the entrance

More roadside parking behind the site

Groundwork

responding

Ground Floor Plan

Sectional Diagram

Flexibility of living space: The Hollow

Beyond the towering residences above, facilities are mapped from the podium to the ground floor to cater to The Urban Nomad’s wandering character:- a transportation hub to provide leasing of scooters and bicycles, meditation gardens and therapeutic spaces for relaxation, unique urban forest trails, and food source from a grocer’s market and open kitchen.

Ultimately, The Urban Nomad finds his or her habitat in an architecture that creates multiple large alternating dimensions and a trail of hidden pocket spaces that promote manifold movement around people, nature and the city.

Common facilities

meeting the needs of the urban nomad Scale | 1: 200

Elevations

mapping the vertical composition of the towers

The Nomadic Enclave

an image of motions, built for the nomad on the move.

An Urban Sanctuary

green trails and trellis connecting to a community

Level 2

Meditation Garden

Level 1

Prayer Hall

First Floor

Artisanal Gallery

Alternate tier

Co-working space

First Floor Grocer’s Kitchen

Facade Design

02 | Technology

Materiality

of Building Elements

The façade of the building is designed with natural materials with high resistance and durability. These materials also have great sound and heat insulation properties which filter the negative elements of the city in which the site is located.

U-value: 1.4 W/m2K

EE Value: 19 MJ/kg

Woven Bamboo Screen

Bamboo screens allow natural light to waft its way into interior spaces quite well due to its woven and porous surface. This window covering option is made of natural materials without warping, fading or deteriorating.

U-value: 0.7 W/m2K

EE Value: 10 MJ/kg

OTTV VALUE: 41.58 W/m²

Less than 50%, therefore considered e icient

Repurposed material that can act as a be er insulator against heat, without rusting in high humidity environment.

U-value: 1.4 W/m2K

EE Value: 19 MJ/kg

Eco-friendly material and renewable resource, has natural antibacterial properties to improve the quality of indoor air. Being strong and dense, it acts as a good barrier against outside noise.

U-value: 0.07 W/m2K

EE Value: 1.9 MJ/kg

Lightweight material (1/8 weight of regular concrete), has a negative footprint and environmentally friendly, mold resistant and moisture absorbing

Reclaimed timber frame

Bamboo Louvers

Hempcrete Modular Wall Panel

Daylighting

building technologies

Both buildings, especially Goodwood Residence are recognized for its sustainable features that constitute the ability to exist and thrive resiliently on its own.

01 | Daylight factor

Each unit is designed to have ample daylight from both its front-facing facade and corridor-facing entrance.

02 | Illuminance

Since there is plenty of allowance for daylight, illuminance value is high as well showing that solar radiation may a ect the indoor thermal comfort. Therefore flexible modular shading devices are applied.

Green FeaturesDesign

Sustainable 03 | Sustainability

design components

The Nomadic Enclave exhibits a preferred design approach of implementing green and sustainable design features throughout its components.

01 | Self-tinting glass technology

Due to the extensive use of glass facades to extend views from the unit, a thin film of electrochromic material is used to adjust the glass opacity. Residents can control them from the phone, a wall panel, or set them up to dim automatically as the outside brightness increases.,

04 | Rainwater Harvesting

A rainwater harvesting system is implemented to collect abundant rainwater for the irrigation of plant life throughout the building, especially on the roof.

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| Green Roof System

A green roof system is selected to cover the building as it provides enhanced energy e iciency and mitigation of urban heat islands that can be alleviated through green roofs.

02 | Modular shading device

Residents can choose from a variety of shading options to construct the facade of their residential unit according to the weather, location of unit, and their indoor activity. The shading devices consist of foldable units of fenestration or doors and wall panels, paired with a detachable balcony that travels around the unit along a track.

06 | Evaporative Cooling

During the day, as the sun rises from the east, the site is shaded by the hotel and shophouses, while as afternoon approaches, it receives shade from the towering Menara Maybank.