REXKL

REXKL WONG CHEE SANG NG SHI PHEI THONG YAN KIT CHEOW HEE YEW CHARLES

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EDITED BY : YUMI, SANG, CHARLES, KIT

Co:Lab Part I Site Name : REXKL

Team Members Names Wong Chee Sang , Ng Shi Phei, Thong Yan Kit, Cheow Hee Yew Charles

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SKETCH BY : YUMI

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Introduction and History of REXKL

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History of Site

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The Design and Space

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Partner and Event

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Shops Details

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The Furniture

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Appendix

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Interview and Newspaper

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Co:Lab Part I Site Name : REXKL

Team Members Names Wong Chee Sang , Ng Shi Phei, Thong Yan Kit, Cheow Hee Yew Charles

INTRODUCTION

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The name Rex Cinema evokes powerful memories for those who recall the heydays of the theatre on Petaling Street (Jalan Sultan). The original Rex burned down in the 1970s; it was rebuilt and lasted for 25 years before finally ceasing operations in 2002. Since then, it has had many lives: a backpackers’ hostel, migrant housing and even a karaoke shop. There was even a second fire in 2007. You’d be forgiven if you thought memories are all that remain.

After all, how many lives could a phoenix have, even if it keeps rising from the ashes?

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Today, the dilapidated building is slowly but surely regaining some of its former glory as it transitions to a new role: that of a space for Malaysian creatives and entrepreneurs.

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With a new life, a new name: REXKL.

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Co:Lab Part I Site Name : REXKL

Team Members Names Wong Chee Sang , Ng Shi Phei, Thong Yan Kit, Cheow Hee Yew Charles

Current Condition of Petaling Street

Chinatown 茨廠街 The centred on Market Square was original Chinese town in Kuala Lumpur . However, as the population of grew, High Street, now known as Jalan Tun HS Lee, it became increasingly popular as it was higher than the rest of the town and therefore less prone to floods. The population at the time because therewere mostly Cantonese and Hakkas who were came to the city because of the tin trade. Besides that, They worked as coolies in the mines and were governed by a Chinese Kapitan or headman. A civil war in 1870 caused theChinese community to split into the Cantonese Ghee Hin and the Hakka Hai San secret societies.

Even though the British called in to help to end the conflict, the fighting between the two clans caused many buildings in the settlement to be burnt down and severely damaged. Therefore, the mines were abandoned during the Selangor Civil War. After the war, the miners could not return to work because the mines were flooded.Yap Ah Loy, a famous Kapitan of that time, convinced the miners and coolies to remain in Kuala Lumpur. Yap started to open a tapioca mill in Petaling Street where the tubers were from his farms were brought here to be ground into flour.

Some people still call Petaling Street ‘Chee Cheong Kai’ which means starch factory street in Cantonese.

In 2003, the road underwent a major RM11.3mil facelift with two large Chinese arches placed at both ends of the street to welcome visitors.

It still pulls in many tourists, who go there to shop and will be regarded as a heritage site.

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revival of chinatown

It is rated a disappointing by people who visited the place. Among the grouses include the place being only one street, and packed full of cheap stalls selling pirated goods.

Others noted that despite being able to bargain, they still ended up being ripped off.

Visitors also complained that the place is always crowded and the people are rude. Causes the whole PetalingStreet become a Bangladesh street/Nelpalese street.

Somewhere along the way, it lost part of its lustre and chinese culture.

1930 glory years

'Nothing Chinese about Petaling Street anymore' Despite its popularity, there have been a number of times in the past when people felt that it had become more of a foreign land than one representing true Malaysian culture and its people.

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revival of chinatown Petaling Street, the ‘Chinatown’ of Malaysia’s capital, bets on its heritage for a modern revival The landing point of many Cantonese and Hakka settlers centuries ago, the area was seen to have lost its local character in recent times. But a movement to restore the area while remaining true to its historical and cultural roots is proving popular with not just tourists but locals as well.

Valid or not, this perception may be slowly changing. A slew of trendy cafes, restaurants, and bars have opened in the area in recent years, attracting a younger crowd and more families.

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1. Uncontrolled traffic and security.

2. Foreigners manning one of the stalls in Petaling Street.

3. Massive hiring foreign workers ( legal/illegal).

4. Reduced the numbers of Chinese.

5. The verandah to the side of the building was a haunt of drug addicts.

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Co:Lab Part I Site Name : REXKL

Team Members Names Wong Chee Sang , Ng Shi Phei, Thong Yan Kit, Cheow Hee Yew Charles

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SITE SURVEY DONE BY :SANG

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Co:Lab Part I Site Name : REXKL

Team Members Names Wong Chee Sang , Ng Shi Phei, Thong Yan Kit, Cheow Hee Yew Charles

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BUILDING INFO DONE BY :KIT

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Co:Lab Part I Site Name : REXKL

Team Members Names Wong Chee Sang , Ng Shi Phei, Thong Yan Kit, Cheow Hee Yew Charles

The Concept Image of REXKL

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Team Members Names Wong Chee Sang , Ng Shi Phei, Thong Yan Kit, Cheow Hee Yew Charles

User Activity Analysis Second Floor

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The Mezzanine Floor

Major Space Major Space Major Space Major Space Ground Floor SKETCH BY : YUMI

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Team Members Names Wong Chee Sang , Ng Shi Phei, Thong Yan Kit, Cheow Hee Yew Charles

Kelab Seni Filem Malaysia A Malaysian film club dedicated to screening international and domestic films. Screenings are held every Thursday nights at 8.00pm.

Mission: Bringing international and domestic films to Malaysian audiences.

support event

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The vast variety of events cultural performances a wine-tasting corporate events hosted by major compa Samsung and recently Kancil Awards This really helps fortify the fact that we’re slowly moving away from the corporate heavy world of yesterday to a more creatively opened industry.

Spreading of Joy of Living through diffusion of curated cultural products in visual, audio and print forms.

Community Builder

Kevin Wanderman

JUDGES

CEO and co-founder of Malaysiakini.

architecture practice, simultaneously configured relevant content for architecture and community.

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Culture without Borders 360

Black Market Weekend Flea Market

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The Japan Foundation, Kuala Lumpur

A collective of like minded architects, social innovators, brand identity builder and filmmaker, comes together to repurpose the Rex Cinema building into a commerce-driven community space for all. Thoughtful content and processes that are in respect of the cinema’s history and its present community had been put in place to reshape the building and rebuild its social interaction within the community of Jalan Petaling, Jalan Sultan and dwellers of Kuala Lumpur city at large. REXKL was born out of our desire to reimagine a community space in the heart of the city – where individuals and groups from diverse backgrounds can meet and build connections.

FOUNDER INFOMATION DONE BY : YUMI

BMW Shorties Awards Night 2018/2019

Shin Chang

iNYALA is Malaysia’s first interactive light art exhibition to celebrate the interconnectedness of creativity and innovation, bringing imagination to possibilities through immersive art, technology and audio-visual experiences.

Premesh Chandran

iNYALA - Interactive Light Art Installation Exhibition

kelab seni filem malaysia

Creative Entrepreneur

Creative Director at IDEAWORKSHOP, Shin Tseng

wine services >conceptualization >execution of corporate >private events, >event planning >cellar planning.

Cultural Creator

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Culture without Borders 360

founder

Co-founder/Architect of REXKL

Backlane Cinema #01- The Cities We Live In #05- Our Rivers

>workshops >activities of various cultural groups that give much colour and diversity to the country.

AirAsia Foundation

REXKL Flower Market 2019/2020

AirAsia Foundation

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Team Members Names Wong Chee Sang , Ng Shi Phei, Thong Yan Kit, Cheow Hee Yew Charles

Event Space In REXKL ( 2019 - 2020 )

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INFO BY : CHARLES

Co:Lab Part I Site Name : REXKL

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Co:Lab Part I Site Name : REXKL

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Picker Shop Owner PICKER - Camping and collection shop Gender : Male Age : 32

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1 ) How long your shop has been open for business ?

- The whole place is started for 1 and a halfyear but i stay here only for 7 months.

2 ) First week of the work how was the reaction and the crowd - First week was ok 3 ) Do you like the interior design of the building ?

- I like the style of the building and the atmosphre intend to achieve but is hard for the whole enviroment outside to change become more advance in cultural events is a bit hard revolution is hard ,politics, culture problem.

4 ) Is it your interest because you open an collection shop ?

- Yes interested but not from the start ,was own a coffee shop before , the exploration make me like this job.

5 ) Him talking : - I like this way of working and life style because it is more heart to heart , can know different peeople form different places , can communicate, be friends , dosent like an cafe just service and the coustomer went off.

6 )How do you find out rexkl?

-My friend introduce me when the community wanted to make the place full so they keep inviting others.

What is the most population of people who come in ?

- Most of them are foringres, young local INFO & EDITED BY : CHARLES

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Audience Interview :

Audience Interview :

Marketing Student Yap Yee Shing Age : 19 Gender : Female

Special Education Student

1 ) How do you know this place ?

- Through social media 2 ) What is the purpose you come here for ?

- Interested to art ,so i went to many places like this and i like to take nice photo at the place.

3 ) First impression ?

- like a myterious place that looks different from outside, make me feel relax because of less people and quiet so i can spend a whole day at here doing my things.

4 ) Will you come again ?

- Depends on event, wont come again if didnt attrect me

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Team Members Names Wong Chee Sang , Ng Shi Phei, Thong Yan Kit, Cheow Hee Yew Charles

Architecture Student Lee Xiao Ann Gender : Female Age : 22 1 )How do you know this place ?

- from school 2 ) The prpose of coming here ?

- attend exhibition

Choo Xin Yi Gender :Female Age : 20 1 ) How you know this place ?

- Friend Introduce 2 ) Come here for ?

- interested to the enviroment so came to look around 3 ) Your First impression ?

- clam and relax, the building looks asthetic and kind of art feeling 4 ) Will you come again ?

- wont , because just come because of curious

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Chen Wee Jin Gender : Male Age : 22 1 ) How do you know this place ?

- from my university lecturer 2 ) What is your purpose of coming here ?

- to study the enviroment and atmospher of old building

3 ) Your First impression ?

- modern industrial, rough feeling, old material and elements

3 ) What is your First impression ?

- Its dark, quiet and no people, gives me a feeling of abandoned building (no event on that day )

4 ) Will you come again ?

- will come gain if there is special event going on

4 ) Will you come again ?

- Will come again if there is special event going on

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INFO & EDITED BY : CHARLES

Co:Lab Part I Site Name : REXKL

Team Members Names Wong Chee Sang , Ng Shi Phei, Thong Yan Kit, Cheow Hee Yew Charles

Interview for Constant Collaborator : Getting to Know a Little More about REXKL Woke: We’re curious, why refurbish and restore this building?

Farah: The landlord needed a team of suitable individuals to help revive this beautiful & historical place back to its former glory after being abandoned & neglected for so long. That’s when Shin Chang and Shin Tseng (the co-founders of REXKL) came in. For them, the most important thing was preserving the building to maintain its history and iconic aesthetic but making it appealing to the current generation.

Hence if you were to compare photos of the building back then to now, you’ll notice the structure has been left untouched, just the interior has been changed.

Woke: What’s the reason behind starting a cultural hub?

Farah: Obviously, KL has many culturally-related spots but we find those mainly serve one purpose. Usually you’d have to go to a place to eat then having to go to another place to see art, now, you can do all of these in one place! Also, most typical Malaysians prefer to aimlessly spend their day walking around in shopping malls and we want to break that mold and encourage spending a day somewhere creative instead.

Woke: What are the upsides of running a business like this?

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Farah: Personally, it’s seeing the different kinds of people who come in. We see school kids and aunties and uncles. The general misconception is that the older generation is still stuck in the past and aren’t open-minded about these new ideas but honestly, I personally find that to be untrue. Some of them come in every week just to look around and even ask us questions about the current events & whatnot.

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Besides that, the vast variety of events that REXKL has hosted too. We’ve seen cultural performances, a wine-tasting and corporate events hosted by major companies such as Samsung and recently Kancil Awards. This really helps fortify the fact that we’re slowly moving away from the corporate heavy world of yesterday to a more creatively opened industry.

Woke: What are the downsides then?

Farah: Realistically, it’s an old building which will obviously bring alongside its own limitations, especially when still maintaining its original state. So, a comfortable air-conditioned shopping mall, it is not but we’re trying our best to make REXKL as comfortable as possible for all our visitors. Also, we realized how running multiple events (at the same time) nonstop has prevented our team in giving their 100% into each event which we think defeats the whole purpose of REXKL. But we’ve solved that issue by partnering up with content companies to help us with creating events and so on.

Woke: What can we expect next from REXKL? Farah: Actually, REXKL’s a part of Urbanscapes Festival (a music & city festival happening from 16th until 24th November) and we will be the place to catch all the winning films of BMW Shorties (a prestigious short film competition held by BMW). There will be one film screening on the weekdays and three of them on the weekends. After that, we’re hosting an Ibizan music festival called CircoLoco on the 30th of November. That’s all I can reveal for now but of course our social media is constantly updated with current events going on.

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