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A NEW AGE BARTERING MIXED-USE COMMUNITY
URBAN TEM PLE O F I NTEGR A TI ON This community provides a new perspective of the old concept of “Kampong Spirit” of Singapore past.
PR OGR AMME
In a capitalist society where there is an increasing inequality between the rich and the poor, the less affluent are being marginalised. The Urban Temple of Integration provides a haven for these ‘urban refugees’. This co-living enclave for the underdogs is inspired by ancient temples, establishing a ‘new religion’ of self-sustenance and barter trading to live, work and thrive as an integrated community.
CONTEXT The primary aim of this programme is to serve the homeless and marginalised communities of Singapore by reducing their reliance on money and integrating them through space, as a forward-thinking, alternative lifestyle of Singapore
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This mixed-use residency operates based on a set of bartering rituals inspired by the Temples’ networking community of Singapore past, and routine and rituals of the homeless and marginalised of Singapore present. In old Singapore, traders that first set foot on the island used goods and services as their form of currency to live. A similar routine being used is observed by the homeless of today.
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SITE ANALYSIS
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Taking inspiration from temples of the past and the way of life of the present day underdogs, the Urban Integration Temple is a bartering community where an alternative way of life is established.
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HIERARCHIAL BARTERS Level 1-3 Commercial Spaces
Bartering Community made up of 3 main clusters, connected to each other through walkways and networking.Each cluster houses a different audience (homeless, financially unstable, and tourists/backpackers) whom benefit or want to learn from the scheme of trading goods and services to live on minimal dependance on capitalism, and instead depend on each other to live, work and thrive via the building network. The main cluster then consists of various sub-systems joined together. OVERALL NETWORK
PERSONAL BARTERS Level 4-8 Residential Spaces
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STARTING FROM A SMALL INDIVIDUAL, THE NETWORKS GET GROUPED INTO A BIGGER GROUP AS THE COMMUNITY GOES UP-WARDS, ENDING OFF WITH A BIG, INTEGRATED COMMUNTY. THIS IS POSSIBLE BY FOLLOWING THE STEPS OF THE MINI-NETWORK TRADE RITUALS.
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LEVEL 1 FLOOR PLAN (CLUSTER)
P L A NS EL EV A T I O NS S ECT I ON S LEVEL 2 FLOOR PLAN (CLUSTER)
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1. Pagoda of Food 2. Restaurant 3. Pagoda of Health 4. Pharmacy 5. Pagoda of Knowledge 6. Office Cubicles 7. Lift Lobby
In today’s world, money rules everything. This is especially apparent in major cities with a large poverty gap like Singapore, where the rich & well-connected thrive, but others struggle.
NETWORKING ARCHITECTURE
LEVEL 3 FLOOR PLAN (CLUSTER)
1. Vegetable Garden 2. Negotiation Table & Shed 3. Clinic 4. Conference Spaces
1. Herbs Garden 2. Chefs Waiting Area 3. Medicine Lab 4. Library 4
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LEVEL 4 FLOOR PLAN (CLUSTER) 1. Central Walkway (Lift) 2. Pagoda of Food (Roof) 3. Pagoda of Health (Roof) 4. Pagoda of Knowledge (Roof) 5. Studio Apartment Unit 6. Co-Sharing Balcony
LEVEL 5-8 FLOOR PLAN (CLUSTER)
ROOF PLAN (CLUSTER)
1. Living Room 2. Wardrobe/Storage 3. Community Clothesline Platform 4. Bathroom 5. Kitchen 6. Co-Sharing Balcony
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1. Solar Panels 2. Picnic Tables 3. Walkway Garden
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A thriving residential and mixed use hub balancing on terraced ‘pillars’, symbolising the principles of a new religion.
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03 CENTRAL WALKWAY (LEVEL 4-8)
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