a Slice of Kampung Baru | Cultural Preservation through Architectural Typology by Hafiz Ridz. Wan Pauzi

a slice of Kampung Baru WAN MOHAMMAD HAFIZ RIDZWAN B. WAN PAUZI MASTERS OF ARCHITECTURE UTM - OCTOBER 2017

KAMPUNG BARU CONTEXT

Any proposed development in Kampung Baru is a socio-culturally-sensitive endeavour. Development may be inevitable, but it is hoped that it should take into account existing contextual and socio-cultural influences to create a development that is responsive to such influences, rather than an outright amputation and disengagement from the rest of the community of Kampung Baru. The scheme , therefore, investigates notable socio-cultural elements of Kampung Baru that are worth preserving, and subsequently identify strategies with which those elements can be preserved or even enhanced in the context of high-rise living that co-exists with the image and community of Kampung Baru. In the spirit of cultural preservtion through architectural typology, a development intended to include thus preserve few of many Kampung Baru’s spirits. Kampung Baru today coexits within the City of Kuala Lumpur. Juxtaposed by the its scale and apperance to the surrounding, it is now slowly being develop by PKB. The authority which plans and organize the development of this living history. Land is valuable but with mishaps of ownerships. Therefore a new slice of living typology is needed to preserve its liveable conditions. Existing people need to be accomodated. Affordablity will be a key problem solving approach. Could this then allow its social culture to be preserve. Could it then be part of the new Kampung Baru in coming times.

A SLICE OF KAMPUNG BARU

CONTEXT

SOCIAL CULTURE

HOUSING

URBAN VILLAGE

THE VERTICAL VILAGE

Kampung Baru Urban Pattern which is informal, dense and unique to its own. Preserving this identity may commit to familiarity of this urban fabric.

Public spaces such as plaza and arcade contribute to communal or social activities and interaction, an obvious relation to Jalan Raja Muda Musa.

Spaces outside wall of high rise houses seldom include quality open or circulation spaces which are vital to encourage interaction or social activies

Kampung Baru is an urban village. growns in a pattern that are individual and informal which adapts in freedom of progress surrounding it.

Major cities; ‘urban villages’ are under threat towards modernity in a relentless ‘Block Attack’ (Maas, 2012). Replaced with architecture which erased cultural values and historic landmarks. Massive glass towers, repetitive blocks of high rise scraping the ‘urban villages’ once stood there. We must preserve cultural values of these ‘urban villages’.

Urban transformation in Seoul

high rise by Niels Thuesen

Maps

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EXISTING SITE PHOTO

EXISTING MASTER PLAN

PERBADANAN KAMPUNG BARU ACTION PLAN

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Main Information Client Target Demographic Project Title

Project Category

Building Height / Storey

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Building Program Site Information Land Size Location

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Land Title Plot Ratio Density Landmark and Connectivity

Authorities

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Building Information Gross Floor Area Net Floor Area Efficiency Development Value Construction Cost Return on Investment Others

Description Perbadanan Kampung Baru Existing People of Kampung Baru Proposed Development of 26 Storey Mix-Used Building with 6 Storey Retail Floors and Facilities and 408 Units Apartments on 18 Residential Floors with 3 Floors of Basement Car park at Kampung Baru, Kuala Lumpur. Mixed Used Development - Retail Podium Block with social facilities and amenities - Affordable Housing Units with Social Floors Total of 26 Storey Building with 6 Storey Retail and Social Podium and 3 Storey Basement Car Park Housing, Retail, Office, Public and Resident Facilities Description 3.00 Acres Corner Lot at the Intersection of Jalan Raja Abdullah and Jalan Raja Muda Musa in Kampung Baru, Kuala Lumpur Building Allowable 1:10 , Proposed 1:2.5 Jalan Raja Muda Musa Food stalls and commercial road View of KLCC Building towards the East of Site LRT Station Kampung Baru and Monorail Station Medan Tuanku, Nearest Highway, AKLEH Perbadanan Kampung Baru and Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur Description 675,615.73 Sqft 593,590.23 Sqft 87.86% RM 502,489,966.50 RM 398,093,228.21 RM 104,396,738.29 (Gross Profit) PAM Contract 2006 (with Quantities) Open Tender Class G7 Contractor Architect, Planner, Civil, Infra and Structure Engineer, Mechanical and Electrical Engineer, Quantity Surveyyor, Landscape Architect

PROJECT SUMMARY NORTH EAST PLAZA

RAJA MUDA MUSA ARCADE

COMMERCIAL

SOUTH WEST PLAZA

BOTTOM UP URBANISM

VERTICAL VILLAGE - MVRDV

HOW PEOPLE LIVE IN LOCAL COMMUNITY - Riken Yamamoto & FIeld Shop

The wisdom of a broad cross section of residents and stakeholders is an essential part of planning and designing livable, efficient, and authentic communities.

Offers a vibrant alternative to drab and dreary residential tower blocks. With rapid urbanisation continuing the need for space-efficient towers in many cities, is it time to embrace this new trend as the future of high-rise living?

What other ways of dwelling are there? What sort of administrative system is possible? Depending on the characteristic of the locality. This will be one ”local community area”. What ways of dwelling are possible for these people? What system of mutual-aid can we develop within the community and architecture? Those reconsidered relationships constitute a local community area.

COMMERCIAL

VERTICAL CORE

SERVICES

COMMERCIAL

COMMUNAL AREAS

VERTICAL CORE

SERVICES

UNITS

COMMUNAL AREAS

VERTICAL CORE

UNITS

COMMUNAL AREAS

UNITS

VERTICAL CORE

UNITS

SERVICES

GROUND PLANE

PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OF 26 STOREY MIX-USED BUILDING WITH 6 STOREY RETAIL FLOORS AND FACILITIES AND 408 UNITS APARTMENT ON 18 RESEDENTIAL FLOORS WITH 3 FLOORS OF BASEMENT CAR PARK AT KAMPUNG BARU, KUALA LUMPUR PLANNING AND BUILDING LAND ZONING : COMMERCIAL PLOT RATIO : 1:10 MAXIMUM HEIGHT RESTRICTION : NO (FLOOR LEVEL 3M-5.2M) PODIUM : MAX. 8 FLOORS OR 20% OF BUILDING PLINTH AREA : 60% (CENTRALIZED GREEN ON GROUN 10% OR CENTRALIZED GREEN ON GROUND 8% WITH PODIUM 17% (60% SOFTSCAPE & 40% HARDSCAPE ON PODIUM) SETBACK LINE 6M FROM BOUNDARY INCLUDED 2M PERIMETER PLANTING BOMBA: COMLPY UUBL AND MS FOR BOMBA

VERTICAL CONNECTIVITY

SYNOPSIS

COMMUNAL AREAS

UNITS AND COMMUNAL

OVERALL MASSING

CONTEXT AND MASSING

The Vertical Village is a vision of a bottom-up residential development. It aims to combine freedom of suburban architecture and social coherence of village life with the density of the city. For centuries, the fabric of East Asian cities formed by urban villages built up of small scale, informal, often ‘light’ architecture: the hutongs in Beijing, the small, mostly wooden houses in Tokyo, the kampungs in Singapore, Malaysia and Jakarta, as well as individual houses and rooftop extensions in Taipei.

PARKING REQUIREMENTS

The challenge for future design of living spaces is to merge density and individuality, therefore serving both the global needs of the environment and social needs of the inhabitant. By studying the works of Christopher Alexander, Jane Jacobs and other urban theorist, the qualities of urban village, the properties of community, its character, evolutionary attitude, liveability nature and other qualitative value and spirit should be preserved to radicalize the prospect of a vertical village (Maas, 2012).

RESIDENTIAL CAR PARKING REQUIREMENT CALCULATIONS: (TOTAL GFA SQFT - 35& SERVICES) / 1000 SQFT = TOTAL CAR PARK REQUIRED FOR VISITORS INCLUDING OKU WILL BE 10% OF TOTAL UNITS AND 2% OF TOTAL PARKING FOR OKU

In any Urban Village, its sense of place are existing buildings of architectural quality, historical interest or strong and pleasing character which strengthen the sense of place and historical continuity; they should be exploited as visual and physiological assets (Nesbitt, 1996).

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NEW NEW PRO PRPOPSEODSED XISXIS A N N TRIA A PEDPESDTERSIA

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Axial measures connectivity and the integration from topological accessibility. In which movement and visual axis are at play. They correlate to pedestrian and vehicle movement.

AXIAL MAP AXIAL MAP

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SITE PLAN-CHOICE SITE PLAN-CHOICE

VGA ANALYSIS VGA ANALYSIS

SITE PLAN-VGA SITE PLAN-VGA

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Choice Choice

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MONORAIL MONORAIL STATION STATION

Visual Visual Graph Graph Analysis Analysis

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AXIAL MAP AXIAL MAP

JALAN RAJA ABDULLAH

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VGA ANALYSIS VGA ANALYSIS SITE PLAN

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SPACE SYNTAX ANALYSIS FOR KAMPUNG BARU; AXIAL AND VGA CONNECTIVITY

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Connectivity Connectivity

1ST FLOOR RETAIL & EVENT SCALE 1:500

2ND & 3RD FLOOR COMMERCIAL SCALE 1:500

4TH & 5TH FLOOR FACILITIES SCALE 1:500

12TH & 19TH COMMUNAL FLOORS SCALE 1:500

26TH FLOOR ROOF PLAZA SCALE 1:500

EAST ELEVATION SCALE 1:500

NORTH ELEVATION SCALE 1:500

WEST ELEVATION SCALE 1:500

A UTAR A R UTA

CO-EXISTANCE OF JALAN RAJA MUDA MUSA

Co existing with the existing Jalan Raja Muda Musa identity and image, the Raja Muda Musa Arcade is much more inclusive and indoors threfore safe for pedestrians. Integration and interaction between residents and people using this arcade would boost social cultural quality and values for the people of Kampung Baru.

Proposed Ground Floor Layout connectity analyzed using depthmap software. Using VGA analysis it shows that the south west plaza has the highest connectivity

DESIGN

PROPOSAL

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VGA Related Values • • • •

The axial addition gives Recognition to existing Area and Space quality Provide Visibility of points from a vantage and main integration point Measured through space relation with environment from axial graph To Correlates with spatial behaviour of mainly pedestrian movement and existing context

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Visual Graph Analysis - integration •

Proposed Ground Floor Layout integration analyzed using depthmap software. Using VGA analysis it shows that the south west plaza has the highest integration

TO LRT

Visual Graph Analysis - synthesis / proposal •

The proposed ground to include and arcade axis thus become an addition to existing axial line in the area

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From the analysis it the north east plaza ishas high shown visibility and the south east plaza has moderate visibility

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The arcade to be connected with two main plaza at both ends and act as vantage points

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Along the arcade itself few moderate visibility are found which provide a kind of privacy

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Using depthmap software the arcade is analyzed by VGA analysis to ﬁnd relationship with its immidiate spaces

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Higher VGA areas are suitable and potential to be more of a public space which provide good access and circulation

VGA ANALYSIS

Jalan Raja Muda Musa is a food strip and a linear node with shops and stalls that compliments the whole Kampung Baru existance. It is also a pedestrian frequent road which people uses this road to get to the two main LRT and Monorail stations. This vertical village is designed by introducing an arcade between the typlogy which is slicing the middle part of the building. The arcade starts or ends with two plazas. The design decision was made by appropriating the pedestrian quality of the existing site as well as through space syntax analysis. Along the arcade, social interactions are encouraged by various retails, shops and kiosk which are placed to enhance the function of this Raja Muda Musa Arcade.

Visual Graph Analysis - connectivity

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

Traditionally an arcade is a succession of arches, each counter-thrusting the next, supported by columns, piers, or a covered walkway enclosed by a line of such arches on one or both sides. In warmer or wet climates, exterior arcades provide shelter for pedestrians. The walkway may be lined with stores. A blind arcade superimposes arcading against a solid wall. Blind arcades are a feature of Romanesque architecture that influenced Gothic architecture. In the Gothic architectural tradition, the arcade can be located in the interior, in the lowest part of the wall of the nave, supporting the triforium and the clerestory in a cathedral or on the exterior, in which they are usually part of the walkways that surround the courtyard and cloisters European shopping malls generally resemble the bazaars and souks of Asia and North Africa.

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INTEGRATION BETWEEN ARCHITECTURAL TYPOLOGY AND THE PRESERVATION OF URBAN FABRIC

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- Pie Chart from field survey taken on 18th March 2017

HOUSING - ACCOMODATING EXISTING PEOPLE FOR CULTURAL PRESERVATION

HOUSING PRECEDENTS

People of Kampung Baru

Social Economic

Robin Hood Gardens, the historic east-London estate by architects Alison and Peter Smithson.

It was estimated that in year 2000, the total population of kampung baru was 16,688 with household size of 4.2. In

recent year of 2010, 0.2 percent of that total

population

had

increased.

The

population of Kampung Baru in the year 2010 are 18,372 with household size of

highest number population of Kampung Baru which is 9.624 people. While the elderly people are the lowest population of 682 in Kampung Baru.

(Bancian 2010, PKB website)

demographics

Culture is also defined in three general categories by Williams through his writing in ‘The Analysis of Culture’. They are categorized in terms of ideal, documentary and social By analyzing them, there are certain relations within these three categories that suggest culture is actually nothing more than a process and progression of human society (Storey, 1998). Buildings can carry in them cultural memory of the past, and when there has been a need to give a sense of decorum or authority to a building, one of the most frequent way used by architects is to make the building in a way that recalls aspects of the architecture of the past, often the ancient past (Ballantyne, 2002). Housing is firmly embedded in the social, economic and political fabrics of most countries. Besides being a very valuable asset, housing has much wider economic, social, cultural and personal significance. Housing has two important dimensions: its materiality as shelter and real estate, and its social importance as a spatial locus of personal and familial life where access to social and economic structural opportunities begins, and where privacy and security are located (Thalmann, 2003). Buildings are constructed so as to solve practical problems, but they often do more than that, and when they do, then we feel inclined to call them “architecture”, because they have cultural dimension (Ballantyne, 2002). By accomodating people of Kampung Baru into this vertical village architectural typology. It is with best hope that the culture of Kampung Baru can be preserve.

(image 5.5.1.1 ; Population of Kampung Baru by Area. 2010)

The Interlace by OMA / ole scheeren

Demographics - Household

(Population of Kampung Baru from field survey)

demographics

CENCUS ●

According to the first census which was done in 1928, there were 544 houses and 2,600 villagers in Kampung Baru.The area which comprises of seven villages. (MAS)

Mountain Dwellings / PLOT = BIG + JDS

PENDA MODULAR BLOCKS

(image 5.5.1.1 ; Population of Kampung Baru by Area. 2010)

ROOM 1 BED ROOM

AREA 63.75 SQM / 687 SQFT

UNITS 108

TYPE B

1 BED ROOM

63.75 SQM / 687 SQFT

TYPE C

2 BED ROOM

63.75 SQM / 687 SQFT

TYPE D

2 BED ROOM

63.75 SQM / 687 SQFT

108

TYPE E

3 BED ROOM

63.75 SQM / 687 SQFT

TYPE F

3 BED ROOM

63.75 SQM / 687 SQFT

TYPE A

Household Household Environment Environment

UNITS TABULATION

Suitable architectural typology is needed to preserve kampung baru’s liveable conditions and vibrant atmosphere. Its cultural values are not without its existing people. They need to be accommodated into the existing location, thus a social housing architectural typology would be a catalyst to this noble intention. Which then raise the primary question of this research paper. How can we preserve culture in an architectural typology? Hence this architectural intervention aims to model a Housing Typology which sustain and preserve Kampung Baru Culture.

4.4. Amongst this number, adults is the

AUSTRALIAN HOUSING AND URBAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE (FEBRUARY 2012)

TOTAL UNITS 408

UNITS 3D MODEL NOT TO SCALE 1 BEDROOM 1 BATH / WC / LAUNDRY 1 LIVING + KITCHEN + DINING OUTDOOR SPACE

2 BEDROOM 2 BATH / WC / LAUNDRY 1 LIVING + KITCHEN + DINING OUTDOOR SPACE

3 BEDROOM 2 BATH / WC / LAUNDRY 1 LIVING + KITCHEN + DINING OUTDOOR SPACE

1 - 2 PERSON 63.75 SQM / 686.20 SQFT

2 - 4 PERSON 95.63 SQM / 1029.35 SQFT

3 - 6 PERSON 127.50 SQM / 1372.40 SQFT

1 BEDROOM

TYPE B & E 2 BEDROOM

TYPE C & F 3 BEDROOM

RAJA MUDA MUSA ARCADE

TYPE A & D

SPECIAL DETAIL 1:20 SCALE UNIT’S OUTDOOR AREA / BALCONY SPACE

1025MM HIGH 150MM THK. PARAPET WALL WITH PLASTER AND PAINT

Every units comes with generous outdoor area / balcony space which includes; Planter Box which encourage the residents to do small scale agriculture. With special aluminum frame and stainless steel wire mesh sliding screen. The screen functions as sun shading device which also a tool for privacy. From study, it was found that most balcony design was under-used by residents Lack of functions and privacy was the main issue to why they were under utilize Therefore the Planter Box would add function and Screen would give privacy.

RC SLAB WITH WATER PROOFING MEMBRANE AND HOMOG. TILES FINISH PLANTER BOX RC BEAM WITH PLASTER AND PAINT FINISH 100MM DIA. UPVC SOILWATER DOWN PIPE

RC PLANTER BOX WITH GEOTEX LAYER AND WATER PROOFING MEMBRANE

UNIT SECTIONAL PERSPECTIVE

UNIT BALCONY ELEVATION

UNITS PLAN SCALE 1:100 TYPE A

TYPE B

2 BEDROOM

INTERMEDIATE UNIT

3750

(975- 1050 SQFT )

11250 3400

3750

15000 3400

2000

TYPE C

TYPE D

3400

3 BEDROOM

CORNER UNIT

1 BEDROOM 1 BATH / WC / LAUNDRY 1 LIVING + KITCHEN + DINING OUTDOOR SPACE

(975- 1050 SQFT )

11250 4100

3400

3750

(1275 - 1400 SQFT )

15000 4100

3400

3750

3 BEDROOM 2 BATH / WC / LAUNDRY 1 LIVING + KITCHEN + DINING OUTDOOR SPACE 3 - 6 PERSON 127.50 SQM / 1372.40 SQFT

7500

9500 7500

CORNER UNIT

2 BEDROOM 2 BATH / WC / LAUNDRY 1 LIVING + KITCHEN + DINING OUTDOOR SPACE 2 - 4 PERSON 95.63 SQM / 1029.35 SQFT

2000

1 - 2 PERSON 63.75 SQM / 686.20 SQFT

2000

4100

3 - 6 PERSON 127.50 SQM / 1372.40 SQFT

9500

7500

3750

TYPE E

2 BEDROOM

(675 - 750 SQFT )

4450

2000

1 BEDROOM CORNER UNIT

3400

3 BEDROOM 2 BATH / WC / LAUNDRY 1 LIVING + KITCHEN + DINING OUTDOOR SPACE

7500

9500

(1275 - 1400 SQFT )

2 - 4 PERSON 95.63 SQM / 1029.35 SQFT

9500

2000

1 - 2 PERSON 63.75 SQM / 686.20 SQFT

4100

INTERMEDIATE UNIT

2 BEDROOM 2 BATH / WC / LAUNDRY 1 LIVING + KITCHEN + DINING OUTDOOR SPACE

9500

7500

3 BEDROOM

INTERMEDIATE UNIT

1 BEDROOM 1 BATH / WC / LAUNDRY 1 LIVING + KITCHEN + DINING OUTDOOR SPACE

(675 - 750 SQFT )

3750

TYPE C

2000

1 BEDROOM

9500

SOUTH ELEVATION SCALE 1:200

4th FLR PUBLIC FACILITY LVL

91600

4100 3500

3500

3rd FLR COMMERCIAL LVL

4100

5th FLR PUBLIC FACILITY LVL

3500

6th FLOOR 25 UNITS TESIDENTIALS

3300

13th FLOOR 25 UNITS TESIDENTIALS

3500

12th FLR RESIDENTIAL FACILITY LVL

3300

13th FLOOR 25 UNITS TESIDENTIALS

3300

18th FLOOR 25 UNITS TESIDENTIALS

3500

19th FLR RESIDENTIAL FACILITY LVL

3300

20th FLOOR 18 UNITS TESIDENTIALS

3300

25th FLOOR 18 UNITS TESIDENTIALS

3300

ROOF FLOOR LEVEL

3000

TOP OF ROOF

3500

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SS WIRE MESH SLIDING ALUMINUM FRAME SCREEN

SOUTH WEST PLAZA

EXIT STAIRS

BICYCLE PARKING

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EXIT STAIRS

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TNB & SERCIVES

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Elevating Circulation and Common Spaces of High Rise Housing

8 House / BIG : Copenhagen Denmark - ArchDaily ; October 2010

In architecture, a hall is a relatively large space enclosed by a roof and walls which it‘s also known in the past as corridor. In the Iron Age, a mead hall was such a simple building and was the residence of a lord and his retainers. Later, rooms were partitioned from it, and the space next to the front door became the entrance hall.

8 House is designed by BIG who has been partly inspired by classic townhouses as well as the open, democratic nature of functionalistic architecture. The architects have designed a long, coherent house with immense differences in height, creating a strong inflow of light and a unique local community with small gardens and pathways that channel your thoughts into mountains in Southern Europe and memories of a childhood home.

Today, the (entrance) hall of a house is the space next to the front door or vestibule leading to the rooms directly and/or indirectly. Where the hall inside the front door of a house is elongated, it may be called a passage, corridor (from Spanish corredor used in El Escorial and 100 years later in Castle Howard) or hallway.

Singapore’s first Housing and Development Board (HDB) housing blocks were erected in November of 1960, in response to a severe lack of adequate housing for the country’s 1.6 million citizens. Fast forward to 2017, and over 80% of the Singaporean population live in HDBs, with over 90% of them owning the home they live in. Often painted in vibrant colors, HDBs have a focus on community social spaces, more often than not maintaining the ground floor of the apartment blocks as open public space, exclusively for public meeting areas. These can include hawker centers, benches, tables, grills and pavilions where residents can socialize under cover from the hot Singaporean sun.

At 476 units, 8 House is Denmark’s largest housing complex. The structure’s most distinguishing feature is a wide promenade that weaves through the entire building from the bottom to the top, affording views of all the units. The path also creates a channel for inhabitants to easily communicate and establish a sense of unity with each another.

The term “double-loaded” describes corridors that connect to rooms on both sides. Conversely, a single-loaded corridor only has rooms on one side (and possible windows on the other). A blind corridor doesn’t lead anywhere. Following a line of similar development, in office buildings and larger buildings (theatres, cinemas etc.), the entrance hall is generally known as the foyer (the French for fireplace). The atrium, a name sometimes used in public buildings for the entrance hall, was the central courtyard of a Roman house.

Aiming to capture the wide diversity that characterizes the small island nation, Siyuan has photographed the outdoor corridors running along the sides of the apartment blocks. Each image focuses on a different aspect of diversity, highlighted in the images’ individual titles. Each photograph has the same composition, split into two halves: on one side, in the macro scale, Siyuan showcases the variety of urban features that surround HDBs, including different land uses, building density, infrastructure, greenery, and the meeting of traditional and contemporary functions. On the other side each photo shows the “personal scale,” providing a glimpse into the everyday lives of the individuals inhabiting HDB flats, set against the backdrop of the ever-changing city. The public corridors also depict the relationship between communal and private life in the buildings, as the barrier between personal and collective space is blurred by unique objects in the public space, on display for anyone passing through.

The building offers a range of services for residents in a free-flowing program that encourages community. The multi-level, east-west design maximizes daylight throughout the units and the courtyard. The building is without question colossal, but the careful management of space makes for a warm and welcoming atmosphere. ’This is our take on creative, experimental architecture, which surprises and calls for a life based on a sense of community. We have actually elevated the shared facilities around the height axis, so that gardens, trees and the system of paths follow the body of the structure all the way to the roof. On the rooftop, eleven stories up, these shared spaces culminate in a combined ‘mountain path’ and rooftop garden. From here, you can enjoy the view of Kalvebod Fælled’s nature resort’, says Bjarke Ingels, founder of BIG.

Most residential typologies today, neglected these spaces therefore underutilized. They often being ignored by the immediate house owner nor anyone claims responsibility to these ‘dead’ spaces. Much can be done to enhance as well as elevate significant functions of these spaces which would create positive social cultural values and interaction inside the community. Simple integration of utilitarian objects, landscape and furniture could easily do the job with wonders. Below are some image references; SMARTHOMING TH62 - ZANDERROTH

“Corridors of Diversity”: Showcasing the Secret of Singapore’s Public Housing Success - ArchDaily ; March 2017

WUNDERKAMMER - MVRDV

8 HOUSE UNIT’S FRONT YARD - BIG

SINGAPORE HDB VOID DECK

JALAN RAJA MUDA MUSA

COMMU NAL ROOM 1

UTILITY

NORTH EAST PLAZA

RUBBIS H CHUTE

COMMU NAL ROOM

RUBBIS H CHUTE

UTILITY

VOID

SOUTH WEST PLAZA

RUBBIS H CHUTE

UTILITY

JALAN RA

JA MAHA

RUBBIS H CHUTE

TYPICAL HOUSING FLOOR - TYPE B (6TH-11TH & 13TH - 18TH FLOOR) SCALE 1:200

TYPICAL HOUSING FLOOR - TYPE A (20TH - 25TH FLOOR) SCALE 1:200

COMMU NAL ROOM

RUBBIS H CHUTE

UTILITY RUBBIS H CHUTE

CORRIDOR OF WONDERS

COMMU NAL ROOM 1

UTILITY

RUBBIS H CHUTE

COMMU NAL ROOM

RUBBIS H CHUTE

UTILITY

VOID

RUBBIS H CHUTE

UTILITY RUBBIS H CHUTE

COMMUNAL FLR

3500

COMMUNAL FLR

91600

4100

3300

COMMUNAL FLR

4100

3300

FACILITY

3500

3300

Electrical and M&E • Electrical and mechanical distribution shall be designed according to M&E consultation. • TNB substation to be provided for the building at the service portion of the block • Other elctircal rooms and amenities to be provided horizontally and vertically as well. Bomba regulation • Perimeter Road for BOMBA is provided at 6100mm width around the site. • Two vertical cores for BOMBA lift with radius of 61m coverage as per requirement. • Exit stairs provided with dead end limits of 10m as per BOMBA regulation. • Exist stairs have a coverage of 60m radius for all floors. • Active requirement such as sprinkler system installed at the basement levels and retail. • Other active systems such as alarms, emergency lights, etc. are placed accordingly. • Water recticulation • Main water tank at roof level with break tanks provided at communal floor. • Fire tank located at basement level for sprinkler system and riser. • Rain water harvesting tank located at the communal floors. Safety and Security • Lift system designed to segregate access from public who occupy the retail areas • Residents uses south lifts and is accessible to all floors of the building. • North and the centre lift serve retail areas and accessible by public and residents. • A satellite guard system for visitor to park at the visitor parking provided. • Guard posts located at corners of the building to maximize surveillance. • CCTV installed at prime locations with control rooms at every guard posts. Solid waste management • Every floor has rubbish chute and recycle chute in dedicated room adjacent to lifts. • Waste from rubbish chute will be collected at the waste collection room at ground floor. • Recycled item also is collected at the waste collection room at ground floor. Storm water management • The building will make use of Perbadanan Kampung Baru OSD tank nearby. • All storm water collected will travel to a main outlet which then goes to PKB OSD tank. • 20% of the storm water collected will go into the Rainwater Harvesting Tank • which then will be used to water the greenery and vegetation around the building. Waste water management • Waste water produced channelled to a waste water treatment plant nearby the site. • The centralized PKB WWTP will process and then channel them to main sewer. Construction logistic and material technology • The building uses shear wall and conventional post and beam construction method. • Transfer beam and plate applied at the ground floor and transitional floors. • Units have shear wall as compartmentation wall for fire fighting purpose and acoustic. • Precast and prefabricated component are used such as for bathroom and staircases. • Finishes mainly plaster and paint and facing brick to give vernacular feel of the context.

3000

TECHNICAL NOTES

3500

RETAIL

BASEMENT 2 BASEMENT 3

TYPICAL SECTION 1:200 SCALE

-8400

BASEMENT 1

-3000

RMM ARCADE

-2700 -2700

STREET FRONTAGE

3500

OFFICE