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Kytke

Kytkeä - the Finnish word for connect.

Location: Sungei Kadut, Singapore

Year: 2022

Scanteak HQ Design Challenge Category: Competition Special Mention

In trying to keep with the times, local furniture shop, Scanteak is looking to relocate their new headquarters in the heart of Singapore’s Furniture Hub at Sungei Kadut. They seek to realise their motto, “Feel at Home”, not just through their furniture, but also in the essence of their workspaces and office culture. With this global pandemic, our daily lives have changed drastically, particularly in how we work and where we call home.

Authors:

Jonathan Leong

Natalie Ng

Sandy Low

KYTKEÄ / 2022

Kytkeä is a modern office built upon the current collaborative and interactive work culture. It leverages on the transparency of an open plan layout that fosters a visual connection between its occupants. Inspired by the spontaneous interactions along public housing corridors, staff and clients can peer through the lightwell into other zones of the building. Curious customers can walk along outdoor corridors that wrap around workshop zones to witness first-hand how products are being developed at the Scanteak HQ. The imagery softens physical segregation within office workers as well as between customers and manufacturers.

RIGHT: The Lightwell draws natural light into the building mass and creates visual connections between different levels.

BOTTOM: Programmes within the office are distributed vertically based on a public-to-private gradient. Private zones are sandwiched between the public realms to foster close realtionships bteween the staff and their clients.

REFLECTORS ARE PLACED ALONG THE LIGHTWELL TO ENHANCE THE LUMINOSITY OF THE LIGHT WELL

GREENS ARE PLACED ALONG SURFACES THAT ARE EXPOSED TO STRONG SUN AS A NATURAL SHADING DEVICE. POCKETS BETWEEN VOLUME OF SPACES ALLOW FOR PASSIVE COOLING.