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CONTENTS 01 URBAN ANALYSIS OF JOO CHIAT
02 CURATORIAL DOCUMENT
03 DESIGN PROCESS
04 FINAL DESIGN
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URBAN ANALYSIS OF JOO CHIAT
DISCOVERING THE CULTURE OF JOO CHIAT At first glance, it seemed Joo Chiat had undergone numerous changes. Old businesses sit in contrast next to the new businesses along Joo Chiat Road. My group explored this phenomenon in our urban mapping, and its implications to the culture of Joo Chiat. Based on Lily Kong’s analysis of the culture of Joo Chiat in 1995, we surveyed and interviewed a variety of businesses and passers-by to analyze the public’s perception of Joo Chiat. Joo Chiat Why are you in Joo Chiat today? Kenapa anda di Joo Chiat sekarang?
Questionnaire Soal Selidik
Which part of Singapore do you live? Di tempat manakah anda tinggal?
How old is the business? Sejak lama kedal anda dibuka? How well is the business doing? Di pandangan anda, adakah perniagaan anda maju?
Do you think business will improve? Di pandangan anda, bolehkah perniagaan anda bertahan?
Draw a boundary of the Joo Chiat area on the map. Lukiskan tempat Joo Chiat di sini.
Where is your favourite place to go with your friends to eat? Apakah tempat kegemaran anda untuk makan dengan kawan di Joo Chiat?
List the 4 most distinctive places in Joo Chiat. Namakan 4 tempat yang mempunyai ciri-ciri yang tersendiri di Joo Chiat.
Are you friends with any of the shop owner(s)? If yes, which one(s)? Adakah anda berkenalan dengan perniaga kedai di Joo Chiat? Jika ya, namakan kedainya.
_____ years/tahun/ Poor/OK/Good Tak Baik/Sederhana/Baik No/Maybe/Yes Tidak/Mungkin/Ya
1920s
1950-60s
Present
1995: PUBLIC’S PERCEPTION OF JOO CHIAT AREA
2014: PUBLIC’S PERCEPTION OF JOO CHIAT AREA
1995: WORD CLOUD OF THE MOST PROMINENT PLACES IN JOO CHIAT
2014: WORD CLOUD OF THE MOST PROMINENT PLACES IN JOO CHIAT
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CURATORIAL DOCUMENT
CURATING WORKS FOR THE GALLERY
The brief was to create a gallery space in Joo Chiat, featuring Ng Eng Teng’s work as part of the gallery’s permanent collection. I chose 2 of his sculptures, ‘Contentment’ and ‘Wealth’ to put into the gallery. I was drawn to the idea of creating almost a nonbuilding for these public works, to enable people to walk freely into the space so as to encourage interaction between the sculptures and the residents of Joo Chiat. I started off with exploring how I could create different experiences of approaching the sculpture from afar, and when standing right in front of the sculptures.
CONTENTMENT AND WEALTH, NG ENG TENG I was interested in the textures, figurative yet abstracted forms and the juxtaposition of various elements within the sculpture.
VIGNETTE OF THE EXPERIENCE OF SCULPTURES IN THE GALLERY SPACE
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DESIGN PROCESS
LEGEND MAIN CIRCULATION SECONDARY CIRCULATION TERTIARY CIRCULATION
PLACING THE SCULPTURES IN THE SITE
VIEWS FROM JOO CHIAT ROAD
In orientating the sculptures in the site, I took photos of the different ways of approaching the site, and aimed to engage the different circulation paths taken by people moving through Joo Chiat. I wanted to create an experience where, as you approach the site, only parts of the sculpture could be seen, but as you move into the space, the two sculptures are revealed.
VIEW FROM JOO CHIAT PLACE
VIEW FROM CRANE ROAD
I also wanted to have different experiences for the old and new residents in Joo Chiat, according to how they usually approach the site.
CREATING PROSPECT AND REFUGE
I expanded on the idea of views to create spaces with different amounts of prospect and refuge, where one could see the sculpture without being seen. I attempted to use the language of varying heights and solid and void to create these spaces.
PROCESS MODELS
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FINAL DESIGN
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SITE PLAN
ROOF PLAN
SECOND FLOOR PLAN
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
BASEMENT FLOOR PLAN
ELEVATION FROM JOO CHIAT PLACE
ELEVATION FROM JOO CHIAT ROAD
SECTION AA’
SECTION BB’
SECTION CC’’
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