Design Domain @Toa Payoh by Tan Rui Ting

DESIGN DOMAIN

ABOUT

PART 1 II DISRUPT THE WAY WE LIVE Is a Playful investigation into The ways we live in Singapore, with a focus on the HDB environment. A documentation of the estate typology as well as a speculative disruption of the status quo, practices to distort reality and expose potential areas for intervention in our living environment both physically and conceptually. It ia a collaborative work with Interior and Communication students.

PART 2 II THE NEW HDB LANDSCAPE With a researched understanding of the visions embedded in the speculative work mentioned in part 1 of the project. What are the objects and environments that I imagine will make up Singapore’s domestic future? It is an individual work with with the continuation of investigation/consideration of part 1.

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CONTENT

PART 1 II DISRUPT THE WAY WE LIVE About Toa Payoah

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Selected area at TPY

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Insights of TPY

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Speculative Inventions

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Group final Proposal

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PART 2 II THE NEW HDB LANDSCAPE Part 2

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Unspoken life in space

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Re encounter Reaction

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Tangible Material

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Individual Proposal

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Conclusion

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The Beginning... Those who underwent this transition had to adjust to an entirely new way of living

... Of ... The Moving... This change incited great fear. Most of them lived off their small plots of land for a living, and this transition would lead to them losing their source of livelihood.

RESETTLEMENT When plans to create a new satellite town in Toa Payoh were announced in 1961. ---> Kampung dwellers moving out of their attap houses in Toa Payoh

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CHANGE From living from the close knitted swamp to clean and orderly high-rise flats ---> A lion dance performance at a new HDB estate in Toa Payoh, 1966

Antiquity Back in the 19th century, the area where Toa Payoh stands today was a natural swampland. A hint of this can be found in the etymology of the name “Toa Payoh”, which literally means “big swamp”. Swamps were a common sight in Singapore in the past, until plantation owners started settling inland and cleared the area. In the early 1900s, the swampland became home to villages, alongside large swathes of plantations from the 19th century. By the 1950s, the colonial government began acquiring land in the area for housing. This marked the start of the estate’s journey to modernisation, as the first housing estate planned and built by the Housing Board (HDB) in the 1960s.

... To ...

The town was raw, awkward, and its blocks of flats still held a new, whitewashed look...

Something New...

A GREAT NATIONAL EXPERIMENT Toa Payoh represented a new frontier in public housing. A key step of solution had been found to Singapore’s housing problem ---> An aerial view of Toa Payoh, 1967

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The Spaces ... Most of the window are shuts. The purpose of the window have lost the intentions of communicating from different part of the area of the given space. Making the space feel empty.

... Of ... The evolution... This change incited great fear. Most of them lived off their small plots of land for a living, and this transition would lead to them losing their source of livelihood.

HIGH-RISE FLATS A common sight of all public/private housing space ---> A mixture of building, built in differant time peroid

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FLATS SURROUND ACTIVITY AREA To encourage a form of interctions ---> HDB aurrrounding playground

Present When you talk about Toa Payoh, people know that it is a place where old people live as the anouncement of improvement plan of TPY is about the upgrading of amenities of helping the seniors in their mobility, connectivity and fitness corner to encourage healthy lifestyle,incease of health care centre around the places. “Hundreds of people from across Singapore flock to the HDB Hub (in Toa Payoh) every day but have little idea about its role in Singapore’s housing history and the changes the place has undergone.”-Vasanthi Veera To this day than i realieze the surrounding that i am living in... how it all came by...

... To ...

The town is tall,quiet, and its blocks of flats look simlar to each other

Something consistent...

MASTERPLAN Old flats are destroy to make new ways for the new building ---> An aerial view of Toa Payoh now

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Demographics

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ZOOMING IN

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When you talk about Toa Payoh(TPY), people know that it is a place where old people live, but upon visiting the site, we realized that toa payoh is always bustling with activities and is ever-changing due to the various events and exterior changes especially in the central part of TPY where condominium and mall are found. However as a group we look into the subzone of peichun (outside the central area of TPY).Where surrounding is self sufficient of it own due to the amenities around. What type of living in the non buzzling place would be?

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Chosen Site Area TOA PAYOH LORONG 7&8 Located at the East side of Toa poayoh.Focusing the area of around block 14 due to many amentities are within out reach.

Planning Region: Central Region Planning Area: Toa Payoh Planning subzone: PEI CHUN

Why we choose this area of TPY ? We decide to observe Toa Payoh Lorong 8. Despite being located in an advantageous spot, near a hawker centre, polyclinic, preschools and playgrounds, we realised that there is a lack of activity around the area.

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Amenities around the area :

Sri Vairavimada Kaliamman

NHGP Toa Payoh Polyclinic

Toa Payoh Lor 7 Market

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The exterior facades of the building

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Site Observations

^ Splash of white are paint pn the exterior of the building. Reminded us the emptyness of the place we are staying within the HDB.

^ paint are starting to peel off , allowing us to sneak into the pass colours of the building.

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^ We also see a lot of unfinished work and the want to change the area such as the repainting of walls. We felt that toa payoh is trying to move the old estate forward.

< The cleaniness and the orderly of placement of elements.Show that the place is strictly control and obsereve.

We relieze that many of the HDB surfaces are clean and plain looking. Making the enviroment a lack of impression, everywhere you go it look the same. We wonder if people have the chance to vandalise or do whatever we want .... what will happen?

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Site Observations Textures in TPY

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A commom texture that can be found in the neighbourhood. From the tiles on the floor and wall , raw concrete flooring, number plate from mail box to the texture of the tree and many more.... By doing this allow to notice the little details of what is around. Though it may seem unfamilar to us but it have a sense of resemblance.

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^ Routinely occupied by the elderly in the day till the evening. They usually play cards and gather among themselves to talk about their daily lives. Mostly quiet during the afternoon

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Site Observations The signs of life in space

^ Playgrounds are design in a way that it can be seen by all area

We relieze that the HDB activities space are similar to each neighbourhood. Making the enviroment an impression of the space is for certain age group. if adult play the playground they are too childish.If the kid plays at the residence corner looks like the kid do not know how to have fun and disturbing those who wanna rest and chill. If the public space is not mend for everyone isit still call a public space?

< Playgrounds are occupied by children when school has ended. Other than that, they are mostly vacant.

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Site Observations Shelter walkaytowards the wet market

^ Sneak peak of the people using the shelter The sheler is heavily use by the residences at lorong 7 due to the key pathway to the nearest market

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The aim of this observations is to see what are the daily rountine of the neighbourhghood. we can see that the neighbourhood uses this walk way as a key part to many of their destination to the wet maker,hawker,clinic. The make use of their resources nearby.

^ Types of people uses the shelter in the MORNING In the morning we can see that the area is more lively with the age group from the working class to the elderly ( 40- 60 and above). Most are carrying grocericeries ,guessing that are gonna prepare lunch or dnner on the later part of the day.

Through the observations that TPY residence will greet each other when they see familiar faces.

^ Types of people uses the shelter in the AFTERNOON In theafternoon we can see that the area is more lively with the age group from the parents with kids or maids with family (8-30 and above). Most are empty handed with their hands and more chatty along the way to their destination.

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Site Observations human egonomics

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- Daily Interactions while seeing somone familiar in the neighbourhood - Often people brought groceries from the wet market near the neighbourhood - Many of them have the intention of going somewhere bas on the walking speed and the way they are dressed

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WORKSHOP & DISCUSSION

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Site Observation Reflection Collage making 1. Territory 2. Rough 3.Unstructured

Are the words we feel about TPY as a whole.

TERRITORY > When we live among a share corridor, what define the territories? The ceiling... the floor.... or the personal belonging

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3. Unstructured > though building is well build and structured however people create their own space making the spce not at structure we think it will be

< ROUGH Is to show the tough life of the residence.Self confinement within their own personal space, the unplanned situation of what may come and not

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Pei Xuan

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Rui Ting

Victoria

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Valery

Val

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Site Observation Reflection Collage making Within each group,we are given a task to divide a paper in 5 different sections.Each menber in the grp is given 1 minute to collage, with the thought of impression of the place that we navigate and without looking the work that is done before you. As we navigate the space at our own space and timing. Plus everyone have different perception of thing. To our surprise the outcome of the work have so much resemblance to each other. From the collage you can see that the consistence shape such as circle and square is clearly shown.(key identity of TPY) Though there is colours in the space but however the rigrid and the cleaniness of the space causes it to seem that place have a sense of emptyness

< The outcome of the excersise done by our group

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Workshops groups come together to perform Surrealist-inspired games (Links to an external site.) that aim to unlock the potential of the unconscious, creative mind.

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creative way in which the body helps to communicate your speculated intervention

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REALISATION OF LONELINESS When people are gone we realieze what is missing

... Wait & See ... residences @ TPY Lorong 8 To allow people to be more aware of their surroundings, thus we created a visual representation of the bubble they are in. If Only Singaporeans Stopped to Think Pause, engage brain, attain enlightenment

UNPLANNED INTERACTION a little company make a big different

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WEIGHT AND SEE everyone has their own reponsibilities to carry , is up to oneself to let go of what we have and see the surrounding that is happening

OPENING TO DISCOVERY waiting for the opportunity to come......

BREAKING OF WALLS Trying to remove the stigma of others have on us

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Site Experiment To better Understand the residences @ TPY Lorong 8

The aim of this experiment is to see the residences reaction toward their familiar surroundings. - To see/test how the impact of disruption evoke certain behaviour or actions.

^ SHELTER WALKWAY NEAR BLK 14 We observed that many people use the shelters to commute to and from their destinations be it rain or shine. It is almost like a communal spot.

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^^^ Though there no one is not interacting with the ropes but we can feel the EMOTIONS/VIBES giving out by the residences. Such as ; - Curious of why is there something in the middle of the walkway - Anger (faster footpath residence) that we have block the way - Irritated by the flow of their regulaar journey back home

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EG. of a residence interacting with the experiement > We did an experiment where we took string to block people’s paths under the shelter

The result was that people are walking around the strings and not interacting with it. This shows the conventional life and how we just get from destination to destination without really thinking about the journey.

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SPECULATIVE INVENTION

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What do we want our audience to experience? We want to tap into their subconscious mind and create harmony in an estate that seem to be losing their unity. We want to invite them to step out of their comfort zone, by disrupting the areas they have always felt comfortable in. Conversation starter Make their lift experience enjoyable Encouraging the sense of play? We want to be create an environment of play and education by disrupting the areas where people take for granted in their everyday lives. We don’t appreciate the time where we are waiting for the lift to come up and down, or when we are inside the lift, so by encouraging play. we make people more aware of their surroundings in which they don’t really notice throughout their commute. Since the elevator is what we use all the time, change it up to make the lift experience enjoyable. Possibly a conversational starter, teaching simple sentences in dialect/ language to say hello to the neighbour.

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The way we live...is about the life of an individual ... to feel like we have a life we need to interact and feel...

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Disrupting by tapping on ppl emotions and personal space

Is going to be hard to design something that interrupts the way they live in TPY. Due to the lack of interactions of the residences in TPY base on what we observe and experiment. However, we find out the best way to disrupt the way people live is tapping onto the reaction and the emotions part of the human. By tapping on the emotions that allows them to realize what the living conditions that they are in and make/ wanting to make a different by themselves. By tapping on the reactions allowing us to experience what is like being a human being. Every person on this planet is different and has different thoughts, feelings, etc. As many said “the most honest reaction is the first impression you see the person.” we hope to tape in the first reactions of the disruption that is happing.

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Design Interventions

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IDEA 1A HOME FOR ALL

To create a space where all residents in the block can feel comfortable and at ease in a common area - reinforcing and encouraging harmony in the neighbourhood. Nostalgic furniture, to give a sense of homeliness and not further reinforce the sense of alienation within the lift. Lenticular imagery is suggested for the animation which on the window, hopefully to capture the attention of people staring at the window of the lift hoping to get to their level as soon as possible.

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IDEA 2INDIRECT INTERACTION

Another way for people to be part of the engagement process would be through actions, as “actions speak louder than words”. A simple gesture makes a big difference on how people start their day. An introduction to the game of chinese chess ( a common game ) is used to bridge and encourage people to interact and play along, allowing them to step out their comfort zone. People who are not in the game are able to understand the movements and gestures of it. It allows the residents to understand that a simple gesture goes a long way.

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IDEA 3UNCOVERING THE PAST

To create a space where all residents in the block can feel Reversi brings in the excitement of what can be different everyday. We have selected images that highlight the uniqueness of the spaces in TPY by printing them onto the circles. By flipping them, people are allowed to observe what is beneath it and learn words of interaction such as ‘hello’ in different languages and dialects. There is a sense of continuity throughout the experience as most of the designs engages with the shape of a circle. (which represents unity) Tinted colour gel are placed within the circular opening of the buildings so as to engage users to look through it, giving them a new perspective of the outside. Every perspective is an opportunity of memories to be foreseen and acknowledged. At the end of the day, it encourages residents to notice their surroundings before it is too late and helps to reinforce the interaction of people coming together. As they say, Unity makes strength (团结就是力量).

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FINAL PROPOSAL

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we wanted to revive the the spirit of Gotong Royong. The Gotong Royong spirit goes hand in hand with the kampung spirit where it can even form bonds that is thicker than blood. With constant deliberation of the outcome of the project, as a group we decide to disrupt the lobby area and shelterd area. These are the areas where people would pass by, without giving a thought. They are used as a transactionional space to get from a place to other - be it rain or shine. It is almost like a communal spot. The pulley system was designed to aid the residents’ lives, for them to be more observant to their surroundings. It also allows the residents to reconnect to their community by having enhanced experiences along the shelter. Through this intervention, we hope that the residents are able to preserve the spirit of gotong royong.

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DESIGN INTERVENTION Greatly inspired by our concept of waiting and seeing, we came up with our solution - “a walk with groceries”. We wanted to incorporate play in the residents’ daily lives by intervening what they use everyday. Because these shelters are connected to all blocks as well as their wet market, we thought it would be a perfect place to enhance the residents’ experience before reaching home. A pulley system that lines the sheltered walkway, it becomes a main feature that connects all residents together and leads up to the bustling activities under each block. Going at an automated speed, it causes residents in the area to slow down and observe their surroundings, while the pods above them assists them to carry their personal groceries.

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From afar, it looks like these residents are holding balloons in neat lines as they walk, creating a surrealistic scene. As the residents go through their usual walk at the shelter, they will also be greeted with soothing wind chimes as they pass by someone, creating a more therapeutic and dreamlike environment as they wander.

A WALK WITH GROCERIES - sheltered walkway -

Other than serving the residents, the pods also brings fresh leftover ingredients from the nearby wet market or herbs from the public edible garden to the communal kitchens under the blocks。

Close up of the pulley system

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By providIng communal spaces at the open green area and under the blocks, it gives a space for the residents to gather and bond.

RESTING AREA -Lobby Area -

The resting areas are placed near the shelter where residents who are passing by are able to rest and relax, while enjoying the aroma of the food. It might entice them to be curious, and it might aid in creating conversations between the people. The seats are placed in circular shapes, surrounding plantations at the centre. The plants are to be taken care by the residents, for the residents. This allows them to have a sense of responsibility, to appreciate what they have.

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COMMUNAL KITCHEN -Lobby Area -

At the communal kitchen, residents are able to interact and gather to cook a hearty meal. The design of the kitchen is placed in such a way where it allows for further interaction and participation among the people. It is to also encourage the community to get together through the making of food. Food is a universal language that people connect with. Food brings people together; the movement of coming together; preparing and sharing a meal is the most communal thing that can happen. Using the pulley system, it also enables them to have access to food from the wet market. It allows the food to be transported over, making their lives easier as the time can be spent on having the community to come together to enjoy food.

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The herbs from the herb gardens can also be used at the communal kitchen. These are taken care by the residents, for the residents. They enjoy the process of savouring the food that they spent time growing, as their hard work are not gone to waste.

HERB GARDEN -Lobby Area -

The residents are able to spend their time there, exchanging information on how to grow certain herbs and spices. They can learn from one another, and also to get to know one another better. It acts as a platform for interaction and communication, while giving them a sense of identity.

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The dining area is shaded by a canopy with sunlight seeping in, and tables are in circular shape to promote greater interaction and communication. It encourages the act of gotong royong, where people come together. It brings out the liveliness of the estate.

DINING AREA -Lobby Area -

When they are done with their meal, any unused food will be used as food compost. Thus, it acts as fertilisers, giving the new seeds a life. This creates a system that is sustainable to the community. The pulley system moves around the communal spaces, allowing the ease of transportation which improves their everyday lives.

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RE-LOOKING

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Instead of wanting for user to “wait and see” to interact with the propose idea in part 1. Why can’t we just interact with it? Now a days people are fast on their feets. The attention require for them to wait and have an interaction with the scence or object is slim. My objective is to focus on the opposite side, which is “react & tackle.” In this part 2 : How or whats are the ways that i am able to disrupt the space to allow people to appreciate the space around them with the change of perspective in the way how user look and react into spaces.

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INVESTIGATE

THE UNSPOKEN LIFE IN SPACES

Firstly, looking into how user recognise spaces with their neighbourhood. How the surface of site allow people to know the age of the building? What are the reaction looking upon the space? Does familiar object in the neighbourhood affects on how we see the value in spaces?

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“What happen if I ask you, how did you go one place to another?”

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REALIZATION

THE UNSPOKEN LIFE IN SPACES

Taking void desck as an example An empty space that never really empty .It where we say : Hello, Aiyo you so cute, Never ending goodbye (sending off), Spend the moment we want to share (Malay wedding) , The ones we cant face alone (the died) It may seem just an empty space has become a symbol of our Singapore sprit. Brought by the little bit of ourselves. Imagining what else it can be. It doesn’t matter that we are young old small or tall where we go from here is each and every one of us because if we can make so much from an empty space , imagine what we can do with everything else.

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Reaction : We start to think what our surrounding, by stating what is there, what are the common things a user can see and relate.

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RE ENCOUNTER REACTION

THE UNSPOKEN LIFE IN SPACES

To allow people to remenber and have an expression to the space in the void deck. I want to tap onto users irritation and curiosity of the space. Studies shown that people tend to think what they did throughout their days. Most commonly recall the things that they are unhappy about or the fondest memories with people. By doing this (tapping on the reaction,towards the space) its allow user to see the values in spaces they are in as there is purpose in the space

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Although void deck act as an common ground, where traffic flow is the highest. Many of the void decks in Singapore are getting smaller due to people not seeing the value in the space that is given. Thus, what are the possible reaction that can be form for re ecounter in spaces?

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TANGIBLE MATERAIL

PROPOSE OF NEW MATERIAL

Wanting a material that can be constantly changing, the ability to adapt to rainy weather and a material/object that is common between user. The use of latex/balloon is an ideal material to use in space. It spark joy among user,once look upon. Allow to occupy void spaces that people are not using anymore, substitute people using the space.However it will spark anger due to inconvenience brought to space. Soft enough for allow people to squeeze through. Air pressure in the ballon allow stepping on possible,giving the floating feeling. Create attention among residences due to unusual of material. Thus the reaction to the new material allow to spark debate the value of space in the person mind.

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OPPORTUNITY OF MATERIAL IN USE OF SPACE

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IN FURNITURE

Common objects such as furniture can be found in void decks. what are the opportunities in the material in furniture? In the neighbourhood, we dont need to see the person face to regconize who the person is as we are familiar to each other silhouetts. Having the same idea. The furniture sereve as an silhouettes of the person using the furniture. Due to the weight of the person varies, the volumes and suraface of the furniture changes in pressure.

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Moulding and reconfiguring

Silhouettes of furniture A series of how the silhouttes of the furniture is missing,giving a sense of life moving in space

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ON WALL

Surfaces of wall is commonly found in void deck. Most residences tend to lean against the wall while waiting for someone. Hiding in between the wall to rest/answer of phone call. By dirupting the surfaces allow audience to take note on the surrounding changes. The aim to have double latex on the surfaces of the wall, aim to cretaes uneven surfaces. Through the unevens able to show what beyound the surfaces.Allow user to look closer.

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Hue and gradient

in betweeen latex

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SPACES RE ECOUNTER

The ever changing become the unfamiliarity between object and human. The idea is to allow user to push “between the bushes”. The surprise element that unfamiliarity appearance appear. The shock/confusion to discover unexpected journey ahead.

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An impression how the space can be

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SPACES INTERACT TO REACT

To allow people to have the understanding how much the space is actually use among the user. Tiles serve as activation to blow up the balloon. The higher the traffic flow the bigger the balloon grow. The ballon serve an aid to the residences to hid their awkwardness to unfamilar residences.

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An impression how the space can be

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CONCLUSION

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In part 1, the collaborative of CD students allows to see a perspective that i will never look into as an ID. Together has definitely helped to open suggestion and dispute . However it is these that have allow on going question and curiositeis toward the project, what living can be like in future. In part 2, It have help me to question what space are.What bring value to space? The space have an impact on user when using. The mode of medium allow me to have an imaginative prospects. From viewing and intercting of material. A real view of the opportunity can material affect on a user.

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Design Domain @Toa Payoh

Articles inside

Conclusion

Re encounter Reaction 57

Unspoken life in space 53

Selected area at TPY 08

About Toa Payoah 01

Speculative Inventions 34

Part 2 51

Insights of TPY 22

Group final Proposal 44