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Falling Gems Site Analysis Site 1 - Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock
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M O RP H O LO G Y
Urban Morphology Borning Gems 1895s Different settlements suit themselves into the nucleus of city started at the confluence of the river as the identities are generating from the deep root. River as vital transportation ensure the supplies for tin miners and allow access for open trade.
LEGENDS Urban blocks in 1895 Klang river
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Urban Morphology Borning Gems 1895s Different settlements suit themselves into the nucleus of city started at the confluence of the river as the identities are generating from the deep root. River as vital transportation ensure the supplies for tin miners and allow access for open trade.
LEGENDS Urban blocks in 1895 Klang river British Administration N
Urban Morphology Borning Gems 1895s Different settlements suit themselves into the nucleus of city started at the confluence of the river as the identities are generating from the deep root. River as vital transportation ensure the supplies for tin miners and allow access for open trade.
LEGENDS Urban blocks in 1895 Klang river British Administration Malay Settlements N
Urban Morphology Borning Gems 1895s Different settlements suit themselves into the nucleus of city started at the confluence of the river as the identities are generating from the deep root. River as vital transportation ensure the supplies for tin miners and allow access for open trade.
LEGENDS Urban blocks in 1895 Klang river British Administration Malay Settlements Chinese Settlements
N
Urban Morphology Borning Gems 1960s Building expansion along river increases, redirected the river into more linear form to suit the growing master plan. However, river no longer needed as transportation, development expanded f urther to south for commercial uses. Population increase with diversity, build up their sense of identities.
LEGENDS Urban blocks in 1960 New River flow N
Urban Morphology Borning Gems 1960s Building expansion along river increases, redirected the river into more linear form to suit the growing master plan. However, river no longer needed as transportation, development expanded f urther to south for commercial uses. Population increase with diversity, build up their sense of identities.
LEGENDS Urban blocks in 1960 New River flow N
Urban Morphology Borning Gems 1960s Building expansion along river increases, redirected the river into more linear form to suit the growing master plan. However, river no longer needed as transportation, development expanded f urther to south for commercial uses. Population increase with diversity, build up their sense of identities.
LEGENDS Urban blocks in 1960 New River flow Old River flow
N
Urban Morphology Borning Gems 1960s Building expansion along river increases, redirected the river into more linear form to suit the growing master plan. However, river no longer needed as transportation, development expanded f urther to south for commercial uses. Population increase with diversity, build up their sense of identities.
LEGENDS Urban blocks in 1960 New River flow Old River flow
N
Urban Morphology Borning Gems 2020s The road and railway network is more developed to disperse traffic from city and growing population evident resulted from the high-rise buildings found near the waterfront. Peoples representing each identities leading to a animated and happening tourist spot.
LEGENDS Urban blocks in 2000 Klang River
N
Urban Morphology Borning Gems 2020s The road and railway network is more developed to disperse traffic from city and growing population evident resulted from the high-rise buildings found near the waterfront. Peoples representing each identities leading to a animated and happening tourist spot.
LEGENDS Urban blocks in 2000 Klang River
N
Urban Morphology Borning Gems 2020s The road and railway network is more developed to disperse traffic from city and growing population evident resulted from the high-rise buildings found near the waterfront. Peoples representing each identities leading to a animated and happening tourist spot.
LEGENDS Urban blocks in 2000 Klang River
N
Urban Morphology Borning Gems 2020s The road and railway network is more developed to disperse traffic from city and growing population evident resulted from the high-rise buildings found near the waterfront. Peoples representing each identities leading to a animated and happening tourist spot.
LEGENDS Urban blocks in 2000 Klang River
N
D I S TRI C TS
Districts Mould of Gems A diversity of races and religion, each possess with their own cultural identities, expressing their character through different aspects in each districts.
Site 1 LEGENDS Urban blocks in 2020 Klang River Transportation
N
Districts Mould of Gems A diversity of races and religion, each possess with their own cultural identities, expressing their character through different aspects in each districts. Heritage Cultural identities display in terms of memento
Heritage District
Site 1 LEGENDS Urban blocks in 2020 Klang River Transportation
N
Districts Mould of Gems A diversity of races and religion, each possess with their own cultural identities, expressing their character through different aspects in each districts. Heritage Cultural identities display in terms of memento
Heritage District
Mixed-use commercial Reveal instinctively along daily routine through local language, lifestyles which much symbolise local cultural identity.
Mixed-Use Commercial District Site 1 LEGENDS Urban blocks in 2020 Klang River Transportation
N
Districts Administrative District
Mould of Gems A diversity of races and religion, each possess with their own cultural identities, expressing their character through different aspects in each districts. Heritage Cultural identities display in terms of memento Mixed-use commercial Reveal instinctively along daily routine through local language, lifestyles which much symbolise local cultural identity.
Heritage District
Administrative & Financial Adaptation to serve locals need and services in product, strengthen the sense of cultural identities among locals. (e.g: dialects associations)
Mixed-Use Commercial District Site 1
LEGENDS Urban blocks in 2020 Klang River Transportation
N
Districts Administrative District
Mould of Gems A diversity of races and religion, each possess with their own cultural identities, expressing their character through different aspects in each districts. Heritage Cultural identities display in terms of memento Mixed-use commercial Reveal instinctively along daily routine through local language, lifestyles which much symbolise local cultural identity.
Heritage District
Financial District
Administrative & Financial Adaptation to serve locals need and services in product, strengthen the sense of cultural identities among locals. (e.g: dialects associations)
Mixed-Use Commercial District Site 1
LEGENDS Urban blocks in 2020 Klang River Transportation
N
LAN D U S E D I S TRI B U TI O N
Landuse Distribution Dull Gems
LEGENDS Klang River Transportation
Site 1
Commercial Trades Traditional Trades Heritage Administrative Institutional Financial
N
Landuse Distribution Dull Gems Traditional Trades Traditional inherited local business, such as coffee shop, printing shop including artisanal trades, clothing stores, handmade arts & crafts which present as a symbolisation of cultural identities among the locals.
LEGENDS Klang River Transportation
Site 1
Commercial Trades Traditional Trades Heritage Administrative Institutional Financial
N
Landuse Distribution Dull Gems Traditional Trades
Traditional Kopitiam
Commercial Trades
Traditional artisanal trades
Modern convenient shops
Modern Capsule Hotel
Landuse Distribution Dull Gems
LEGENDS Klang River Transportation
Site 1
Commercial Trades Traditional Trades Heritage Administrative Institutional Financial
N
Landuse Distribution Dull Gems Commercial Trades Influx of modernisation and impending economic trend pushed many family business to an end. Modern business and commercial business such as telecommunication services, cafes, homestay, hardware suppliers, etc gradually dimmer the radiant of traditional culture.
LEGENDS Klang River Transportation
Site 1
Commercial Trades Traditional Trades Heritage Administrative Institutional Financial
N
TYP O LO G Y
Typology
Shophouses
Evanescence of Gems Shifting of lifestyle Following the economic trend and rise in machinery production, leading to a major alteration in lifestyle from past to present. Shophouses Owners works and lives within. A high intensity of activities happening immense a great sense of belonging among locals, constitute a strong tendency of community connections, living as a whole.
Bedroom
Kitchen
Internal Courtyard
Living Room
Working
Typology
Shoplots
Evanescence of Gems Shifting of lifestyle Following the economic trend and rise in machinery production, leading to a major alteration in lifestyle from past to present. Shoplots Less activities occurring leads to a low quality of space within building. A more confine way of living resulted from limited activities and interactions in shoplots, engulfing distinctive community characters, fading the culture identities away.
Vacant
Rear Court
Working
WH AT I S FAD I N G WH AT ARE TH E G E M S
?
Culture = Gems People as Culture
Peoples
“Peoples Characters
with distinctive
characters, holding the common
identities, forming Identities
Culture
Cultures �
Culture = Gems People as Culture To the origin A multi-racial and multi-ethnicity society as a cultural identity integrating to each other, rich of spirits, people having common social behaviour, holding same etiquette.
Ethnicity
Peoples
Characters
Sub-ethnicity
Sub-ethnicity
Identities LEGENDS
Culture
LEGENDS
LEGENDS
Malays (44.7%)
Malays (58.2%)
Hokkien (30.3%)
Chinese (43.2%)
Ibans (18.8%)
Cantonese (28.0%)
Indians (10.3%)
Bidayuhs (14.6%)
Hakka (20.6%)
Bumiputera (1.2%)
Bajaus (7.1%)
Hainanese (12.9%)
Others (0.6%)
Others (1.3%)
Others (8.2%)
Culture = Gems People as Culture Deep rooted identities People unique through sharing the same protocols, tribal, linguistic, cultural origin or background forming the deep-rooted distinctive characters from the old times lifestyles.
Ethnicity
Peoples
Characters
Sub-ethnicity
Sub-ethnicity
Identities LEGENDS
Culture
LEGENDS
LEGENDS
Malays (44.7%)
Malays (58.2%)
Hokkien (30.3%)
Chinese (43.2%)
Ibans (18.8%)
Cantonese (28.0%)
Indians (10.3%)
Bidayuhs (14.6%)
Hakka (20.6%)
Bumiputera (1.2%)
Bajaus (7.1%)
Hainanese (12.9%)
Others (0.6%)
Others (1.3%)
Others (8.2%)
Culture = Gems People as Culture Deep rooted identities People unique through sharing the same protocols, tribal, linguistic, cultural origin or background forming the deep-rooted distinctive characters from the old times lifestyles. Fading occur The standardise contacts and communications harmonise and the identities are being homogeneous, abandoned of dialects, customs and activities or rules and norms.
Ethnicity
Peoples
Characters
Sub-ethnicity
Sub-ethnicity
Identities LEGENDS
Culture
LEGENDS
LEGENDS
Malays (44.7%)
Malays (58.2%)
Hokkien (30.3%)
Chinese (43.2%)
Ibans (18.8%)
Cantonese (28.0%)
Indians (10.3%)
Bidayuhs (14.6%)
Hakka (20.6%)
Bumiputera (1.2%)
Bajaus (7.1%)
Hainanese (12.9%)
Others (0.6%)
Others (1.3%)
Others (8.2%)
Culture = Gems People as Culture Site Issue Fast paced of lifestyles leading to a crisis of fading and neglection of culture, dying traditions, customs, mother tongue, activities should be reintroduce to peoples to reaffirm our cultural identities.
Peoples
Characters
Identities
Culture
Culture = Gems People as Culture
Peoples
“ Cultures Characters
resides in the hearts
and in the soul of its peoples,
living collectively, emphasizing identity, interdependence and
Identities
Culture
interconnectedness.�
P ATH
Pedestrian Path Gem Hunting Locals Mostly found with working class which constantly fixated on same final destination with no interest in the context along the journey. This reduces the opportunity to inherit the cultural identities through interactions due to lack of interest.
Site 1
LEGENDS Locals footprint
N
Pedestrian Path Gem Hunting Locals Mostly found with working class which constantly fixated on same final destination with no interest in the context along the journey. This reduces the opportunity to inherit the cultural identities through interactions due to lack of interest.
Site 1
LEGENDS Locals footprint
N
Pedestrian Path Gem Hunting Tourists Favour in most significant cultural heritage building which no frequented by locals result in poor scenario in experiencing the pure and rich local culture to tourists due to the lack of intersection in trace.
Site 1
LEGENDS Tourist footprint
N
Pedestrian Path Gem Hunting Tourists Favour in most significant cultural heritage building which no frequented by locals result in poor scenario in experiencing the pure and rich local culture to tourists due to the lack of intersection in trace.
Site 1
LEGENDS Tourist footprint
N
Pedestrian Path Gem Hunting Artisans Most of them are old but still persist to continue their traditional family business and skills for the inheritance of cultural identities to the next generations.
Site 1
LEGENDS Artisans footprint
N
Pedestrian Path Gem Hunting Artisans Most of them are old but still persist to continue their traditional family business and skills for the inheritance of cultural identities to the next generations.
Site 1
LEGENDS Artisans footprint
N
Pedestrian Path Gem Hunting Street & Back alley vendors Some local vendors built up an essence on the place over time. However, they face the risk of being repositioned or driven out from its temporal condition which may result another fading in culture.
Site 1
LEGENDS Street & Back alley vendors footprint
N
Pedestrian Path Gem Hunting Street & Back alley vendors Some local vendors built up an essence on the place over time. However, they face the risk of being repositioned or driven out from its temporal condition which may result another fading in culture.
Site 1
LEGENDS Street & Back alley vendors footprint
N
Pedestrian Path Gem Hunting Aged Locals Plays the most essential roles to reintroduce the sense of identities to youngsters, visiting the traditional business due to the sentimental value they have to site.
Site 1
LEGENDS Aged Locals footprint
N
Pedestrian Path Gem Hunting Aged Locals Plays the most essential roles to reintroduce the sense of identities to youngsters, visiting the traditional business due to the sentimental value they have to site.
Site 1
LEGENDS Aged Locals footprint
N
Pedestrian Path Gem Hunting Trace to the cultural identities From tracing the footprint, site is characterized by layers of diverse cultural, commerce, tourism, trades, artist activities and small-medium enterprise. Locals play an important roles to cease the oversight of cultural identities, reintroduce locals traditions.
Site 1
LEGENDS Locals footprint
Aged Locals footprint
Tourist footprint
Artisans footprint
Street & Back alley vendors footprint
N
Pedestrian Path Gem Hunting Design Consideration Implement formal and informal platform to reaffirm the knowledges for traditional dialects, activities, protocols, etiquettes to promote a sense of community through to tourists, and next generations prevent it from evanescence.
Site 1
LEGENDS Locals footprint
Aged Locals footprint
Tourist footprint
Artisans footprint
Street & Back alley vendors footprint
N
Pedestrian Path Gem Hunting Design Consideration Implement formal and informal platform to reaffirm the knowledges for traditional dialects, activities, protocols, etiquettes to promote a sense of community through to tourists, and next generations prevent it from evanescence.
Site 1
LEGENDS Locals footprint
Aged Locals footprint
Tourist footprint
Artisans footprint
Street & Back alley vendors footprint
N
Pedestrian Path Gem Hunting Design Consideration Implement formal and informal platform to reaffirm the knowledges for traditional dialects, activities, protocols, etiquettes to promote a sense of community through to tourists, and next generations prevent it from evanescence.
Site 1
LEGENDS Locals footprint
Aged Locals footprint
Tourist footprint
Artisans footprint
Street & Back alley vendors footprint
N
NODES
Nodes Trap for Gems Locals Concern on own business and benefits, lack of platform to promote own cultural identities. Design Potential Experiential cultural events or programs conducted by local artisans which also provide job opportunities.
Site 1
LEGENDS Tourist destination spot Transportation Hub
N
Nodes Trap for Gems Locals Concern on own business and benefits, lack of platform to promote own cultural identities. Design Potential Experiential cultural events or programs conducted by local artisans which also provide job opportunities.
Site 1
LEGENDS Tourist destination spot Transportation Hub
N Nodes
Nodes Trap for Gems Tourists Having the preferences and interest to experience cultural and heritage nodes from site. Design Potential Having educational culture program to entice and catch attention to boost visitation to promote local identities.
Site 1
LEGENDS Tourist destination spot Transportation Hub
N
Nodes Trap for Gems Tourists Having the preferences and interest to experience cultural and heritage nodes from site. Design Potential Propose educational and entertaining culture program to entice, catch attention as boost for visitation to promote local identities.
Site 1
LEGENDS Tourist destination spot Transportation Hub
N Nodes
LAN D M ARK S
Landmarks Gems Pick up Historical Revive the historical essence, imitate the past times, cultural experiencing the traditional events. Proposed programmes
Traditional instruments
Chinese Teochew Opera Site 1
LEGENDS Wood carving
Kadazandusun festival dance
Historical
N
Landmarks Gems Pick up Cultural Injecting locals as teacher, cease the fading culture among youngsters built up their identity. Proposed programmes
Gasing painting workshop
Dialect learning classes
LEGENDS Beadwork workshop
Batik workshop
Cultural
N
Landmarks Gems Pick up Local Indeed to fulfill local need, grant with responsibilities, convenient and working opportunities. Proposed programmes
Child care
Informal culture learning
LEGENDS Indian garland workshop
Calligraphy learning
Local
N
S I TE R E Q U I R E M E NT S
Site Requirements Chamber of Gems Site Area 4302 sqm
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Site Requirements Chamber of Gems Site Area 4302 sqm Building Setback
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Site Requirements Chamber of Gems Site Area 4302 sqm Building Setback From riverbank: 6.09m (20 ft)
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Site Requirements Chamber of Gems Site Area 4302 sqm Building Setback From riverbank: 6.09m (20 ft) From main road: 12.19m (40 ft)
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Site Requirements Chamber of Gems Site Area 4302 sqm Building Setback From riverbank: 6.09m (20 ft) From main road: 12.19m (40 ft) Plot Ratio Max: 5 floors Min: 3 floors Parking Requirement Basement carpark Min: 1 floor
Site 1
TRAFFI C
Vehicular Path Towards the Gems Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock Serve as major road to city centre, main road in front of site congested by cars, motorcycles, taxi and buses during working hours.
Site 1
LEGENDS Heavy
Light
Medium
Transportation Hub
N
Vehicular Path Towards the Gems Issues A bad walking experience for pedestrian crossing hectic road which doesn’t encourage people to stay longer within site, without spontaneous visitors. Bus and taxi stands at site frontage facing the main road chokes up and worsen the traffic.
Site 1
LEGENDS Heavy
Light
Medium
Transportation Hub
Bus & taxi stand
N
Vehicular Path Towards the Gems Design Consideration Dissipate Traffic Condition Propose new formal entry point for vehicular direct to site basement parking.
N
Site 1
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LEGENDS Transportation Hub
Vehicular Path Towards the Gems Design Consideration Dissipate Traffic Condition Propose new formal entry point for vehicular direct to site basement parking.
N
Site 1
Site 1
LEGENDS Transportation Hub Propose ingress and egress circulation
Vehicular Path
Site 1
Towards the Gems Design Consideration
N
Dissipate Traffic Condition Propose new formal entry point for vehicular direct to site basement parking. Setback Bus & Taxi Station to site To invite spontaneous visitor, a welcoming frontage which also soothing the hectic traffic condition.
Site 1
LEGENDS Taxi
Bus
Medium
Transportation Hub
Bus & taxi stand
Vehicular Path
Site 1
Towards the Gems Design Consideration
N
Dissipate Traffic Condition Propose new formal entry point for vehicular direct to site basement parking. Setback Bus & Taxi Station to site To invite spontaneous visitor, a welcoming frontage which also soothing the hectic traffic condition.
Site 1
LEGENDS Taxi
Bus
Medium
Transportation Hub
Bus & taxi stand
Vehicular Path
Site 1
Towards the Gems Design Opportunities
N
Strategic location where LRT Station, public bus services are located within walking distance away from site.
Site 1 Site 1
LEGENDS Transportation Hub
Vehicular Path
Site 1
Towards the Gems Design Opportunities
N
Strategic location where LRT Station, public bus services are located within walking distance away from site. Design Strategies By anchoring the pedestrian from public transportation hub to site, direct users flows into site from a strong visual engagement.
Site 1 Site 1
LEGENDS Transportation Hub Propose opportunity pedestrian flow
AC C E S S I B I LI TI E S
Accessibility & Connectivity Gems in Eyes Design Opportunities Adaptation in connectivity from existing urban also an essential aspect to be consider in promoting cultural identity through visual engagement.
Site 1
LEGENDS Klang River
Accessibility & Connectivity Gems in Eyes Pedestrian bridge Capture local working class pedestrian flow towards site, utilising the existing bridge and staircase.
Site 1
LEGENDS Klang River Pedestrian bridge
Accessibility & Connectivity Gems in Eyes River of Life (RoL) Complement RoL projects by integrate a formal entry point to entice movement of tourist into site.
Site 1
LEGENDS Klang River Pedestrian bridge
River of Life (RoL)
Accessibility & Connectivity Gems in Eyes Central Market Transient place for local working class and artisans together before and after working hour.
Site 1
LEGENDS Klang River
River of Life (RoL)
Pedestrian bridge
Central Market
Accessibility & Connectivity Gems in Eyes Kasturi Walk Provide connection and continuation relationship from animating street market.
Site 1
LEGENDS Klang River
River of Life (RoL)
Pedestrian bridge
Central Market
Kasturi Walk
Accessibility & Connectivity Gems in Eyes Design Strategies Clustered Organisation Composition of spaces improve the permeability and circulation both from site or to site create a strong indoor and outdoor relationship.
LEGENDS Klang River
River of Life (RoL)
Pedestrian bridge
Central Market
Kasturi Walk
Accessibility & Connectivity Gems in Eyes Design Strategies Clustered Organisation Composition of spaces improve the permeability and circulation both from site or to site create a strong indoor and outdoor relationship. Public Ground Area Designated community ground which encourage pedestrian access and provide opportunities for locals and neighbouring urban.
LEGENDS Klang River
River of Life (RoL)
Pedestrian bridge
Central Market
Kasturi Walk
Accessibility & Connectivity Gems in Eyes Design Strategies Clustered Organisation Composition of spaces improve the permeability and walkability both from site or to site create a strong indoor and outdoor relationship. Public Ground Area Designated community ground which encourage pedestrian movement, ease for access and provide opportunities for locals and neighbouring urban.
LEGENDS Klang River
River of Life (RoL)
Pedestrian bridge
Central Market
Kasturi Walk
P RE C E D E N T S TU D I E S 1
Comprehensive Cultural Building Shenzen, China Architect Zhubo Design Site Location Building located in the west of Shenzhen highway intersect with Shangchuan Road. Site is surrounded by commercial district which are thrive individually and frequent by locals.
Site
N
Comprehensive Cultural Building Shenzen, China People . Space . Building Cultural centre accommodate with cultural indoor and outdoor activities, reintroduce cultural activities through a high adaptation to current permeability of site, integrating public vehicular, pedestrian access, attracting people flow into the building. Issues Lack of interactive public ground resulting the decline inheritance of cultures, where valuable traditions will continue with the fading phenomena and reach a termination point.
Comprehensive Cultural Building Shenzen, China Program to complement with surrounding existing urban block to celebrate it as a active cultural centre.
Site N
Program to Public Urban view deck
Communities activities
Origin and terminal station
Serves for surrounding districts
Comprehensive Cultural Building Shenzen, China One Corridor A ramp corridor connects users to urban public space, the origin and the terminal stations, create a interactive three-dimensional public space at multiple elevations.
Site N
ramp corridor
Comprehensive Cultural Building Shenzen, China One Space Public staircase lead users to corridor which is used independently as the public activity space for surrounding residents to stimulate various behaviors during both open or closed period.
Public access
LEGENDS Public community ground
Indoor corridor circulation
Public staircase access
Outdoor corridor circulation
Site N
Public access
Comprehensive Cultural Building Shenzen, China Interactive public ground Public realm being emphasize to cease the issue scarcity of public ground in site. The building presents a spatial interface both real and virtual, making it interact and integrate with the surrounding urban scape, people to spaces. To Cultural Experiential Centre This precedents depicts how an designated community ground and programmes could prompt the happening interrelationship between people in site.
U RB AN
FO RM S
Life between Urban Gems in Soul From Movement to Engagement Space of movement transformed to space of staying. Extension of activity into five foot walkway and beyond the actual limit, slowing their movement, encourages engagement of pedestrian,
Kasturi Walk Petaling Street Site 1
LEGENDS Klang River Engage street
N
Life between Urban Gems in Soul Perceptibility A smooth turning corner is established to provide pedestrian a continual visual quality from the vehicle path. A breathing space created for the pedestrians to stay and relax.
Site 1
LEGENDS Klang River Triangular urban blocks
N
Life between Urban Gems in Soul Initiate Contact Small alley within buildings generate intimate relationship to communities while offer a glimpse of local culture, holding their identities firmly.
Kwai Chai Hong Lian Bee Hokkien Mee
Site 1
LEGENDS Klang River Animated back alley
N
Life between Urban Gems in Soul Tranquility A green edge is established with a rows of trees planted along the vehicular path. It softens the boundary, provides a breathing space within the dense city.
Site 1
LEGENDS Klang River Landscapes
N
Life between Urban Gems in Soul Design Potential Capture pedestrian movement by introduce spills out activities, active frontage.
Adjacent Building
Adjacent Building
Design Potential Create warm and intimate street relationship from building to people.
Adjacent Building
Adjacent Building
Street Market
Animated street
N
P RE C E D E N T S TU D I E S 2
Bunjil Place Narre Warren, Australia Issues Site was chosen to resonate culture due to the local traditional identity loss that resulted from the development of the semi-rural residential towns into a major growth corridor and the rapid expansion of modern housing developments. The design vision seeks to create authenticity and “place� and the City of Casey.
Bunjil Place Narre Warren, Australia Meeting of Paths Site utilise the advantage by connecting peoples from surrounding districts. Building works as a focal point place where all locals overlaps and interconnects and at the centre is the interconnecting fluid form of the foyer gathering space, a non-hierarchical space that unifies the complex. Site
N
Bunjil Place Narre Warren, Australia Interconnecting heart To create a welcoming celebration and backdrop for community life. Spaces are interconnected with a central hub as a active foyer which reinforce the concept of public gathering.
LEGENDS Gathering Foyer
Public highway
Vehicular circulation
Bunjil Place Narre Warren, Australia Gather as A Whole The plan depicts the centralised organisation, emphasis on the central public realm allowing spontaneous interaction to be happened between users, strengthen local community relationship. Circulation starts and end at the same spot.
Gathering Foyer
A public gathering nodes easy access and welcoming
Bunjil Place Narre Warren, Australia Engagement to pedestrian Building integrate and provide continuation from existing pedestrian path direct into building as a enticement to local pedestrian thus as a welcoming frontage that attract people attention.
LEGENDS Gathering Foyer
Pedestrian path
Bunjil Place Narre Warren, Australia Rejuvenate node A meaningful thriving nodes which complement the relationship with surrounding districts by engaging the public, encourage people to gather, meet, talk, share spontaneously and naturally. To Cultural Experiential Centre This precedents depicts how culture centre could acts as a common node pull different group of users together serving as a hotspot, instill awareness towards the diminishing cultures.
M O VE M E N T & AC TI VI TI E S
People . Life . Building Destination of Gems The specific user groups which can potentially be directed into the cultural centre are identified from the neighbouring nodes through their movement and usual activities Locals Compose the largest percentage on site. The cultural centre should complements their routine such as: - Platform for cultural exchange experience & knowledge - Child day care and learning centre, ease for local working class - Provide job opportunities for locals
LEGENDS Locals
Site 1
People . Life . Building Destination of Gems The specific user groups which can potentially be directed into the cultural centre are identified from the neighbouring nodes through their movement and usual activities Locals Compose the largest percentage on site. The cultural centre should complements their routine such as: - Platform for cultural exchange experience & knowledge - Child day care and learning centre, ease for local working class - Provide job opportunities for locals
LEGENDS Locals
Site 1
People . Life . Building Destination of Gems Tourists Promote our traditional culture and identities through entertaining, time saving cultural experiential programme. - Experience ethnic celebration event and traditional games - Beadwork, wood carving, batik, wau, gasing workshop - Exhibition for memorial cultural items Site 1
People . Life . Building Destination of Gems Tourists Promote our traditional culture and identities through entertaining, time saving cultural experiential programme. - Experience ethnic celebration event and traditional games - Beadwork, wood carving, batik, wau, gasing workshop - Exhibition for memorial cultural items Site 1
LEGENDS Tourists
People . Life . Building Destination of Gems Aged Artisans Decreasing chances of people noticing their presence. Main medium to rebuilt sense of identities among youngsters. - Collaboration programme with commercial and arts - Pass down the culture by cultural experiencing class, dialects speaking class, calligraphy class, protocols and etiquette experience class
Site 1
People . Life . Building Destination of Gems Aged Artisans Decreasing chances of people noticing their presence. Main medium to rebuilt sense of identities among youngsters. - Collaboration programme with commercial and arts - Pass down the culture by cultural experiencing class, dialects speaking class, calligraphy class, protocols and etiquette experience class
LEGENDS Aged Artisans
Site 1
People . Life . Building Destination of Gems Younger generations Main target user group to cease the social issues, neglection of traditional culture. - Attend formal or informal learning - Real life experience for cultural learning Site 1
People . Life . Building Destination of Gems Younger generations Main target user group to cease the social issues, neglection of traditional culture. - Attend formal or informal learning - Real life experience for cultural learning Site 1
LEGENDS Younger generations
People . Life . Building Destination of Gems Pulling Eects People as the symbolisation of culture should be exist as one, learning through interaction, bridge the connections between each different nodes. Regeneration Through Innovation Alluring ground which could introduce a sense of belonging among peoples through reacknowledge where we are from...
C O N C LU S I O N
Conclusion Gleaming Gems Falling Gems
Identity
Tradition
Standardise
Homogeneity
Distinctive characters (Programme)
Active & Passive (Relationship)
Communities
Independent
Individual
Involvement
Shared Benefits
Gleaming Gems
Cultural Experiential Centre
Spatial Flexibility
Issues Opportunities
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