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Design Philosophy To design is to provide solutions for or highlight the existing problems. It is not an easy task, the solution must be well balanced in between its ideology and its outcome. Every site has its own set of problems. By addressing the specific problems, designers can bring forth fresh perspectives to the public. The most interesting part of the design practice is to redefine the norm. It questions our surroundings in which leads us to new perspectives and experiences. That is where creativity comes in. The proposed design solutions are site driven and aims to satisfy the needs of the existing and intended users. Factors such as target audience, functionality and ambience are main priorities in all the proposed design concepts, followed up with the proposed design language to enhance the spatial quality while giving the space its own identity. Woo Ching Ting
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01 Urban Stitch
02 Culture of the Space
03 The Rich and the Poor
Recreational
Restaurant & Bar
Exhibition
To attract neighbouring communities from the surrounding, through fun and engaging activities for all ages, thus uniting and stitching communities
The essence of the local delight as well as its preparation methods will be translated into the spatial planning and design.
To bring about discussion and shed light on the disparity between the rich and poor in Singapore.
04 Twisted
05 Within Four Walls
Retail Facade
Restaurant & Bar
A playful intervention which is made up of a contrast of the elements such as in colours, textures and styles.
The restaurant aims to reintroduce the dying trait of handmade popiah. The essence of the local delight as well as its preparation methods for which will be translated into the spatial planning and design
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URBAN STITCH Set within the context of residential neighbourhoods lies the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) transportation network that cuts across various neighbourhoods, dissecting streets and communities. To accommodate for the network, structures are elevated to create train tracks, which resulted in the creation of leftover spaces that urban planners so often neglect in their planning. Urban stitch embraces such spaces and through utilising it to gather communities. Urban Stitch aims to connect surrounding neighbourhoods through friendly communal based activities; ice cream making, an experience for all ages. People of all age groups can engage one another through learning to create a simple snack loved by all: ice cream. Additionally, users can appreciate the surrounding view while enjoying the quick snack. An additional option, involving collaboration with the ice cream man, allows people who are in a rush to order directly from the vendor. 5
Site Characteristic HDB
School
Church
Office
Utility
Commercial
Programmes’ Figure Ground
MRT
TAMPINES MRT
Trees
Greenery
Greenery
Parking Lot
Pedestrian Path
Bus Stop
Inter-NBH Roads
Summary of Observation Bus Terminal
Vehicular Nodes 6
Intra-NBH Roads
The thoroughfare underneath the MRT tracks is located at the heart of the residential area and adjacent to the eco park. Additionally, it is well connected to its surroundings commercial nodes and residential buildings, which makes the path frequently used. Other than that, the space is also well shaded with a great view to enjoy.
Chosen Sector’s Analysis
Pedestrian Pathway
Cycling Pathway
The chosen section is located next to the community garden. It is chosen due to the community driven hands-on culture seen in the community garden, which is also reflected in the aim of the activity.
Linkway
The established linkway makes it very convenient for residents and public to get to the the urban corridor.
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Existing Circulation Network
Existing Pathway System Shared Cyclist + Pedestrian Separated
Cyclist only Pedestrian only
Parallel (At allocated Site) Cyclist only Pedestrian only Pedestrian uses the thoroughfare to get from their house to the train station and commercial nodes while cyclist uses the park connector (PCN) to get to other parts of Singapore.
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Since it is located in the centre of surrounding neighbourhood while providing optimal shade, it provides an opportunity to be a space to strengthen ties and cohesivness of the community.
Residents’ Circulation
Bringing local recreational activities into the spaces adds value to it as well as encouraging residents and public to activate the urban space.
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Key Site’s Facilities
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Ice cream Vendor
Communal Garden
Seating facing the communal garden.
The proposed activity is to enhance this existing programme while embracing the hands-on culture reflected by the community garden.
The proposed activity will be embracing the hands-on culture of the site.
The visual relationship between the resting spot and the communal garden is a highlight during the planning stages..
Perspective Collage As one of my first approach is to treat the space as an urban living room. To create a vision of a warm and inviting spaces through colours and materials. The collage was piece together in hopes to reflect its site features as well as its
linearity. Unlike, the concrete jungle surrounding the space, the colours were chosen to be pastel colour scheme to lighten the heaviness of the surroundings as well as brighten up the space to encourage visitors to extend their stay. 11
Zoning Legend Ice cream bike stall Bicycle Parking Resting Area Ice cream party Ice creammaking station 12
Material Strategy
Creating a ripple effect by swirling strawberry syrup with vanilla ice cream.
By translating the method, the above pattern was created to apply the ice cream texture (marble) into an urban fabric. Additionally, the planning of the floor material is inspired by the seamless flow of this texture.
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Ice-Cream Making Furniture
Light Pink Marble A Translation of the ice cream ripple’s effect.
White Marble Multi-Generation Family 4-6 pax
Multi-Generation Family + Neighbours 8-10 pax
Furniture Form Analysis The undulating movement creates the form of the furniture to portray the seamless connection from the ground to the furniture. 14
Design Form Strategy
Since the relationship between the topography ground and train tracks is prominent, it will be used as design generator.
The curvilinear language was derive from the surrounding topography which purpose was also to soften the linear cut which crosses through the neighbourhood form by the train tracks and park commuters.
The curvilinear relationship from the ground to the train tracks is translated into a cascading effect to relate to the site’s topography.
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Process Plans The spaces are planned according to their functions at first, and was then changed to integrate the function into the form of the site, so as to infuse the site into its surroundings.
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The Vendor The vendor caters to commuters as well as cyclists who just want a quick bite.
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The Vendor The Vendor act as a quick step for commuters to take a break and grab an ice cream while enjoying the view of the surrounding park as well as the community spirit and activity of ice cream making. 19
The Making The making allows multi-generation families as well as the public to come together to create their own ice cream. Preferably 4-6 pax per table.
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The Making The making is a space where multi generational families can come together to make their own ice cream with their parents and kids. After the ice cream making session, they can move to the back to rest and enjoy their snacks. 21
The Buffet The buffet allows neighbours from different blocks and units to come together for an ice cream buffet party. Each table can cater up to 8-10pax. 22
Road Markings The deep magenta colour is chosen for the road markings due to its visually striking colour as well as being in relation of the proposed colour scheme. It is placed on both ends of the space as well as the intersection for road safety purposes.
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Conceputal Model Making
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Conclusion The urban stitch gets most of its inspiration from its activity: ice-cream making. The ideology behind it was to attract users and activate the space through its programme and ambience. Hence, developing a programme would mean to study more about the site, in hopes of drawing inspirations from its current culture. The following steps would be developing the materials through analysing and extracting the essence of the ice cream. As for the form, it will have to complement its surrounding site. This was the most challenging part of this project since every detail of the form have to be justified reasonably. It took a great amount of time and numerous trials and errors to successfully figure out a way to implement the form into the site while not establishing boundaries.
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Culture of the Space Popiah is a local delight in Singapore. In Joo Chiat, its handmade popiah skin is well-known and popular amongst the locals. People from around Singapore would specially travel to Joo Chiat to purchase the skin. However, as it requires exquisite skills to produce a delicate popiah skin, it is a dying trait. Hence, the project aims to reintroduce the making of popiah while promoting family bonding between visitors and their families and friends through its programme and design. Additionally, it creates an opportunity to bridge the gap between the old and the young as the activity can be done by people from all walks of life. On top of that, the restaurant intends to collaborate with the existing popiah store for its handmade popiah skin. Apart from using the concept of popiah as an agent of connection between different groups of people. It is also applied on to the design language as well; by connecting interior structures, such as extending one element to the next to create furnitures and spatial qualities. 27
Demographic - Residents of Joo Chiat To be read from top to bottom
Housing Type
23%
Monthly Income
22%
11%
10%
23%
12%
17%
20%
1%
2%
Age Group
30%
6% 16%
14%
14%
19%
19%
13%
30%
Landed Property
Condominium
Above $6000
< $1000
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10-19
Public Flat
Other types
$4000 - $5999
$1000 - $1999
60 & above
20-39
HDB 5 rooms & EC
HDB 1&2 rooms
$3000 - $3999
$2000 - $2999
HDB 4 rooms
HDB 3 rooms
Through the findings, it is observed that of majority Joo C hiatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s residents are rather wealthy as 23% of them are living in landed property while 22% are living in condominium. Additionally, 23% of them earned more than $6000 for their monthly income. This suggests that a number of them are well-to-do and may be of high status in their career. The high level of responsibility may lead to the negligence of their family members.
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Urban Zoning
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Commercial
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Roads
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Bus Stop
Circulation
Pub CoffeeShop
Cafe
Site Images
Currently, the site is a linear space consisting of a mix of office and retail area.
Joo Chiat Site Zoning
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In Joo Chiat, the popiah eatery is very well known for their handmade popiah skin. It is a dying trait in Singapore hence, a specialty of Joo Chiat. The project decides to embrace this specialty, and reintroduce it through the proposed activity. The restaurant also intends to collaborate with the existing popiah eatery for their handmade skin.
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Concept Sketch Structure
Visual Spatial Boundary
Furniture
Floor Material
Design Strategy To connect the spaces through a unifying element as well as proposing a simple program that would reintroduces the dying trait while enhancing dining experience so that everyone can come together to enjoy the activity. The design form is inspired from the art of weaving, as it interconnects two distinct set of threads to create fabric.
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Perspective Collage To experiment with the desired outcome and ambience of the Restaurant and Bar 31
Proposed Spatial Zoning
Private
Public
The spatial planning concept was based on the arrangement of the popiahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ingredients. The kitchen and bar acts as the suppliers of the ingredients.
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The Bar serves alcoholic drinks as well as individual ingredients of popiah and Chinese tea.
Private events such as popiah parties and classes can take place at the backyard garden.
Furniture Typologies
The furnitures are designed to be connected from table to seating, to floor.
The dining space surrounds the kitchen and bar to embrace the core of the space.
The material of the translucent partition is made out of fabric to create an impression of the popiah skin in the restaurant, as well as creating semi-private spaces.
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Furniture Design Process
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1. Replacing the chairs with steps transforms it into a platform. However, the profile of the furniture is too overwhelming for the space. Same goes to no. 2. Hence, no. 5 & 6 are created to solve the issue. They are more interesting as they rise from the ground, weaves into different direction to form the furniture and floor. 34
Furniture Design
Holder Detailing Flushed Popiah Cover Metallic Strip Magnetic Catch Table
In every table, there is a flush popiah ingredients holder. The cold ingredients will be supplied by the bar while the hot indregients are supplied by the kitchen.
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Process Spatial Planning
Semi-Private Dining
Feature Wall
Layout & Lighting Plan
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Entrance WC 7.
Pathway & Structures
Bar Counter
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Kitchen
Pathway
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Entrance 4.
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Bar Counter
Ceiling
Semi-Private Dining
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Feature Wall Weaving Textures
Weaving Textures 2 colours
The herringbone texture is used for the wall feature as its linework stands out from other weaving patterns. This creates a visually appealing surface for diners to enjoy. The light colour of the feature wall were inspired from the colour of the popiah skin.
Serving Chinese tea together with popiah complements dining experience and also help to cleanse the dinerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s palette. Other options would be alcoholic drinks. 37
Section & Perspective at Day
Backyard Garden
Popiah Party Space
Popiah Party Space/ Public Dining Area
The space was extended because of the natural lighting and the greenery. Having a green wall in the restaurant is inspired by the lettuce in the local delight.
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Feature Wall at Dining Area
Kitchen Counter
Popiah Bar
Dining Area
Outdoor Dining Area
Section & Perspective at Night
Outdoor Dining Area
Translucent Ceiling
6 Seaters Dining Area
Dining Area for Handicap
Translucent Partition
Popiah Party Space
In-House Grown Tea Leafs (Blue Pea)
Bar and Dining Area
The light colours of the background was chosen to allow the line works of the structure to stand out, creating a directional viewpoint.
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Entrance View
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The high contrast of between the space and features heightens the interior experience and promotes a directional movement towards the backyard garden.
The effects of the ambience and atmosphere have been achieved quite successfully. The light colour scheme goes well with the translucent partition. The partition amplifies the identity of the interior while enhancing the texture of the space. It provides a hierarchy to the smooth textures
that wrap around the restaurant, giving a rythmic pause to a long stretch of space when walking down the linear aisle to the garden. The dark features are intentionally designed to stand out from its light background to create the visual flow from left to right and front to back.
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THE RICH & THE POOR In this case, the rich are referred to the people staying in Sentosa Cove, the most expensive estate in Singapore, while the poor refers to people who earns less than S$1000 per month.
The exhibition aims to bring about questions and discussions as well as to shed light on the disparity of the rich and poor in Singapore through the theme, Proportion. Exhibits portray artworks that questions the local social structures. The collection is chosen to depict their living conditions, positions in society, as well as associating their social class with stereotypical objects. The space will be designed around the objects to visually create an imbalance hierarchy of space through the play of proportion. 43
Definition RICH: The wealthiest people who stays in Sentosa Cove Island POOR: The poorest people who earns around $1,000 a month
Percentage of income distributed in Singapore
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Singaporeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s richest 10% have 42% of the income while the poorest 40% have what is left, a mere 4% of the income. Conceptualising Singaporeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s richest and poorest makes it evidently clear to the gross imbalance. As for the Singapore map, it shows the percentage of the poor is much more than the percentage of the rich in Singapore.But the rich takes back far more income home than the poor.
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POOR
Proportion The objects are scaled according to Singaporeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s percentage of wealthiest vs poorest
Installation Sculpture representing the wealthiest are being scaled down by 10%.
Sculpture representing the poor are being scaled up by 20%
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A debate on global Porverty
Collections that makes up the poorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s environment.
Proportion(Proposed exhibitsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; collection)
From left to right, top to bottom Capital Thomas Piketty 21 x 29.7cm Sculpture As I focus on local grounds, this books shows the statistics of the disaprity between the rich and poor globally. 46
Hardwood Wardrobe Unknown Designer 78 x 53 x 200cm Sculpture A basic object depicting the environment that the poor lives in
Some Redemptions Claire Fontaine Approx. 70 x 30 x 90cm Sculpture Collecting cans has been an act which Singaporeans associated with the poor.
Wooden Folding Table 90 x 63 x 78cm Sculpture A basic portable table which is commonly owned by the poor due to its price. It is also part of Singapore traditional furniture.
Public Payphone Martosc 30 x 21.6 x 7cm Sculpture The poor do not usually own phones, hence they have to use the public payphone provided.
Documentation of proverty
Alguns Anos Depois Emma Thomas Large Bed: 23 x 14 x 16cm Small Bed: 12 x 8 x 16cm Sculpture A designed sculpture purchased by the rich to indicate their social statues and cultural taste knowledge.
Unica Stools Chew Moh-Jin 27 x 27 x 47cm Sculpture The local traditional plastic stool can be seen everywhere in Singapore and most commonly at the streets.
Cardboard Trishaw David Barrie Approx. 300 x 200 x 140cm Sculpture The trishaw acts as a basic transport for cardboard uncles. It requires a lot of energy to ride but helps to transports a huge amount of carboards.
Single Bed Mattress 190 x 90 x 10cm Sculpture This will be put together with the rest of the furniture to set up an environment of the poor.
Rice with soya sauce Unknown Photographer 12 x 12 x 7cm Sculpture A type of food that the poor eats, it provides them with limited energy but helps to fill up their stomach easily.
1-Room Rental Flatsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Corridor Unknown Photographer 152 x 122cm Photography The work depicts the typical corridor of an one-room rental flat, emphasising on the tight spaces and its dull atmosphere.
Sketch of Cardboard Trishaw Mr Steve 420 x 297cm Sketch The cardboard collection trishaw acts as an portable home for its rider too.
Out in the Cold Wilfred Tan Film This 11 minutes and 27 seconds documentary depicts the plight of the homeless in Singapore, through the eyes of two homeless men. 47
Miniatures
Homeless Steven Bullock 2.7 x 1.1 x 0.8cm Sculpture The scale of this builderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tool allows one to take time to appreciate since their job is not appreciated in the society. 48
Graffiti artworks
Cement Eclipse Isaac Cordal Approx. 30 x 10 x 7cm Sculpture The sculpture represents the helplessness of the homeless when faced with difficulties.
Collages
Maid Banksy Approx. 170 x 190cm The image illustrates the maid sweeping it under the carpet, attempting to hide something, which relates to how a city glorifies itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good side but tuck its down side away.
Dresden 09 Evol 61 x 76cm Graffiti on Cardboard This interesting piece of art suggests that cardboards acts like a house to some, especially to the poor.
Coffee Makers Toshiaki Uchida 29.7 x 42cm Collage The surreal proportion suggests the power of which the respective classes holds in society.
Scuptures on the poor’s positions in society.
Silent Rescue Sammy Slabbinck 23 x 22cm Collage The juxtaposition suggests that the smaller people represents the poor who works through out the night while the rich child get to sleeps soundly in a soft environment.
Glowing Homeless Fanny Allie 183 x 18 x 56cm Sculpture The neon light highlights the homeless person sleeping on the bench.
Karma Do-Ho Suh 740 x 390 x 300cm Sculpture It depicts the downtrodden masses carrying it’s superior.
Floor Do-Ho Suh 100 x 100 x 8cm Installation The small represent the poor while the gigantic visitor’s foot represent the rich.
Woman with Sticks Ron Mueck 143 x 115 x 76cm Sculpture This sculpture suggests a woman tackling the near impossible tasks set for her to survive in this society. 49
Collections that makes up the rich’s environment.
Rustic Coffee Table 118 x 60 x 45cm Sculpture An imported luxurious furniture which is owns by the rich to blend in well with their industrial theme’s environment.
Black Italian Chandelier Nella Vetrina 115 x 115 x 140cm Sculpture One of the finest handmade lighting that stregthens the elegance of the interior.
Chesterfield Sofa Hisae Igarashi 200 x 86 x 72cm Sculpture This luxurious designer furniture portrays its owner‘s social status as well as his taste, suggesting that he possess the cultural capital.
Sentosa Cove Unknown Photographer 59.4 x 42cm Photograph An estate in which the wealthiest Singaporeans lives. It is also a paradise for the super-rich foreigners.
Caviar Motini with Beluga Caviar Unknown Photographer To be Confirmed It is known as the most expensive dish in Singapore.The drink itself cost S$1,880. The little amount which carries the huge price tag suggests that the drink is of the highest quality.
Gold Plated Road Biket Goldgenie Approx. 43 x 45 x 100cm Sculpture This furniture portrays the rich with it’s custom made wheels attached to it.
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Location Plan
Wheelers Yard Commercial & Residential Residential Place of Worship Business Whampoa River Roads
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Spatial Zoning
The various existing site programsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; show its mixed use characteristic. The different volume provides visitors with different experience such as wide open space and tight cosy spaces.
Existing Site Plan
First Floor Plan Cafe
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Carpark
Admin
Bike Store/ Repair
Second Floor Plan Storage
Office
Stairs
Site Observations’ Circulation
Balestier Rd
Staff Entrance
Toa Payoh via Park Connector
Visitors Circulation
The boundary to Wheeler’s Yard is a gradual transition from the public to the private space as the site’s boundary does not specifically define the function of the space.
Spatial Volume
High Ceiling
The high ceiling allows more natural lighting into the space as well as representing the siginficance of the space while celebrating its grandeur.
Low Ceiling
With the intimate spaces placed next to the higher vertical spaces, it helps to create a visual scale as well as providing choices for customers to choose. 53
Interior: Cafe
Exterior: Bike Store
Sketch of Corridor surrounding the Wheeler’s Yard
Sketch of View from 2nd floor of Wheeler’s Yard The metallic structural facade helps to articulate the vertical space, giving guests a visual scale. Additionally, the horizontal beams at the top provide a visual continuity from the interior to the exterior, enhancing the relationship between both spaces. The lower ceiling of the interior occupying half of the cafe helps to create a more intimate space, providing an interesting volumetric dimension of the cafe.
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The corridor acts as a transitional space between its surroundings and Wheeler’s Yard. It is this undefined space that blurred the boundary. Hence, the corridor is an opportunity for a variety of functions. As for the exterior within the metallic shell, other than the ventilation treatment on the wall, there is not much aesthetics to it. It seems that there is an intention to present this surface raw. Additionally, the colour of the surface creates a more serious atmosphere. The controlled colour is in contrast to the cafe.
Concept Collage
Upon my observations and research, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve interpreted the differences of both classes in this collage through materials, scale as well as ambience of an interior space. In Singapore, size of the space is equivalent to oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s financial status, Hence, the space with the larger scale
and better material quality represents the richer ones. While the bottom of the collage depicts the poor, as the small scale interior is make up of basic material. Other than that, the collage was shown in a sectional manner to show the power they hold in society.
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Exploded Isometric View of Overall Exhibition
To Balestier Road
Wheeler’s Yard Cafe
To Toa Payoh Park Connector
Section C
Rich - Second Level
First Floor Spatial Zoning
Poor - First Level The entire exhibition will be held at the Wheeler’s Yard’s Bike’s store and storage area, while retaining the cafe. The storage space will be replaced by the rich’s collection, which are arranged to portray the high life’s environment with natural lighting streaming in from the proposed skylight. 56
Additionally, the custom-made structural facade is designed to enhance the texture of the space vertically while allowing visitors to enjoy the bird’s eye view of the exhibition.
Section B
2D prints & Media Sculptures Installation
Section A
Miniature Sculptures
Exploded Isometric of Overall Exhibition Isometric View of the Water Walkway The water walkway allows visitors to visually engage with the floor plane while giving a certain depth to plane as well. The moving water also produces interesting shadows when lighting touches the water.
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1st Level Plan
These three were placed in the middle of the exhibition, facing the entrance, for its impact. The collection can be viewed by the exhibitionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s visitors as well as the cafeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s visitors. The homeless, which is in the middle of the placement attracts attention 58
2nd Level Plan
from all angles as it can glow. This image will leave a longer impression compared to rest. The collection itself holds a very strong message of the poor being invisble in the society.
Ground Lighting Plan
2nd Level Lighting Plan
These images; a documentation of the poor, are placed next to the media, in hopes to evoke emotions from the visitors. The space was dimly lit to enhance the contrast of the brightly lit wall. 59
Section A
This room was designed to isolate the design collection visually, so that visitors can focus on the sculptureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sense of grandeur in the space. The walls are put up so that visitors will not be distracted with the background, but focus on the sculpture itself. 60
Perspective of Physical Model This room is placed in the middle to allow visitors to start with a thought provoking sculpture, followed up with the Banksy graffiti art, showing how society reacts to this issue. After which, they may proceed to the darker corner adjacent to this room to watch a documentary about the poorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s way of life. 61
Section B
The relationship between the above and below space shows the disparity between the wealthiest and the poorest through an imbalance proportion of height and volume. Other than that, the difference in materials and size of the artworks enhances the contrast of both spaces. 62
Sectional Perspective The structural facade of the above installation was designed to enhanced the siteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s design language as well as to visually connect the cafe to the exhibition spaces. 63
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04 TWISTED To play with the contrast of colours, textures and styles, such as the shades of brown, rough and smooth textures and angular and organic style. The angular geometry represents the ethos of Aesop interior design â&#x20AC;&#x201C; chaotic, while the black organic strips controls the way the angular is framed and its position within it. Thus, control embraces chaos. As for the material, the intentional use of dried leaves in the window is to relate the material itself to Aesopâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s organic product and its iconic colour, at the same time creating a playful texture. 65
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