2. HOW WILL A COLLABORATIVE SPACE CONTRIBUTE TO THE
IDENTITY OF THE SITE
HOW WILL A COLLABORATIVE SPACE CONTRIBUTE TO THE
IDENTITY OF THE SITE
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BRYAN LIAW YAU VERN 0326627
CHERILYN CHIA 0321986
CHIA KE CHAIN 0322062
CHONG YI HUI 0324404
ESTHER OO 0326915
MUHAMMAD MIRZA 0324031
RACQUEL OOI 0326676
SHREYA MARIA WILSON 0322713
YEW WING KEE 0323555
4. URBAN MORPHOLOGY 1980
1980s
Even during the 90s, Chow Kit has already
been known for being a dense city. A few
free-standing buildings have begun to
emerge to cater for the growing city.
2000s
Modern development rates have rapidly
increased as commercial becomes a focus
on site.
2018 (PRESENT)
The domination of new development and
modernisation leaning towards corporate
purposes, resulting in the lack of
community life.
TIMELINE
past to present of Chow Kit
12. 1:6
Plot Ratio
1:8
Expected Plot
Ratio of site:
1:8
EXPECTED INTENSITY 2020
Act as major commercial city centre
with public facilities and utilities
Source: KLCP, 2020
SITESITE
N
13. N
Total area = 1575.8 sqm.
Plot ratio = 1:8
Max built-up area = 12606.4 sqm
Minimum 21 car parking spaces
20. VEGETATION
According to Urban Design Guidelines KL:-
Green screening and landscape are highly encouraged Landscaping must be maintained for safety reasons
1
2
3
List of trees: (1) Acacia mangium (2) Samanea saman (3) Maniltoa browneoides
PARKING SECURITY & PRIVACY
28. COARSE GRAIN FABRIC
within site adjacency
Large city blocks
act as âfortressesâ
Blocking
themselves from
public realm,
isolating street
pedestrians
Emphasis on
buildingsâ
individuality;
economy, politics...
Inhospitable for
interaction
Urban fabric of Chow Kit, Jalan Sultan Ismail
Site
Chowkit, Jalan
Sultan Ismail
N
29. âJust another
workspaceâ
Low quality of public realm from
high building enclosure; resulting
to the absence of the
socio-cultural element, lacking of
pedestrian-friendly environment.
âUninterestingâ
Another new development with a
âworkspaceâ notion may appear
uninteresting to the people due to
the many corporate buildings with
similar singular functions.
REPETITIVE BUILDING TYPES
within site adjacency
30. Work + Live + Play = ?
With the repetitive pure-working
environment, there may be a challenge
for the people to adapt to a
multifunctional space, where
contrasting elements of work and play
come together.
âPlay first,
work laterâ
The issue of adaptation to a
multifunctional workspace may
unintentionally be misused to a mere
play-space, thus losing its primary
function of being a workspace.
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Play, may come primary.
Work, may come secondary.
CHALLENGE TO ADAPT
can these contrasting elements combine?
31. CONGREGATION OF ALL USERS ARE
DISTINCT AT DIFFERENT DISTRICTS âŠ...
Would all users
be benefitted by the co-working space?
38. SOCIETY SEGREGATION
Life in the fast lane
âEconomizing on time becomes more urgent and life
becomes more hurried and harried," (Walmsley et.al,
n.d.)
Laid-back living
Slower pace of living, lesser competition in economy
and politics
43. PRESENCEO
F VARIETY
in land-use
Fine grain:
smaller shoplots
with variety of
commercial
activities
resulting to
higher social
interaction
âHome,
restaurants, local
businesses,
entertainmentâŠâ
Commercial
Educational
Corporate
Site
District
High intensity of
Blue Collars
45. Freelancers
Local
talents
Young
entrepreneurs
Malaysian freelancing economy
has grown by
31%
making Malaysia the 3rd
largest freelancing market in
the region.
(The Employees Provident Fund
EPF, 2017).
Freelancing
has
become quite a
large contribution
in the
Malaysian economy.
(Favser.com 2018)
Various careers
in coworking
space
Element of
variety
Attracts all
society classes
PROVISION OF JOB OPPORTUNITIES
in a co-working space
46. A CO-WORKING SPACE
to bridge the gap of society segregation
+
+
+
+
+
++
Variety
Sustainable
mixed
community
Live
+
Work
47. M U L T I - U S E D
S P A C E S
O F F I C E S
PROVIDES NETWORKING
OPPORTUNITIES
Offices around Chow Kit
have rigid working hours
(9am-5pm), this offers easy
networking opportunities at
most times.
OFFERS ROBUSTNESS
Can be used for many
different purposes offer their
users more choice than
places whose design limits
them to a single fixed use.N
48. M U L T I - U S E D
S P A C E S
O F F I C E S
SITE
N
PROVIDES NETWORKING
OPPORTUNITIES
Offices around Chow Kit
have rigid working hours
(9am-5pm), this offers easy
networking opportunities at
most times.
49. FLEXIBLE WORKFORCE
NETWORKING
OPPORTUNITIES
With the nature of high change of market dynamics in Chow Kit, Flexible workspaces thus become crucial
to account for all major restructuring of work force.
+
=
GREATER EFFICIENCY
INCREASED
CREATIVITY
51. Accessibility to City Network through urban roads and railways.
Urban network are well connected to the city fabric.
Accessibility to city networks through available transport modes (MRT,LRT,bus)
Corridors (pedestrian walkways) allow for connection to the
surrounding programmes
MAIN PATH INNER
PATH
SITEPEDESTRIAN WALKWAY
MOVEMENT PATTERNS & ACCESSIBILITY
CIRCULATION AROUND
SITE
N
52. S
I
T
E
CLUSTERED
OFFICES
= NETWORKING
The work connections between a
site and its surroundings are
important as it offers networking
for the site due to
CONVENIENCE.
+ VEHICULAR
PATH AND
WALKWAYS
53. CLUSTERED
OFFICE
TYPOLOGY
VS
CASE A
HOTELLINGâS LAW
SCATTERED
OFFICE
TYPOLOGY
CASE B
Hotelling's law is an
observation in economics
that in many markets it is
rational for producers to
make their products as
similar as possible. This is
also referred to as the
principle of minimum
differentiation as well as
Hotelling's linear city model.
Hotelling, Harold (1929), "Stability in Competition" (PDF), Economic Journal, 39 (153): 41â57, doi:10.2307/2224214
56. SITESITE
Human activity can be seen to the north
and south of Chow Kit thus very low
optional activities on site causing less
social interactions
ACTIVITY NODE
N
Vehicular Node
Activity Node
Pedestrian passerby
People involved in activity
59. More possibilities for social interaction.
Caters for necessary, optional and social activities.
Increased privacy
STAIRWAYS
AS PASSAGE
STAIRWAYS AS SEATINGS
POTENTIAL SOLUTION TO
INCORPORATE ON SITE
61. SITESITE
STRATEGY
Capitalize the side with the highest
exposure (the side facing the
overhead bridge)
LOW VISUAL EXPOSURE
The view on all 4 sides of the site are
blocked by the surrounding buildings.
VISUAL PERMEABILITY
c
VISUAL PERMEABILITY
c
62. VISUAL OBSTRUCTION
Possible Strategies:
1. Remove Public Toilet & replace it in
the collaborative space.
ISSUE
VIEW OF THE SITE IS
OBSTRUCTED FROM CARS
PASSING THROUGH THE SITE
Possible Strategies:
1. Integrate and adapt building design
to trees to advertise to the vegetation
2. Relocate the vegetations at site
64. POTENTIAL SOLUTION TO
INCORPORATE ON SITE
Privatization of compound. Attract pedestrians into the interior spaces.
Heighten personal experiences.
According to DBKL Guidelines: Ground floor of building should be highly
transparent (50-75% windows) to make the inside visible to passers-by.
PRIVACY PUBLICITY
67. Necessary, optional and social activities exist.
FIVE-FOOT
WALKWAY
Necessary activities exist.
More passive contacts.
SPILLOVER
POTENTIAL SOLUTION TO
INCORPORATE ON SITE
69. Located at The Embarcadero in San Francisco, California
A ferry service terminal,
around the Bay and the portal to San Francisco at the foot of Market Street.
Surrounded by plazas and a park which provide variety of landscape activity for San Franciscan.
SITE CONTEXT
70. HOW DOES THE PUBLIC REALM IN
THE FERRY BUILDING
act as an anchor point?
71. GROUND FLOOR PLAN
Multiple entrance inviting the public realm into the building.
The Great Nave Public RealmPeople Circulation
72. PUBLIC ZONE
GROUND FLOOR
Open ground floor
allow the community
to explore the market
and restaurant
spaces.
SOCIAL ZONE - FIRST FLOOR
Public interaction between clients and
professionals
PRIVATE ZONE- SECOND FLOOR
Private zone for working area is
located far from the bustling city
FIRST FLOOR
GROUND FLOOR
SECOND FLOOR
Public Zone
Social Zone
Private Zone
73. FARMERS MARKET FOODWISE KID PROGRAMME
ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMME
of events and happenings in the Ferry Building
74. SITE ISSUE: LACK OF INTERACTION
Lack of emphasis on social interaction in the urban
development, whereas emphasised on politics and economy.
77. HUMAN SCALED BUILDING
and more transparent ground floor activities
5 Foot walkway
1.5m
width
70m
High
Footpath
Allow people to
congregate and
increase intimacy
between groups of
people.
3m
High
âPut people
first,
then buildingâ
81. J Avenue Mall
theCOMMONS
Residential
Tower
Bar
Pennyâs Balcony
Bar
Restaurant
Restaurant
Restaurant
theCOMMONS is a small retail development located in the city centre. It is an attempt to create a new active outdoor space where
people can comfortably utilise it at anytime of the year.
SITE CONTEXT theCOMMONS
82. HUMAN SCALED SPACES Easily accessible and inviting, opened entrance to attract public. Staircase as resting and hang out
place.
83. VERTICAL OPEN AIR PUBLIC SPACE Bridge the variety of shop lots and activities within the building.
Play Yard
Top Yard
Village
Market
85. Cooking Workshop Outdoor Gathering
Pop Up Bazaar at Public StaircaseLive Music Event
TEMPORARY EVENTS
in public realm
86. INTERNAL FLEXIBILITY
Free - moving working spaces as
platforms for different careers
Allows personalisation
EXTERNAL FLEXIBILITY
Free outdoor spaces for variety of
outdoor activities
Allows robustness
INCORPORATE FLEXIBLE LAYOUT WITHIN SPACES
to create free-moving spaces
87. OPEN FLOOR PLAN
for internal flexibility; to provide a variety of spatial use
Schematic Floor Plan
89. FLEXIBLE LAYOUT AND SPACES that encourages new forms of innovation for creative exchange & to spur economy
BOOKMARK
THE BINDERY
ART PRINTING WORKS
UPPERCASE
PULP
PAPER PLATES
PROJECT POKET POKOK
THE CANOPY
95. theCOMMONS | Bangkok, ThailandAPW | Bangsar, Malaysia
CONTEXT
FERRY Building | San Francisco, USA
Located at the ferry service terminal
around the Bay and the portal to
San Francisco at the foot of Market
Street.
Provide a central location which
operate as community
gathering-place for the
celebration of local culture and
cuisine
Located in a modern-day cosmopolitan
city, where urban dwellers are yearning
for new possibilities of outdoor living
space that can effectively answer to the
tropical heat and its dense living
condition.
Located in an industrial area
surrounded by residential zones.
It was first establish in as Art Printing
Works, a commercial printing
factory.
In 2013, an idea was conceived to
repurpose underutilised spaces
within the printing factory which is
currently a hotspot to the community.
LOCAL REGIONAL WESTERN
96. PROGRAMME
Market Zone
Community-Based Shopping Mall
A human scale landmark acts as
âthe backyard of Thonglorâ.
Collaborative Workspace
Wine Fiesta & Music Night
Workshop
A Creative Campus to Inspire And
Encourage New Forms Of Innovation To
Spur Economy.
Flexible Layout Open Air Public Space
Pocket Parks
Promote the Bay Areaâs Vast ethnic
diversity and serve an incubator for
artisan producer.
Adaptive Reuse Community Place
Historical Landmark
Marketplace for Farmers
Events Venue
Education Classroom
Inviting Ground Floor Activity into
building
Cooking Workshop
Staircase as Public Seating & Hang Out Area
Yoga Class
Music Night
Street Market
theCOMMONS | Bangkok, ThailandAPW | Bangsar, Malaysia FERRY Building | San Francisco, USA
FoodWise Kids Programme
97. The Commons | Bangkok, ThailandAPW | Bangsar, Malaysia
LIVE, WORK,
EXCHANGE
LIVE, WORK,
CONGREGATE
LIVE, WORK,
DIVERSIFY
FERRY Building | San Francisco, USA
LIVE + WORK + ?
space becomes place
98. IN THE MIDST OF EVERYTHING
â Cultural identity
â Community
â Transportation
â Growing economy
MIDST OF EVERYTHING
Will the collaborative
space compete with the
surroundings?
OR
Will it enrich the
identity of Chow Kit?OR
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