The document discusses public spaces in Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, including Central Market and Medan Pasar in KL as well as Orchard Road in Singapore. It describes the layouts, architectural features, and activities in these spaces. Central Market has a clear entrance hierarchy and Kasturi Walk uses a repetitive design to invite people between stalls. Medan Pasar is lined with heritage buildings and has an extensive open space for events. Orchard Road has a wide pedestrian walkway that provides easy access and views along the path.

1. JOURNAL
KUALA LUMPUR & SINGAPORE
TALES OF THREE CITIES //ASSIGNMENT 1// BY LEE JIA MIN 0324126

2. SIMPLICITY
YET UNIQUE
A STRONG HIERARCHY IS DEVELOPED AT THE ENTRANCE WHICH ESTABLISHES CLEAR FOCAL POINT
FOR VISITORS TO ACCESS FROM THE WIDE SIDEWALKS.
CENTRAL MARKET, KL

3. WELCOMING
THE REPETITIVE USE OF LARGE SCALE WAU DESIGN STRUCTURE ALONG THE KASTURI WALK CREATE
A SENSE OF CONTINUITY TO INVITE PASSERBY TO A VARIETY OF STALLS AND SHOPS WITHIN. AT THE
SAME TIME, IT ALSO SERVED AS A LINEAR COVERED PEDESTRIAN STREET THAT PROVIDES LINKAGES
CONNECTING TO
KASTURI WALK, KL

4. INTERSECTION
FOR ALL
THE CONNECTION HUB AT THE JUNCTION
OF JALAN HANG KASTURI WITH MULTIPLE
ROAD NETWORKS (PEDESTRIAN,VEHICLE,
MOTORCYCLE) ON GOING AND THE HIGH
CAPACITY OF ROAD USER CREATES A SENSE
OF COMPLEXITY.

5. DIVERGENT
BETWEEN BORDER
LEFT, RIGHT, INVERSELY. WHERE MAJOR
CIRCULATE TOWARDS MEDAN PASAR AND
CENTRAL MARKET. ENFORCING INTERACTION
WITHIN THE STRETCH ROUTES AS THE ONE-
WAY VEHICLES LACK THE MEANS OF
PASSING BY AND THE BARRIERS STAND
AS A BUFFER BETWEEN SPACES.
CENTRAL MARKET, KL

6. ENCLOSURE
IDENTITY OF THE STREET IS FORMED BY THE LINEAR BUILDING WHICH IS CLOSE PROXIMITY BETWEEN OPPOSITE
SHOPLOTS IN THE NARROW ROAD, ENABLING DIFFERING ACTIVITIES TO SPILL ON THE STREET, PASSING
PEDESTRIANS INTERACT ON THE STREET BRINGING LIVELINESS AND SERENITY SCENE TO THE STREET.

7. THE INFILL OPEN SPACE, MEDAN PASAR WHICH
COMPRISED OF CULTURAL ASSETS THAT FORM
THE IMAGE AND CREATED SENSE OF
ATTACHMENT TO THE URBAN COMMUNITY.
IN THE MIDDLE OF SHOPHOUSES IT ALSO ACT
AS A PEDESTRIAN ARCADE AND ENLISED BY
PUBLIC TRANSPORT.
ICONIC
MEDAN PASAR, KL

8. LINEARITY THE LINEAR PATTERN OF THE SQUARE SHOWS THE CONTINUITY OF THE SPACE FROM BEGINNING
TO THE ENDWHICH FOCUS ON THE HISTORICAL CLOCK TOWER IN THE MIDDLE AND ACT AS A
GUIDE.MEDAN PASAR, KL

9. VISUAL
INTEGRATION
THE FACADES OF THE NEO-CLASSICAL SHOPHOUSES HAVE A STRONG SENSE OF CHARACTER
CLEARLY REFLECTED ON LOCAL HISTORY AND ITS FOOTPRINT THROUGH ITS ARCHITECTURAL
ELEMENTS AND THE DISPLAYS OF DIFFERENT COLORS SPARKS VISUAL COMMUNICATION
WITH PASSERBY.MEDAN PASAR, KL

10. EXTENSIVE
MEDAN PASAR IS LINED WITH OLD HERITAGE BUILDINGS AND LOACTED BEHIND CENTRAL MARKET. THE
EXTENSIVE LAND GIVE SPACES FOR PEOPLE TO BREATH, REST FROM THE CHAOTIC CITY, RAISES THE
ACTIVENESS OF THE MARKET, PROVIDES PLATFORM TO HOST EVENTS AND PERFORMANCES.MEDAN PASAR, KL

11. CHAOTIC
THE PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY IN MEDAN PASAR NOT ONLY FOR ACESSIBILITY BUT ALSO ACT AS A PLATFORM WHERE
PASSENGERS WAIT FOR BUSES. BESIDES, THE SHOPHOUSES FACE DIRECTLY ONTO THE STREET WHICH SHOWS
TRANSPARENCY TO THE PASSERBY TO SEE THROUGH THE DEEP FRONTAGE OF THE SHOPHOUSES.MEDAN PASAR, KL

12. PUBLIC
REALM
THE SEATING AREA IN MEDAN PASAR ENHANCE SOCIAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ONE ANOTHER ,
ALSO GIVES A SENSE OF COMFORT SITTING UNDER THE TRESS WHICH PROVIDES SHADING. BESIDES,
SIGNAGE ON THE NEARBY BRIDGE THAT CROSSES THE KLANG RIVER, PROVIDES CONSIDERABLE FOR
MANY OF THE SURROUNDING BUILDINGS.
MEDAN PASAR, KL

13. UNSEEN
BACK ALLEY
THE MORE VISUALLY ATTRACTIVE ASPECTS OF THE LINEAR AND NARROW BACK ALLEY IS IMPORTANT
ACCESS ROUTE FOR PEOPLES TO THE DOOR THAT LEADING INTO THEIR PRMISES, REMNANTS THE
DAYS WHEN A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE POPULATION LIVED IN SHOPHOUSES.
MEDAN PASAR, KL

14. CONTRAST
THE LINEAR PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY ALONG
THE RIVER GIVES A SENSE OF STARK
CONTRAST TO THE BUILT FORM AND
ARCHITECTURE STYLE OF THE HISTORICAL
MASJID JAMEK.
MEDAN PASAR, KL

15. OPENNESS IN BETWEEN THE ROW OF SHOPHOUSES AND THE OPEN PARKING SPACE GIVE USERS A
SENSE OF SPACIOUSNESS AND WIDE HORIZONTAL VISUAL SCOPE OF THE AREA

16. STREET
CROWD
THE LINEAR AND WIDE PEDESTRAIN WALKWAY EASE FOR MOVEMENT WHICH IS A GOOD CONNECTIVITY
THAT PROVIDES EASY ACCESS FOR USERS TO PLACES, AND INTENDED VIEWS THROUGHOUT THEIR STROLLS
ALONG PATH.,ALSO WILL RESULT IN MORE LIVABLE COMMUNITY.
ORCHARD ROAD, SINGAPORE

17. SHARING
PUBLIC SPACE ENHANCE HUMAN INTERACTION WHICH THERE’S BARRIER FREE AND EASY ACCESSIBLE
FOR ALL USERS. IT IS ALSO A WELL SHADED SPACE WITH PROVIDED PUBLIC SEATING MAKE IT A GREAT
GATHERING SPACE FOR PEOPLE TO CHILL AND REST AFTER HECTIC DAY.
ORCHARD ROAD, SINGAPORE