1) The Sin Sze Si Ya Temple located in Kuala Lumpur is the oldest Taoist temple, built in 1864 to commemorate two important figures in Selangor's history. 2) The temple has a main prayer hall with an ornate altar, and secondary wings for additional prayer spaces. 3) The temple holds important cultural and religious ceremonies for the local Chinese community, most notably celebrations for Chinese New Year and Jingzhe Day.

1. SINSZESIYATEMPLE
PLANNOTTOSCALE
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EXPERIENCETHROUGHOUTTHETEMPLE
MainPrayerHall
ThealtarisplacedatthemainThealtarisplacedatthemain
prayerhallwhichishigherthan
therestofthespacesprovidinga
grandimpressionuponentering
theinteirorspace.Theopenings
onthewallandceilingallowlights
topenetratethroughoutthespace
emphasizetheoemphasizetheornamentaldetails
ofthealtar.
EntrancetoInterior
TheentrancetointeriorframesTheentrancetointeriorframes
andhighlightsthemainspace
ofthetemplewhilepresenting
astrongChineseidentitywith
theexistingornamentsand
constructiondetailsfromthe
oldendays.
SecondaryPrayerHall
(GuanYinHall&Ancestrial
Hall)
ThesecondarywingsaThesecondarywingsaresimpler
andmorequietcomparetothe
mainprayerhalldeliveringa
senseofmomentousnesstothe
visitorswhileallowingthemtofeel
thecalmnessandpeacefulnessof
thetemple.
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PETALINGSTREET CENTRALMARKET
Landmark
Significantbluepaintedbuilding
withitsculturalvalue.
Landmark
Chinesereligous
architecturethat
standsoutamongthe
colonialstyleshoplots.
Node
Atourismattractionwhichlocated
atthejunctionoftheroad.
EssenceofSinSzeSiYa SINSZESIYATEMPLE
SINSZESIYATEMPLE,theoldestTaoisttempleinKualaLumpur,isbuiltin1864by
YapAhLoytocommemorateSzeSiYa,thecommander-in-chiefduringtheSelangor
CivilWarandKapitanShingKapwhowasbelieveasasaintashespilledwhiteblood
whenbeheadedandtookhisplaceasoneoftheGodswhenhewaskilled.Today,the
templefunctionsasaculturalcenterforthecity’sChinesecommunity.
7QUALITIESOFRESPONSIVEELEMENTS
Permeability
TheappTheapproximately1kmJalanTunHSLeeis
punctuatedbymultiplestreetintersections
allowingphysicialandvehicularaccessibility
throughoutthepermeablestreetasvistorsor
vehiclesareeasilyabletowalkorpass
throughwithintheshophousesthroughthe
streettoreachtheirdestination.
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Legilibility
ThepathsofJalanTunHSLeehasasimple
layoutwhicheasesthecirculationaroundthe
temple.Theopportunitiesofthespacesare
easilyunderstoodasthestreetsareconnected
withstrongdirectionalqualities.
Personalization
Caretakersofthetemplecanbeseen
sittingatcornersofthetempleontheir
chairs,wheretheyoftenchit-chat,havea
naporjustwatchingoverthehalls.
Variety
Shophousesnearbythetempleserve
differentfunctionsbyprovidingspacesfor
restaurants,floristshops,banksand
salonstogivepeopletheoptiontochoose
placesthattheywishtogoto.
Richness
OldshophousesalongthestOldshophousesalongthestreetconsistingof
heritagerestaurants,florists,streetfood,and
hotelstellsavisualhistoryofJalanTunHSLee
amongthecityskyline.AsJalanTunHSLeehas
arichnessofhistory,theremainingtempleSin
SzeSiYacommemoratesthestreettoday.
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MAINHALL
SECTIONNOTTOSCALE
GUANYIN
HALL
OneveandfirstdayofChineseNewYear
Crawlundertableinfrontofthealtartogetblessings
forpeaceandliveliness.
JingzheDay
WorshipWhiteTigerDogand
performceremonyof‘villain
hitting’(DaXiaoRen)
ANCESTRIAL
HALL
SIGNIFICANTEVENTSOFTEMPLE
Ceremonyofcrawlingunder
thetableforblessingsduring
ChineseNewYear.
JingzheDaycelebrationand
‘villainhitting’ceremony.
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