A now CONSERVED SITE that houses ROWS OF SHOPHOUSES which were built back in the days which served as business and trading purposes. Currently, the shophouses serve as F&B outlets for both local and international F&B chains. The site proposed composed of 3 shophouses attached together via a load-bearing wall between them with a total of 3 LEVELS.
The site currently LACKS IN HUMAN FLOW AND ATMOSPHERE when one is at the site. Given the fact that the site is a conserved site, it still DOES NOT attract people to stop by and engage in meaningful activities. The site lacks in HUMAN ENGAGEMENT AND LIVELINESS from the surrounding users.
PROPOSAL
A CO-WORKING SPACE is proposed to engage CREATIVE YOUNG INDIVIDUALS to the site. The space proposed ALLOWS COLLABORATION among youngsters. The space would feature a dining space, individual workspace, production space, breakout space and an open critic space for individuals who SEEK FEEDBACK AND SHOWCASING their works.
TARGET MARKET
The space aims to target YOUNG CREATIVE INDIVIDUALS such as interior designers, architects, graphic designers and product designers. It also allows these young individuals to RE-EXPERIENCE the once lively shophouse through a RELAX AND CASUAL WORKING SPACE.
“FLOW” was adopted as a CONCEPT IDEA to get users of the space to GO AROUND, RE-EXPERIENCING a new shophouse experience. Associated of being FLUID, the Singapore River was being used as a physical form exploration due to the connection to the site surroundings and the river itself is constantly FLOWING WITH WATER.
Studying the water flow direction, circulation, form and curves were derived from the unique flow pattern of the Singapore's River. It shows that at some points there would be INTERSECTION and some just a ONE-DIRECTION FLOW.
CONCEPT
DIFFERENT SHOPHOUSE
With the look of a more TYPICAL OLDER shophouse look, No.7 is sectioned to be A MORE SERIOUS AND PRODUCTIVE SPACE. While on the other hand, with a more MODERN look, No.5 & 6 is sectioned to be a FUN, CASUAL AND RELAXED SPACE, where most activity would take place. This creates DIFFERENT SPACES OF DIFFERENT FEELS AND PURPOSE to highlight the DIFFERENCE IN SHOPHOUSE LOOK THROUGH THE INTERIOR.
LEVEL 1
RETAIL GALLERY + DINING AREA
Shophouse No.7 area is used for a formal entrance through a retail gallery, which SHOWCASES the designer's works. While No.5 & 6 is a SUNKEN FLOOR SPACE where DINING takes place.
LEVEL 2
BREAKOUT SPACE + INFORMAL MEETING AREA
Shophouse No.7 area is used for an informal meeting area, while No.5 & 6 is a BREAKOUT SPACE of a DIFFERENT LEVEL HEIGHT, for users to CHILL AND RELAX after stressful work. There they could NETWORK and get to know other like-minded individuals from the creative industry and have a CHANCE FOR COLLABORATION.
LEVEL 3
Individual workspace, Critic space, Production space & Resource library
Shophouse No.7 is a production and resource library space, while No.5 & 6 is a BRIDGE-LIKE LEVEL of an individual workspace and open critic space, where designers can PITCH THEIR HARD WORK to clients or get FEEDBACK from creatives in other fields.
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