Ng Yi | Works
Transit'
Humanizing the Consumption Machine
Transit' is an experimental typology intended to tackle the introvert characteristic of malls in a tropical country context. The strategies are being explored in 3 fold:-
Community – Sentul Square is designed to be a public space for the local community, the visitors and commuters alike, with local business commercial space as a mean to support local businesses and establishing the sense of community through the path.
Pedestrian – The edges are designed to be pedestrian friendly, with the exception of west boundary serving the essential functions and connected to the KTM Station of the first floor. Eastern boundary is designated as a pedestrian only playfield to ensure quality of the pedestrian experience.
Human Scale – Despite its 4 stories massing, the Streets are designed to be of human scale, paying homage to the shop houses typology as the most common and functional commercial typology from the past decades.
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Humanizing the Consumption Machine
Extroverting Mall typology through transition spaces
Shopping mall has been a rising phenomenon in the recent decades with the retail spaces per capita reaching a saturation point in Klang Valley. The introverted building layout and form not only alienate itself from its surrounding, it further encapsulate the experience of a city into a tightly controlled and policed space, destroying the already deteriorating public street life. The issues of mall typology will be tackled in three fold, namely Community, Pedestrian, and Human Scale. The core idea of the design thesis centred on transition spaces to its surrounding, inspired by the quality of Japanese street for its neutrality and utilitarian role.
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