SLENDER VILLE
New Urban Identities in Kampong Bharu
WHAT IS A SLENDER VILLE?
A Revolutionary Mixed-use Development
A Slender Ville is an unprecedented prototype building for the far future. It is essentially a smaller scale mega tower, a mini vertical city with amenities of a sub-city, a huge building complex that forms a micro society of its own.
It is part of a visionary master plan development for future developments.
WHY IS IT UNIQUE?
Conservation of City Identities
Conventional developments often take away the identity and essence of a place due to globalisation. Despite having diversity in a city, the wide range of cultures and lifestyles lead to heterogeneity which contributes to social isolation in urban areas. Social isolation experiences in cities are the signs of failure of human-centric urban planning. Hence, Slender Ville aims to conserve city identities, to enhance the intrinsic value of a city, and to also improve urban social interactions with a goal to reduce urban isolation.
It aims to reconnect people in within a city.
WHAT IS CITY IDENTITY?
A character that defines the city
The identity of a city is portrayed through the city skylines (first impressions) and on the ground floor (life experiences). The ground floor plays a major role in providing the real life experiences of being in a particular city. It is where we witness the daily activities of the locals, where we smell the fragrance of the local cuisine, where we feel the environment of the city, and where we interact with the people.
The ground is the key to recognising a city's identity.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
By giving back the ground floor to the public
Slender ville is a development that emphasises on minimal ground area impact. It has smaller building footprint compared to conventional skyscrapers as it conserves land by giving back the open spaces to the public to reconnect people. Slender village increases the ground floor value to the surrounding, further enhancing connectivity between neighbours. The building is more human-centric as it emphasises on human scale design through placemaking.
By emphasising on improving ground floor values, it will be able to redevelop historical or any sensitive sites, in the case of Kuala Lumpur, a site like Kampung Bharu.
LOCATION
PENINSULA MALAYSIA
KUALA LUMPUR
KAMPONG BHARU
KAMPONG BHARU
Located at the heart of Kuala Lumpur
Land area : 223 acre
Since : 1899
Population : 18,000
Total lots : 890
Owners : 5300
Plot Ratio : 1:8 to 1:10
Build-able : 2058 acre
MACRO SITE ANALYSIS
Kampong Bharu boundaries indicated in red
1. Kg Atas A, 2. Kg Atas B, 3. Kg Masjid, 4. Kg Hujung Pasir, 5. Kg Paya, 6. Kg Pindah, 7. Kg Periok
Majority of the building are low rises
Congestion occurs on the main access ways
A - 1:10, B - 1:10, C - 1:8
Majority of the population are around Kg Atas A and Kg Paya
MASTER PLAN STRATEGIES
SLENDER VILLE MASTER PLAN
Consolidation | Iconic Nodes | Land Conservation
The seven villages of Kampong Bharu shall be consolidated into tall sub-city towers. Each Slender Ville has a specialised function as indicated above: law & order, crafts, services, religious, people’s plaza, wisdom, and trades. The remaining buildable areas will be distributed to the surrounding as slender towers as shown in white squares. The rest of the lands shall be open for the public as the air rights of these lands will be transferred to the towers.
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INTERIM 3
7th July 2020
Comments from the panel
Ar. Aznida
Master Plan Strategies
Solutions on how to tackle the multiple land ownership issue should be shown in a form of business model scheme
Construction phases or step by step planning procedures of Master Plan implementation should be shown.
Provide more facts regarding Kampong Bharu land issues.
Ground level experience should show more life activities of Kampong Bharu.
Master plan should include urban synthesis, road changes, lot parcel changes & infrastructures.
FINAL
4th August 2020
Comments from the panels
Ar. Wooi, Ar. Hayazi
By Ar. Hayazi
Too much attention on the master plan.
Lacks humanistic quality of spaces in the scheme.
Ground floor landscaping should be improved.
Lacks interior spaces.
By Ar. Wooi
Very ambitious mega-structure as an outcome of an interesting investigation of the complex issues of Kampung Baru, with history deliberately erased.
Somehow the sense of human scale is lost among the towers, and no discernible urbanscape that is relatable to social activities.
The overall scheme would be even more provoking if it is resolved to the street level.
TUTORIAL LOGS
Supervisor
Dr. Wan Srihani
Tutorial 1 (21/2/2020)
Showed initial design strategies and intentions
Tutorial 2 (28/2/2020)
Showed initial GF plan
Tutorial 3 (3/3/2020)
Showed GF & 1F plans
Interim 1 (6/3/2020)
Tutorial 4 (10/3/2020)
Showed Basement plans
18th March MCO Day 1
Online Tutorial 1 (6/5/2020)
Presented recap works to all lecturers.
Story line was not clear, should revise on story recap.
Online Tutorial 2 (12/5/2020)
Presented works to Ar. Sofi
Update on thesis summary
Keep up the pace for all plans
Online Tutorial 3 (19/5/2020)
Presented works to Ar. Sofi
Show illustrations in axonometric diagrams
Simple 2D and 3D mini model diagram
Structural sequence / strategy
Reduce thickness and structure area
Refer to TROIKA, how was it formed
Refer to https://designevolve.wixsite.com/evolution-architects for structural sequence
Vertical Connector (Urban connector)
How it segments into micro communities
How it connects vertically - Connected through centre nodes
Framework: Streets, park, plazas, lights
Conceptual Axonometry
Spatial arrangements (Live, work, play)
Online Tutorial 4 (22/5/2020)
Presented works to Dr. Wan
Refer to MahaNakhon for spatial designs
Basement 1 services: Revise each tower with its respective pump rooms and tanks.
Online Tutorial 5 (27/5/2020)
Interim 2 (5/6/2020)
Online Tutorial 6 (16/6/2020)
Online Tutorial 7 (26/6/2020)
Interim 3 (7/7/2020)
Final (4/8/2020)
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