The site is a quasi-urban site which is neither wholly urban nor rural. It is only 1.5 km from the waterfront Darul Hana Bridge which put it as a premium city centre site. However, its current surrounding condition is generally low rise residential that retains a very rural atmosphere.
To develop this site, we would need to balance both of these conditions that it is; (i) a low-density suburban area and (ii) an urban site with urban requirements,
The first question of suburbia, the setback requirement only allows a maximum building height three times that of the setback. That requirement by default precludes any high rise, high density development. This sits well with the general context of the site.
The second question, is the question of urbanity. Every great urban space requires a public space where the urbanites may participate in the social, economic and political life of their community. And every great city would benefit from a commercial enterprise that comes along with it.
What we would like to do is to provide a happening public space that belongs to everybody, where anybody can come and enjoy the space. Old people, young people, children, families, singles or couples, friends, acquaintances and even loners. Everyone owns that place.
A great public place always come with its partner, the burger stall. Well not exactly just the burger stall, we can have street cafes, al-fresco diners, 7 elevens, even some retail shops, and of course, the ice cream stand. Weddings too may happen at these great public places.
These two complements each other, people attract businesses (shops) and shops attract people in a beneficial symbiosis. To further boost this symbiosis, we would need to introduce a third party that would create a three-component cycle; the office.
This office, is their best friend. It would provide a steady and stable supply of customers to the shops and in return would attract businesses to set up office there. And in this triumvirate, the public space becomes the intermediary where the shops and the office can interact. It is also the intermediary space between the larger city of Kuching and the building. The three components in a beneficial symbiosis would ensure the place is utilized throughout the day and night and through the weekend.
The public space sets the ambiance for the interaction, and for the proper ambiance for the public space, we turn to nature. We cover the public spaces with a perforated roof that mimics the canopy forest of Sarawak. This would provide ample shade and allow natural ventilation for a comfortable public space. The perforated roof utilises a weave pattern derived from the various cultures in the country where weaving is a common cultural tradition. The weave binds and holds the different cultures together as an expression of us Malaysians coming together under one roof here at the urban porch. This multicultural-multiuse exciting space sets itself as a tourist destination.
The importance of the public space as an open space is evident from the lessons of Covid 19. We understand the (i) value of open spaces especially in tight urban conditions (ii) need of human interaction that these public spaces provide (iii) need for multiuse space as opposed to single use spaces and (iv) to improve the quality of our internal spaces.
To improve the quality of the office spaces, they are paired with terraces and gardens that serve several functions; (i) as a ‘breathing’ space (ii) as an alternative working space (iii) as a garden heat sink to cool the offices. This articulation lends to the office concept of Co-Working offices, Alternative working spaces and Biophilic working spaces.
We hope to introduce to Kuching a concept of urban living with its agglomeration of public space, shops and office within a compact environment. The concept of binding the different building program with the public space is in the hope of introducing a better urban living environment, a green one. We invite the people to use the public space to participate in their community, in their public and economic life. Thus, it becomes a chosen Destination where the bustle of the multitude gives identity to the place that turns it into an icon.
The site is a quasi-urban site which is neither wholly urban nor rural. It is only 1.5 km from the waterfront Darul Hana Bridge which put it as a premium city centre site. However, its current surrounding condition is generally low rise residential that retains a very rural atmosphere.
To develop this site, we would need to balance both of these conditions that it is; (i) a low-density suburban area and (ii) an urban site with urban requirements,
The first question of suburbia, the setback requirement only allows a maximum building height three times that of the setback. That requirement by default precludes any high rise, high density development. This sits well with the general context of the site.
The second question, is the question of urbanity. Every great urban space requires a public space where the urbanites may participate in the social, economic and political life of their community. And every great city would benefit from a commercial enterprise that comes along with it.
What we would like to do is to provide a happening public space that belongs to everybody, where anybody can come and enjoy the space. Old people, young people, children, families, singles or couples, friends, acquaintances and even loners. Everyone owns that place.
A great public place always come with its partner, the burger stall. Well not exactly just the burger stall, we can have street cafes, al-fresco diners, 7 elevens, even some retail shops, and of course, the ice cream stand. Weddings too may happen at these great public places.
These two complements each other, people attract businesses (shops) and shops attract people in a beneficial symbiosis. To further boost this symbiosis, we would need to introduce a third party that would create a three-component cycle; the office.
This office, is their best friend. It would provide a steady and stable supply of customers to the shops and in return would attract businesses to set up office there. And in this triumvirate, the public space becomes the intermediary where the shops and the office can interact. It is also the intermediary space between the larger city of Kuching and the building. The three components in a beneficial symbiosis would ensure the place is utilized throughout the day and night and through the weekend.
The public space sets the ambiance for the interaction, and for the proper ambiance for the public space, we turn to nature. We cover the public spaces with a perforated roof that mimics the canopy forest of Sarawak. This would provide ample shade and allow natural ventilation for a comfortable public space. The perforated roof utilises a weave pattern derived from the various cultures in the country where weaving is a common cultural tradition. The weave binds and holds the different cultures together as an expression of us Malaysians coming together under one roof here at the urban porch. This multicultural-multiuse exciting space sets itself as a tourist destination.
The importance of the public space as an open space is evident from the lessons of Covid 19. We understand the (i) value of open spaces especially in tight urban conditions (ii) need of human interaction that these public spaces provide (iii) need for multiuse space as opposed to single use spaces and (iv) to improve the quality of our internal spaces.
To improve the quality of the office spaces, they are paired with terraces and gardens that serve several functions; (i) as a ‘breathing’ space (ii) as an alternative working space (iii) as a garden heat sink to cool the offices. This articulation lends to the office concept of Co-Working offices, Alternative working spaces and Biophilic working spaces.
We hope to introduce to Kuching a concept of urban living with its agglomeration of public space, shops and office within a compact environment. The concept of binding the different building program with the public space is in the hope of introducing a better urban living environment, a green one. We invite the people to use the public space to participate in their community, in their public and economic life. Thus, it becomes a chosen Destination where the bustle of the multitude gives identity to the place that turns it into an icon.
The site is a quasi-urban site which is neither wholly urban nor rural. It is only 1.5 km from the waterfront Darul Hana Bridge which put it as a premium city centre site. However, its current surrounding condition is generally low rise residential that retains a very rural atmosphere.
To develop this site, we would need to balance both of these conditions that it is; (i) a low-density suburban area and (ii) an urban site with urban requirements,
The first question of suburbia, the setback requirement only allows a maximum building height three times that of the setback. That requirement by default precludes any high rise, high density development. This sits well with the general context of the site.
The second question, is the question of urbanity. Every great urban space requires a public space where the urbanites may participate in the social, economic and political life of their community. And every great city would benefit from a commercial enterprise that comes along with it.
What we would like to do is to provide a happening public space that belongs to everybody, where anybody can come and enjoy the space. Old people, young people, children, families, singles or couples, friends, acquaintances and even loners. Everyone owns that place.
A great public place always come with its partner, the burger stall. Well not exactly just the burger stall, we can have street cafes, al-fresco diners, 7 elevens, even some retail shops, and of course, the ice cream stand. Weddings too may happen at these great public places.
These two complements each other, people attract businesses (shops) and shops attract people in a beneficial symbiosis. To further boost this symbiosis, we would need to introduce a third party that would create a three-component cycle; the office.
This office, is their best friend. It would provide a steady and stable supply of customers to the shops and in return would attract businesses to set up office there. And in this triumvirate, the public space becomes the intermediary where the shops and the office can interact. It is also the intermediary space between the larger city of Kuching and the building. The three components in a beneficial symbiosis would ensure the place is utilized throughout the day and night and through the weekend.
The public space sets the ambiance for the interaction, and for the proper ambiance for the public space, we turn to nature. We cover the public spaces with a perforated roof that mimics the canopy forest of Sarawak. This would provide ample shade and allow natural ventilation for a comfortable public space. The perforated roof utilises a weave pattern derived from the various cultures in the country where weaving is a common cultural tradition. The weave binds and holds the different cultures together as an expression of us Malaysians coming together under one roof here at the urban porch. This multicultural-multiuse exciting space sets itself as a tourist destination.
The importance of the public space as an open space is evident from the lessons of Covid 19. We understand the (i) value of open spaces especially in tight urban conditions (ii) need of human interaction that these public spaces provide (iii) need for multiuse space as opposed to single use spaces and (iv) to improve the quality of our internal spaces.
To improve the quality of the office spaces, they are paired with terraces and gardens that serve several functions; (i) as a ‘breathing’ space (ii) as an alternative working space (iii) as a garden heat sink to cool the offices. This articulation lends to the office concept of Co-Working offices, Alternative working spaces and Biophilic working spaces.
We hope to introduce to Kuching a concept of urban living with its agglomeration of public space, shops and office within a compact environment. The concept of binding the different building program with the public space is in the hope of introducing a better urban living environment, a green one. We invite the people to use the public space to participate in their community, in their public and economic life. Thus, it becomes a chosen Destination where the bustle of the multitude gives identity to the place that turns it into an icon.
The site is a quasi-urban site which is neither wholly urban nor rural. It is only 1.5 km from the waterfront Darul Hana Bridge which put it as a premium city centre site. However, its current surrounding condition is generally low rise residential that retains a very rural atmosphere.
To develop this site, we would need to balance both of these conditions that it is; (i) a low-density suburban area and (ii) an urban site with urban requirements,
The first question of suburbia, the setback requirement only allows a maximum building height three times that of the setback. That requirement by default precludes any high rise, high density development. This sits well with the general context of the site.
The second question, is the question of urbanity. Every great urban space requires a public space where the urbanites may participate in the social, economic and political life of their community. And every great city would benefit from a commercial enterprise that comes along with it.
What we would like to do is to provide a happening public space that belongs to everybody, where anybody can come and enjoy the space. Old people, young people, children, families, singles or couples, friends, acquaintances and even loners. Everyone owns that place.
A great public place always come with its partner, the burger stall. Well not exactly just the burger stall, we can have street cafes, al-fresco diners, 7 elevens, even some retail shops, and of course, the ice cream stand. Weddings too may happen at these great public places.
These two complements each other, people attract businesses (shops) and shops attract people in a beneficial symbiosis. To further boost this symbiosis, we would need to introduce a third party that would create a three-component cycle; the office.
This office, is their best friend. It would provide a steady and stable supply of customers to the shops and in return would attract businesses to set up office there. And in this triumvirate, the public space becomes the intermediary where the shops and the office can interact. It is also the intermediary space between the larger city of Kuching and the building. The three components in a beneficial symbiosis would ensure the place is utilized throughout the day and night and through the weekend.
The public space sets the ambiance for the interaction, and for the proper ambiance for the public space, we turn to nature. We cover the public spaces with a perforated roof that mimics the canopy forest of Sarawak. This would provide ample shade and allow natural ventilation for a comfortable public space. The perforated roof utilises a weave pattern derived from the various cultures in the country where weaving is a common cultural tradition. The weave binds and holds the different cultures together as an expression of us Malaysians coming together under one roof here at the urban porch. This multicultural-multiuse exciting space sets itself as a tourist destination.
The importance of the public space as an open space is evident from the lessons of Covid 19. We understand the (i) value of open spaces especially in tight urban conditions (ii) need of human interaction that these public spaces provide (iii) need for multiuse space as opposed to single use spaces and (iv) to improve the quality of our internal spaces.
To improve the quality of the office spaces, they are paired with terraces and gardens that serve several functions; (i) as a ‘breathing’ space (ii) as an alternative working space (iii) as a garden heat sink to cool the offices. This articulation lends to the office concept of Co-Working offices, Alternative working spaces and Biophilic working spaces.
We hope to introduce to Kuching a concept of urban living with its agglomeration of public space, shops and office within a compact environment. The concept of binding the different building program with the public space is in the hope of introducing a better urban living environment, a green one. We invite the people to use the public space to participate in their community, in their public and economic life. Thus, it becomes a chosen Destination where the bustle of the multitude gives identity to the place that turns it into an icon.
The site is a quasi-urban site which is neither wholly urban nor rural. It is only 1.5 km from the waterfront Darul Hana Bridge which put it as a premium city centre site. However, its current surrounding condition is generally low rise residential that retains a very rural atmosphere.
To develop this site, we would need to balance both of these conditions that it is; (i) a low-density suburban area and (ii) an urban site with urban requirements,
The first question of suburbia, the setback requirement only allows a maximum building height three times that of the setback. That requirement by default precludes any high rise, high density development. This sits well with the general context of the site.
The second question, is the question of urbanity. Every great urban space requires a public space where the urbanites may participate in the social, economic and political life of their community. And every great city would benefit from a commercial enterprise that comes along with it.
What we would like to do is to provide a happening public space that belongs to everybody, where anybody can come and enjoy the space. Old people, young people, children, families, singles or couples, friends, acquaintances and even loners. Everyone owns that place.
A great public place always come with its partner, the burger stall. Well not exactly just the burger stall, we can have street cafes, al-fresco diners, 7 elevens, even some retail shops, and of course, the ice cream stand. Weddings too may happen at these great public places.
These two complements each other, people attract businesses (shops) and shops attract people in a beneficial symbiosis. To further boost this symbiosis, we would need to introduce a third party that would create a three-component cycle; the office.
This office, is their best friend. It would provide a steady and stable supply of customers to the shops and in return would attract businesses to set up office there. And in this triumvirate, the public space becomes the intermediary where the shops and the office can interact. It is also the intermediary space between the larger city of Kuching and the building. The three components in a beneficial symbiosis would ensure the place is utilized throughout the day and night and through the weekend.
The public space sets the ambiance for the interaction, and for the proper ambiance for the public space, we turn to nature. We cover the public spaces with a perforated roof that mimics the canopy forest of Sarawak. This would provide ample shade and allow natural ventilation for a comfortable public space. The perforated roof utilises a weave pattern derived from the various cultures in the country where weaving is a common cultural tradition. The weave binds and holds the different cultures together as an expression of us Malaysians coming together under one roof here at the urban porch. This multicultural-multiuse exciting space sets itself as a tourist destination.
The importance of the public space as an open space is evident from the lessons of Covid 19. We understand the (i) value of open spaces especially in tight urban conditions (ii) need of human interaction that these public spaces provide (iii) need for multiuse space as opposed to single use spaces and (iv) to improve the quality of our internal spaces.
To improve the quality of the office spaces, they are paired with terraces and gardens that serve several functions; (i) as a ‘breathing’ space (ii) as an alternative working space (iii) as a garden heat sink to cool the offices. This articulation lends to the office concept of Co-Working offices, Alternative working spaces and Biophilic working spaces.
We hope to introduce to Kuching a concept of urban living with its agglomeration of public space, shops and office within a compact environment. The concept of binding the different building program with the public space is in the hope of introducing a better urban living environment, a green one. We invite the people to use the public space to participate in their community, in their public and economic life. Thus, it becomes a chosen Destination where the bustle of the multitude gives identity to the place that turns it into an icon.
The site is a quasi-urban site which is neither wholly urban nor rural. It is only 1.5 km from the waterfront Darul Hana Bridge which put it as a premium city centre site. However, its current surrounding condition is generally low rise residential that retains a very rural atmosphere.
To develop this site, we would need to balance both of these conditions that it is; (i) a low-density suburban area and (ii) an urban site with urban requirements,
The first question of suburbia, the setback requirement only allows a maximum building height three times that of the setback. That requirement by default precludes any high rise, high density development. This sits well with the general context of the site.
The second question, is the question of urbanity. Every great urban space requires a public space where the urbanites may participate in the social, economic and political life of their community. And every great city would benefit from a commercial enterprise that comes along with it.
What we would like to do is to provide a happening public space that belongs to everybody, where anybody can come and enjoy the space. Old people, young people, children, families, singles or couples, friends, acquaintances and even loners. Everyone owns that place.
A great public place always come with its partner, the burger stall. Well not exactly just the burger stall, we can have street cafes, al-fresco diners, 7 elevens, even some retail shops, and of course, the ice cream stand. Weddings too may happen at these great public places.
These two complements each other, people attract businesses (shops) and shops attract people in a beneficial symbiosis. To further boost this symbiosis, we would need to introduce a third party that would create a three-component cycle; the office.
This office, is their best friend. It would provide a steady and stable supply of customers to the shops and in return would attract businesses to set up office there. And in this triumvirate, the public space becomes the intermediary where the shops and the office can interact. It is also the intermediary space between the larger city of Kuching and the building. The three components in a beneficial symbiosis would ensure the place is utilized throughout the day and night and through the weekend.
The public space sets the ambiance for the interaction, and for the proper ambiance for the public space, we turn to nature. We cover the public spaces with a perforated roof that mimics the canopy forest of Sarawak. This would provide ample shade and allow natural ventilation for a comfortable public space. The perforated roof utilises a weave pattern derived from the various cultures in the country where weaving is a common cultural tradition. The weave binds and holds the different cultures together as an expression of us Malaysians coming together under one roof here at the urban porch. This multicultural-multiuse exciting space sets itself as a tourist destination.
The importance of the public space as an open space is evident from the lessons of Covid 19. We understand the (i) value of open spaces especially in tight urban conditions (ii) need of human interaction that these public spaces provide (iii) need for multiuse space as opposed to single use spaces and (iv) to improve the quality of our internal spaces.
To improve the quality of the office spaces, they are paired with terraces and gardens that serve several functions; (i) as a ‘breathing’ space (ii) as an alternative working space (iii) as a garden heat sink to cool the offices. This articulation lends to the office concept of Co-Working offices, Alternative working spaces and Biophilic working spaces.
We hope to introduce to Kuching a concept of urban living with its agglomeration of public space, shops and office within a compact environment. The concept of binding the different building program with the public space is in the hope of introducing a better urban living environment, a green one. We invite the people to use the public space to participate in their community, in their public and economic life. Thus, it becomes a chosen Destination where the bustle of the multitude gives identity to the place that turns it into an icon.
The site is a quasi-urban site which is neither wholly urban nor rural. It is only 1.5 km from the waterfront Darul Hana Bridge which put it as a premium city centre site. However, its current surrounding condition is generally low rise residential that retains a very rural atmosphere.
To develop this site, we would need to balance both of these conditions that it is; (i) a low-density suburban area and (ii) an urban site with urban requirements,
The first question of suburbia, the setback requirement only allows a maximum building height three times that of the setback. That requirement by default precludes any high rise, high density development. This sits well with the general context of the site.
The second question, is the question of urbanity. Every great urban space requires a public space where the urbanites may participate in the social, economic and political life of their community. And every great city would benefit from a commercial enterprise that comes along with it.
What we would like to do is to provide a happening public space that belongs to everybody, where anybody can come and enjoy the space. Old people, young people, children, families, singles or couples, friends, acquaintances and even loners. Everyone owns that place.
A great public place always come with its partner, the burger stall. Well not exactly just the burger stall, we can have street cafes, al-fresco diners, 7 elevens, even some retail shops, and of course, the ice cream stand. Weddings too may happen at these great public places.
These two complements each other, people attract businesses (shops) and shops attract people in a beneficial symbiosis. To further boost this symbiosis, we would need to introduce a third party that would create a three-component cycle; the office.
This office, is their best friend. It would provide a steady and stable supply of customers to the shops and in return would attract businesses to set up office there. And in this triumvirate, the public space becomes the intermediary where the shops and the office can interact. It is also the intermediary space between the larger city of Kuching and the building. The three components in a beneficial symbiosis would ensure the place is utilized throughout the day and night and through the weekend.
The public space sets the ambiance for the interaction, and for the proper ambiance for the public space, we turn to nature. We cover the public spaces with a perforated roof that mimics the canopy forest of Sarawak. This would provide ample shade and allow natural ventilation for a comfortable public space. The perforated roof utilises a weave pattern derived from the various cultures in the country where weaving is a common cultural tradition. The weave binds and holds the different cultures together as an expression of us Malaysians coming together under one roof here at the urban porch. This multicultural-multiuse exciting space sets itself as a tourist destination.
The importance of the public space as an open space is evident from the lessons of Covid 19. We understand the (i) value of open spaces especially in tight urban conditions (ii) need of human interaction that these public spaces provide (iii) need for multiuse space as opposed to single use spaces and (iv) to improve the quality of our internal spaces.
To improve the quality of the office spaces, they are paired with terraces and gardens that serve several functions; (i) as a ‘breathing’ space (ii) as an alternative working space (iii) as a garden heat sink to cool the offices. This articulation lends to the office concept of Co-Working offices, Alternative working spaces and Biophilic working spaces.
We hope to introduce to Kuching a concept of urban living with its agglomeration of public space, shops and office within a compact environment. The concept of binding the different building program with the public space is in the hope of introducing a better urban living environment, a green one. We invite the people to use the public space to participate in their community, in their public and economic life. Thus, it becomes a chosen Destination where the bustle of the multitude gives identity to the place that turns it into an icon.
The site is a quasi-urban site which is neither wholly urban nor rural. It is only 1.5 km from the waterfront Darul Hana Bridge which put it as a premium city centre site. However, its current surrounding condition is generally low rise residential that retains a very rural atmosphere.
To develop this site, we would need to balance both of these conditions that it is; (i) a low-density suburban area and (ii) an urban site with urban requirements,
The first question of suburbia, the setback requirement only allows a maximum building height three times that of the setback. That requirement by default precludes any high rise, high density development. This sits well with the general context of the site.
The second question, is the question of urbanity. Every great urban space requires a public space where the urbanites may participate in the social, economic and political life of their community. And every great city would benefit from a commercial enterprise that comes along with it.
What we would like to do is to provide a happening public space that belongs to everybody, where anybody can come and enjoy the space. Old people, young people, children, families, singles or couples, friends, acquaintances and even loners. Everyone owns that place.
A great public place always come with its partner, the burger stall. Well not exactly just the burger stall, we can have street cafes, al-fresco diners, 7 elevens, even some retail shops, and of course, the ice cream stand. Weddings too may happen at these great public places.
These two complements each other, people attract businesses (shops) and shops attract people in a beneficial symbiosis. To further boost this symbiosis, we would need to introduce a third party that would create a three-component cycle; the office.
This office, is their best friend. It would provide a steady and stable supply of customers to the shops and in return would attract businesses to set up office there. And in this triumvirate, the public space becomes the intermediary where the shops and the office can interact. It is also the intermediary space between the larger city of Kuching and the building. The three components in a beneficial symbiosis would ensure the place is utilized throughout the day and night and through the weekend.
The public space sets the ambiance for the interaction, and for the proper ambiance for the public space, we turn to nature. We cover the public spaces with a perforated roof that mimics the canopy forest of Sarawak. This would provide ample shade and allow natural ventilation for a comfortable public space. The perforated roof utilises a weave pattern derived from the various cultures in the country where weaving is a common cultural tradition. The weave binds and holds the different cultures together as an expression of us Malaysians coming together under one roof here at the urban porch. This multicultural-multiuse exciting space sets itself as a tourist destination.
The importance of the public space as an open space is evident from the lessons of Covid 19. We understand the (i) value of open spaces especially in tight urban conditions (ii) need of human interaction that these public spaces provide (iii) need for multiuse space as opposed to single use spaces and (iv) to improve the quality of our internal spaces.
To improve the quality of the office spaces, they are paired with terraces and gardens that serve several functions; (i) as a ‘breathing’ space (ii) as an alternative working space (iii) as a garden heat sink to cool the offices. This articulation lends to the office concept of Co-Working offices, Alternative working spaces and Biophilic working spaces.
We hope to introduce to Kuching a concept of urban living with its agglomeration of public space, shops and office within a compact environment. The concept of binding the different building program with the public space is in the hope of introducing a better urban living environment, a green one. We invite the people to use the public space to participate in their community, in their public and economic life. Thus, it becomes a chosen Destination where the bustle of the multitude gives identity to the place that turns it into an icon.
The site is a quasi-urban site which is neither wholly urban nor rural. It is only 1.5 km from the waterfront Darul Hana Bridge which put it as a premium city centre site. However, its current surrounding condition is generally low rise residential that retains a very rural atmosphere.
To develop this site, we would need to balance both of these conditions that it is; (i) a low-density suburban area and (ii) an urban site with urban requirements,
The first question of suburbia, the setback requirement only allows a maximum building height three times that of the setback. That requirement by default precludes any high rise, high density development. This sits well with the general context of the site.
The second question, is the question of urbanity. Every great urban space requires a public space where the urbanites may participate in the social, economic and political life of their community. And every great city would benefit from a commercial enterprise that comes along with it.
What we would like to do is to provide a happening public space that belongs to everybody, where anybody can come and enjoy the space. Old people, young people, children, families, singles or couples, friends, acquaintances and even loners. Everyone owns that place.
A great public place always come with its partner, the burger stall. Well not exactly just the burger stall, we can have street cafes, al-fresco diners, 7 elevens, even some retail shops, and of course, the ice cream stand. Weddings too may happen at these great public places.
These two complements each other, people attract businesses (shops) and shops attract people in a beneficial symbiosis. To further boost this symbiosis, we would need to introduce a third party that would create a three-component cycle; the office.
This office, is their best friend. It would provide a steady and stable supply of customers to the shops and in return would attract businesses to set up office there. And in this triumvirate, the public space becomes the intermediary where the shops and the office can interact. It is also the intermediary space between the larger city of Kuching and the building. The three components in a beneficial symbiosis would ensure the place is utilized throughout the day and night and through the weekend.
The public space sets the ambiance for the interaction, and for the proper ambiance for the public space, we turn to nature. We cover the public spaces with a perforated roof that mimics the canopy forest of Sarawak. This would provide ample shade and allow natural ventilation for a comfortable public space. The perforated roof utilises a weave pattern derived from the various cultures in the country where weaving is a common cultural tradition. The weave binds and holds the different cultures together as an expression of us Malaysians coming together under one roof here at the urban porch. This multicultural-multiuse exciting space sets itself as a tourist destination.
The importance of the public space as an open space is evident from the lessons of Covid 19. We understand the (i) value of open spaces especially in tight urban conditions (ii) need of human interaction that these public spaces provide (iii) need for multiuse space as opposed to single use spaces and (iv) to improve the quality of our internal spaces.
To improve the quality of the office spaces, they are paired with terraces and gardens that serve several functions; (i) as a ‘breathing’ space (ii) as an alternative working space (iii) as a garden heat sink to cool the offices. This articulation lends to the office concept of Co-Working offices, Alternative working spaces and Biophilic working spaces.
We hope to introduce to Kuching a concept of urban living with its agglomeration of public space, shops and office within a compact environment. The concept of binding the different building program with the public space is in the hope of introducing a better urban living environment, a green one. We invite the people to use the public space to participate in their community, in their public and economic life. Thus, it becomes a chosen Destination where the bustle of the multitude gives identity to the place that turns it into an icon.
The site is a quasi-urban site which is neither wholly urban nor rural. It is only 1.5 km from the waterfront Darul Hana Bridge which put it as a premium city centre site. However, its current surrounding condition is generally low rise residential that retains a very rural atmosphere.
To develop this site, we would need to balance both of these conditions that it is; (i) a low-density suburban area and (ii) an urban site with urban requirements,
The first question of suburbia, the setback requirement only allows a maximum building height three times that of the setback. That requirement by default precludes any high rise, high density development. This sits well with the general context of the site.
The second question, is the question of urbanity. Every great urban space requires a public space where the urbanites may participate in the social, economic and political life of their community. And every great city would benefit from a commercial enterprise that comes along with it.
What we would like to do is to provide a happening public space that belongs to everybody, where anybody can come and enjoy the space. Old people, young people, children, families, singles or couples, friends, acquaintances and even loners. Everyone owns that place.
A great public place always come with its partner, the burger stall. Well not exactly just the burger stall, we can have street cafes, al-fresco diners, 7 elevens, even some retail shops, and of course, the ice cream stand. Weddings too may happen at these great public places.
These two complements each other, people attract businesses (shops) and shops attract people in a beneficial symbiosis. To further boost this symbiosis, we would need to introduce a third party that would create a three-component cycle; the office.
This office, is their best friend. It would provide a steady and stable supply of customers to the shops and in return would attract businesses to set up office there. And in this triumvirate, the public space becomes the intermediary where the shops and the office can interact. It is also the intermediary space between the larger city of Kuching and the building. The three components in a beneficial symbiosis would ensure the place is utilized throughout the day and night and through the weekend.
The public space sets the ambiance for the interaction, and for the proper ambiance for the public space, we turn to nature. We cover the public spaces with a perforated roof that mimics the canopy forest of Sarawak. This would provide ample shade and allow natural ventilation for a comfortable public space. The perforated roof utilises a weave pattern derived from the various cultures in the country where weaving is a common cultural tradition. The weave binds and holds the different cultures together as an expression of us Malaysians coming together under one roof here at the urban porch. This multicultural-multiuse exciting space sets itself as a tourist destination.
The importance of the public space as an open space is evident from the lessons of Covid 19. We understand the (i) value of open spaces especially in tight urban conditions (ii) need of human interaction that these public spaces provide (iii) need for multiuse space as opposed to single use spaces and (iv) to improve the quality of our internal spaces.
To improve the quality of the office spaces, they are paired with terraces and gardens that serve several functions; (i) as a ‘breathing’ space (ii) as an alternative working space (iii) as a garden heat sink to cool the offices. This articulation lends to the office concept of Co-Working offices, Alternative working spaces and Biophilic working spaces.
We hope to introduce to Kuching a concept of urban living with its agglomeration of public space, shops and office within a compact environment. The concept of binding the different building program with the public space is in the hope of introducing a better urban living environment, a green one. We invite the people to use the public space to participate in their community, in their public and economic life. Thus, it becomes a chosen Destination where the bustle of the multitude gives identity to the place that turns it into an icon.
The site is a quasi-urban site which is neither wholly urban nor rural. It is only 1.5 km from the waterfront Darul Hana Bridge which put it as a premium city centre site. However, its current surrounding condition is generally low rise residential that retains a very rural atmosphere.
To develop this site, we would need to balance both of these conditions that it is; (i) a low-density suburban area and (ii) an urban site with urban requirements,
The first question of suburbia, the setback requirement only allows a maximum building height three times that of the setback. That requirement by default precludes any high rise, high density development. This sits well with the general context of the site.
The second question, is the question of urbanity. Every great urban space requires a public space where the urbanites may participate in the social, economic and political life of their community. And every great city would benefit from a commercial enterprise that comes along with it.
What we would like to do is to provide a happening public space that belongs to everybody, where anybody can come and enjoy the space. Old people, young people, children, families, singles or couples, friends, acquaintances and even loners. Everyone owns that place.
A great public place always come with its partner, the burger stall. Well not exactly just the burger stall, we can have street cafes, al-fresco diners, 7 elevens, even some retail shops, and of course, the ice cream stand. Weddings too may happen at these great public places.
These two complements each other, people attract businesses (shops) and shops attract people in a beneficial symbiosis. To further boost this symbiosis, we would need to introduce a third party that would create a three-component cycle; the office.
This office, is their best friend. It would provide a steady and stable supply of customers to the shops and in return would attract businesses to set up office there. And in this triumvirate, the public space becomes the intermediary where the shops and the office can interact. It is also the intermediary space between the larger city of Kuching and the building. The three components in a beneficial symbiosis would ensure the place is utilized throughout the day and night and through the weekend.
The public space sets the ambiance for the interaction, and for the proper ambiance for the public space, we turn to nature. We cover the public spaces with a perforated roof that mimics the canopy forest of Sarawak. This would provide ample shade and allow natural ventilation for a comfortable public space. The perforated roof utilises a weave pattern derived from the various cultures in the country where weaving is a common cultural tradition. The weave binds and holds the different cultures together as an expression of us Malaysians coming together under one roof here at the urban porch. This multicultural-multiuse exciting space sets itself as a tourist destination.
The importance of the public space as an open space is evident from the lessons of Covid 19. We understand the (i) value of open spaces especially in tight urban conditions (ii) need of human interaction that these public spaces provide (iii) need for multiuse space as opposed to single use spaces and (iv) to improve the quality of our internal spaces.
To improve the quality of the office spaces, they are paired with terraces and gardens that serve several functions; (i) as a ‘breathing’ space (ii) as an alternative working space (iii) as a garden heat sink to cool the offices. This articulation lends to the office concept of Co-Working offices, Alternative working spaces and Biophilic working spaces.
We hope to introduce to Kuching a concept of urban living with its agglomeration of public space, shops and office within a compact environment. The concept of binding the different building program with the public space is in the hope of introducing a better urban living environment, a green one. We invite the people to use the public space to participate in their community, in their public and economic life. Thus, it becomes a chosen Destination where the bustle of the multitude gives identity to the place that turns it into an icon.
The site is a quasi-urban site which is neither wholly urban nor rural. It is only 1.5 km from the waterfront Darul Hana Bridge which put it as a premium city centre site. However, its current surrounding condition is generally low rise residential that retains a very rural atmosphere.
To develop this site, we would need to balance both of these conditions that it is; (i) a low-density suburban area and (ii) an urban site with urban requirements,
The first question of suburbia, the setback requirement only allows a maximum building height three times that of the setback. That requirement by default precludes any high rise, high density development. This sits well with the general context of the site.
The second question, is the question of urbanity. Every great urban space requires a public space where the urbanites may participate in the social, economic and political life of their community. And every great city would benefit from a commercial enterprise that comes along with it.
What we would like to do is to provide a happening public space that belongs to everybody, where anybody can come and enjoy the space. Old people, young people, children, families, singles or couples, friends, acquaintances and even loners. Everyone owns that place.
A great public place always come with its partner, the burger stall. Well not exactly just the burger stall, we can have street cafes, al-fresco diners, 7 elevens, even some retail shops, and of course, the ice cream stand. Weddings too may happen at these great public places.
These two complements each other, people attract businesses (shops) and shops attract people in a beneficial symbiosis. To further boost this symbiosis, we would need to introduce a third party that would create a three-component cycle; the office.
This office, is their best friend. It would provide a steady and stable supply of customers to the shops and in return would attract businesses to set up office there. And in this triumvirate, the public space becomes the intermediary where the shops and the office can interact. It is also the intermediary space between the larger city of Kuching and the building. The three components in a beneficial symbiosis would ensure the place is utilized throughout the day and night and through the weekend.
The public space sets the ambiance for the interaction, and for the proper ambiance for the public space, we turn to nature. We cover the public spaces with a perforated roof that mimics the canopy forest of Sarawak. This would provide ample shade and allow natural ventilation for a comfortable public space. The perforated roof utilises a weave pattern derived from the various cultures in the country where weaving is a common cultural tradition. The weave binds and holds the different cultures together as an expression of us Malaysians coming together under one roof here at the urban porch. This multicultural-multiuse exciting space sets itself as a tourist destination.
The importance of the public space as an open space is evident from the lessons of Covid 19. We understand the (i) value of open spaces especially in tight urban conditions (ii) need of human interaction that these public spaces provide (iii) need for multiuse space as opposed to single use spaces and (iv) to improve the quality of our internal spaces.
To improve the quality of the office spaces, they are paired with terraces and gardens that serve several functions; (i) as a ‘breathing’ space (ii) as an alternative working space (iii) as a garden heat sink to cool the offices. This articulation lends to the office concept of Co-Working offices, Alternative working spaces and Biophilic working spaces.
We hope to introduce to Kuching a concept of urban living with its agglomeration of public space, shops and office within a compact environment. The concept of binding the different building program with the public space is in the hope of introducing a better urban living environment, a green one. We invite the people to use the public space to participate in their community, in their public and economic life. Thus, it becomes a chosen Destination where the bustle of the multitude gives identity to the place that turns it into an icon.
The site is a quasi-urban site which is neither wholly urban nor rural. It is only 1.5 km from the waterfront Darul Hana Bridge which put it as a premium city centre site. However, its current surrounding condition is generally low rise residential that retains a very rural atmosphere.
To develop this site, we would need to balance both of these conditions that it is; (i) a low-density suburban area and (ii) an urban site with urban requirements,
The first question of suburbia, the setback requirement only allows a maximum building height three times that of the setback. That requirement by default precludes any high rise, high density development. This sits well with the general context of the site.
The second question, is the question of urbanity. Every great urban space requires a public space where the urbanites may participate in the social, economic and political life of their community. And every great city would benefit from a commercial enterprise that comes along with it.
What we would like to do is to provide a happening public space that belongs to everybody, where anybody can come and enjoy the space. Old people, young people, children, families, singles or couples, friends, acquaintances and even loners. Everyone owns that place.
A great public place always come with its partner, the burger stall. Well not exactly just the burger stall, we can have street cafes, al-fresco diners, 7 elevens, even some retail shops, and of course, the ice cream stand. Weddings too may happen at these great public places.
These two complements each other, people attract businesses (shops) and shops attract people in a beneficial symbiosis. To further boost this symbiosis, we would need to introduce a third party that would create a three-component cycle; the office.
This office, is their best friend. It would provide a steady and stable supply of customers to the shops and in return would attract businesses to set up office there. And in this triumvirate, the public space becomes the intermediary where the shops and the office can interact. It is also the intermediary space between the larger city of Kuching and the building. The three components in a beneficial symbiosis would ensure the place is utilized throughout the day and night and through the weekend.
The public space sets the ambiance for the interaction, and for the proper ambiance for the public space, we turn to nature. We cover the public spaces with a perforated roof that mimics the canopy forest of Sarawak. This would provide ample shade and allow natural ventilation for a comfortable public space. The perforated roof utilises a weave pattern derived from the various cultures in the country where weaving is a common cultural tradition. The weave binds and holds the different cultures together as an expression of us Malaysians coming together under one roof here at the urban porch. This multicultural-multiuse exciting space sets itself as a tourist destination.
The importance of the public space as an open space is evident from the lessons of Covid 19. We understand the (i) value of open spaces especially in tight urban conditions (ii) need of human interaction that these public spaces provide (iii) need for multiuse space as opposed to single use spaces and (iv) to improve the quality of our internal spaces.
To improve the quality of the office spaces, they are paired with terraces and gardens that serve several functions; (i) as a ‘breathing’ space (ii) as an alternative working space (iii) as a garden heat sink to cool the offices. This articulation lends to the office concept of Co-Working offices, Alternative working spaces and Biophilic working spaces.
We hope to introduce to Kuching a concept of urban living with its agglomeration of public space, shops and office within a compact environment. The concept of binding the different building program with the public space is in the hope of introducing a better urban living environment, a green one. We invite the people to use the public space to participate in their community, in their public and economic life. Thus, it becomes a chosen Destination where the bustle of the multitude gives identity to the place that turns it into an icon.
The site is a quasi-urban site which is neither wholly urban nor rural. It is only 1.5 km from the waterfront Darul Hana Bridge which put it as a premium city centre site. However, its current surrounding condition is generally low rise residential that retains a very rural atmosphere.
To develop this site, we would need to balance both of these conditions that it is; (i) a low-density suburban area and (ii) an urban site with urban requirements,
The first question of suburbia, the setback requirement only allows a maximum building height three times that of the setback. That requirement by default precludes any high rise, high density development. This sits well with the general context of the site.
The second question, is the question of urbanity. Every great urban space requires a public space where the urbanites may participate in the social, economic and political life of their community. And every great city would benefit from a commercial enterprise that comes along with it.
What we would like to do is to provide a happening public space that belongs to everybody, where anybody can come and enjoy the space. Old people, young people, children, families, singles or couples, friends, acquaintances and even loners. Everyone owns that place.
A great public place always come with its partner, the burger stall. Well not exactly just the burger stall, we can have street cafes, al-fresco diners, 7 elevens, even some retail shops, and of course, the ice cream stand. Weddings too may happen at these great public places.
These two complements each other, people attract businesses (shops) and shops attract people in a beneficial symbiosis. To further boost this symbiosis, we would need to introduce a third party that would create a three-component cycle; the office.
This office, is their best friend. It would provide a steady and stable supply of customers to the shops and in return would attract businesses to set up office there. And in this triumvirate, the public space becomes the intermediary where the shops and the office can interact. It is also the intermediary space between the larger city of Kuching and the building. The three components in a beneficial symbiosis would ensure the place is utilized throughout the day and night and through the weekend.
The public space sets the ambiance for the interaction, and for the proper ambiance for the public space, we turn to nature. We cover the public spaces with a perforated roof that mimics the canopy forest of Sarawak. This would provide ample shade and allow natural ventilation for a comfortable public space. The perforated roof utilises a weave pattern derived from the various cultures in the country where weaving is a common cultural tradition. The weave binds and holds the different cultures together as an expression of us Malaysians coming together under one roof here at the urban porch. This multicultural-multiuse exciting space sets itself as a tourist destination.
The importance of the public space as an open space is evident from the lessons of Covid 19. We understand the (i) value of open spaces especially in tight urban conditions (ii) need of human interaction that these public spaces provide (iii) need for multiuse space as opposed to single use spaces and (iv) to improve the quality of our internal spaces.
To improve the quality of the office spaces, they are paired with terraces and gardens that serve several functions; (i) as a ‘breathing’ space (ii) as an alternative working space (iii) as a garden heat sink to cool the offices. This articulation lends to the office concept of Co-Working offices, Alternative working spaces and Biophilic working spaces.
We hope to introduce to Kuching a concept of urban living with its agglomeration of public space, shops and office within a compact environment. The concept of binding the different building program with the public space is in the hope of introducing a better urban living environment, a green one. We invite the people to use the public space to participate in their community, in their public and economic life. Thus, it becomes a chosen Destination where the bustle of the multitude gives identity to the place that turns it into an icon.
The site is a quasi-urban site which is neither wholly urban nor rural. It is only 1.5 km from the waterfront Darul Hana Bridge which put it as a premium city centre site. However, its current surrounding condition is generally low rise residential that retains a very rural atmosphere.
To develop this site, we would need to balance both of these conditions that it is; (i) a low-density suburban area and (ii) an urban site with urban requirements,
The first question of suburbia, the setback requirement only allows a maximum building height three times that of the setback. That requirement by default precludes any high rise, high density development. This sits well with the general context of the site.
The second question, is the question of urbanity. Every great urban space requires a public space where the urbanites may participate in the social, economic and political life of their community. And every great city would benefit from a commercial enterprise that comes along with it.
What we would like to do is to provide a happening public space that belongs to everybody, where anybody can come and enjoy the space. Old people, young people, children, families, singles or couples, friends, acquaintances and even loners. Everyone owns that place.
A great public place always come with its partner, the burger stall. Well not exactly just the burger stall, we can have street cafes, al-fresco diners, 7 elevens, even some retail shops, and of course, the ice cream stand. Weddings too may happen at these great public places.
These two complements each other, people attract businesses (shops) and shops attract people in a beneficial symbiosis. To further boost this symbiosis, we would need to introduce a third party that would create a three-component cycle; the office.
This office, is their best friend. It would provide a steady and stable supply of customers to the shops and in return would attract businesses to set up office there. And in this triumvirate, the public space becomes the intermediary where the shops and the office can interact. It is also the intermediary space between the larger city of Kuching and the building. The three components in a beneficial symbiosis would ensure the place is utilized throughout the day and night and through the weekend.
The public space sets the ambiance for the interaction, and for the proper ambiance for the public space, we turn to nature. We cover the public spaces with a perforated roof that mimics the canopy forest of Sarawak. This would provide ample shade and allow natural ventilation for a comfortable public space. The perforated roof utilises a weave pattern derived from the various cultures in the country where weaving is a common cultural tradition. The weave binds and holds the different cultures together as an expression of us Malaysians coming together under one roof here at the urban porch. This multicultural-multiuse exciting space sets itself as a tourist destination.
The importance of the public space as an open space is evident from the lessons of Covid 19. We understand the (i) value of open spaces especially in tight urban conditions (ii) need of human interaction that these public spaces provide (iii) need for multiuse space as opposed to single use spaces and (iv) to improve the quality of our internal spaces.
To improve the quality of the office spaces, they are paired with terraces and gardens that serve several functions; (i) as a ‘breathing’ space (ii) as an alternative working space (iii) as a garden heat sink to cool the offices. This articulation lends to the office concept of Co-Working offices, Alternative working spaces and Biophilic working spaces.
We hope to introduce to Kuching a concept of urban living with its agglomeration of public space, shops and office within a compact environment. The concept of binding the different building program with the public space is in the hope of introducing a better urban living environment, a green one. We invite the people to use the public space to participate in their community, in their public and economic life. Thus, it becomes a chosen Destination where the bustle of the multitude gives identity to the place that turns it into an icon.
The site is a quasi-urban site which is neither wholly urban nor rural. It is only 1.5 km from the waterfront Darul Hana Bridge which put it as a premium city centre site. However, its current surrounding condition is generally low rise residential that retains a very rural atmosphere.
To develop this site, we would need to balance both of these conditions that it is; (i) a low-density suburban area and (ii) an urban site with urban requirements,
The first question of suburbia, the setback requirement only allows a maximum building height three times that of the setback. That requirement by default precludes any high rise, high density development. This sits well with the general context of the site.
The second question, is the question of urbanity. Every great urban space requires a public space where the urbanites may participate in the social, economic and political life of their community. And every great city would benefit from a commercial enterprise that comes along with it.
What we would like to do is to provide a happening public space that belongs to everybody, where anybody can come and enjoy the space. Old people, young people, children, families, singles or couples, friends, acquaintances and even loners. Everyone owns that place.
A great public place always come with its partner, the burger stall. Well not exactly just the burger stall, we can have street cafes, al-fresco diners, 7 elevens, even some retail shops, and of course, the ice cream stand. Weddings too may happen at these great public places.
These two complements each other, people attract businesses (shops) and shops attract people in a beneficial symbiosis. To further boost this symbiosis, we would need to introduce a third party that would create a three-component cycle; the office.
This office, is their best friend. It would provide a steady and stable supply of customers to the shops and in return would attract businesses to set up office there. And in this triumvirate, the public space becomes the intermediary where the shops and the office can interact. It is also the intermediary space between the larger city of Kuching and the building. The three components in a beneficial symbiosis would ensure the place is utilized throughout the day and night and through the weekend.
The public space sets the ambiance for the interaction, and for the proper ambiance for the public space, we turn to nature. We cover the public spaces with a perforated roof that mimics the canopy forest of Sarawak. This would provide ample shade and allow natural ventilation for a comfortable public space. The perforated roof utilises a weave pattern derived from the various cultures in the country where weaving is a common cultural tradition. The weave binds and holds the different cultures together as an expression of us Malaysians coming together under one roof here at the urban porch. This multicultural-multiuse exciting space sets itself as a tourist destination.
The importance of the public space as an open space is evident from the lessons of Covid 19. We understand the (i) value of open spaces especially in tight urban conditions (ii) need of human interaction that these public spaces provide (iii) need for multiuse space as opposed to single use spaces and (iv) to improve the quality of our internal spaces.
To improve the quality of the office spaces, they are paired with terraces and gardens that serve several functions; (i) as a ‘breathing’ space (ii) as an alternative working space (iii) as a garden heat sink to cool the offices. This articulation lends to the office concept of Co-Working offices, Alternative working spaces and Biophilic working spaces.
We hope to introduce to Kuching a concept of urban living with its agglomeration of public space, shops and office within a compact environment. The concept of binding the different building program with the public space is in the hope of introducing a better urban living environment, a green one. We invite the people to use the public space to participate in their community, in their public and economic life. Thus, it becomes a chosen Destination where the bustle of the multitude gives identity to the place that turns it into an icon.
The site is a quasi-urban site which is neither wholly urban nor rural. It is only 1.5 km from the waterfront Darul Hana Bridge which put it as a premium city centre site. However, its current surrounding condition is generally low rise residential that retains a very rural atmosphere.
To develop this site, we would need to balance both of these conditions that it is; (i) a low-density suburban area and (ii) an urban site with urban requirements,
The first question of suburbia, the setback requirement only allows a maximum building height three times that of the setback. That requirement by default precludes any high rise, high density development. This sits well with the general context of the site.
The second question, is the question of urbanity. Every great urban space requires a public space where the urbanites may participate in the social, economic and political life of their community. And every great city would benefit from a commercial enterprise that comes along with it.
What we would like to do is to provide a happening public space that belongs to everybody, where anybody can come and enjoy the space. Old people, young people, children, families, singles or couples, friends, acquaintances and even loners. Everyone owns that place.
A great public place always come with its partner, the burger stall. Well not exactly just the burger stall, we can have street cafes, al-fresco diners, 7 elevens, even some retail shops, and of course, the ice cream stand. Weddings too may happen at these great public places.
These two complements each other, people attract businesses (shops) and shops attract people in a beneficial symbiosis. To further boost this symbiosis, we would need to introduce a third party that would create a three-component cycle; the office.
This office, is their best friend. It would provide a steady and stable supply of customers to the shops and in return would attract businesses to set up office there. And in this triumvirate, the public space becomes the intermediary where the shops and the office can interact. It is also the intermediary space between the larger city of Kuching and the building. The three components in a beneficial symbiosis would ensure the place is utilized throughout the day and night and through the weekend.
The public space sets the ambiance for the interaction, and for the proper ambiance for the public space, we turn to nature. We cover the public spaces with a perforated roof that mimics the canopy forest of Sarawak. This would provide ample shade and allow natural ventilation for a comfortable public space. The perforated roof utilises a weave pattern derived from the various cultures in the country where weaving is a common cultural tradition. The weave binds and holds the different cultures together as an expression of us Malaysians coming together under one roof here at the urban porch. This multicultural-multiuse exciting space sets itself as a tourist destination.
The importance of the public space as an open space is evident from the lessons of Covid 19. We understand the (i) value of open spaces especially in tight urban conditions (ii) need of human interaction that these public spaces provide (iii) need for multiuse space as opposed to single use spaces and (iv) to improve the quality of our internal spaces.
To improve the quality of the office spaces, they are paired with terraces and gardens that serve several functions; (i) as a ‘breathing’ space (ii) as an alternative working space (iii) as a garden heat sink to cool the offices. This articulation lends to the office concept of Co-Working offices, Alternative working spaces and Biophilic working spaces.
We hope to introduce to Kuching a concept of urban living with its agglomeration of public space, shops and office within a compact environment. The concept of binding the different building program with the public space is in the hope of introducing a better urban living environment, a green one. We invite the people to use the public space to participate in their community, in their public and economic life. Thus, it becomes a chosen Destination where the bustle of the multitude gives identity to the place that turns it into an icon.
The site is a quasi-urban site which is neither wholly urban nor rural. It is only 1.5 km from the waterfront Darul Hana Bridge which put it as a premium city centre site. However, its current surrounding condition is generally low rise residential that retains a very rural atmosphere.
To develop this site, we would need to balance both of these conditions that it is; (i) a low-density suburban area and (ii) an urban site with urban requirements,
The first question of suburbia, the setback requirement only allows a maximum building height three times that of the setback. That requirement by default precludes any high rise, high density development. This sits well with the general context of the site.
The second question, is the question of urbanity. Every great urban space requires a public space where the urbanites may participate in the social, economic and political life of their community. And every great city would benefit from a commercial enterprise that comes along with it.
What we would like to do is to provide a happening public space that belongs to everybody, where anybody can come and enjoy the space. Old people, young people, children, families, singles or couples, friends, acquaintances and even loners. Everyone owns that place.
A great public place always come with its partner, the burger stall. Well not exactly just the burger stall, we can have street cafes, al-fresco diners, 7 elevens, even some retail shops, and of course, the ice cream stand. Weddings too may happen at these great public places.
These two complements each other, people attract businesses (shops) and shops attract people in a beneficial symbiosis. To further boost this symbiosis, we would need to introduce a third party that would create a three-component cycle; the office.
This office, is their best friend. It would provide a steady and stable supply of customers to the shops and in return would attract businesses to set up office there. And in this triumvirate, the public space becomes the intermediary where the shops and the office can interact. It is also the intermediary space between the larger city of Kuching and the building. The three components in a beneficial symbiosis would ensure the place is utilized throughout the day and night and through the weekend.
The public space sets the ambiance for the interaction, and for the proper ambiance for the public space, we turn to nature. We cover the public spaces with a perforated roof that mimics the canopy forest of Sarawak. This would provide ample shade and allow natural ventilation for a comfortable public space. The perforated roof utilises a weave pattern derived from the various cultures in the country where weaving is a common cultural tradition. The weave binds and holds the different cultures together as an expression of us Malaysians coming together under one roof here at the urban porch. This multicultural-multiuse exciting space sets itself as a tourist destination.
The importance of the public space as an open space is evident from the lessons of Covid 19. We understand the (i) value of open spaces especially in tight urban conditions (ii) need of human interaction that these public spaces provide (iii) need for multiuse space as opposed to single use spaces and (iv) to improve the quality of our internal spaces.
To improve the quality of the office spaces, they are paired with terraces and gardens that serve several functions; (i) as a ‘breathing’ space (ii) as an alternative working space (iii) as a garden heat sink to cool the offices. This articulation lends to the office concept of Co-Working offices, Alternative working spaces and Biophilic working spaces.
We hope to introduce to Kuching a concept of urban living with its agglomeration of public space, shops and office within a compact environment. The concept of binding the different building program with the public space is in the hope of introducing a better urban living environment, a green one. We invite the people to use the public space to participate in their community, in their public and economic life. Thus, it becomes a chosen Destination where the bustle of the multitude gives identity to the place that turns it into an icon.
The site is a quasi-urban site which is neither wholly urban nor rural. It is only 1.5 km from the waterfront Darul Hana Bridge which put it as a premium city centre site. However, its current surrounding condition is generally low rise residential that retains a very rural atmosphere.
To develop this site, we would need to balance both of these conditions that it is; (i) a low-density suburban area and (ii) an urban site with urban requirements,
The first question of suburbia, the setback requirement only allows a maximum building height three times that of the setback. That requirement by default precludes any high rise, high density development. This sits well with the general context of the site.
The second question, is the question of urbanity. Every great urban space requires a public space where the urbanites may participate in the social, economic and political life of their community. And every great city would benefit from a commercial enterprise that comes along with it.
What we would like to do is to provide a happening public space that belongs to everybody, where anybody can come and enjoy the space. Old people, young people, children, families, singles or couples, friends, acquaintances and even loners. Everyone owns that place.
A great public place always come with its partner, the burger stall. Well not exactly just the burger stall, we can have street cafes, al-fresco diners, 7 elevens, even some retail shops, and of course, the ice cream stand. Weddings too may happen at these great public places.
These two complements each other, people attract businesses (shops) and shops attract people in a beneficial symbiosis. To further boost this symbiosis, we would need to introduce a third party that would create a three-component cycle; the office.
This office, is their best friend. It would provide a steady and stable supply of customers to the shops and in return would attract businesses to set up office there. And in this triumvirate, the public space becomes the intermediary where the shops and the office can interact. It is also the intermediary space between the larger city of Kuching and the building. The three components in a beneficial symbiosis would ensure the place is utilized throughout the day and night and through the weekend.
The public space sets the ambiance for the interaction, and for the proper ambiance for the public space, we turn to nature. We cover the public spaces with a perforated roof that mimics the canopy forest of Sarawak. This would provide ample shade and allow natural ventilation for a comfortable public space. The perforated roof utilises a weave pattern derived from the various cultures in the country where weaving is a common cultural tradition. The weave binds and holds the different cultures together as an expression of us Malaysians coming together under one roof here at the urban porch. This multicultural-multiuse exciting space sets itself as a tourist destination.
The importance of the public space as an open space is evident from the lessons of Covid 19. We understand the (i) value of open spaces especially in tight urban conditions (ii) need of human interaction that these public spaces provide (iii) need for multiuse space as opposed to single use spaces and (iv) to improve the quality of our internal spaces.
To improve the quality of the office spaces, they are paired with terraces and gardens that serve several functions; (i) as a ‘breathing’ space (ii) as an alternative working space (iii) as a garden heat sink to cool the offices. This articulation lends to the office concept of Co-Working offices, Alternative working spaces and Biophilic working spaces.
We hope to introduce to Kuching a concept of urban living with its agglomeration of public space, shops and office within a compact environment. The concept of binding the different building program with the public space is in the hope of introducing a better urban living environment, a green one. We invite the people to use the public space to participate in their community, in their public and economic life. Thus, it becomes a chosen Destination where the bustle of the multitude gives identity to the place that turns it into an icon.
The site is a quasi-urban site which is neither wholly urban nor rural. It is only 1.5 km from the waterfront Darul Hana Bridge which put it as a premium city centre site. However, its current surrounding condition is generally low rise residential that retains a very rural atmosphere.
To develop this site, we would need to balance both of these conditions that it is; (i) a low-density suburban area and (ii) an urban site with urban requirements,
The first question of suburbia, the setback requirement only allows a maximum building height three times that of the setback. That requirement by default precludes any high rise, high density development. This sits well with the general context of the site.
The second question, is the question of urbanity. Every great urban space requires a public space where the urbanites may participate in the social, economic and political life of their community. And every great city would benefit from a commercial enterprise that comes along with it.
What we would like to do is to provide a happening public space that belongs to everybody, where anybody can come and enjoy the space. Old people, young people, children, families, singles or couples, friends, acquaintances and even loners. Everyone owns that place.
A great public place always come with its partner, the burger stall. Well not exactly just the burger stall, we can have street cafes, al-fresco diners, 7 elevens, even some retail shops, and of course, the ice cream stand. Weddings too may happen at these great public places.
These two complements each other, people attract businesses (shops) and shops attract people in a beneficial symbiosis. To further boost this symbiosis, we would need to introduce a third party that would create a three-component cycle; the office.
This office, is their best friend. It would provide a steady and stable supply of customers to the shops and in return would attract businesses to set up office there. And in this triumvirate, the public space becomes the intermediary where the shops and the office can interact. It is also the intermediary space between the larger city of Kuching and the building. The three components in a beneficial symbiosis would ensure the place is utilized throughout the day and night and through the weekend.
The public space sets the ambiance for the interaction, and for the proper ambiance for the public space, we turn to nature. We cover the public spaces with a perforated roof that mimics the canopy forest of Sarawak. This would provide ample shade and allow natural ventilation for a comfortable public space. The perforated roof utilises a weave pattern derived from the various cultures in the country where weaving is a common cultural tradition. The weave binds and holds the different cultures together as an expression of us Malaysians coming together under one roof here at the urban porch. This multicultural-multiuse exciting space sets itself as a tourist destination.
The importance of the public space as an open space is evident from the lessons of Covid 19. We understand the (i) value of open spaces especially in tight urban conditions (ii) need of human interaction that these public spaces provide (iii) need for multiuse space as opposed to single use spaces and (iv) to improve the quality of our internal spaces.
To improve the quality of the office spaces, they are paired with terraces and gardens that serve several functions; (i) as a ‘breathing’ space (ii) as an alternative working space (iii) as a garden heat sink to cool the offices. This articulation lends to the office concept of Co-Working offices, Alternative working spaces and Biophilic working spaces.
We hope to introduce to Kuching a concept of urban living with its agglomeration of public space, shops and office within a compact environment. The concept of binding the different building program with the public space is in the hope of introducing a better urban living environment, a green one. We invite the people to use the public space to participate in their community, in their public and economic life. Thus, it becomes a chosen Destination where the bustle of the multitude gives identity to the place that turns it into an icon.
The site is a quasi-urban site which is neither wholly urban nor rural. It is only 1.5 km from the waterfront Darul Hana Bridge which put it as a premium city centre site. However, its current surrounding condition is generally low rise residential that retains a very rural atmosphere.
To develop this site, we would need to balance both of these conditions that it is; (i) a low-density suburban area and (ii) an urban site with urban requirements,
The first question of suburbia, the setback requirement only allows a maximum building height three times that of the setback. That requirement by default precludes any high rise, high density development. This sits well with the general context of the site.
The second question, is the question of urbanity. Every great urban space requires a public space where the urbanites may participate in the social, economic and political life of their community. And every great city would benefit from a commercial enterprise that comes along with it.
What we would like to do is to provide a happening public space that belongs to everybody, where anybody can come and enjoy the space. Old people, young people, children, families, singles or couples, friends, acquaintances and even loners. Everyone owns that place.
A great public place always come with its partner, the burger stall. Well not exactly just the burger stall, we can have street cafes, al-fresco diners, 7 elevens, even some retail shops, and of course, the ice cream stand. Weddings too may happen at these great public places.
These two complements each other, people attract businesses (shops) and shops attract people in a beneficial symbiosis. To further boost this symbiosis, we would need to introduce a third party that would create a three-component cycle; the office.
This office, is their best friend. It would provide a steady and stable supply of customers to the shops and in return would attract businesses to set up office there. And in this triumvirate, the public space becomes the intermediary where the shops and the office can interact. It is also the intermediary space between the larger city of Kuching and the building. The three components in a beneficial symbiosis would ensure the place is utilized throughout the day and night and through the weekend.
The public space sets the ambiance for the interaction, and for the proper ambiance for the public space, we turn to nature. We cover the public spaces with a perforated roof that mimics the canopy forest of Sarawak. This would provide ample shade and allow natural ventilation for a comfortable public space. The perforated roof utilises a weave pattern derived from the various cultures in the country where weaving is a common cultural tradition. The weave binds and holds the different cultures together as an expression of us Malaysians coming together under one roof here at the urban porch. This multicultural-multiuse exciting space sets itself as a tourist destination.
The importance of the public space as an open space is evident from the lessons of Covid 19. We understand the (i) value of open spaces especially in tight urban conditions (ii) need of human interaction that these public spaces provide (iii) need for multiuse space as opposed to single use spaces and (iv) to improve the quality of our internal spaces.
To improve the quality of the office spaces, they are paired with terraces and gardens that serve several functions; (i) as a ‘breathing’ space (ii) as an alternative working space (iii) as a garden heat sink to cool the offices. This articulation lends to the office concept of Co-Working offices, Alternative working spaces and Biophilic working spaces.
We hope to introduce to Kuching a concept of urban living with its agglomeration of public space, shops and office within a compact environment. The concept of binding the different building program with the public space is in the hope of introducing a better urban living environment, a green one. We invite the people to use the public space to participate in their community, in their public and economic life. Thus, it becomes a chosen Destination where the bustle of the multitude gives identity to the place that turns it into an icon.
The site is a quasi-urban site which is neither wholly urban nor rural. It is only 1.5 km from the waterfront Darul Hana Bridge which put it as a premium city centre site. However, its current surrounding condition is generally low rise residential that retains a very rural atmosphere.
To develop this site, we would need to balance both of these conditions that it is; (i) a low-density suburban area and (ii) an urban site with urban requirements,
The first question of suburbia, the setback requirement only allows a maximum building height three times that of the setback. That requirement by default precludes any high rise, high density development. This sits well with the general context of the site.
The second question, is the question of urbanity. Every great urban space requires a public space where the urbanites may participate in the social, economic and political life of their community. And every great city would benefit from a commercial enterprise that comes along with it.
What we would like to do is to provide a happening public space that belongs to everybody, where anybody can come and enjoy the space. Old people, young people, children, families, singles or couples, friends, acquaintances and even loners. Everyone owns that place.
A great public place always come with its partner, the burger stall. Well not exactly just the burger stall, we can have street cafes, al-fresco diners, 7 elevens, even some retail shops, and of course, the ice cream stand. Weddings too may happen at these great public places.
These two complements each other, people attract businesses (shops) and shops attract people in a beneficial symbiosis. To further boost this symbiosis, we would need to introduce a third party that would create a three-component cycle; the office.
This office, is their best friend. It would provide a steady and stable supply of customers to the shops and in return would attract businesses to set up office there. And in this triumvirate, the public space becomes the intermediary where the shops and the office can interact. It is also the intermediary space between the larger city of Kuching and the building. The three components in a beneficial symbiosis would ensure the place is utilized throughout the day and night and through the weekend.
The public space sets the ambiance for the interaction, and for the proper ambiance for the public space, we turn to nature. We cover the public spaces with a perforated roof that mimics the canopy forest of Sarawak. This would provide ample shade and allow natural ventilation for a comfortable public space. The perforated roof utilises a weave pattern derived from the various cultures in the country where weaving is a common cultural tradition. The weave binds and holds the different cultures together as an expression of us Malaysians coming together under one roof here at the urban porch. This multicultural-multiuse exciting space sets itself as a tourist destination.
The importance of the public space as an open space is evident from the lessons of Covid 19. We understand the (i) value of open spaces especially in tight urban conditions (ii) need of human interaction that these public spaces provide (iii) need for multiuse space as opposed to single use spaces and (iv) to improve the quality of our internal spaces.
To improve the quality of the office spaces, they are paired with terraces and gardens that serve several functions; (i) as a ‘breathing’ space (ii) as an alternative working space (iii) as a garden heat sink to cool the offices. This articulation lends to the office concept of Co-Working offices, Alternative working spaces and Biophilic working spaces.
We hope to introduce to Kuching a concept of urban living with its agglomeration of public space, shops and office within a compact environment. The concept of binding the different building program with the public space is in the hope of introducing a better urban living environment, a green one. We invite the people to use the public space to participate in their community, in their public and economic life. Thus, it becomes a chosen Destination where the bustle of the multitude gives identity to the place that turns it into an icon.
The site is a quasi-urban site which is neither wholly urban nor rural. It is only 1.5 km from the waterfront Darul Hana Bridge which put it as a premium city centre site. However, its current surrounding condition is generally low rise residential that retains a very rural atmosphere.
To develop this site, we would need to balance both of these conditions that it is; (i) a low-density suburban area and (ii) an urban site with urban requirements,
The first question of suburbia, the setback requirement only allows a maximum building height three times that of the setback. That requirement by default precludes any high rise, high density development. This sits well with the general context of the site.
The second question, is the question of urbanity. Every great urban space requires a public space where the urbanites may participate in the social, economic and political life of their community. And every great city would benefit from a commercial enterprise that comes along with it.
What we would like to do is to provide a happening public space that belongs to everybody, where anybody can come and enjoy the space. Old people, young people, children, families, singles or couples, friends, acquaintances and even loners. Everyone owns that place.
A great public place always come with its partner, the burger stall. Well not exactly just the burger stall, we can have street cafes, al-fresco diners, 7 elevens, even some retail shops, and of course, the ice cream stand. Weddings too may happen at these great public places.
These two complements each other, people attract businesses (shops) and shops attract people in a beneficial symbiosis. To further boost this symbiosis, we would need to introduce a third party that would create a three-component cycle; the office.
This office, is their best friend. It would provide a steady and stable supply of customers to the shops and in return would attract businesses to set up office there. And in this triumvirate, the public space becomes the intermediary where the shops and the office can interact. It is also the intermediary space between the larger city of Kuching and the building. The three components in a beneficial symbiosis would ensure the place is utilized throughout the day and night and through the weekend.
The public space sets the ambiance for the interaction, and for the proper ambiance for the public space, we turn to nature. We cover the public spaces with a perforated roof that mimics the canopy forest of Sarawak. This would provide ample shade and allow natural ventilation for a comfortable public space. The perforated roof utilises a weave pattern derived from the various cultures in the country where weaving is a common cultural tradition. The weave binds and holds the different cultures together as an expression of us Malaysians coming together under one roof here at the urban porch. This multicultural-multiuse exciting space sets itself as a tourist destination.
The importance of the public space as an open space is evident from the lessons of Covid 19. We understand the (i) value of open spaces especially in tight urban conditions (ii) need of human interaction that these public spaces provide (iii) need for multiuse space as opposed to single use spaces and (iv) to improve the quality of our internal spaces.
To improve the quality of the office spaces, they are paired with terraces and gardens that serve several functions; (i) as a ‘breathing’ space (ii) as an alternative working space (iii) as a garden heat sink to cool the offices. This articulation lends to the office concept of Co-Working offices, Alternative working spaces and Biophilic working spaces.
We hope to introduce to Kuching a concept of urban living with its agglomeration of public space, shops and office within a compact environment. The concept of binding the different building program with the public space is in the hope of introducing a better urban living environment, a green one. We invite the people to use the public space to participate in their community, in their public and economic life. Thus, it becomes a chosen Destination where the bustle of the multitude gives identity to the place that turns it into an icon.
The site is a quasi-urban site which is neither wholly urban nor rural. It is only 1.5 km from the waterfront Darul Hana Bridge which put it as a premium city centre site. However, its current surrounding condition is generally low rise residential that retains a very rural atmosphere.
To develop this site, we would need to balance both of these conditions that it is; (i) a low-density suburban area and (ii) an urban site with urban requirements,
The first question of suburbia, the setback requirement only allows a maximum building height three times that of the setback. That requirement by default precludes any high rise, high density development. This sits well with the general context of the site.
The second question, is the question of urbanity. Every great urban space requires a public space where the urbanites may participate in the social, economic and political life of their community. And every great city would benefit from a commercial enterprise that comes along with it.
What we would like to do is to provide a happening public space that belongs to everybody, where anybody can come and enjoy the space. Old people, young people, children, families, singles or couples, friends, acquaintances and even loners. Everyone owns that place.
A great public place always come with its partner, the burger stall. Well not exactly just the burger stall, we can have street cafes, al-fresco diners, 7 elevens, even some retail shops, and of course, the ice cream stand. Weddings too may happen at these great public places.
These two complements each other, people attract businesses (shops) and shops attract people in a beneficial symbiosis. To further boost this symbiosis, we would need to introduce a third party that would create a three-component cycle; the office.
This office, is their best friend. It would provide a steady and stable supply of customers to the shops and in return would attract businesses to set up office there. And in this triumvirate, the public space becomes the intermediary where the shops and the office can interact. It is also the intermediary space between the larger city of Kuching and the building. The three components in a beneficial symbiosis would ensure the place is utilized throughout the day and night and through the weekend.
The public space sets the ambiance for the interaction, and for the proper ambiance for the public space, we turn to nature. We cover the public spaces with a perforated roof that mimics the canopy forest of Sarawak. This would provide ample shade and allow natural ventilation for a comfortable public space. The perforated roof utilises a weave pattern derived from the various cultures in the country where weaving is a common cultural tradition. The weave binds and holds the different cultures together as an expression of us Malaysians coming together under one roof here at the urban porch. This multicultural-multiuse exciting space sets itself as a tourist destination.
The importance of the public space as an open space is evident from the lessons of Covid 19. We understand the (i) value of open spaces especially in tight urban conditions (ii) need of human interaction that these public spaces provide (iii) need for multiuse space as opposed to single use spaces and (iv) to improve the quality of our internal spaces.
To improve the quality of the office spaces, they are paired with terraces and gardens that serve several functions; (i) as a ‘breathing’ space (ii) as an alternative working space (iii) as a garden heat sink to cool the offices. This articulation lends to the office concept of Co-Working offices, Alternative working spaces and Biophilic working spaces.
We hope to introduce to Kuching a concept of urban living with its agglomeration of public space, shops and office within a compact environment. The concept of binding the different building program with the public space is in the hope of introducing a better urban living environment, a green one. We invite the people to use the public space to participate in their community, in their public and economic life. Thus, it becomes a chosen Destination where the bustle of the multitude gives identity to the place that turns it into an icon.
The site is a quasi-urban site which is neither wholly urban nor rural. It is only 1.5 km from the waterfront Darul Hana Bridge which put it as a premium city centre site. However, its current surrounding condition is generally low rise residential that retains a very rural atmosphere.
To develop this site, we would need to balance both of these conditions that it is; (i) a low-density suburban area and (ii) an urban site with urban requirements,
The first question of suburbia, the setback requirement only allows a maximum building height three times that of the setback. That requirement by default precludes any high rise, high density development. This sits well with the general context of the site.
The second question, is the question of urbanity. Every great urban space requires a public space where the urbanites may participate in the social, economic and political life of their community. And every great city would benefit from a commercial enterprise that comes along with it.
What we would like to do is to provide a happening public space that belongs to everybody, where anybody can come and enjoy the space. Old people, young people, children, families, singles or couples, friends, acquaintances and even loners. Everyone owns that place.
A great public place always come with its partner, the burger stall. Well not exactly just the burger stall, we can have street cafes, al-fresco diners, 7 elevens, even some retail shops, and of course, the ice cream stand. Weddings too may happen at these great public places.
These two complements each other, people attract businesses (shops) and shops attract people in a beneficial symbiosis. To further boost this symbiosis, we would need to introduce a third party that would create a three-component cycle; the office.
This office, is their best friend. It would provide a steady and stable supply of customers to the shops and in return would attract businesses to set up office there. And in this triumvirate, the public space becomes the intermediary where the shops and the office can interact. It is also the intermediary space between the larger city of Kuching and the building. The three components in a beneficial symbiosis would ensure the place is utilized throughout the day and night and through the weekend.
The public space sets the ambiance for the interaction, and for the proper ambiance for the public space, we turn to nature. We cover the public spaces with a perforated roof that mimics the canopy forest of Sarawak. This would provide ample shade and allow natural ventilation for a comfortable public space. The perforated roof utilises a weave pattern derived from the various cultures in the country where weaving is a common cultural tradition. The weave binds and holds the different cultures together as an expression of us Malaysians coming together under one roof here at the urban porch. This multicultural-multiuse exciting space sets itself as a tourist destination.
The importance of the public space as an open space is evident from the lessons of Covid 19. We understand the (i) value of open spaces especially in tight urban conditions (ii) need of human interaction that these public spaces provide (iii) need for multiuse space as opposed to single use spaces and (iv) to improve the quality of our internal spaces.
To improve the quality of the office spaces, they are paired with terraces and gardens that serve several functions; (i) as a ‘breathing’ space (ii) as an alternative working space (iii) as a garden heat sink to cool the offices. This articulation lends to the office concept of Co-Working offices, Alternative working spaces and Biophilic working spaces.
We hope to introduce to Kuching a concept of urban living with its agglomeration of public space, shops and office within a compact environment. The concept of binding the different building program with the public space is in the hope of introducing a better urban living environment, a green one. We invite the people to use the public space to participate in their community, in their public and economic life. Thus, it becomes a chosen Destination where the bustle of the multitude gives identity to the place that turns it into an icon.
The site is a quasi-urban site which is neither wholly urban nor rural. It is only 1.5 km from the waterfront Darul Hana Bridge which put it as a premium city centre site. However, its current surrounding condition is generally low rise residential that retains a very rural atmosphere.
To develop this site, we would need to balance both of these conditions that it is; (i) a low-density suburban area and (ii) an urban site with urban requirements,
The first question of suburbia, the setback requirement only allows a maximum building height three times that of the setback. That requirement by default precludes any high rise, high density development. This sits well with the general context of the site.
The second question, is the question of urbanity. Every great urban space requires a public space where the urbanites may participate in the social, economic and political life of their community. And every great city would benefit from a commercial enterprise that comes along with it.
What we would like to do is to provide a happening public space that belongs to everybody, where anybody can come and enjoy the space. Old people, young people, children, families, singles or couples, friends, acquaintances and even loners. Everyone owns that place.
A great public place always come with its partner, the burger stall. Well not exactly just the burger stall, we can have street cafes, al-fresco diners, 7 elevens, even some retail shops, and of course, the ice cream stand. Weddings too may happen at these great public places.
These two complements each other, people attract businesses (shops) and shops attract people in a beneficial symbiosis. To further boost this symbiosis, we would need to introduce a third party that would create a three-component cycle; the office.
This office, is their best friend. It would provide a steady and stable supply of customers to the shops and in return would attract businesses to set up office there. And in this triumvirate, the public space becomes the intermediary where the shops and the office can interact. It is also the intermediary space between the larger city of Kuching and the building. The three components in a beneficial symbiosis would ensure the place is utilized throughout the day and night and through the weekend.
The public space sets the ambiance for the interaction, and for the proper ambiance for the public space, we turn to nature. We cover the public spaces with a perforated roof that mimics the canopy forest of Sarawak. This would provide ample shade and allow natural ventilation for a comfortable public space. The perforated roof utilises a weave pattern derived from the various cultures in the country where weaving is a common cultural tradition. The weave binds and holds the different cultures together as an expression of us Malaysians coming together under one roof here at the urban porch. This multicultural-multiuse exciting space sets itself as a tourist destination.
The importance of the public space as an open space is evident from the lessons of Covid 19. We understand the (i) value of open spaces especially in tight urban conditions (ii) need of human interaction that these public spaces provide (iii) need for multiuse space as opposed to single use spaces and (iv) to improve the quality of our internal spaces.
To improve the quality of the office spaces, they are paired with terraces and gardens that serve several functions; (i) as a ‘breathing’ space (ii) as an alternative working space (iii) as a garden heat sink to cool the offices. This articulation lends to the office concept of Co-Working offices, Alternative working spaces and Biophilic working spaces.
We hope to introduce to Kuching a concept of urban living with its agglomeration of public space, shops and office within a compact environment. The concept of binding the different building program with the public space is in the hope of introducing a better urban living environment, a green one. We invite the people to use the public space to participate in their community, in their public and economic life. Thus, it becomes a chosen Destination where the bustle of the multitude gives identity to the place that turns it into an icon.
The site is a quasi-urban site which is neither wholly urban nor rural. It is only 1.5 km from the waterfront Darul Hana Bridge which put it as a premium city centre site. However, its current surrounding condition is generally low rise residential that retains a very rural atmosphere.
To develop this site, we would need to balance both of these conditions that it is; (i) a low-density suburban area and (ii) an urban site with urban requirements,
The first question of suburbia, the setback requirement only allows a maximum building height three times that of the setback. That requirement by default precludes any high rise, high density development. This sits well with the general context of the site.
The second question, is the question of urbanity. Every great urban space requires a public space where the urbanites may participate in the social, economic and political life of their community. And every great city would benefit from a commercial enterprise that comes along with it.
What we would like to do is to provide a happening public space that belongs to everybody, where anybody can come and enjoy the space. Old people, young people, children, families, singles or couples, friends, acquaintances and even loners. Everyone owns that place.
A great public place always come with its partner, the burger stall. Well not exactly just the burger stall, we can have street cafes, al-fresco diners, 7 elevens, even some retail shops, and of course, the ice cream stand. Weddings too may happen at these great public places.
These two complements each other, people attract businesses (shops) and shops attract people in a beneficial symbiosis. To further boost this symbiosis, we would need to introduce a third party that would create a three-component cycle; the office.
This office, is their best friend. It would provide a steady and stable supply of customers to the shops and in return would attract businesses to set up office there. And in this triumvirate, the public space becomes the intermediary where the shops and the office can interact. It is also the intermediary space between the larger city of Kuching and the building. The three components in a beneficial symbiosis would ensure the place is utilized throughout the day and night and through the weekend.
The public space sets the ambiance for the interaction, and for the proper ambiance for the public space, we turn to nature. We cover the public spaces with a perforated roof that mimics the canopy forest of Sarawak. This would provide ample shade and allow natural ventilation for a comfortable public space. The perforated roof utilises a weave pattern derived from the various cultures in the country where weaving is a common cultural tradition. The weave binds and holds the different cultures together as an expression of us Malaysians coming together under one roof here at the urban porch. This multicultural-multiuse exciting space sets itself as a tourist destination.
The importance of the public space as an open space is evident from the lessons of Covid 19. We understand the (i) value of open spaces especially in tight urban conditions (ii) need of human interaction that these public spaces provide (iii) need for multiuse space as opposed to single use spaces and (iv) to improve the quality of our internal spaces.
To improve the quality of the office spaces, they are paired with terraces and gardens that serve several functions; (i) as a ‘breathing’ space (ii) as an alternative working space (iii) as a garden heat sink to cool the offices. This articulation lends to the office concept of Co-Working offices, Alternative working spaces and Biophilic working spaces.
We hope to introduce to Kuching a concept of urban living with its agglomeration of public space, shops and office within a compact environment. The concept of binding the different building program with the public space is in the hope of introducing a better urban living environment, a green one. We invite the people to use the public space to participate in their community, in their public and economic life. Thus, it becomes a chosen Destination where the bustle of the multitude gives identity to the place that turns it into an icon.
