INTRODUCTION

A food centre is generally an indoor plaza or common plaza or common area within facility that is contiguous with the counters of multiple food vendors and provides a common area for self-serve dinner. Though one common food tray used by all the stalls might be utilized to allow food to be carried to the table. Food courts may also have shops which sell prepared meals for consumers to take home and reheat which may be packaged in foam food containers. Food court may be a daily stop for some.

Concept

Re - weaving

Re - weaving the memory of people towards the long lost tradition

Weaving pattern of songket Negeri Sembilan represents the concept of this project Songket definition is decorative weaving technique used to make the fabric, which entails inserting gold or silver thread in between the base threads. Songket pattern can be differentiate by every states of Malaysia. The songket pattern being used for this project is from Negeri Sembilan which is the site location for this project. Every songket pattern has their own identity and meanings

People are forgetting the long lost tradional food

Conceptual Approach

Re-weave the memory of people towards the traditional elements

Accessible to the people

The people connection to the culture slowly fading

Connect the people by creating the food center as the new marker.

Visible and discoverable to the people

Lack of green features on site

Connect to the nature

Creating a sustainable building

Form

Meaning = always returns to one’s home / traditional value

Repetitious pattern

Aesthetic and unique motif which is visible and discovereble to the eyes

Connectivity because duck always bond with their group

Duck always dip in water to have cooling effect on their bodies - sustainable

Conceptual idea turn it into a module apply it into the layout plan

Entrance from corner to maximize people visiting because its respecting the view from marker

Wind can pass through the building Courtyard inside the building and at the center. Courtyard as cooling effect for the building

Facade connected with the roof with zig zag pattern to protect from direct sun

Staggered floor plan, people can observe every activity and connect to each other