The Microcosm of Consciousness : Temporal Expansion of Urban Transitional Moment

THE MICROCOSM OF CONSCIOUSNESS TEMPORAL EXPANSION OF URBAN TRANSITIONAL MOMENT

EXPERIENCE

SEE HOONG PING DANIEL TAYLOR’S UNIVERSITY DECEMBER 2018

Urban communities in cities engage and operate within various moments of escapism within the urban fabric. These moments of escapism are formed by pockets of activities, architectural landmarks, significant cultural and communal engagements, transit nodes and places of work and leisure. People gravitated to these escapist moments due to the multilayered meaning and significance, often with more awareness and consciousness of place and people with an extended engagement timeframe. However the transition experience between these moments in the urban fabric are insignificant and temporary. The urban transitional moments lack consciousness of people and place, with no continuation of activities and engaging interactions within the urban transit community, creating a temporal void in the transition experience. This thesis will explore the research question “Can architectural escapism elements facilitate the expansion of temporal consciousness for an urban transitional moment?” The thesis investigates Tuan and Dainton’s notion of escapism and temporal consciousness theory through architectualization of elements within the theory and formulating design strategies. These design strategies are then used to investigate Tuan and Dainton’s theory in expanding a temporary urban transitional moment to create a multi-layered spatial engagement within the urban transit community that is conscious about the local people and place, engaging in informative interactions, empowering users with the autonomy in power of choice to access and participate, and has an extended significance in meaning, activity and timeframe amidst the insignificant temporary moment of urban transit.

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First and foremost, I would like to express my utmost gratitude to my supervisor - Ar. Lee Cherng Yih, for his expertise, assistance, guidance and patience throughout the process of producing this thesis project. The knowledge and insight that I’ve gained over the semester definitely leaves a positive impact in my life.

I would like to extend my special gratitute to Ar. Ian Ng Aik Soon for being my supervisor prior to his departure from Taylor’s University during ADT 1. I wouldn’t have come this far without

his

Lastly,

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wards my wife, son, family and fellow course mates for their constant ing

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ABSTRACT 1 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 2 THESIS STATEMENT 5 METHODOLOGY 6 FINDINGS 22 APPENDICES 46 REFERENCES 57

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The thesis investigates the use of Tuan and Dainton’s notion of escapism and temporal consciousness theory in expanding a temporary urban transitional moment to create a multi-layered spatial engagement within the urban transit community that is conscious about the local people and place, engaging in informative interactions, empowering users with the autonomy in power of choice to access and participate, and has an extended significance in meaning, activity and timeframe amidst the insignificant temporary moment of urban transit.

A microcosm of consciousness is form within this expanded urban transitional moment, transforming it into a moment of escapism. Tuan’s escapism theory demonstrates the different ways escapism can be found and expressed in architecture. It is noted that both physical architectural elements and non physical perceptional elements interrelate and affect escapism in architecture.

The seven elements of escapism are accessibility, manipulability, democratic level, predictability, memory, temporal quality and perception of reality.

Dainton’s notion of temporal consciousness theory discusses the relationship between our awareness of time and how it affects our perception of people and place. The thesis explores how the expansion of temporal consciousness through the three categories of cinematic, retentional and extentional models can affect the urban transit community’s perception of reality.

THESIS STATEMENT ARCHITECTURE DESIGN THESIS

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ELEMENTS OF ESCAPISM THEORY The seven elements of Escapism theory is determined through literature reviews. Each of the elements are then interpreted and architectualized into di-

A C C E S S I B I L I T Y

M A N

THE ABILITY FOR USERS TO PHYSICALLY MOVE THROUGH AND ACCESS A SPACE OR TO SOCIALLY ACCESS CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL INFORMATION

PHYSI NON LOWS

agrams to capture the essence of each contributing element of escapism. Each of

these

escapism

elements

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utes to the understanding and formulating of the design strategies to facilitate the expansion of temporal consciousness for an urban transitional moment.

METHODOLOGY ELEMENTS OF ESCAPISM THEORY ARCHITECTURE DESIGN THESIS

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ESCAPISM THEORY

B I L I T Y

HYSICALLY MOVE E OR TO SOCIALLY CAL INFORMATION

M A N I P U L A T A B I L I T Y

M E M O R Y

PHYSICAL ARCHITECTURE SPACE AND LAYOUT AND NON PHYSICAL EXPERIENTIAL QUALITY THAT ALLOWS MANIPULATABILITY BY USERS TO CONSTRUCT THEIR OWN REALITY

THE CULTURAL AND COMMUNICATIVE MEMORY OF A PLACE CONTRIBUTING TO DIFFERENT EVENTS, TIMESCALES AND USAGE OF PLACE BY USERS

DEMOCRATI

THE LEVEL OF FREEDOM AND CORDED TO ARCHITECTURE SP BOTH PHYSICAL AND NON P

COMMUNICATIVE MEMORY

CULTURAL MEMORY

COMMUNICATIVE + CULTURAL MEMORY

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DESIG PERCEPTION OF REALITY THE PHYSICAL AND NON PHYSICAL PERCEPTION OF AN ARCHITECTURAL SPACE WHICH CONTRIBUTES TO THE NOTION OF ESCAPISM

T E M P O R A L

Q U A L I T Y

PHYSICAL ARCHITECTURAL SPACE AND SCALE AFFECTING THE DIFFERENT PERCEPTION OF TIMESCALE AND CONSCIOUSNESS OF TIME, ALLOWING USERS TO RELIVE OR RECREATE THEIR OWN REALITY

PHYSIC

SPATIAL EXPERIENCE

EXPERIENCE OF SPACE AFFECTING PERCEPTION

PERCEIVED STIMULI

CINEMATIC

RETENTIONAL

EXTENSIONAL

SENSORY PERCEPTION

TE

MANIPULATED REALITY PROGRESSION OF SPACE AND DIMENSION

CULTURAL MEMORY

STIMULATED PERCEPTION

VISUAL IMAGE

TEMPORAL FACADE

T

METHODOLOGY ELEMENTS OF ESCAPISM THEORY ARCHITECTURE DESIGN THESIS

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E M O R Y

AND COMMUNICATIVE MEMORY ONTRIBUTING TO DIFFERENT EVENTS, AND USAGE OF PLACE BY USERS

DEMOCRATIC LEVEL

P R E D I C T A B I L I T Y

THE LEVEL OF FREEDOM AND OPPORTUNITY ACCORDED TO ARCHITECTURE SPACE AND PEOPLE IN BOTH PHYSICAL AND NON PHYSICAL ELEMENTS

THE ABILITY FOR USERS TO PERCEIVE AND PREDICT THE PHYSICAL AND EXPERIENTIAL QUALITY OF A PLACE

LANDSCAPE

OMMUNICATIVE MEMORY

FACADE

CULTURAL MEMORY

NICATIVE + CULTURAL MEMORY CIRCULATION

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MICROCOSM OF N The S siteCat Jalan I ORajaULautSis chosen N E S S to carry out the thesis research, it is adjacent to DBKL tower and the Bandaraya LRT Station. This site is an urban transitional space located among the various moments or nodes identified in this site analysis drawing. The process of producing this analysis drawings allows for critical analysis of the surrounding context, selecting and highlighting the important and relevant moments.This temporary urban transitional moment has a high density urban transitional community which transits between the LRT and KTM stations, the offices, shopping enclave as well as the cultural and historical nodes. The highly diverse nature of the surrounding context and the transit community allows for an in depth application of the design strategies identified earlier to create an Urban Transit Community Centre.

METHODOLOGY SITE ANALYSIS STUDY ARCHITECTURE DESIGN THESIS

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MOMENTS

HISTORICAL MASJID JAMEK + RIVER CONVERGENCE

SHOPPING + CULTURAL SOGO + JALAN TAR

TRANSIT KTM + LRT

CULTURAL + HISTORICAL DATARAN MERDEKA ZONE

WORK OFFICE BUILDINGS

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CONTEXT CONSCIOUSNESS

TEMPORAL VOID

CINEMATIC COMMUNICATIVE MEMORY

EXTENSIONAL / RETENTIONAL CULTURAL MEMORY

MULTI-LAYERED SPATIAL EXPERIENCE INCIDENTAL UNPREDICTABILITY - AN UNPREDICTABLE AND UNEXPECTED SPATIAL EXPERIENCE THAT

CONTROLLED UNPREDICTABILITY - AN UNPREDICTABLE SPATIAL EXPERIENCE WITHIN A CONTROLLED

CREATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR MORE VARIED INTERACTION

AND CURATED SETTING FOR SPECIFIC INTERACTION AND EXPERIENCE

PROGRESSION OF SPACE + SCALE

TEMPORAL VOID

PRIVATE WITHIN PUBLIC

SPACE WITHIN SPACE

The design strategies is derived from the literature review of Tuan’s theory of escapism and architectualized analysis of the elements of escapism, literature reviews of Dainton’s theory of temporal consciousness and also the site analysis study. The three main strategies of multi-layered spatial experience, autonomy in power of choice and informative interaction as shown here represents an attempt to create a framework to design the urban transit community centre. These strategies will help facilitate the expansion of temporal consciousness for an urban transitional moment at my site.

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DESIGN STRATEGY DESIGN STRATEGY

AUTONOMY

IN

POWER

OF

CHOICE

FULL AUTONOMY - PEOPLE ARE GIVEN POWER OF

PARTIAL AUTONOMY - PEOPLE ARE DICTATED AND

THROUGH SPACE, PHYSICAL MANIPULATION AND SELF EXPRESSION FULL AUTONOMY - PEOPLE ARE GIVEN POWER OF CHOICE TO DECIDE SPATIAL USAGE, MOVEMENT

BUT ARE GIVEN POWER OF CHOICE TO REFLECT AND EXPRESS IN SELECTED SPACES PARTIAL AUTONOMY - PEOPLE ARE DICTATED AND CONTROLLED IN SPATIAL USAGE AND PROGRAM,

THROUGH SPACE, PHYSICAL MANIPULATION AND SELF EXPRESSION

BUT ARE GIVEN POWER OF CHOICE TO REFLECT AND EXPRESS IN SELECTED SPACES

CHOICE DECIDE IN SPATIAL A U TTO O N SPATIAL O MUSAGE, Y MOVEMENT I N P O WCONTROLLED ER O F USAGE C HAND OPROGRAM, ICE

PHYSICAL ACCESS

VISUAL + PARTICIPATION

ACCESS + PARTICIPATION

DICTATIVE + DEMOCRATIC SPACE

PHYSICAL ACCESS

VISUAL + PARTICIPATION

ACCESS + PARTICIPATION

DICTATIVE + DEMOCRATIC SPACE

INFORMATIVE INTERACTION AND SPATIAL INTERACI N F O R M A T I V E I NSPECIFIC T E RARCHITECTURAL ACTIO N TIONS BASED ON LONG TERM CULTURAL MEMORY.

PUBLIC SOCIAL INTERACTIONS BETWEEN PEOPLE BASED ON SHORT TERM COMMUNICATIVE MEMORY. INFORMATION OBTAINED INCLUDE LOCAL HISTORY, CULTURE AND INFORMAL EVERYDAY INTERPUBLIC SOCIAL INTERACTIONS BETWEEN PEOPLE ACTION BASED ON SHORT TERM COMMUNICATIVE MEMORY. INFORMATION OBTAINED INCLUDE LOCAL HISTORY, CULTURE AND INFORMAL EVERYDAY INTERACTION

INFORMATION OBTAINED ARE EMBEDDED HISTORICAL OR CULTURAL REFERENCES IN BUILDING LAYSPECIFIC ARCHITECTURAL AND SPATIAL INTERACOUT, FACADE OR MATERIALS TIONS BASED ON LONG TERM CULTURAL MEMORY. INFORMATION OBTAINED ARE EMBEDDED HISTORICAL OR CULTURAL REFERENCES IN BUILDING LAYOUT, FACADE OR MATERIALS

TEMPORAL VOID

CONTEXT CONSCIOUSNESS

CINEMATIC COMMUNICATIVE MEMORY

EXTENSIONAL / RETENTIONAL CULTURAL MEMORY

TEMPORAL VOID

CONTEXT CONSCIOUSNESS

CINEMATIC COMMUNICATIVE MEMORY

EXTENSIONAL / RETENTIONAL CULTURAL MEMORY

MULTI-LAYERED SPATIAL EXPERIENCE UNPREDICTABILITY - AN UNPREDICTM U L T I - L A Y E R E D S P A TCONTROLLED IAL EX PERIENCE ABLE SPATIAL EXPERIENCE WITHIN A CONTROLLED

INCIDENTAL UNPREDICTABILITY - AN UNPREDICTABLE AND UNEXPECTED SPATIAL EXPERIENCE THAT CREATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR MORE VARIED INTER-

AND CURATED SETTING FOR SPECIFIC INTERACTION

ACTION INCIDENTAL UNPREDICTABILITY - AN UNPREDICTABLE AND UNEXPECTED SPATIAL EXPERIENCE THAT CREATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR MORE VARIED INTER-

AND EXPERIENCE CONTROLLED UNPREDICTABILITY - AN UNPREDICTABLE SPATIAL EXPERIENCE WITHIN A CONTROLLED AND CURATED SETTING FOR SPECIFIC INTERACTION

ACTION

AND EXPERIENCE

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SPACE WITHIN SPACE

The first stage of the design exploration focuses on exploring the different aspects and elements of escapism and apply it on site. This includes applying design strategies to control and reduce movement, introduce interludes and expansion of program from the circulation route.

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The second stage attempts to explore the individual moments in the building scheme.

This includes exploring the expansion of building programs such as the gallery and exhibition spaces to capture users in transit.

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The third stage explores the different ways to organize and arrange space layouts, including the testing of expansion, isolation, merging and combinations of the above. This is to test out the relationship of the private and public relationship according to the design strategies.

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CINEMATIC + EXTENTIONAL EX

The first series of the narrative drawing is the illustration based on the Cinematic and Retentional experience of navigating and experiencing the Urban Transit Community Centre.

Note the cradling river context and city context on both end of the drawing, signifying the expansion of a moment within. The Cinematic experience is a continous snapshot of moments, it lacks depth and meaning with minimal interaction and engagement. This represents the fast pace transit community

FINDINGS NARRATIVE DRAWING 1 CINEMATIC + RETENTIONAL EXPERIENCE (OVERVIEW) ARCHITECTURE DESIGN THESIS

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PERCEPTION OF REALITY

T E M P O R A L

Q U A L I T Y

THE PHYSICAL AND NON PHYSICAL PERCEPTION OF AN ARCHITECTURAL SPACE WHICH CONTRIBUTES

PHYSICAL ARCHITECTURAL SPACE AND SCALE AFFECTING THE DIFFERENT PERCEPTION OF TIMESCALE

TO THE NOTION OF ESCAPISM

AND CONSCIOUSNESS OF TIME, ALLOWING USERS TO RELIVE OR RECREATE THEIR OWN REALITY

SPATIAL EXPERIENCE

C + EXTENTIONAL EXPERIENCE

passing through the building, with only glimpses of the surrounding context, internal spaces and activities. The Retentional experience is a seEXPERIENCE OF SPACE

AFFECTING PERCEPTION ries of extended moments from the cinematic

experience. These extended moments increasPERCEIVED STIMULI

es awareness of time, people and place, with deeper meaning, and more visual and physical engagement. Retentional moments includes the “Temporal Circulation Voids” and vari-

CINEMATIC

RETENTIONAL

EXTENSIONAL

ous pockets SENSORY of public and private activities.

PERCEPTION

MANIPULATED REALITY PROGRESSION OF SPACE AND DIMENSION

CULTURAL MEMORY

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FINDINGS NARRATIVE DRAWING 1 CINEMATIC + RETENTIONAL EXPERIENCE (PART I) ARCHITECTURE DESIGN THESIS

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CINEMATIC + EXTENTIONAL EXPE rententional “Temporal Circulation

Glimpse of the river and surrounding buildings

The

can be seen when approaching and enter-

Voids” can be seen here, slowing movement

ing the building from the KTM and LRT station s.

while offering a glimpse of the surrounding park, exhibition, cafe and performing areas.

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ATIC + EXTENTIONAL EXPERIENCE

FINDINGS

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The surrounding urban fabric context sig-

Reading

nifies

beyond

be

centre. .

nity

this

the

experience

urban

transit

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from

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community

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learning

together

workshops

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EXTENTIONAL + RETENTIONAL EX

The second series of the narrative drawing is the illustration based on the Retentional and Extentional

experience

of

navigating

and

experiencing the Urban Transit Community Centre. Note the three expanded moments illustrating the activities and programs with multiple layers of history and meaning overlaid. The main

Extentional experience are

extended moments from the series of Retentional moments. These Extentional moments consist of physical and non-physical qualities of space, movement, program, meaning,

FINDINGS NARRATIVE DRAWING 2 RETENTIONAL + EXTENTIONAL EXPERIENCE (OVERVIEW) ARCHITECTURE DESIGN THESIS

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DES PERCEPTION OF REALITY

T E M P O R A L

Q U A L I T Y

THE PHYSICAL AND NON PHYSICAL PERCEPTION OF

PHYSICAL ARCHITECTURAL SPACE AND SCALE AF-

AN ARCHITECTURAL SPACE WHICH CONTRIBUTES TO THE NOTION OF ESCAPISM

FECTING THE DIFFERENT PERCEPTION OF TIMESCALE AND CONSCIOUSNESS OF TIME, ALLOWING USERS TO RELIVE OR RECREATE THEIR OWN REALITY

SPATIAL EXPERIENCE

NAL + RETENTIONAL EXPERIENCE

history and timescale. This results in an engaging and interactive experience for users, with both communicative and cultural memory

EXPERIENCE OF SPACE AFFECTING PERCEPTION

embeded within the space and program.

A

combination of retentional and extentional PERCEIVED STIMULI

space and experience allows for a more holistic and engaging expansion of temporal consciousness for the urban transitional moment.

CINEMATIC

RETENTIONAL

EXTENSIONAL

SENSORY PERCEPTION

MANIPULATED REALITY PROGRESSION OF SPACE AND DIMENSION

CULTURAL MEMORY

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FINDINGS NARRATIVE DRAWING 2 RETENTIONAL + EXTENTIONAL EXPERIENCE (PART I) ARCHITECTURE DESIGN THESIS

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The pockets of moments seen here illustrates

E XofT Eembeded N T I O N A meaning L + R E T Eand N T I signifiONAL EXPE are layers

the workshop spaces, community garden,

cance, including history, culture, expression,

performing auditorium and the gallery and

individual perception and meaning. Glimpses

exhibition space. Enclosing these moments

of the surrounding context can also be seen.

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ONAL + RETENTIONAL EXPERIENCE

FINDINGS

NARRATIVE DRAWING 2 RETENTIONAL + EXTENTIONAL EXPERIENCE (PART II) ARCHITECTURE DESIGN THESIS

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An Extentional experience of space includes

through time, showing the different con-

temporal consciousness, which means aware-

figurations, usage, movement and mean-

ness of time. The moment on the right il-

ing

that

can

occur

within

a

space.

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FINDINGS SECTIONAL PERSPECTIVE ARCHITECTURE DESIGN THESIS

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D

The sectional perspective shows the relationship between different spaces within the building.

More private study and reading spaces above overlooks to public and high movement spaces below. Voids within and outside the building adds to the visual and physical connection between different programs and user groups.

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FINDINGS

The building sits within a transition moment

SITE PLAN

and dispersion of the urban transit community.

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in the urban fabric, a place of convergence

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FINDINGS

The

ground

floor

and

houses

mostly

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

caters

to

the

is

community public

converging

based

spaces.

This

users

from

ground level moving to the higher floors.

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FINDINGS

The

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

the

connecting LRT

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elevated

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first

links

and

also

bridges

transition stations

floors

level

users

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FINDINGS

The second floor are mostly private

SECOND FLOOR PLAN

study area. These spaces overlook into the

semi private spaces such as workshops and circulation

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FINDINGS EAST + WEST ELEVATIONS ARCHITECTURE DESIGN THESIS

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ARCHITECTURE DESIGN THESIS

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FINDINGS SECTION A-A + SECTION B-B ARCHITECTURE DESIGN THESIS

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The

detail

sectional

perspective

shows

the use of a waffle slab construction for the elevated floors and also a waffle slab contruction

for

the

external

shell

which

forms the roof and walls of the building.

FINDINGS DETAIL SECTIONAL PERSPECTIVE ARCHITECTURE DESIGN THESIS

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THE ESCAPIST MICROCOSM EMPOWERING

THE

EXPRESSION

OF

SENSE

OF

PLACE

AND

IDENTITY

ESCAPISM IS THE NOTION OF ESCAPING FROM REALITY INTO THE PERCEIVED REALITY, IT IS A PHENOMENA THAT IS REGARDED NEGATIVELY BY SOCIETY AS AN ESCAPE INTO FANTASY AND THE MAKE-BELIEVE. ACCORDING TO YI-FU TUAN, ESCAPISM IS MORE THAN JUST DRUGS AND PSYCHEDELICS, IT IS AN EXPRESSION AND REPRESENTATION OF OUR INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE SELF. ESCAPISM ENCOMPASSES THE CULTURAL REPRESENTATION OF SOCIETY, THE SENSE OF PLACE AND SENSE OF SELF OF COMMUNITIES AND ALSO THE RIGHT TO OCCUPY AND RECLAIM SPACES IN THE NATURAL AND URBAN WORLD. THE DIFFERENT TYPES AND ELEMENTS Of ESCAPISM CAN BE USED TO CONSTRUCT A SPACE WITHIN THE CHAOTIC URBAN REALM FOR PEOPLE TO EXPORE, CONSTRUCT AND PERCEIVE THEIR OWN IDEAL REALITY AND EXPRESS A SENSE OF PLACE AND IDENTITY.

A C C E S S I B I L I T Y MOVEMENT

ACCESSIBLE & FREE

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OCCUPY SPACE

IN WHAT WAYS DOES THE ELEMENTS OF ESCAPISM INFORM AN ARCHITECTURE THAT FACILITATES AND EMPOWERS THE COMMUNITY IN THE EXPRESSION OF PLACE AND IDENTITY?

GENERAL CONCEPT OF ESCAPISM

BY YI-FU TUAN

NATURE

HUMAN NATURE

COMMUNICATIVE MEMORY

HUMAN CULTURE

ACCESSIBILITY

MANIPULATABILITY

DEMOCRATIC LEVEL

CULTURAL MEMORY

PREDICTABILITY

MEMORY

COMMUNICATIVE + CULTURAL MEMO

TEMPORAL QUALITY

PERCEPTION OF REALITY

SITE ANALYSIS URBAN UNIFORMITY & CONFORMITY

JALAN ALOR

VISUAL CONFORMITY JALAN BUKIT BINTANG

SOCIAL MOVEMENT

LACK OF SENSE O CONFORMITY IN THOUGHTS

SIDELINED LOCAL SOCIAL PATTERNS

V DESEN

SECONDARY

MAIN

INDIVIDUALISTIC THOUGHTS

VARIED BUILDIN LOCAL HISTO

JAL AN

SUL

TAN

ISM A

IL

ORGANIC & FREE

MAIN

VARIED FORM AND FACADE

S I T E

SECONDARY

JALAN BUKIT BINTANG

LOCAL SOCIAL PATTERNS HAPPENED AWAY FROM THE MAIN STREET

UNIFORM AND GENERIC CONFORMED THOUGHTS

PERVASIVENESS OF VIS

CONTROLLED & DETERMINISTIC

APPENDICES ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN THESIS I CONCEPT DIAGRAMS AND ANALYSIS ARCHITECTURE DESIGN THESIS

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PERCEPTION OF REALITY

T E M P O R A L

Q U A L I T Y

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DEMOCRATIC LEVEL

SPATIAL EXPERIENCE

LANDSCAPE

EXPERIENCE OF SPACE AFFECTING PERCEPTION

PERCEIVED STIMULI

COMMUNICATIVE MEMORY

CINEMATIC

SENSORY PERCEPTION

RETENTIONAL

EXTENSIONAL

MANIPULATED REALITY

FACADE

PROGRESSION OF SPACE AND DIMENSION

CULTURAL MEMORY CULTURAL MEMORY

STIMULATED PERCEPTION

VISUAL IMAGE COMMUNICATIVE + CULTURAL MEMORY

TEMPORAL FACADE

CIRCULATION

LACK OF SENSE OF PLACE & IDENTITY

NED LOCAL AL PATTERNS

VISUAL DESENSITIZATION

DUALISTIC EXPERIENCE GENERIC SPACE USAGE

TEMPORAL CHANGE IN STREET USAGE

MAIN

MAIN

SECONDARY

VARIED BUILDING FACADE NARRATING LOCAL HISTORY & DEVELOPMENT

COLLECTIVE LOCAL SOCIAL EXPERIENCES

CONTINUITY IN FACADE & PATH

USAGE OF SHOPLOTS CATERING TO LOCAL COMMUNITY

RELATABLE PEDESTRIAN

VEHICULAR

GENERIC DICTATIVE SOCIAL EXPERIENCES

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RELATABLE

DICTATIVE & NON MANIPULATABLE

GENERIC SHOPS: - MONEY CHANGER - MASSAGE PARLOUR - MOBILE TRAVEL AGENCY

COVERED WALKABLE WALKWAY

PERVASIVENESS OF COMMERCIAL & GENERIC VISUAL IMAGE

OUT OF SCALE

PEDESTRIAN

LOCAL SHOPS: - MAMAK - GERAI WARUNG - COFFEE SHOP

AL PATTERNS HAPPENED OM THE MAIN STREET

EMPOWERMENT OF SELF-EXPRESSION

CATERING TO TOURIST

EXPOSED NON FRIENDLY SIDEWALK

SELF-EXPRESSION & MANIPULATABLE

PEDESTRIAN

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EXPLORATION DESIGN 1 FREESPACE + SELF EXPRESSION

TEMPORAL

AWARENESS IN SPACES

CULTURAL + COMMUNIC

INTERSECTING PROGRAM

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COMMUNICATIVE MEMORY

DEMOCRATIC LEVEL

G PROGRAMME + FREESPACE

SPACE + DIMENSION + FREESPACE

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EXPLORATION DESIGN 2 DEMOCRATIC LEVEL

CULTURAL + COMMUNICATIVE MEMORY

TEMPORAL FACADE

TEMPORAL

AWARENESS IN SPACES

APPENDICES ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN THESIS I EXPLORATION DESIGN 2 ARCHITECTURE DESIGN THESIS

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ACES

TEMPORAL FACADE

SPACE + DIMENSION

ACCESSIBILITY

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SCHEMATIC DESIGN SPACE

F R E E S P A C E

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DIMENSION

TEMPORAL AWARENESS IN SPACES

F A

TEMPORAL

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MANIPULABILITY

F A C A D E

TEMPORAL

SELF EXPRESSION

SITE ACCESSIBILITY

CULTURAL + COMMUNICATIVE MEMORY

DEMOCRATIC LEVELS

MANIPULATABLE

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Exploration model

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Schematic model

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Pearson, M. P. (1994). Architecture & Order : Approaches to Social Spaces. London: Routledge.

Tuan, Y. F. (1988). Escapism. Baltimore: The John Hopkins University Press.

REFERENCES ARCHITECTURE DESIGN THESIS

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SEE HOONG PING DANIEL shp_daniel@hotmail.com +60166976701

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