02 MERCANTILE ECO-SYSTEM The project inves�gates the poten�al of revitalizing post-modernist complexes in Kreta Ayer as enterprise incubators, inspired by the historical symbio�c economic arrangement and spa�al organiza�on of shophouses in the area. The thesis re-designs ownership structure in exis�ng strata-�tled complexes to facilitate the forma�on of resilient mercan�le eco-systems that was once present in Kreta Ayer, thereby extending the buildings’ lifespan. Adap�ng ideas from Open Building (Habraken, 1961) and the former shophouse economic arrangement, the project demonstrates how the spa�o-mercan�le rela�onship can be reinterpreted programma�cally in these declining post-modernist complexes. The podiums of the complexes are re-purposed as a new typology: co-retailing and co-working spaces that serve as enterprise incubators, intensely shared by complementary tenants (emerging small local enterprises). The chosen site for demonstra�on is People’s Park, the historical mercan�le nucleus of Kreta Ayer.
Portfolio by Eng Jia Wei (Master of Architecture Graduate)
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