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CASE STUDY 1
KUALA LUMPUR CRAFT COMPLEX
THE FIRST CASE STUDY IS ONE OF THE FAMOUS ART AND CRAFT CENTER IN MALAYSIA WHICH IS KUALA LUMPUR CRAFT COMPLEX THAT LOCATED AT THE HEART OF THE CITY OF KULA LUMPUR. THIS COMPLEX ATTRACTS THE LOCAL AND FOREIGN VISITORS BY DISPLAYING A LOT OF PENINSULA AND BORNEO CRAFT PRODUCTS. THE BUILDING WAS GREATLY INFLUENCED BY MALAY TERENGGANU ARCHITECTURE STYLE. IT IS GENERALLY CONSISTS OF FOUR SEPARATE BUILDINGS WHICH ARE EXHIBITION HALLS, MUSEUM, SHOPS AND WORKSHOPS TO ACCOMPLISH ITS FUNCTION FOR EDUCATION, MARKETING MALAY CULTURE AND ACOMODATION PURPOSES.
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HAS A VERY GRAND ENTRANCE THAT EXTENDED OUT OF THE BUILDING AS A SYMBOLISM OF VERANDA OF TRADITIONAL MALAY HOUSE IS THAT ATTACHED TO RUMAH IBU. THE VISITORS WILL INITIALLY ACCESS THIS GRAND ENTRANCE FIRST BEFORE THEY CAN GO INSIDE THE MAIN BUILDING OF THE COMPLEX.
THIS COMPLEX APPLIED TRADITIONAL MALAY ARCHITECTURE TO SYMBOLIZE AND REVITALIZE MALAYSIAN CULTURE SUCH AS THE USE OF TIMBER, MALAY PITCH ROOF DESIGN AND ALSO LOT OF WOOD CARVING PATTERNS AS A DECORATION FOR THE WALL AND INTERIOR.
AS TO EXPOSE THE VISITORS TO MALAY CULTURES, WIDE GALLERY HALL WAS DISPLAYING ALL KINDS OF ART AND HANDICRAFT PRODUCTS FOR EXHIBITION AND EDUCATION PURPOSES.
USE OF TRANSPARENT GLASS BOXES FOR THE CRAFTS THAT NEED MORE PROTECTION AND NOT ALLOWED TO BE TOUCHED BY VISITORS.
PLAYABLE WORKSHOP AREA FOR THE ARTISANS TO DO THEIR CRAFT WORKS AND FOR THE VISITORS TO TRY TO DO CRAFTS FOR FUN AND EDUCATION PURPOSES.
PLAYABLE OUTDOOR AREA WITH NATURAL FEATURES THAT FUNCTION AS A PLACE TO HANG AROUND TOGETHER WITH FAMILY OR FRIENDS AND TO ACHIEVE THE HOPE OF URBAN PEOPLE TO SEE MORE CALMING GREENERIES SCENERY.
