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KUALA LUMPUR

CREATIVE & CULTURAL DISTRICT: Next Generation Perspectives

KUALA

THE KUALA LUMPUR CREATIVE & CULTURAL DISTRICT 01

PRAESERVATION & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT KUALA

CREATIVE AND CULTURAL DISTRICT

Students

Urban Regeneration & Smart Mobility O rganized by I n partnership with E ndorsed by A dvisory I n conjunction with S upported by

HERITAGE

LUMPUR

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Workshop

URBAN ISSUES AND A CALL TO ACTION

a. The Broad Context: Urban Development in Asia b. The Workshop Approach for Kuala Lumpur Creative and Cultural District: A Call to Action?

c. The Potential for Adaptive Reuse in Downtown KL

ABOUT

DOWNTOWN KUALA LUMPUR

a. Overview b. KLCCD c. History of Kuala Lumpur d. Heritage e. Issues & Potentials f. Strategy g. Historic Core and Its 5 Precincts

i. Heritage quadrant precinct (Medan Pasar area)

ii. Education precinct (Bukit Nanas area)

iii. Traditional shopping street precinct (Masjid India area)

iv. Petaling Street precinct (Chinatown area)

SOLUTIONS AND DESIGN IDEAS

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a. Master plans i. Reyouth KLCCD ii. Convenient and Sustainable Mobility b. Precinct plans i. Rediscovering Historic Trails ii. DNA of Downtown KL iii. Greening as a Connector iv. Redefining Independence v. ‘Regreenation’ of Petaling Street vi. A Revitalised Petaling Street vii. A Passage of Photosynthesising viii. In the Making: The Fashion Incubator of Jalan TAR

c. Adaptive reuse plans

i. Loca-Motive ii. Revival of Connectivity iii. Cultural Living iv. Reminiscing the Future

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v. Civic precinct (Dataran Merdeka area) CONCLUSION

1 PREFACE

Acknowledgements

HERITAGE PRESERVATION MALAYSIA

Workshop Exhibition Book conception and coordination

ORGANISING TEAM

SCE Project Asia Luigi Campanale

IUAV University of Venice Prof. Luigi Croce Arch. Pierluigi Claudino Think City Dr. Matt Benson Dr. Ceelia Leong Mohd Riduan Ngesan Jane Wong

PARTICIPANTS

TAYLOR’S UNIVERSITY

Participating students

Gavin Tio Kang Hui Esther Wong Jia En Chong Xian Jun Ng Zien Loon Azeerah Mubarakh Ali Ng Jing Yuan Sim Li Mei

Vanessa Huang Daren Lai Kam Fei Nazrul Kamsol

Participating tutors

Dr. Camelia Kusumo Delliya Zain Jeff Gooi Liang Jun

UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA (UM)

Participating students

Yu Pei Lin

Siti Sarah Binti Azad Ahmad Fariz Al Hazmi

Nur Fatin Binti Abu Yazid

Participating tutors

Dr. Goh Hong Ching

Dr. Zakaria Alcheikh Mahmoud Awad

UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA (UITM)

Participating students

Hani Nabilah Binti Abdul Rahman Ahmad Zahid Rahmat

Alya Yasmin Muhammad Razif Natasha Iman Muhamad Razib Ahmad Fauzan Bin Ibrahim Rose Afrina Binti Mansor Wan Muhammad Afiq Bin Wan Mohd Saipillah Nik Nor Hazreen Nik Fauzi

Participating tutors Dr. Aidatul Fadzlin Bakri

UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA (UKM)

Participating students

Muhammad Asyiq Bin Suhaimi Siti Syazlin Binti Rosli Nazrul Shafiq Bin Mohd Zaman Muhammad Arif Ikram Bin Mohd Asri Wan Asyraf Daniel Bin Wan Norarjuna Mohamad Al-Hafiz Bin Mohd Saharuddin

Nur Elisya Binti Jasmi Thien Liow Shii Ni

Muhammad Fikry Bin Hasbullah Shazwani Binti Saipul Islam

Participating tutors

Dr. Mohd Khairul Azhar Mat Sulaiman

Dr. Mohd Iskandar Abd Malek

UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY MALAYSIA (UTM)

Participating students Phim Pha Prommanop A/P Thirak Rania Abobakr Munassar Hammam Wan Nadhirah Binti Abd Wahab Siti Nurshafiqa Roslan Sumaya Hasan Tasnova Iqbal Safa Ahmed

Participating tutors Dr. Rohayah Che Amat Dr. Muhammad Hussaini Wahab

INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA (IIUM)

Participating students

Ahmad Faisal Bin Abdul Jamil Aini Syazwina Binti Sarial Ernawati Binti Dasuki Mohamad Amir Bin Shamsul Anuar Mohammad Syakir Bin Hamizi Fatin Nursyazwana Binti Noreffendy Hazwan Bin Zubir Mas Amelia Binti Mas Abdul Rahman Mohd Aliff Aidil Bin Iskandar Mohd Faredzuan Bin Mohd Noor

Participating tutors

Prof. Dato’ Sri Ar. Dr. Asiah Abdul Rahim Asst. Prof. Ar. Dr. Srazali Aripin Asst. Prof. Dr. Nurul Hamiruddin Salleh

UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA (UPM)

Participating students

Ong Kang Shon Ang Pei Yee Poh Su Ann Jobel Chua Li Juan Tan Bing Xin Hwan Ching Sheong Leong Yin Chen Lee Cai Yin Tang Qian Ning Teoh Xin Ying

Participating tutors Dr. Wan Srihani Wan Mohamed Dr. Marek Kozlowski

SUNWAY UNIVERSITY

Participating students Harraaj Singh A/L Harbans Singh Tan Hua Wei Sharmin Leong Kok Tien Yen Er Wei Siang Wong Xiang Yuan Abudula Niyazi

Participating tutors

Dr. Laila Kheidar

Ms. Sara Namdarian

Mr. Arief Afandi

Mr. Amirul Idlan Mukhtar

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 03

PREFACE

The works presented in this publication were derived from an academic workshop which took place at Ruang by Think City at 2HK in Kuala Lumpur (KL) in the first half of October 2019. The workshop was coorganised by SCE Project Asia with the Venice Architectural Association (VAA), Università luav di Venezia (IUAV) University of Venice, and their local counterpart, Think City.

The workshop attracted participation from eight prominent universities in Klang Valley, whose students and teachers were divided in 14 groups corresponding to different design themes assigned by the leaders of the workshop: Arch. Luigi Campanale (SCE), Prof. Luigi Croce (VAA) and Arch. Pierluigi Claudino (IUAV). These themes included the creative and cultural ecosystem, conservation, public realm, accessibility and connectivity, and repopulating the city centre. The workshop lasted five days and ended with a three-weeks exhibition and awards to showcase the students’ ideas to the public.

The workshop aimed to foster a debate on the current nature and future of KL’s historic centre. An architectural exercise on downtown KL and its immediate surroundings, including the connection with KLCC and KL’s golden triangle. The theme of this workshop was to develop

a plan that could further enhance Think City’s proposal for the Kuala Lumpur Creative and Cultural District Strategic Master Plan (KLCCD). With this as a background, students were encouraged to incorporate the implementation of green corridors, smart mobility and adaptive reuse solutions of existing assets to catalyse positive economic and social outcomes, with particular attention to creating attractive areas that could boost tourism in the city. The remarkable outputs of the students can be appreciated in part 3 of this book and we believe that they can constitute an important contribution to the debate on the nature and on the future of this beautiful city.

The KL workshop was part of the wider Heritage Preservation & Economic Development (HPED) series, a Pan-Asian initiative of SCE Project Asia and Venice Architectural Association focusing on the many advantages of preserving the rich architectural past of a nation. The KL workshop was the fourth event of this series, after Yangon, Hanoi, and Ho Chi Minh City. All events were realised in collaboration with IUAV University of Venice and under the high patronage of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and UNESCO. The event in KL was opened by His Excellency, Cristiano Maggipinto (Italian Ambassador to Malaysia) and supported by Kuala Lumpur City Council (Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur, DBKL).

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URBAN ISSUES AND A CALL TO ACTION

This section discusses urban development and issues in Asia and advocates a call to action using Kuala Lumpur as a case study.

Luigi Croce, Luigi Campanale, and Pierluigi Claudino

URBAN ISSUES AND A CALL TO ACTION

In preparation for this workshop, we started studying Kuala Lumpur’s urban history and present condition. We were aided in this task by the rich literature that Think City had produced on the subject. A puzzling contradiction immediately emerged: that the richness of values and buildings in KL’s historic centre conflicted with the decline in its resident population. This contradiction is even more striking when confronted with KL’s positive year-on-year population growth rate (2.86% in 2019 from 7,564,000 to 7,780,000 inhabitants). If this continues, KL will soon be in the ever-growing club of world megacities1 by 2030.

We observed two phenomena here: an external flow of population moving to KL and an internal relocation of people within KL’s historic centre to the suburbs. KL seems to be attractive, but not for its old centre which nevertheless still constitutes, even at a very superficial glance, the “deep roots” of the whole city.

A brief digression on factors affecting urban development at the global and Asian level can help to better put local facts in the right perspective.

The Broad Context: Urban Development in Asia

Urbanisation, or the spatial concentration of people and economic activity, is probably the most important social transformation in the history of civilisation since man changed from being a nomadic hunter-gatherer and adopted a more settled, subsistent agricultural way of life. While the timing and speed of urbanisation has varied between countries, regions, and continents, urbanisation has taken place virtually everywhere. It has proven to be an inevitable and a mostly desirable phenomenon, as cities are the foundation of modern civilization—they are the engine room of economic growth and the centres of culture, entertainment, innovation, education, knowledge, and political power. Civilization2 was born in the cities, and certainly not in the deserts.

While the antecedents of urbanisation primarily occurred in Europe with the first massive urban migrations during the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century, contemporary urbanisation is now predominantly a developing country phenomenon, centred largely in Asia. The UN World Cities Report has predicted an outstanding growth scenario where the population in Asian is estimated to grow from 3.78 billion in 2010 up to 5.26 billion in 2050. Other sources investigating urban populations forecast a growth of around 70% over the next 25 years to more than 2.6 billion people living in cities or megacities, meaning that an additional billion people will be in urban environments. Urbanisation in Asia involves around 44 million people being added to the population of cities every year.

To put this in perspective, it has been estimated that each day a further 120,000 people are added to the populations of Asian cities, requiring the construction of more than 20,000 new dwellings, 250 kilometres of new roads, and additional infrastructure to supply more than six megalitres of potable water3

As Roberts and Kanaley argued, “…this transformation will involve major change for Asian societies with new forms of housing, employment, consumption, and social interaction for individuals and communities. Urbanization in Asia is associated with social, economic, political, and environmental transformations of unprecedented proportions. These transformations are redefining the global economy, global environmental issues, and the geopolitical landscape. Economic growth and the rapid growth of cities have brought enormous change to most Asian countries, raising living standards and reducing poverty, but at considerable social and environmental costs. The projected continuation of the urbanization process will further strain the sustainability of Asian cities unless major improvements in city governance and management, and massive programs of infrastructure investment are implemented. The continuation of present practices and levels of investment could well see the sustainability of many Asian cities undermined, periodic urban environmental crises, and the gradual erosion of quality of life for the majority of urban populations”4

Within this framework, it can well be argued that development in Asia is therefore tied to the growth of sustainable cities. Economically dynamic cities are central to future economic growth and reduction in poverty. Cities will continue to be the main drivers of production, trade, and growth, which provide the basis for rising standards of living, but only if careful planning will take into account their spatial, and cultural dimensions.

From this perspective, which we strongly believe can help guide the challenges of the future, we have discovered that KL does not need to invent new approaches or study new strategies. The city already contains in its historic core a treasure of social, human, functional, and spatial values that can guide viable solutions for the overall city planning. In summary, we believe that revitalising KL’s historic centre will not only solve the inner city decline in population, but above all, set an example for the more recent settlements whose apparent modernity badly conceals the evident lack of spatial and human qualities.

The Workshop Approach for Kuala Lumpur Creative and Cultural District: A Call to Action?

We worked on five precincts in downtown KL5 at a range of scales spanning the global, precinct, and site-specific levels. Every level presents a similar sets of issues on the one hand, and several positive assets on the other. Let us briefly examine both categories.

Heavy traffic in the city centre clearly demonstrates the lack of a comprehensive mobility strategy which should include both pedestrian pathways/spaces and smart public mobility interventions. This in turn has negative effects on the presence and the quality of public spaces, which eventually badly affects inclusiveness and social relations among inhabitants. The physical decadence of some buildings and open spaces is an inevitable consequence of the above and can be seen in the empty, derelict, poorly maintained, misused, or ill-transformed buildings and spaces of downtown KL. This presents a negative feedback loop that can be potentially reversed.

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On the other hand, KL’s historic centre presents an interestingly complex and varied scenario of buildings and people, where different historic and ethnic building styles and functions correspond to a vibrant melting pot of people, histories, and cultures. Moreover, the heritage buildings of downtown KL, from the humblest shophouse to the more dignified Moorish style present a very interesting and promising degree of transformability that can allow a variety of possible adaptive reuse strategies. Indeed, there are numerous successful examples of adaptive reuse in the city already.

Balancing strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and challenges, we gave the students who were working on the 5 precincts a set of 5 thematic targets:

1. Creative and cultural ecosystem

2. Conservation

3. Public realm

4. Accessibility and connectivity

5. Repopulating the city centre

These themes are not ordered in a particular fashion, and are inevitably interconnected. For instance, it is quite impossible to repopulate the city centre if the building stock is in a bad condition (theme 2) and/or transportation and traffic are not well regulated (theme 4). Indeed the final goal of reversing the hollowing-out effect of residents from the centre (theme 5) can be achieved only if all other issues, ranging themes 1 to 4, are tackled. Importantly, people are at the core of any city and beautiful cities all over the world always offer a necessary combination of physical assets (the buildings) and social values (the people). When one of the two is missing we have either Disneyland or slums.

Traffic, pollution, job scarcity, lack of public spaces and functions, and physical decay of buildings (whose restoration costs are likely higher

than procuring new property) are just some of the challenges facing the population of KL’s historic centre. We therefore directed our students to develop innovative ideas aimed at achieving all targets. For example, public realm (theme 3) and accessibility and connectivity (theme 4) were addressed by pedestrianizing and greening some important routes, limiting private cars circulation in selected zones to residents-only, and redesigning street furniture and street/square layouts in order to make the core of the city more attractive for both residents and tourists and therefore catalyse private investments.

The Potential for Adaptive Reuse in Downtown KL

Students were especially encouraged to see Conservation (theme 2) strictly and necessarily from an adaptive reuse lens in applications of the Old KL Railway Station and KTM Office Building, and in precinct and area plans that revolved around shophouses.

The traditional shophouse is a clear example of the opportunities associated with adaptive reuse. A shophouse is basically a small courtyard house with several floors. The ground floor is divided in three areas: the shop on the main street side, courtyard and staircase in the middle, and kitchen, dining, bath spaces on the back alley. The other floors host the family rooms. The size of the building is generally about five-metres wide and 15 or more meters long. The typical shop-house structure is made of two long cross walls, square to the facades, on which rest the timber beams holding the floors. This building type is not unique to downtown KL, as medieval European cities are based exactly of the same kind of house, and it can be argued that this simple layout has seen in its centuries-long history an endless number of variations, which is a proof of its flexibility and its popularity with owners and tenants alike.

A shophouse is indeed a very clever and highly adaptable building type as it gives the possibility of having your own “terrace house” in the middle of the city’s fabric, allowing for a richness of spaces, built and open, and

opening a variety of opportunities. A shophouse can be cheap to buy, run, and maintain—it gives a sense of individuality and privacy and allows mixed uses and mixed social classes. In few words, the shophouse is perfect metaphor of what a city should be.

Hence, the students were directed to work on two new possible directions: retail-residential units or office-residential units. Several encouraging results came out of the workshop, that demonstrated the vitality of this building type and consequently of the parts of the city largely built on it.

A restored city centre, with large and green public and pedestrian streets and areas where people belonging to different social classes and ethnic traditions could live and work, perpetuating old trades or dealing in totally new ones, would indeed constitute a Creative and Cultural ecosystem (theme 1) that would not only give new life to the profound roots of Kuala Lumpur, but indeed (and more importantly) constitute a touchstone for future developments.

We, with this design exercise, wanted to “throw a stone in the lake”, hoping that the resulting ripples would become long-reaching, creative waves.

1 Megacity: an urban agglomerate of more than 10 million inhabitants

2 Civilization: from Latin adj Civilis “relating to a society, pertaining to public life” in turn deriving from the noun civic “townsman”

3 Roberts, B., Kanaley, T. (2007). Urbanization and Sustainability in Asia Case Studies of Good Practice. Philippines: Asian Development Bank

4 Ibid, p.13

5 i. Heritage quadrant precinct (Medan Pasar area), ii. Education precinct (Bukit Nanas area), iii. Traditional shopping street precinct (Masjid India area), iv. Petaling Street precinct (Chinatown area), v. Civic precinct (Dataran Merdeka area) (See chapter 2, Historic core and its 5 precincts)

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1 Workshop launch by HE Cristiano Maggipinto, Italian Ambassador to Malaysia

2 Workshop launch, HE and Hamdan Abdul Majeed, Managing Director of Think City

3 Sharing session Kuala Lumpur City Council (Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur, DBKL)

4 Sharing session National Heritage Department (Jabatan Warisan Negara, JWN)

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INTRODUCTION l 09 5 Sharing session IUAV 6 Site visit 7, 8 Group work 5 6 7 8

INTRODUCTION 10 9 Brainstorming 10 Exhibition 11

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Workshop group

of students and teachers

INTRODUCTION 11 12, 13 Awards Ceremony 14 Work presentation 13 14 12

ABOUT DOWNTOWN KUALA LUMPUR

This section contains an excerpt, maps and images taken from the ‘Kuala Lumpur Creative and Cultural District Strategic Master Plan’, 2019, jointly created by Think City and the Kuala Lumpur City Council (DBKL).

Think City

OVERVIEW

The KL city has undergone a remarkable transformation since its early days as a tin mining town in the mid-19th century. Today, it is the capital of Malaysia; a global city; and is among the fastest growing metropolitan regions in Southeast Asia in both population and economic development. However, its development into ‘modern day’ KL has come at the expense of downtown KL’s historic core.

For several decades, downtown KL has been hollowing out, with citizens commuting to work, but leaving the city to return to their homes in the suburbs. This has greatly affected the balance of commercial activities and the type of communities residing in the area. While government efforts have been made to improve its liveability and appeal, downtown KL is still mostly seen as a space for people to come and go, and a place without a strong economic foundation. This issue predominantly stems from the other parts of Greater KL (e.g. Putrajaya, Bukit Bintang, and Petaling Jaya), which has drawn administrative, commercial, and residential centres out of the historic core.

Recognising this, Think City and Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL), together with the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MOTAC), and Jabatan Warisan Negara (JWN) have collaborated to propose for downtown KL to be developed into a creative and cultural district — the Kuala Lumpur Creative and Cultural District (KLCCD). The vision for downtown KL is to create inclusive, authentic, and viable creative and cultural places that knit together the historic fabric, and enhance liveability and visitor appeal.

So what exactly are creative and cultural districts? They are wellrecognised, mixed-use areas of a city, which has a high concentration of creative and cultural facilities that serve as the anchor of attraction6 7 .

From Singapore to Montreal, Kowloon to Abu Dhabi, and other cities around the world, creative and cultural districts have emerged as a means to re-energise ‘hollowed out’ city centres, deliver social equality, and generate knowledge-based economic activities.

6 Bereitschaft, B. (2014). Neighbourhood change among creative cultural districts in mid-size US metropolitan areas, 2000–10. Regional Studies, Regional Science,1(1), 158-183.

7 Frost-Krumpf, H.A. (1998). Cultural Districts: the Arts as a Strategy for Revitalizing our Cities United States: American for the Arts.

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Core area: Figure 1: KLCCD core area (Source: Think City, 2019)

108 ha

Including other significant sites: ~ 8.96 km 2

1.08 km 2 896 ha

Bukit Nanas

Stadium Negara/Stadium Merdeka Muzium Negara Taman Tugu

KLCCD Core Area

KLCCD Other Significant Areas

Public Open Space

Heritage Buildings

KUALA LUMPUR CREATIVE AND CULTURAL DISTRICT (KLCCD)

Owing to the city’s history and the relatively high concentration of creative industries and cultural services in the area, the KLCCD is located within the vicinity of downtown KL. The KLCCD covers an area of more than 100 hectares, extending from Little India (north) to the Old KL Railway Station (south), and from Dataran Merdeka (west) to the schools in Bukit Nanas (east).

A ‘buffer’ zone for the KLCCD is delineated by the significant monuments and natural assets found on the periphery of the historic core. It is bounded by Bukit Nanas in the northeast, Stadium Negara (National Stadium) and Stadium Merdeka (Independence Stadium) in the southeast, Muzium Negara (National Muzeum) in the southwest, and Tugu Negara (National Monument) in the northwest (Figure 1).

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Figure 3: Kuala Lumpur in the 1890s

HISTORY OF KUALA LUMPUR

The history of modern Kuala Lumpur began in the 1850s, when Chinese prospectors were brought in to assist in the exploration to find tin. They set up camp at the intersection of the Klang and Gombak rivers, in what was then a deep jungle, and named the spot Kuala Lumpur, which translates to ‘muddy confluence’. Tin was eventually discovered a few miles east in Ampang and this led to the development of Kuala Lumpur into a trading post and mining settlement.

Kuala Lumpur started to establish itself as a township in the 1880s under British colonial rule, when the British Residency moved its administrative centre from Klang to Kuala Lumpur. Through the interest of the British, buildings were converted from wood to brick, roads were widened and paved, piped water was introduced, and public amenities were provided. The use of skilled Chinese carpenters meant that many of the built shophouses resembled the distinctive shophouses from Southern China.

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DOWNTOWN KUALA LUMPUR

Figure 4: Government Offices in 1902, now known as Bangunan Sultan Abdul Samad (Source: Belfield) Figure 2: Kuala Lumpur in 1884. To the left is the padang (‘field’), now known as Dataran Merdeka (Source: G.R. Lambert & Co.) (Source: Wade Collection)

Figure 5: Malaysian Houses of Parliament, an example of post-Merdeka architecture (Source: The Rakyat Post)

Following the city’s early modernisation, Kuala Lumpur was designated as the administrative capital of the newly formed Federated Malay States at the end of the 19th century. This saw a remarkable transformation of Kuala Lumpur. Significant civic buildings and infrastructure projects were completed during this time, such as the Government Offices (now known as Bangunan Sultan Abdul Samad), Old Court House, Victoria Institution, and Old KL Railway Station. From its origins as a mining town, Kuala Lumpur became a full-fledged capital city.

However, during the interwar period and the Japanese occupation between the 1910s and 40s, Kuala Lumpur went through a development lull. Many buildings were converted for wartime use while others were

Figure 6: Stadium Merdeka, an example of post-Merdeka architecture (Source: Peter Miles)

damaged in the battle for Kuala Lumpur. When the country gained independence in 1957, iconic civic buildings using post-Merdeka architecture were constructed as a means of creating a national identity. Efforts were made to ensure that the identity of Malaysia, such as traditional features and elements of cultural heritage, were incorporated into building design.

In the 1970s, Kuala Lumpur became the first federal territory of Malaysia and the country began transitioning into a more multi-sector economy. The city experienced a rapid modernisation period in the 1980s and 90s, with the completion of major building and infrastructure projects across Greater KL. Although a remarkable feat, this laid out

the foundation for the hollowing out of the historic core-government institutions (e.g. Law Courts and the Prime Minister’s Office) relocated to Putrajaya, Bukit Bintang turned into a new central business district, and suburban commercial and retail hubs sprouted across the metropolitan area.

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Evidently, the evolution of Kuala Lumpur into what it is today-a metropolis of more than 7 million people-has been gradual and continuous. The many different eras of Kuala Lumpur’s history have left a profound impact on the social, cultural, economic, and built fabric of the city. It is therefore, imperative to preserve Kuala Lumpur’s physical authenticity that represents its history and roots.

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1850s - 1880 1880 - 1895 1895 -1917

Tin mining settlement established at the confluence of Klang and Gombak rivers.

British Residence moved from Klang to Kuala Lumpur and Frank Swettenham laid out building plans for the area west of the Klang river.

British Residence moved from Klang to Kuala Lumpur and Frank Swettenham laid out building plans for the area west of the Klang river

Kuala Lumpur became the capital of the Federated Malay States. Significant civic buildings and infrastructure projects were completed, e.g. Bangunan Sultan Abdul Samad and FMS Railway.

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Early Settlers and Struggles A Township is Born Tin Town to Capital City Figure 7: The evolution of Kuala Lumpur over the past century

1917 - 1945 1945 - 1995 1995 - Present

The time between world wars was characterised by a slowing of the economy and limited construction. Japanese occupation during WWII resulted in damage to many buildings.

The Merdeka architecture was built to symbolise Malaysian Independence. Kuala Lumpur became the Federal Territory. Modernisation and development of “new centralities” on the outskirts leads to hollowing out of the historic core.

Completion of major projects across Greater Kuala Lumpur intensified leading to further decline of the historic core and its population.

Completion of major protects across Greater Kuala Lumpur intensified leading to further decline of the historic core and its population.

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Interwar Lull and Japanese Occupation Merdeka Era and Modernisation Towards a World Class City

ARCHITECTURE STYLE AND ERA

Building Components

Straits Chinese Eclectic Style (1880s-1910s)

FMS Eclectic Style (1890s-1930s) (Elaborate Baroque and Neo-Classical Elements)

Late Eclectic Style (1910s-1930s) (Simple Neo-Classical Elements)

Art Deco Transformation (1930s-1960s)

Pre-Independence Modern Style (1950s-1970s)

HERITAGE

Typical Facade

Set within the city’s historic core, downtown KL has a high concentration of built heritage. Within the boundaries of the KLCCD, there are over 1,000 buildings, more than half of which are traditional buildings (i.e. traditional shophouses, traditional government and commerce buildings, and/or places of worship). While the traditional shophouses in the area are fundamentally similar, the different types of architectural style and era are visibly distinct (Figure 8). For example, the influx of Chinese miners from Southern China greatly influenced the shophouse typology, namely its layout and façade. When the British established their residency, the shophouse developed various European façade styles.

There are also significant monuments in the periphery of downtown KL, such as Stadium Negara, Stadium Merdeka, Tugu Negara, and Muzium Negara. Although not within the historic core, they are either remnants from the pre-World War II era or have significance related to the formation of Malaysia. Many of these heritage assets have been classified as worthy of preservation by both JWN and DBKL. These assets play a role in defining the boundaries for the KLCCD.

A large amount of intangible heritage also exists within downtown KL. Intangible heritage, or what some people call “living heritage”, can be defined as traditions, practices of customs inherited from our ancestors. It could be oral traditions, festive events, performing arts, or the knowledge and skills to produce traditional crafts.8

8 UNESCO. (2018) 2013 Convention for Safeguarding of the Intangible Heritage.

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Figure 8: Classification of Kuala Lumpur shophouses

Traditional trades are a prime example of intangible heritage that can be found throughout the historic core. The International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) study supported by Think City identified downtown KL traditional trades as local businesses that have been operating in the historic core for at least 25 years, with inherited and/or displayed special character related to cultural value. Cultural mapping of downtown KL in 2018 shows that there are close to 100 traditional trades in the historic core, comprising 20 varied business typologies (Figure 9).

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Figure 9: Types of traditional trades in the historic core

state of disrepair. The opportunity exists not only to enhance quality of existing heritage assets, but also to incubate new content within them. Among the cities that are doing this Paris (the Orsay Museum sits in a former railway station), Milan new head ofﬁce is located in a former aircraft factory), and (House of Vans, a mixed-use creative venue space, accom modates three tunnel spaces beneath Waterloo Station). Bangunan Abdul Samad, the Old Court House, and the Old KL Railway are three assets that have the potential to transform the downtown KL.

ISSUES & POTENTIALS

Downtown KL has a bustling daytime economy, supported by the prominent finance and hospitality sectors that operate within the area, and some of the city’s most popular tourism sites. It has also benefited from recent large-scale government interventions, including investments in public transport (the Mass Rapid Transit began serving the city centre in 2017) and public realm improvements (e.g. River of Life and Taman Tugu Project). Combined, they have greatly enhanced the quality of the built environment.

Despite this, much of downtown KL still empties out past working hours, when its relatively high proportion of office workers leave the city to return to their homes in the suburbs. This, combined with the lack of commercial

activity, poor connecting urban infrastructure, and poor lighting has caused the area to be perceived as unsafe at night. This perception of safety, in turn, creates its own set of social issues due to the lack of evening and weekend pedestrian traffic. An increased residential population is necessary to improve the viability of businesses and the safety of public spaces.

Downtown KL’s many public transport options make it one of the most accessible spaces within KL. However, moving around within the area is problematic. Traffic congestion, especially during peak hours, is a large cause for this. This is not only a result of the poor circulation system, but also because while public transport is good, public transport options for short trips are limited. The main means of getting about within downtown KL is by car or by foot. Poor connectivity between spaces and poor pedestrian amenity further inhibit mobility. Alleviating these issues will

allow people to move more freely between spaces, creating a more pleasant environment for everyone.

Although downtown KL has a wide range of tangible and intangible heritage, many of these assets are either underutilised or in a state of disrepair. The opportunity exists not only to enhance the quality of existing heritage assets, but also to incubate new creative content within them. Among the cities that are doing this are Paris (the Orsay Museum sits in a former railway station), Milan (Gucci’s new head office is located in a former aircraft factory), and London (House of Vans, a mixed-use creative venue space, accommodates three tunnel spaces beneath Waterloo Station). Bangunan Sultan Abdul Samad, the Old Court House, and the Old KL Railway Station are three assets that have the potential to transform the entire downtown KL.

10 & 11: The Orsay Museum, Paris, France (Source: Jean-Pierre Dalbéra & Musée d'Orsay)

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Figures 12 & 13: Gucci’s new head office, Milan, Italy (Source: Gucci)

Figures 12 & 13: Gucci’s new head ofﬁce, Milan, Italy (Source: Gucci)

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Figure 14: House of Vans, London, England ties for improvement, be transformed culture, arts,

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Seemingly, many of these issues are interrelated (Figure 15). Their root cause stems from an expanding metropolis and the development of ‘new centralities’ in other parts of Greater KL, prompting people to work closer to where they live or to work in an area where work and leisure overlap (Figure 16). Having identified downtown KL’s key opportunities for improvement, there is enormous potential for the historic core to be transformed into a lively, dynamic and vibrant place forged around culture, arts,

Figure 15: Downtown KL’s interrelated issues

heritage, and creativity. Traffic Congestion & Pollution Dilapidated Built Form Housing Diversity Homelessness Poor Public Health Underutilised Public Spaces Low Quality Public Realm Concentrated of Migrant Businesses Increasing Rent Decline in No. of Traditional Trades Negative Perceptions of Safety Limited Night-Time Economy Lack of Retail/ Commercial Diversity Low Population Density Transient Population Declining Tourists & Visitors ABOUT DOWNTOWN KUALA LUMPUR ISSUES AND POTENTIALS l 23

Enhancing the creative and cultural ecosystem through a precinct-wide museological programme, branding and marketing, capacity building, content creation, space activation, safer city initiatives, collaborations, and networks.

STRATEGY

The following are six key strategies proposed by Think City to develop downtown KL into a premier creative and cultural district:

Improving the state of conservation of traditional shophouses and iconic civic heritage buildings.

Improving the public realm, focusing on streetscapes, public spaces, greening, and cooling strategies.

Improving accessibility and connectivity, with a focus on pedestrian amenity, linkages between spaces, and reduced reliance on private vehicles.

Developing a governance framework and regulatory mechanisms to improve the coordination and curation of cultural content, physical works, and branding and marketing.

Repopulating the city centre through investments in liveability, repurposing disused office spaces, encouraging shophouse living, targeting new residents, and retaining traditional communities.

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SPECIFIC-PRECINCT Taman Botani Perdana 3 3

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To fully realise the potential of the KLCCD, the six key strategies for the KLCCD have been grounded in precinct-specific improvement plans. The demarcated historic core has been split into five precincts, each with its own special qualities, key issues, and proposed interventions (Figure 17): 1 1

Education precinct (Bukit Nanas area) Civic Precinct 3 4

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HISTORIC CORE AND ITS 5 PRECINTS Historic Core Boundary Other Signi cant Sites

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Heritage quadrant precinct (Medan Pasar area)

As the name suggests, the heritage quadrant precinct is the oldest area of the city, lying near the historical meeting point of the Klang and Gombak rivers. Bounded by the Klang River, Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock, Jalan Tun Perak, and Jalan Gereja, the historical street layout and urban fabric are mostly intact. Major spaces include Medan Pasar, Central Market, and the Sin Sze Si Sze Ya Temple. The precinct receives a large number of pedestrians during the day, as it serves as a hub for bus and rail transport at the Pasar Seni and Masjid Jamek stations. There are several laneways and pedestrianised street-sections, as well as a high concentration of migrant-oriented businesses.

Education precinct (Bukit Nanas area)

Three of Kuala Lumpur’s British colonial-era schools were built in this precinct at the southern perimeter of the Bukit Nanas forest reserve—St John’s Institution, St. John’s International, and Convent Bukit Nanas— thus earning itself the education precinct title. St. John’s Institution is listed as a national heritage site, while Convent Bukit Nanas is registered in DBKL’s local plan. Other heritage-listed sites in the precinct include St John’s Cathedral and Muzium Telekom. It is the only precinct to have direct connections to green open space.

Traditional shopping street precinct (Masjid India area)

Located at the northern tip of the KLCCD, the traditional shopping street precinct stretches along Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman, from the Chow Kit district to Masjid Jamek. Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman, commonly referred to as Jalan TAR, is reputed to be one of the oldest (and once most popular) shopping areas in the city, in the days before modern shopping centres took Greater KL by storm. The shops here offer a wide range of textile, fabric, and clothing, and sit alongside a cluster of restaurants and new hotels.

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Petaling Street precinct (Chinatown area)

The Petaling Street precinct is a lively and vibrant shopping district in the heart of Chinatown. Extending south from Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock to Jalan Kinabalu, it is one of the few areas in the historic core that remains active from morning to evening, largely due to the presence of street stalls, a morning wet market, and the Petaling Street night market. The precinct has gained increased popularity in recent years from the slew of heritagethemed cafés, restaurants, and bars that have since opened. A number of Chinese and Hindu temples can also be found within the precinct.

Civic precinct (Dataran Merdeka area)

The civic precinct, which stretches southwards from the Old Court House to the Old KL Railway Station, contains multiple colonial buildings and famous landmarks that symbolise Malaysia’s history and coming-of-age. This includes Bangunan Sultan Abdul Samad, the Old Court House, and Dayabumi Complex, one of the city’s earliest skyscrapers. Dataran Merdeka, the historic square where Malaya declared its independence, is also located in the precinct. The square is now primarily used for large community events, including the annual Merdeka Parade and New Year’s countdown.

The Old KL Railway Station, located on the southern end of the Civic precinct, is a 1910 Moorish-inspired building with architectural and cultural significance. Its function as Kuala Lumpur’s main railway station ended with the opening of Kuala Lumpur Sentral Station (Kuala Lumpur Central Station) in the late 1990s. While it still functions as a Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) Commuter station, it is in a state of disrepair and has multiple disused spaces. The Railway Administration Building facing the Old KL Railway Station was built seven years later in similar architectural style. It currently serves as the administrative headquarters of KTM.

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SOLUTIONS AND DESIGN IDEAS

In this section, student works are presented across a range of scales, from wider master plans, to precinct plans, and finally site-specific adaptive reuse plans.

14 groups of students from eight universities in Klang Valley

RE-YOUTH KLCCD

MASTER PLAN LEVEL

RE-YOUTH KLCCD

Re-Youth KLCCD aims to repopulate the city centre with residents, workers and visitors by rejuvenating the “River of Life” as a recreational area and pedestrianising all precincts through four development phases. Firstly, it focuses on adaptive reuse for all heritage and ofﬁce buildings in Civic Precinct for stimulating creative job industry and fostering public recognition towards city’s history and culture. The second phase proposes to utilize the river as the parks that provide spaces for both leisure and commercial activities.

Next phase targets to re-instate the commercial development of Petaling Street precinct to induce urban vibrancy and robust economic growth through private investment. The fourth phase which covers Heritage Quadrant, Education and Traditional Shopping Street Precinct focuses on providing affordable and creative living through shophouses to cater the housing demand of the targeted population. The key projects of Re-Youth KLCCD are “A Chat with Planet” and autonomous electric minibus, “GATCHA”.

Re-Youth KLCCD aims to repopulate the city centre with residents, workers and visitors by rejuvenating the “River of Life” as a recreational area and pedestrianising all precincts through four development phases. Firstly, it focuses on adaptive reuse for all heritage and office buildings in the Civic Precinct to boost creative jobs and foster public recognition towards the city’s history and culture. The second phase proposes to utilize the river as the parks that provide spaces for both leisure and commercial activities.

“A Chat with diversiﬁcation of river's rejuvenation project, "River major catalyst for each precinct use of urban spaces. Thereby, living, working and leisure areas at the riverfront allow the public and the river. lining a corridor that links nearby the city centre, allowing be performed.

“A Chat diversiﬁcation of rejuvenation project, major catalyst for use of urban spaces. living, working and areas at the riverfront the public and the lining a corridor that nearby the city centre, be performed.

“A Chat with Planet” aims to promote diversification of river’s function under the river rejuvenation project. It also aims to be a major catalyst for each precinct in encouraging effective use of urban spaces.

“GATCHA” helps within the pedestrianised transportation system is linked users to commute conveniently that connects all precincts With the environmentally relieve the urban heat island thus, creating a comfortable pedestrian and cyclist.

“GATCHA”

within the pedestrianised transportation system users to commute that connects all precincts With the environmentally relieve the urban thus, creating a comfortable pedestrian and cyclist.

It also aims to be a major catalyst for each precinct in encouraging effective use of urban spaces, thereby creating a more viable living, working, and leisure environment. The recreational areas at the riverfront allow for direct interaction between the public and the river. It also embraces green elements lining a corridor that links with other existing green spaces nearby the city centre, allowing daily leisure activities to be performed.

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The next phase aims to reinstate the commercial development of Petaling Street precinct to induce urban vibrancy and robust economic growth through private investment. The fourth phase which covers Heritage Quadrant, Education and Traditional Shopping Street Precinct focuses on providing affordable and creative living through shophouses to cater the housing demand of the targeted population. The key projects of Re-Youth KLCCD are “A Chat with Planet” and autonomous electric minibus, “GATCHA”.

“GATCHA” helps to further boost mobility within the pedestrianised city centre. This intelligent transportation system is linked with an app which enables users to commute conveniently at the designated route that connects all precincts with different major functions. With the environmentally friendly feature, creates a comfortable environment.

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UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA (UM) Yu Pei Lin Siti Sarah Binti Azad Ahmad Fariz Al Hazmi Nur Fatin Binti Abu Yazid

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Phase 1 Restoring the past for the future

Phase 3 Re-instate the commercial development

Phase 2 Rejuvenate the green for all Phase 4 Revival of good living

Phase 2 Rejuvenate the green for all

Phase 4 Revival of good living

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SOLUTIONS AND DESIGN IDEAS MASTER PLAN LEVEL 32 White Paper Kuala Lumpur | Master Vehicle Lane Autonomous Intelligent Bus “Gacha” Route Autonomoous Rail Rapid Transit Route 4 Accessibility and Mobility Master Plan 5 Proposed Projects Pedestrianised A chat with Vehicle Lane Autonomous Intelligent Bus “Gacha” Route Autonomoous Rail Rapid Transit Route 4 Accessibility and Mobility Master Plan 5 White Paper Kuala Lumpur Master Plan Level Vehicle Lane Autonomous Intelligent Bus “Gacha” Route Autonomoous Rail Rapid Transit Route 4 Accessibility and Mobility Master Plan 5 Proposed Projects Pedestrianised Jalan TAR A chat with the planet Accessibility and Mobility Master Plan Vehicle Lane Autonomous Intelligent Bus “Gacha” Route 4 Accessibility and Mobility Master Plan 63 White Paper Kuala Lumpur Master Plan Level Vehicle Lane Autonomous Intelligent Bus “Gacha” Route Autonomoous Rail Rapid Transit Route 4 Accessibility and Mobility Master Plan 5 Proposed Projects Pedestrianised Jalan TAR A chat with the planet Proposed Projects 5 4 White Paper Kuala Lumpur | Master Vehicle Lane Autonomous Intelligent Bus “Gacha” Route Autonomoous Rail Rapid Transit Route 4 Accessibility and Mobility Master Plan 5 Proposed Projects Pedestrianised A chat with White Paper Kuala Lumpur | Master Vehicle Lane Autonomous Intelligent Bus “Gacha” Route Autonomoous Rail Rapid Transit Route 4 Accessibility and Mobility Master Plan 5 Proposed Projects Pedestrianised A chat with

MASTER PLAN LEVEL

CONVENIENT AND SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY

Ahmad

The theme of the project focuses on the connectivity and sustainable commute in Kuala Lumpur downtown area. The design strategies look into the extended public transport and active mobility networks to establish a walkable car-lite precinct. Pedestrianand-cyclist-centric features such as bus interchange and bike routes are integrated along with the MRT and LRT transport styem, creating a close proximity to transit.

The theme of the project focuses on connectivity and sustainable commute in Kuala Lumpur’s downtown area. The design strategies look into the extended public transport and active mobility networks to establish a walkable carlite precinct. Pedestrian-and-cyclist-centric features such as bus interchange and bike routes are integrated along with the MRT and LRT transport styem, creating a close proximity to transit.

To revitalise the street space, the proposal begins from relocating the car parks to a centralised parking hub on the periphery of KLCCD. Through consolidating the street-parking, it helps to redirect the vehicular trafﬁc away from the city centre, sparing a safer and desirable street space for the pedestrians and cyclists.

To revitalise the street space, the proposal begins from relocating the car parks to a centralised parking hub on the periphery of KLCCD. Through consolidating the street-parking, vehicular traffic can be redirected away from the city centre, sparing a safer and desirable street space

for the pedestrians and cyclists.

Introducing the garden pavilions, it implements placemaking strategies by conserving, enhancing, and creating strong, and vibrant places. This will create a strong sense of identity, which is integral to the community, with a number of local attractions for public activities.

By creating an urban puncture, this allows for the effective function of all types of business, social, and cultural activities with a very low input of energy for transportation and logistics, and thus, increasing the city resilience.

In conclusion, the approach of the master plan is to regenerate Kuala Lumpur into a sustainable and resilient city of the future.

Introducing placemaking creating strong, sense of identity, a number Furthermore, allows for social and for transportation city resilience. In to regenerate resilient city

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Master Plan 1

KLCCD

KLCCD Master Plan INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA (IIUM) Faisal Bin Abdul Jamil Aini Syazwina Binti Sarial Ernawati Binti Dasuki Mohamad Amir Bin Shamsul Anuar Mohammad Syakir Bin Hamizi

Zoning: Density, diversity and mix-used

Density, diversity and mix-used

• Maximize the active space use in a densified urban environment

Zoning: Density, diversity and mix-used

• High efficiency of business, social and cultural activities in a close proximity

• Establish a diverse community

• Maximize the active space use in a densiﬁed urban environment.

• High efﬁciency of business, social and cultural activities in a close proximity.

• Establish a diverse community

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Green Pavilion & Parking Place-making

Green Pavillion & Parking Place-making

• Integrated public realm with the communal spaces

• Conserve, enhance and create a strong vibrant public spaces.

• Integrated public realm with the communal spaces.

• Support walkable environment

• Conserve, enhance and create a strong vibrant public spaces.

• Support walkable environment.

Transportation

• Prioritize walking as the main mode of commune

• Reduce car-dependency.

• Curate a desirable place for live, work, play and investment

• Prioritize walking as the main mode commune.

• Reduce car-dependency.

• Curate a desirable place for live, play and investment.

Pedestrians-centric design

• Increase walkability and reduce the uses of car within the city

• Increase walkability and reduce the uses of car within the city.

• Pedestrians friendly walkway

• Fine-grained urban fabric

• Pedestraian friendly walkway.

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• Create micro-economic in which locally produce and consume product

• Self-sustainable community

• Promote local product consumerism and reduce carbon footprint

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Master plan

PRECINCT 1: HERRITAGE QUADRANT

Master Plan

The main and evident issue within this precinct is the underused shophouses. The amount of hollowed out shophouses, especially on the upper storeys are rendering these heritage shophouses to be underutilized, thus run down.

REDISCOVERING HISTORIC TRAILS

CATANIA

The main issue is the underused shophouses. The amount of hollowed out shophouses, especially on the upper storeys are rendering these heritage shophouses to be underutilized, thus run down.

Some old shophouses with high potential to adaptive reuse have been identiﬁed, and most of them were partially abandoned. With the main spine connecting valuable intangible and tangible heritage, street furniture and wayﬁnding icons have been use for pedestrian. Pedestrian path were also introduced along River of Life and the bus route were rerouted to just surrounding main transportation routes.

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Transformation of

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PRECINCT 1: HERRITAGE QUADRANT Master Plan

Transformation of Shophouse

LEGEND

Some old shophouses with high potential to adaptive reuse identified, and most of them were partially abandoned. With the main spine connecting valuable intangible and tangible heritage, street furniture and wayfinding icons have been used for pedestrian. Pedestrian path were also introduced along River of Life and the bus route were rerouted to just surrounding main transportation routes.

LEGEND

CATANIA

Given site is within the Precinct 1, bearing a strong cultural signiﬁcance since the early days of the formation of Kuala Lumpur. Earliest settlements and shophouses occupy most coverage area of the precinct. Its vast coverage in area and long line through history as residential cum commerce area rendered many hidden gems that ought to be discovered and shone through as part of the precinct’s unique characteristics. The original “open market” and the primary node of the old KL, Medan Pasar, is within this precinct. Central Market is also housed strategically along the ROL within this precinct. Many small hawker’s eats are hidden at the muted and ﬁlthy back lanes and many vintage watch and book stores and masked behind shophouses’ dilapidated and unwelcoming facades.

Given the site is within Precinct 1, it bears a strong cultural significance to the early days of the formation of Kuala Lumpur. KL’s earliest settlements and shophouses occupied most of the area in this precinct. Its vast coverage in the area and long historical lineage as a residential cum-commerce area has rendered many hidden gems that ought to be discovered and displayed as part of the precinct’s unique characteristics. The original “open market” and the primary node of the old KL, Medan Pasar, is within this precinct. Central Market is also housed strategically along the ROL within this precinct. Many small hawker eateries are hidden at the muted and filthy back lanes and many vintage watch and book stores are masked behind shophouses’ dilapidated and unwelcoming facades.

Masterplan

The idea is to revive the intangible values we can find within this precinct by improving way finding. Jalan Tun HS Lee is selected to be the main green spine in an attempt to create a continuity tying the disparate pieces of plots. Street furniture is added along the main spine for to leisure activities. Heritage trail is also redefined by rerouting the heavy bus route away from central market area, easing pedestrian traffic. Plazas are placed at the entry points of precinct as a statement to pedestrians as they walk and enter into another unique sphere of identity. Important nodes are identified to be improved by architectural manifestation to enhance the overall outlook of the precinct.

The main and evident issue within this precinct is the underused shophouses. The amount of hollowed out shophouses, especially on the upper storeys, are rendering these heritage shophouses to be underutilized, and thus run down. At night, it is also unsafe to walk pass the main streets and backlanes due to the lack of life and supporting activities.

Transformation of Shophouse

The idea is to capitalize on the existing space we have at the shophouses, transforming them to commerce-residential units. It is an attempt at adaptive reuse of the shophouses.

The idea is to revive the intangible values we can find within this precinct by improving wayfinding. Jalan Tun HS Lee is selected to be the green main spine in the attempt to create a continuity tying the disparate pieces of plots. Street furniture is added along the main spine for rest and relax. Heritage trail is also redefined by rerouting the heavy bus route away from central market area, easing pedestrian traffic. Plazas are placed at the entry points of precinct as a statement to passers-by as they walk and enter into another unique sphere of identity. Important nodes are identified to be improved by architectural manifestation to enhance the overall outlook of the precinct.

A ground floor is denoted to maintain its usage for business and commerce, while the upper storeys are converted for residential usage. A few shophouse units are selected infront of Medan Pasar as prototype units.

The main and evident issue within the underused shophouses. The amount shophouses, especially on the upper storeys these heritage shophouses to be underutilized, down. At night, it is also unsafe to walk streets and backlanes due to the lack of life activities.

The idea is to capitalize on the existing have at the shophouses, transforming them residential units. It is an attempt of adaptive old shophouses, denoting a ground ﬂoor maintained usage; for business and commerce upper storeys converted into residential shophouse units are selected infront of the prototype units.

The entrance of the residences are proposed to be at the backlane, for a frontage of one’s house is one’s assumed responsibilities for maintenance and upkeep. This will inherently improve the overall safety of various access and connections within the entire precinct. The layout of shophouses are proposed in a few modules (as elaborated in diagrams and floor plans) to envision possible alternatives these shophouses can be utilized not only as residential blocks, but additional hostel units to accommodate universities and schools in the vicinity.

The main the underused shophouses. shophouses, especially these heritage shophouses down. At night, streets and backlanes activities. The idea have at the shophouses, residential units. old shophouses, maintained usage; upper storeys converted shophouse units are prototype units. The entrance be at the backlane, assumed responsibilities will inherently improve and connections shophouses are proposed in diagrams and ﬂoor these shophouses blocks, but additional universities and schools

The entrance of the residences are be at the backlane, for a frontage of one’s assumed responsibilities for maintenance and will inherently improve the overall safety of and connections within the entire precinct. shophouses are proposed in a few modules in diagrams and ﬂoor plans) to envision possible these shophouses can be utilized not only blocks, but additional hostel units to universities and schools in the vicinity.

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UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA (UPM)

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UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA (UPM) UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA (UPM) Ong Kang Shon Ang Pei Yee Poh Su Ann Jobel Chua Li Juan Tan Bing Xin

SOLUTIONS AND DESIGN IDEAS PRECINT LEVEL l 36 1

Flexible Modular Shophouses

Urban Intervention

Flexible Modular

Urban Intervention

The idea is to revive the intangible values we can find within this precinct by im proving wayfinding. Jalan Tun HS Lee is selected to be the green main spine in the attempt to create a continuity tying the disparate pieces of plots. Street furniture is added along the main spine for rest and relax. Plazas are placed at the entry points of precinct as a statement to passers-by as they walk and enter into another unique sphere of identity. Important nodes are identified to be improved by architectural manifestation to enhance the overall outlook of the precinct.

Urban Intervention

The idea is to revive the intangible values we can find within this precinct by im proving wayfinding. Jalan Tun HS Lee is selected to be the green main spine in the attempt to create a continuity tying the disparate pieces of plots. Street furniture is added along the main spine for rest and relax. Plazas are placed at the entry points of precinct as a statement to passers-by as they walk and enter into another unique sphere of identity. Important nodes are identified to be improved by architectural manifestation to enhance the overall outlook of the precinct.

The idea is to revive the intangible values we can find within this precinct by improving wayfinding. Jalan Tun HS Lee is selected to be the green main spine in the attempt to create a continuity tying the disparate pieces of plots. Street furniture is added along the main spine for rest and relax. Plazas are placed at the entry points of precinct as a statement to passers-by as they walk and enter into another unique sphere of identity. Important nodes are identified to be improved by architectural manifestation to enhance the overall outlook of the precinct.

The modular design of shophouses allow proprietor to combine above to improve the quality of spaces in the typical shoplot sizes. bility and also adaptability to also introduce a different typology houses when combined together, such as co-working ofﬁces and

2 Flexible Modular Shophouses

The modular design of shophouses allow proprietor to combine 2 shophouses and above to improve the quality of spaces in the typical shoplot sizes. This allows ﬂexi bility and also adaptability to also introduce a different typology to be used in shop houses when combined together, such as co-working ofﬁces and communal living.

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The modular design of shophouses allow proprietor to combine 2 shophouses and above to improve the quality of spaces in the typical shoplot sizes. This allows flexibility and also adaptability to also introduce a different typology to be used in shop-houses when combined together, such as co-working offices and communal living. 2 SOLUTIONS AND DESIGN IDEAS PRECINT LEVEL 37

Modular Shophouse Plan

Capitalizing on the existing space we have in the shophouses, trans forming them to commerce-residential units. It is an attempt of adap reuse of the old shophouses, denoting a ground ﬂoor which has its maintained usage; for business and commerce while its upper storeys converted into residential usages. A few shophouse units are selected

Modular Shophouse Plan

infront of the medan pasar as prototype units. A student hostel module is also available to serve the surrounding educataional facilities to cater for the students nearby in order to promote a walkable neighbourr hood.

Capitalizing on the existing space we have in the shophouses, trans forming them to commerce-residential units. It is an attempt of adap tive reuse of the old shophouses, denoting a ground ﬂoor which has its

Capitalizing on the existing space we have in the shophouses, transforming them to commerceresidential units. It is an attempt of adaptive reuse of the old shophouses, denoting a ground floor which has its maintained usage; for business and commerce while its upper storeys converted into residential usages. A few shophouse units are selected infront of the medan pasar as prototype units. A student hostel module is also available to serve the surrounding educational facilities catering for the students nearby in order to promote a walkable neighbourhood.

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The main idea of this revitalization is to maintain the commercial shop front activity as it generates economical beneﬁts as well as to maintain the cultural activity that is going on at the main street. Therefore, the residentail entrance will be located at the backlane as an approach to improve the whole scenary of backlane in Malaysia. The current situation on the uneven steps in the shopfront will be resolve with reducing the raised curb from the road to create a more friendly and walkable space for pedestrian to arrive at the commercial shopfront.

The main idea of this revitalization is to maintain the commercial shopfront acavity as it generates economical benefits while enabling the culturalactivity typically goes on at the main street. Therefore, the residental entrance will be located at the backlane as an approach to improve the whole scenary of backlane in Malaysia. The current situation on the uneven steps in the shopfront will be resolve with reducing the raised curb from the road to create a more friendly and walkable space for pedestrian to arrive at the commercial shopfront.

The notion is to give the residents the responsibility to take care their own entrance as well as providing the whole neighbourhood a safe and walkable backlane. The residential entrance lobby is welcommed with greeneries in the communal courtyard with open skylight on the roof. The open skylight on the roof will be able to provide natural lighting and ventilation to all of the units above. Basic facilities will be available at the residential entrance lobby as well.

By giving residents the responsibility to take care of their own entrance also serves to provide the whole neighbourhood safe and walkable backlane. The residential entrance lobby is greeted with lush greeneries in the communal courtyard with open skylight on the roof. The open skylight on the roof will be able to provide natural lighting and ventilation to all of the unit above. Basic facilities will be able available at the residental entrance lobby as well.

The notion is to give the residents the responsibility to take care their entrance as well as providing the whole neighbourhood a safe and walkable backlane. The residential entrance lobby is welcommed with greeneries the communal courtyard with open skylight on the roof. The open skylight on the roof will be able to provide natural lighting and ventilation to the units above. Basic facilities will be available at the residential entrance

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LEGEND Place Marker Major Node Landmark 2 Movement Plan Pedestrain Path Vehicular Movement Pedestrian Movement Bollards Trafﬁc Calming Pavement

1. Central Market 2. Sin Sze Siya Temple 3. Wisma Cheng Fui 4. First Maybank 5. HSBC Bank 6. Oriental Building 7. Art Market 8. Masjid Jamek LRT 9. Kota Raya Bus Terminal 10. Pasar Seni LRT

DNA OF DOWNTOWN KUALA LUMPUR

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OF DOWNTOWN KUALA LUMPUR

The dictionary definition of DNA is described as the fundamental and distinctive characteristics or qualities of someone or something, especially when regarded as unchangeable9 Kuala Lumpur, the “muddy river confluence”, is a dominant geographical setting and identity of Kuala Lumpur. The river is the genius loci of downtown Kuala Lumpur. Since the township is evolved into a strategic trading post at the confluence of the Klang and Gombak rivers, rivers can be considered as the DNA of the heritage district. This DNA carries the place identity with its surrounding heritage settings, activities and meaning. However, the river lost its significance in the advent of land transport.

The definition of DNA is the fundamental and distinctive characteristics or qualities of someone or something, especially when regarded as unchangeable (Oxford Dictionary, 2018). Kuala Lumpur, the "muddy river confluence”, is a dominant geographical setting and identity of Kuala Lumpur. The river is the genius loci of downtown Kuala Lumpur. Since the township is evolved into a strategic trading post at the confluence of the Klang and Gombak rivers, river can be considered as the DNA of the heritage district. This DNA carries the place identity with its surrounding heritage settings, activities and meaning. Association in the advent of land transport, the river lost its significance.

place lacks of pedestrian

place lacks of pedestrian comfort.

and nodes. Consequently, the place lacks of pedestrian comfort.

The river, being the DNA of the place, is identified as a crucial element in place making. Currently this co-dependence between placemaking the river and the heritage fabric is absent.This disrupted the river-based activities settings, meaning and association. It has lost legibility to the heritage structures due to incoherent landscaping and the polluted water that hampers the activities. There are inadequate linkages in the urban structure to connect river with the place markers

The river, being the DNA of the place, is identiﬁed as a crucial element in the place making. Currently this co-dependence between the river and the heritage fabric is absent; disrupting the river-based activities settings, meaning and association. It has lost legibility to the heritage structures due to incoherent landscaping and the polluted water that hampers the activities. There are inadequate linkages in the urban structure to connect river with the place markers and nodes. Consequently, the

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The river must be reconnected to the heritage fabric and to regenerate the place. It will then cater to the public with river-based activity, economic opportunities and a legible view corridor to appreciate the heritage setting. Interventions were made in a public scale to link the river to the heritage structures, specially the Central Market. The surrounding activity setting is stretched to the river edge and certain streets are made shared or pedestrianized with safety and comfort measures for a heritage Chinatown experience. This will re-establish an activity setting between the river and the market place and recreate the genius loci of the heritage Central Market waterfront. The new linkages of back lanes, pedestrian promenades and shared spaces will reconnect the river to the heritage fabric to bring back the nostalgia of the place that grew from the river. Hence the DNA is regenerated to remind the future generation of their multicultural urban genetics through distinctive places.

The river must be reconnected to the fabric and to regenerate the place. It will then public with river based activities, economic and a legible view corridor to appreciate the setting. Interventions were made in a public the river to the heritage structures, specially Market. The surrounding activity setting is the river edge and certain streets are made pedestrianized with safety and comfort measures a heritage Chinatown experience. This will an activity setting between the river and the place recreating the genius loci of the heritage Market waterfront. The new linkages within pedestrian promenades and shared spaces the river to the heritage fabric to bring back of a place that grew from the river. Hence regenerated to remind the future generation multicultural urban genetics through such distinctive places.

The river must fabric and to regenerate public with river based and a legible view corridor setting. Interventions were the river to the heritage Market. The surrounding the river edge and certain pedestrianized with safety a heritage Chinatown experience. an activity setting between place recreating the genius Market waterfront. The pedestrian promenades the river to the heritage of a place that grew from regenerated to remind multicultural urban genetics places.

The river must be reconnected to the fabric and to regenerate the place. It will then public with river based activities, economic and a legible view corridor to appreciate the setting. Interventions were made in a public the river to the heritage structures, specially Market. The surrounding activity setting is the river edge and certain streets are made pedestrianized with safety and comfort measures a heritage Chinatown experience. This will an activity setting between the river and the place recreating the genius loci of the heritage Market waterfront. The new linkages within pedestrian promenades and shared spaces the river to the heritage fabric to bring back of a place that grew from the river. Hence the regenerated to remind the future generation multicultural urban genetics through such distinctive places.

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Sin Sze Siya Temple

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Oriental Building

Art Market 8. Masjid Jamek LRT 9. Kota Raya Bus Terminal 10. Pasar Seni LRT 11. Medan Pasar 12. Segitigah Bersijarah 13. Menara Dayabumi

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Backlane

Rejuvenate and discover the backlane as part of the active public space.

Kasturi Walk

Demolish overpowering structure to reveal the heritage building facade which contribute to identity of the place.

Connection Platform at the ﬁrst ﬂoor level is to connect the central market with the river.

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CENTRAL MARKET KASTURI WALK HERITAGE SHOPHOUSE

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URBAN REGENERATION AND URBAN MOBILITY

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GREENING AS A CONNECTOR

URBAN REGENERATION AND URBAN MOBILITY

Vehicular Circulation

Pedestrian Circulation

Vehicular Circulation

Pedestrian Circulation

Kuala Lumpur’s Golden Triangle is an asset to Kuala Lumpur heritage and culture due to its high value in architecture that symbolises the city. Unfortunately, it is not fully utilised due to its uncomfortable hot and humid weather during the day. Heritage buildings are left vacant because there are no programs that would attract local and foreign visitors. Correspondingly, the cultural district reflects the same pattern in the context of economic development. Hence, the idea of district revival is done through injecting new approaches and visions.

Heritage buildings are left vacant because there are no program that would attract the local and foreign visitors.

Kuala Lumpur's golden triangle is an asset to Kuala Lumpur heritage and culture due to its high value in architecture that symbolises the city of Kuala Lumpur. Unfortunately, it is not fully utilised due to its uncomfortable hot and humid weahter during the day. Heritage buildings are left vacant because there are no program that would attract the local and foreign visitors.

Correspondingly, the cultural district reﬂect the same pattern in the context of economic development. Hence, the idea of district revival is done through injecting new approaches and visions.

The main approach is to bring parts of the city together, making it vibrant and active. The civic precinct is divided into three districts, namely the heritage, coworking and cultural districts according to their current purposes and functions.

In is injected the public connector buildings, respite, providing streetscape activities. precinct that Samad building, be an interconnected cooling through distinct urban rejuvenating continuous and facilities

Public transportation Greenscape

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Public transportation Greenscape

Master Plan Design Strategies 1 2

The main approach is to bring parts of the city together, making it vibrant and active. The civic precinct is divided into three districts, namely the heritage, co-working and cultural districts according to their current purposes and functions.

In between these three districts, the coworking is injected with the Central Park that will then become the public realm. By introducing the Central Park as the connector of the two nodes, the culture and heritage buildings, it will attract targeted users as a breathing space, providing climate comfort, pedestrian-friendly streetscapes and public spaces for communal activities. By introducing electric buses around the civic precinct that starts from KTM station to the Sultan Abdul Samad building, back and forth making it a loop, creates an interconnected public realm network. It is an urban cooling mechanism that infuses the green essence into two distinct urban acupunctures in the civic precinct. Moreover, rejuvenating the programme at KTM station will bring a continuous programme with a comfortable environment and facilities in the district.

In between these is injected with the Central the public realm. By introducing connector of the two nodes; buildings, it will attract targeted respite, providing climate streetscape and public spaces activities. While injecting precinct that starts from KTM Samad building, back and be an interconnected public cooling through injecting distinct urban acupuncture rejuvenating the programme continuous programme with and facilities in the district

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Bring parts of the city together

parts of the city together goverment and the users together

Bring parts of the city together goverment and the users together

Create outler for the people

Merge the goverment and the users together

Identify the spaces where people are crossing over Improve the awareness in the city

Create outler for the people

Identify the spaces where people are crossing over Improve the awareness in the city

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Approach 4

2 Urban Acupunture

2 Urban Acupunture Public realm as the in-between transition

Public realm as the in-between transition

Green as a connector

Electric Bus (connectivity & accessibility)

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REDEFINING INDEPENDENCE

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REDEFINING INDEPENDENCE

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Mohamad

Liow Shii Ni Muhammad Fikry Bin Hasbullah

Shazwani Binti Saipul Islam

Kuala Lumpur area is one of the most unique cities in the region, showing bold characteristic of modern fusion in historic context. Today, Kuala Lumpur is a symbol of independence where its held annual national independence day celebration also reﬂecting the peace and harmony within the city.

Kuala Lumpur area is one of the most unique cities in the region, showing bold characteristics of modern fusion in a historic context. Today, Kuala Lumpur is a symbol of independence where its annual national independence day celebration also reflects peace and harmony within the city.

realms and most importantly, to enhance the city’s accessiblity and connectivity.

Redeﬁning the quality when we brings of Life project, It also ensures conservation.

Redeﬁning independence, the quality and performance when we brings all the programs of Life project, in which the heart It also ensures a high level of conservation.

The main idea of rebuilding Kuala Lumpur city area is to emphasize on these three main foci, which are historical, heritage and local creativity with the concept of redeﬁning independence. The city needs to integrate local creative industry to enchance heritage and historical values that conctribute to the sense of place. Several strategies are designed to achieve redeﬁning independence concept, such as by improving the state of conservation, improving public realms and the most important part is to enhance the city accessibility and connectivity.

The main idea of rebuilding downtown KL is to emphasise three main foci: historical, heritage, and local creativity within the concept of redefining independence. The city needs to integrate local creative industries to enchance heritage and historical values that contributes to its sense of place. Several strategies are designed to achieve this redefining independence concept, such as by improving the state of conservation, improving public

Several strategies are designed to achieve redeﬁning independence concept, such as by improving the state of conservation, improving public realms and the most important part is to enhance the city accessibility and connectivity.

Redefining independence, improves the quality and performance of the urban spaces when all the programs closer to the River of Life project, in which the heart of the city located. It also ensures a high level of public awareness in city conservation.

Besides, master plan surrounding All programs own uniqueness landmarks a better visibility

Besides, the crucial part master plan should project the surrounding context in respect All programs proposed should own uniqueness and potentials landmarks or nodes, which as a better visibility and expereiences

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KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA (UKM) Al-Hafiz Bin Mohd Saharuddin Nur Elisya Binti Jasmi Thien

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Furthermore, a crucial part of developing a good master plan should entail programs that respect to local heritage. All programs proposed should represent their own uniqueness and potential in developing new landmarks or nodes that as a result contributes to better visibility and experience of the city. Programme and Strategy

Integrating local creative industry to enhance heritage and historical value that contribute to the sense of place

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Improving the state of conservation Improving the public realm

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Improving accessability and connectivity

Concept 4 Section 1 - 1 5 Section 2 - 2

Section 3 - 3 Section 4 - 4

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Section 3 - 3 Section 4 - 4

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PRECINCT 3: PETALING STREET

REGREENING OF PETALING STREET

‘Regeneration’ of Petaling Street became the main focus of the team’s design strategy in aspiring to bring a new green element and enhance people’s connection within the precinct.

The main issue of circulation at the site, is targeted with the provision of e-bike lanes and designated pedestrian walkways within the precinct. The universal design such as raised pedestrian crossings is implemented.

Looking into Petaling Street area, the main idea is to enhance the existing environment with a regeneration approach—especially towards the old shophouses, including the adjacent market and the Madras Lane. Architecturally, the thermal comfort of Petaling Street can be improved with a new layered roof alongside fans to regulate the flow of hot air. Meanwhile, the structure will be built using glulam timber as a sustainable material.

By instating the pop-up stores, aligned at the centre of the street, will provide better circulation for visitors; by taking away the improper parking spaces, a green piazza at Madras Lane will allow for a better ventilation and ambiance to the market.

It is also proposed for the authority and market hawkers to get involved in wet waste management which includes the underground wet waste collection to overcome odour and overspill problems in the area. It provides clean and simplistic waste bins on ground using a systematic management. This approach also allows the hawkers to gain compost products and tipping fees for the wet waste provided.

In conclusion, this proposal envisions the Petaling Street precinct to be regenerated not only physically, but also to sustain the heritage and cultural value as it is part of the nation’s treasure.

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INTERNATIONAL ISLMAIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA (IIUM) Fatin Nursyazwana Binti Noreffendy Hazwan Bin Zubir Mas Amelia Binti Mas Abdul Rahman Mohd Aliff Aidil Bin Iskandar Mohd Faredzuan Bin Mohd Noor

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4 5 6 4 Underground wet waste collection system 5 Opportunity for hawkers to compost and get tipping fees for wet waste 6 Thermal comfort design at Petaling Street

Underground system

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Opportunity

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Improving Accessibility & Connectivity

Implementing new rules for loading & unloading goods based on time schedule

PRECINCT 3 : PETALING

PRECINCT 3 : PETALING STREET

PRECINCT 3 : PETALING

URBAN REGENERATION AND SMART MOBILITY

PRECINCT 3: PETALING STREET

URBAN REGENERATION AND SMART MOBILITY

A REVITALISED PETALING STREET

Kuala Lumpur, or for short ‘KL’ has been one of the most importance cities of Asian city. Within Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur is seen as the centre of the country; ‘it happens all’ in KL. People from all areas within Malaysia come to KL to ﬁnd jobs or do business. Tourists love the city as it has numerous great sights and attractions such as the famous and most recognisable the Petaling street. From tin mining to the revival of Chinatown are truly one of the major attractions for the tourists.

Kuala Lumpur has become a city of importance in Asia. Within Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur is seen as the epicentre of the country, deemed widely “it all happens in KL”. People from all areas within Malaysia come to KL to find jobs or do business. Tourists love the city as it has numerous great sights and attractions such as the famous Petaling Street. From tin mining to the revival of Chinatown, this is a major attraction for tourists.

Unfortunately, looking from the architectural perspectives, there are some unresolved issues to be addressed. For example, blocking facade by the shopfront stalls, congested trafﬁc, dirty and under-maintained Madras street and underutilised or vacant lots. Thus, a few new approaches are proposed to revitalise Petaling Street.

Unfortunately from an architectural perspective, there are some unresolved issues to be addressed. For example, blocked facades of shopfront, congested traffic, dirty and under-maintained streets like Madras Lane, and underutilised or vacant lots. Thus, a few new approaches are proposed to revitalise Petaling Street.

structure across heritage façade. proposed to open space into is introduced welcoming the areas are inserted job availability. improved with pedestrian walkway redevelopment the city will always and big opportunities and improving environment.

Through analysing the site location and its potentials, the proposal is centered around four main objectives. The key purpose is to utilise the available space of the Petaling Street and re-design the rooﬁng

Through analysing the site location and its

potentials, the proposal is centered around four main objectives. The key purpose is to utilise the available space of Petaling Street and re-design the roofing structure across the street innovatively, revealing the heritage façade. The area of the Madras Lane has been proposed to be improved and connected to the vacant open space into a new Petaling Oasis. The Central Square is introduced near the MRT station as an entry feature to welcoming people. Also, the new commercial building areas placed to boost the local economy with more job availability. The overall site infrastructure has been improved with lots of shaded area and wider walkway for the safety of pedestrian. This is a redevelopment to better the city of KL so that it becomes pedestrian-friendly, has better public realm and greater opportunities for the people. Only then can rejuvenation and improvement programs create a more positive environment.

structure heritage proposed open is introduced welcoming areas job improved pedestrian redevelopment the and and environment.

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UNIVERSITY TECHNOLOGY MARA (UiTM) Ahmad Fauzan Bin Ibrahim Rose Afrina Binti Mansor Wan Muhammad Afiq Bin Wan Mohd Saipillah Nik Nor Hazreen Nik Fauzi Expansion of Madras Lane

1 Master plan

Improving heritage five-foot-way

To introduce a new design innovation for roof covering along Petaling Street (Chinatown)

New proposed mix-commercial building

The underutilised space are used to create cultural and performance events space. It is also located next to LRT station and the new proposed mix-commercial building

Improving user’s appreciation on heritage buildings by removing the permanent & non-permanent street structures obstructing heritage facade

The additional retail stalls are reposition at the centre part of the street to allow for easy pedestrian movement & safety

Marketplace Madras Lane

Street art & murals as tourist attractions

The owners can showcase their products directly to customers along the five-foot-way without being obstructed by informal stalls or physical barriers

Improving heritage facade and five-foot-way

The central void of Petaling Street ares is converted to create public space that can accommodate seasonal cultural street performances. This place is called as petaling Oasis that transformed into nodes and urban square

Enhancing cultural eco-system

Enhancing cultural ecosystem

Enhancing cultural

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To adapt from courtyard house layout as basis in spatial planning

Balance and proportion in overall appearance

Development helps to improve traffic impact Proper signages are installed as wayfinding that indicate the zoning of marketplace (Fish, Meat, Fruits, etc) Stalls are reposition at one side of Madras Lane, to ease customers movement and marketplace activities Existing Shophouses Outdoor Urban Foodhall is connected to Petaling Oasis (central pocket park) Proposed Petaling Oasis Marketplace (Extention of Madras Lane) A future development is proposed on the remaining underutilised prime land & it is also next to the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel Four Points by Sheraton Existing shophouses Potential event space & urban square Underground Pedestrian Tunnel connecting from basement parking to LRT Station & nearby event space The strategic location will be even better enhanced with some proposed mix-used commercial spaces & facilities improvement in the vicinity Proposed sectional programmatic diagram 4 5 Expansion of Madras Lane Increase population in the city centre

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Penetration of nature to the city via an injection of urban playscape as a urban connector and attractor to create a passage which connect kl tower, bukit nanas, institution area, shoplot to the river. At the same time adding diverse possibility and economic value by connecting the urban nodes and attracting variety of user to the area. The given context is surrounded by commercials, academic nanas, the only forest of life. The commercial

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UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA (UPM) Hwan Ching Sheong Leong Yin Chen Lee Cai Yin Tang Qian Ning Teoh Xin Ying

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First of all, the given context is surrounded by the commercials, academic institutions, Bukit Nanas, the only forest reserve in Kuala Lumpur, and the River of Life. As walking around the site, the commercial back lane and main road are in different height, which has a slope in betwee. Thus, the underlying issue is the inaccessbility between the main road and back lane.

Precint 4 is surrounded by commercial buildings, academic institutions, Bukit Nanas (the only forest reserve in Kuala Lumpur), and the River of Life. As we walked around the site, the commercial back lane and main road are at different heights which has a slope in between. Thus, the underlying issue is the inaccessbility between the main road and back lane.

there is a slope in between them. Thus, the issue is that there is no any main road, the only way is to use the main road, or the staircase which are

connection, the ‘roof’ is designed to be walkable, playable and connectable to retail on the back lane, responding to the architectural functions and human activities within it.

that there is no any connection to go up to main road, the only way is to use the main road, or the staircase which are prioritize for student. Therefore, the question is how can architecture enhance the sense of connectivity? Hence, the concept is merging the nature and human space, to create connection from Bukit Nanas, to the school, to the retail and down to the river, in order to improve the social capital and socio economic. Moreover, the approach is to preserve the signiﬁcant history while creating a design that up value to the community and surrounding environment. The design suggested to enable both primary and secondary St. John school to share one ﬁled in order to make space for the design.

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Because there is no connection between buildings and nature, the only way is to use the main road, or the staircase which is prioritised for student. Therefore, the question is how can architecture enhance a sense of connectivity? Hence, the concept is merging the nature and human space—to create connection from Bukit Nanas, to the school, to retail and down to the river—in order to improve the social capital and socio-economy. Moreover, the approach is to preserve the significant history while creating a design that increases value to the community and surrounding environment. The suggested design helps to enable both primary and secondary St. John schools share the space.

The concept is merging the nature and human space, to create nanas, to the school, to the retail and down to the river, in order to improve the social capital and socio economic.

Therefore, the design is to build a new and fresh sport arena for the community, students and school as a way to respond to issues lacking a sense of connectivity. To create

Moreover, the form of design is to create strong relationship to Bukit Nanas, to bring in landscape indoors to form “interconnected greenway” and improve the accessibility and connectivity between the academic institutions and commercial back lane. When both are connected, eventually the back lane is reactivated. As a result, the commercial sector is activated as the people connect the areas at the top and the bottom of th slope. In order to enhance retail shoplots, a design guideline is suggested to create double frontage retail, enable more opportunities for the streets and boost business and economic activity.

Therefore, the design is to build a new and fresh sport arena for the community, student and the school

as a connectivity. design retail functions relationship indoor the institutions connected, a result, connecting the guideline the revamp the educational interaction the spend.

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A PASSAGE OF PHOTOSYNTHESISING

Lastly, the impact of the design would improve the sense of community identity and provide better educational opportunities. In addition, this will help encourage social interaction between people and nature as well as improve public safety. Tourism and visitor spending would increase and potentially result in reducing homelessness through the creation of new jobs.

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Design Concept

The form of design is to create strong relationship to Bukit Nanas, to bring in land scape to the indoor to form “interconnected greenway” to improve the accessibility and connectivity between the academic institutions and commercial back lane. When both are con nected, eventually the back lane is reactivating.

The form of design is to create strong relationship with Bukit Nanas by bringing landscape indoors to form an “interconnected greenway” and improve the accessibility and connectivity between the academic institutions and commercial back lane. When both are connected, eventually the back lane is reactivated.

Design Concept

As a result, the commercial is activat ed as the people are connecting from top to bottom. In order to enhance the built of retail shop lots, the design is suggesting a guideline to create double frontage retail, to enable the street to have busy and active business in order to revamp the socio economic.

As a result, the commercial sector is activated as the people connect the area at the top and the bottom of the slope. In order to enhance the retail shoplots, we suggest a guideline to create double frontage retail, to enable the street to have busy and active business in order to revamp the socio economic.

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The approach is to preserve the signiﬁcant history while creating a design that up value to the community and surrounding environment. The design suggested to enable both primary and secondary St. John school to share one ﬁled in order to make space for the design. Therefore, the design is to build a new and fresh sport

The approach is to preserve the significant history while creating a design that increases value to the community and surrounding environment. The design suggested to enable both primary and secondary St.John school to share and make space for the design. Therefore, the design is to build a new and fresh sport arena for the community, students and the school as a way to response the issue where lacking of sense of connectivity. In order to create connection, the ‘roof’ is designed to be walkable, playable and connectable to the retail on the back lane, responding to the architectural functions below and human activities within it.

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arena for the community, student and the school as a way to response the issue where lacking of sense of connec tivity. In order to create connection, the ‘roof’ is design to be walkable, playable and connectable to the retail on the back lane, responding to the architectural functions below and human activities within it.

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Urban Liveability

Infusing urban green spaces throughout the urban fabric allows a network of connection that improves the walkability and residents’ living environment.

PRECINCT 5: HERITAGE TRADES JALAN TAR

IN THE MAKING: THE FASHION INCUBATOR OF JALAN TAR

Jalan TAR is a traditional shopping district where local identity can be integrated with a people-first shopping district, to pedestrianfriendly fashion district with a public space to engender a sustainable economic development.

Our approach to increase the local identity of traditional crafts and clothing by introducing textile production cycle as zonings. This will reintroduce Jalan Tar as a fashion district; from designing, manufacturing, exchanging, showcasing and educating the public on the traditional arts and craft of Jalan TAR to create a convivial space for visitors and locals to interact. From the site, we realized that spaces in between buildings are seen sterile along Jalan TAR and Lorong TAR; in response, it’s transformed by making use of spaces in between buildings into an outdoor exhibition corridor. Linking these space to the axis of pedestrian shopping street creates a more positive public realm. A green park (precint 5) is the district’s core. Adjacent to this, a waterfront is proposed alongside the Klang River, further increasing the river’s site significance. A space that offers one-stop shopping and where the local community could also use as a recreational space.

This project is conceived to create a web of green networks, echoing a cluster of green spaces throughout the fashion district; and further echoing the public space towards the blue corridor along the river where one could cycle throughout the river, according to DBKL’s 2040 planning. By integrating the public space and introducing Jalan TAR as a fashion district, this proposal boosts positive economic and social interaction and creates an activated public realm on site.

Our master plan proposal aims to connect pedestrians with ease and allows accessibility without the obstruction of vehicles. As textile production is one of the biggest water consumption industries, moving towards a less carbon contributing district is necessary through restricting vehicular access.

This master plan considers how it can contribute to the lifestyle of local residents—incorporating elements like adaptive reuse of building, public spaces, parks, and waterfront activity areas— increasing Klang River’s site significance. It creates a convivial space for visitors and locals to interact and at the same time acts as a catalyst to strategic economic accelerators.

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UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA (UPM) Ng Jing Yuan Sim Li Mei Vanessa Huang Daren Lai Kam Fei Nazrul Kamsol

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Convivial Space for Community

Relocating street vendors to dilapidated shophouses along Lorong TAR and converting existing canopy into an open public space.

Convivial Space for Community

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Relocating street vendors to dilapidated shophouses along Lorong TAR and converting existing canopy into an open public space.

Relocating street vendors to dilapidated shophouses TAR and converting existing canopy into an open

the layout of existing shophouses by adding an airwell in the center to natural lighting while provide common space and improve living quality.

Building Typology

Changing the layout of existing shophouses by adding an airwell in the center enhances natural lighting while providing common space and improved living quality.

Changing the layout of existing shophouses by adding an airwell in the center to increase natural lighting while provide common space and improve living quality.

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Extending the public space to the riverbank which helps to reclaim the role of Klang Rivier in the built environment fabric.

Blue Corridor for Local Residents and Visitors

Extending the public space to the riverbank helps reclaim the role of Klang River in the built environment fabric.

Outdoor Exhibition Space as Urban Magnet

The exhibition showcases the art and crafts, thus enriching the cultural element of Jalan TAR and integrating functions and spaces for cultural celebration.

The exhibition showcases the art and crafts, thus enriching the cultural element of Jalan TAR and integrating functions and spaces for cultural celebration

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Tactical Urban Intervention

The intervention aims to provide a pragmatic environment that enriches the societal context through organic engagement of local communities and transportation hub users.

The intervention aimed to provide a pragmatic envrionment that enriches the societal context through the organic engagement of local communities and transportation hub users.

LOCAMOTIVIE

ADAPTIVE REUSE

LOCA-MOTIVE

LOCA-MOTIVE, integration of local identity and the old train station, to propose a smart intermodal trans portation and retail hub with an uplifting public realm in between.

LOCA-MOTIVE is a proposal that integrates the local identity of an old train station to propose a smart intermodal transportation and retail hub with an uplifting public realm in between.

The design concept is derived from the issues identiﬁed from the site. The area around the train station is dom inated by coarse grain institution that has less activity happening. Hot spots such as Petaling Street, and Central Market are also located far away from the station that is isolated from the surrounding buildings by the vehicular paths as well, hence, reducing its connectivity to the sur rounding context.

The design concept is derived from the issues identified from the site. The area around the train station is dominated by coarse grain institutions that has less activity. Hot spots such as Petaling Street and Central Market are also located far away from the station that is isolated from the surrounding buildings and vehicular paths as well, hence, reducing its connectivity to its surrounding context.

As for the existing train station building, it has low permeability and accessibility due to the enclosed frontage and limited entrances. The interior appears dark and gloomy due to the unoccupied building spaces that blocks off the natural lighting and ventilation.

To counter these issues, we proposed a scheme that consists of three parts, (i) the intermodal transporta tion hub that integrate multiple mode of transportation to bring people to this area, and adding in retail shops to serve the user of the building, secondly, (ii) transform ing the KTM ofﬁce to a high-end retail that integrate a variety of commercial activities into the dormant district, building a sustainable model for the heritage conserva tion, lastly, (iii) replacing Jalan Sultan Hishamuddin with a public space that connects both buildings. As a whole, this scheme transforms the under-utilized interchange station into a SMART intermodal transportation hub with mid-range retail shops, and connected to high-end retail in the opposite building, through a walkable public realm that promotes social interaction at the same time. Hence, this proposal aims to boost the positive economic and so cial outcomes, and create attractive areas that will boost tourism in the city, by using heritage buildings as the local existing assets.

As for the existing train station building, it has low permeability and accessibility due to the enclosed frontage and limited entrances. The interior appears dark and gloomy due to unoccupied building spaces that blocks off the natural lighting and ventilation.

TAYLOR’S UNIVERSITY

To counter these issues, we proposed a

scheme that consists of three parts, (i) the intermodal transportation hub that integrates multiple modes of transportation to bring people to this area, and adding in retail shops to serve the user of the building; secondly, (ii) transforming the KTM office to a high-end retail that integrates a variety of commercial activities into the dormant district—building a sustainable model for heritage conservation; lastly, (iii) replacing Jalan Sultan Hishamuddin with a public space that connects both buildings. As a whole, this scheme transforms the under utilized interchange station into a SMART intermodal transportation hub with mid-range retail shops, and connected to high-end retail in the opposite building, through a walkable public realm that promotes social interaction at the same time. Hence, this proposal aims to boost the positive economic and social outcomes, including creating attractive areas that will boost tourism in the city and by using heritage buildings as the local existing assets.

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Uplifted Heritage Resonating with Old Vibration

Conversion of vehicular path into the public space and integration of various commercial activities to build a sustainable and holistic model for heritage conservation.

Path As Space

Station to forge potential contact points to be extended into the building from public space and vice versa.

Interstitial spaces are implemented into the eastern of Kuala Lumpur Train Station to forge potential contact points to be extended into the building from public space and vice versa.

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Uplifted Heritage Resonating with Old Vibration

Conversion of vehicular path into the public space and integration of various commercial activities to build a sustainable and holistic model for heritage conservatio.

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Communal Pop-ups

Public space promotes personalisation with creative spaces and DIY tempo rary facilities which are community-oriented and cateer to urban walkers.

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Public space promotes personalisation with creative spaces and DIY temporary facilities which are community-oriented and caters to urban walkers.

Finer Grain of Interior Spaces

Light atriums with glass domes are established in complementary of double shopfront design to adapt the function of adjacent public spaces with enhanced permeability within the building.

Light atriums with glass domes are established in complementary of double shopfront design to adapt the function of adjacent public spaces with enhanced permeability within the building. Public

ADAPTIVE REUSE

REVIVAL OF CONNECTIVITY

Old KL Railway Station and KTM Office are one of the essential heritage landmarks in the city. Currently, the railway station is partially utilised mostly on the ground floor. The upper floors have few rooms used as administrative while the rest of the rooms and spaces are shut down due to the major interior defects that require high intervention. Similarly, at the HQ office, the upper floors are locked due to the critical building condition. Therefore, revitalisation of the heritage building through adaptive reuse and improving the space’s connectivity with the surrounding built environment is important.

and convention halls and co-working space options. The HQ building will be the luxurious commercial hub to accommodate high-end boutiques and restaurants on the upper floors, and the ground floor will have few cafés with an open view to the exterior garden and KL station.

The interior and exterior intervention for Old KL Railway Station and HQ Office should keep the original structure and design elements—with walls painted with white and pastel shades. Additionally, the adaptation of sustainable features and materials will prolong the building’s lifetime. For example, indoor air quality can be improved and coverall costs can be reduced by recycling rain water. Installed solar panels can also help generate electricity, algae implications can help absorb CO2, and bio bricks and concrete can be made from bacteria and recyced items. Overall, the style proposal to emphasize a sense of classical luxurious attribute authentic heritage. 1

The concept of this project is connectivity by bringing the railway station underground to connect the two spaces through the existing underground tunnel of Jalan Sultan Hishamuddin towards the KTM office leisure areas along the walkway. The KL Station will embrace new spaces such as event

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SUNWAY UNIVERSITY Harraaj Singh A/L Harbans Singh Tan Hua Wei Sharmin Leong Kok Tien Yen Er Wei Siang Wong Xiang Yuan Abudula Niyazi

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CULTURAL LIVING

LOSS OF TRADITIONAL RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES

We have chosen to adapt a radical approach in rekindling the use of the old KL Railway station in Kuala Lumpur. The volumetric structure of the building has provided us with an opportunity to fit inside it another building—a building within a building.

Looking upon the systemic issues that Kuala Lumpur is facing, it can be boiled down to the most singular and rudimentary aspect of urban evolution, which is human habitat. Cities are essentially more economically streamlined villages that is fuelled by the capitalist agenda. Housing in Kuala Lumpur is generally sprawled out from the city centre because of land and construction cost, which has enhanced the negative impacts of urban sprawl. We found that alternative schemes to housing that is far from the conventional approach is needed to shake up the current provisions of housing.

Thus, we feel that through this radical approach

to adaptive reuse of the Commuter Station, we can achieve a holistic development of the space, rather than a conventional ROI backed development.

We would fill into the enormous structure with what we call a ‘modern vernacular’ housing that is centred upon a cultural and social space. This is an homage to the malay traditional house use of the ‘serambi’, a semi-public platform extended from the main house for social practices. Besides that, civic spaces that are relevant to the ‘cultural housing’ like religious space, flexible working areas, garden allotments etc are also embedded into the intertwined matrix of habitat.

We feel that habitat should not only be a place that we call home, but it should be a place where culture is maintained or rather enhanced. That should be the main objective of architects or urban planners when it comes to housing.

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NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MALAYSIA (UKM) Muhammad Asyiq Bin Suhaimi Siti Syazlin Binti Rosli Nazrul Shafiq Bin Mohd Zaman Muhammad Arif Ikram Bin Mohd Asri Wan Asyraf Daniel Bin Wan Norarjuna

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intend to create a new an historic centre with the quality of urban dwellings and diversed public function that ﬁts the distinct character and cohesion of historic centre .

Aim intend to create a new anchor at the historic centre with the quality of urban dwellings and diversed public function that ﬁts the distinct character

Aim intend to create a new anchor at the historic centre with the quality of urban dwellings and diversed public function that ﬁts the distinct character and cohesion of historic centre .

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Repopulating the City Centre

One of the major issues identiﬁed in the downtown KL area is the loss of traditional residential com munities. While there is a sizable daytime population, at night the population is signiﬁcantly lower. An increased residential population is necessary to improve the viability of businesses, increase a sense of ownership and safety for public spaces, and to reduce commute distances.

Repopulating the City Centre

One of the major issues identified in the downtown KL area is the loss of traditional residential communities. While there is a sizable daytime population, at night the population is significantly lower. An increased residential population is necessary to improve the viability of businesses, increase a sense of ownership and safety for public spaces, and to reduce commute distances.

e major issues identiﬁed in the downtown KL area is the loss

population is signiﬁcantly lower. An increased residential population is necessary to improve the viability of businesses, increase a sense of

Engaging residents and developers to ensure they are integrated physically, socially, and economically by injecting cultural and creative sector as the major criteria in the design.

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opportunities for the inner and creative workforce, micro-housing is proprosedideally through the adaptive buildings. and

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Exterior Perspective

Outdoor theater for events and performance spaces to potray Ma laysia, enrich culture and values

REMINISCING THE FUTURE

ADAPTIVE REUSE

REMINISCING THE FUTURE

UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY MALAYSIA (UTM)

Old KL Railway Station and KTM Office is one of the Kuala Lumpur’s famous landmarks and was among the most photographed symbols of the city. It is located near to major attraction for the locals and tourists from all over the world. Known as one of the oldest buildings in Kuala Lumpur, both buildings were created from the imagination of British colonial architect Arthur Benison Hubback. He designed the building with cultural and religion related Indo-Saracenic Architecture Style the main goal of the design was to preserve local social and cultural amenities on-site and also highlight the natural beauty of this place. Adaptive reuse of traditional building styles and layout provide the most preserved feeling of this historical building. Combination of the new functions

and the history the this building and area will increase density and commercial opportunity. Hence, by having different uses as a creative venue, the buildings will attract and give more reason for people to visit this place and making t. The new venue will include a restaurant, waiting hall, cultural stage, hotel, retail shops, and other services such as money converter and gifts & souvenir store. Therefore, tourists can get their necessities in one place as it is. Although the place retains its purpose as a transportation hub, the visitors can access service and purchase their necessities in one place. The main goal is to make this place as the centre point where it connects people from all over the place in Malaysia.

The KL railway station and KTM ofﬁce building of the Kuala Lumpur’s famous landmarks and was most photographed symbols of the city. It is located major attraction for the locals and tourists from world. Known as one of the oldest building in Kuala both building created from the imagination of British architect Arthur Benison Hubback. He design with cultural and religion related Indo- Saracenic Style into the design of this building. Given the long the area means the main goal of the design was local social and cultural amenities on-site and also the natural beauty of this place. Adaptive-reuse of building styles and layout provide the most preserved of this historical building. Combination of the new and the history of this building and area will increase and commercial opportunity. Hence, by having different varieties use creative venue it will attract and give son for people to visit this place and bring this again. The new venue include restaurant, waiting stage, hotel, retail shops, and other services such converter and gifts & souvenir store. Therefore, get their necessities in one place although at the the main purpose of this place as a hub of transportation remains as it is. The main goal is to make this place centre point where it connects people from all over in Malaysia.

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Proposed pedestrian square with water bodies and landscape replacing a moto vehicle street to enhance livability and connectivity of the buildings

Proposed pedestrian square with water bodies and landscape replacing a moto-vehicle street to enhance livability and connectivity of the buildings

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Proposed pedestrian square with water bodies and landscape replacing a moto-vehicle street to enhance livability and connectivity of the buildings

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CONCLUSION

At the core of the KL edition of the Heritage Preservation and Development (HPED) series stands a very simple observation: the commonplace juxtaposition between past and future in Asian cities is no longer acceptable. It has led to loss of architectural and cultural heritage values on the one hand, and to wild and ill-planned urban developments insensitive to the cultural, architectural, climatic, and social specificities of its specific contexts on the other.

New urban developments in Asia look more or less the same: high-rises and shopping malls have substituted the old pattern of streets, lanes, and squares of the cities of the past. Such development patterns have deteriorated a specific sense of place and led to a universal and dull vision of modernity. Nevertheless, it is already evident that the significant growth undergone in most Asian cities in the past decades cannot be limitless: the transportation, infrastructure, health, social, cultural, and economic issues caused by the “sprawling city”, endlessly eating out into agricultural land, is no longer sustainable. It is therefore crucial to study good practice for sustainable urban development in Southeast Asia.

Southeast Asia countries have a specificity of their own in providing a rich variety of heritage buildings belonging to the local and colonial

past. Following decades of decay and demolition (especially of colonialera buildings) citizens and authorities in Southeast Asian countries have recently reached a new conscience on the importance of their architectural past.

The KL HPED event aimed to further raise awareness on the importance of preserving the architectural past. These specific monuments and historic buildings to wider urban forms and fabric, Southeast Asian cities have strong traditional qualities in terms of beauty, social, economic, functional integration, and complexity that should be recognised and serve as powerful sources of inspiration for new developments. In other words, past, present and future can blend seamlessly along the timeline and from all points of view, contributing functional, architectural and aesthetical value. We believe that this could be a very effective approach for future urban developments offering many competitive advantages, such as:

• cultural and social identity of a community which has there its ancient roots;

• reduction of transportation and infrastructural costs;

• ease of urban “smart city” management;

• energy efficiency;

• economical development as traditional mix-used buildings will create local jobs and new economical activities;

• tourism development.

Utilising Think City’s Kuala Lumpur Creative and Cultural District (KLCCD) Strategic Master Plan as a framework, students from eight prominent universities presented innovative interventions to achieve a vision for downtown KL which is inclusive and authentic, and where viable creative and cultural places knit the historic fabric of the city together and enhance liveability and visitor appeal. Specifically, 14

groups of students worked on proposals across a wide degree of scales, from area-level masterplans, precinct-level plans, and site-specific adaptive reuse plans for the Old KL Railway Station and KTM Office.

Several student teams were especially compelling in achieving the five themes that motivated the workshop. In Reyouth KLCCD, students’ special attention to mobility in developing a better living environment complimented the theme of repopulating the city centre through innovative means. In Rediscovering Historic Trails, special attention to the nuances of traditional shophouses was well considered under the wider conservation theme. A Passage of Photosynthesising paid considerable attention to the public realm theme and integrated green corridors well with the existing river network in the downtown area. Regarding the accessibility and connectivity theme, the In the Making: The Fashion Incubator of Jalan TAR project was innovative in their design approach that would improve the functionality and commerciality of the area.

And finally, in Loca-Motive students presented a highly viable adaptive reuse plan for the overall old train station and administrative buildings, offering planners and the private sector an exciting imaginary of the possibilities for the area to help develop it into a powerful creative and cultural ecosystem, the final theme of the workshop.

In summary, all proposals in this publication represent a powerful statement from the next generation on the future opportunities available for downtown KL. Urban stakeholders and investors now have new ideas and plans that can be realised in the near future. Preserving heritage translates to a better quality of life for everyone, and this is why we believe that the architectural past of a nation should not only serve a romantic memory but also a hopeful promise of the future economic and social development of a country.

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