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chow
kit
interim 2 | 12.nov.2020

by : wan mohamad affdhan

student ID : 0330551
tutor : ar. teoh way keat

chow kit
1. a fast paced community.
proposal.
community music centre how does this proposal effect the community? programs.

& park community music

centre & park Music & Theatre
class (group play
eg. orchestral)
(smaller bands /
solo)

using music to bring everyone together. Exhibition

Chow Kit shows traces of musical experience by the abandoned theatre complexes, open
air concert by the late Sudirman, NGO (Angsana) that uses music as a therapy for locals, LOCALS
Smaller timeline
Informal
tunes of local jamming under bus stops, as well as abandoned and operating music (daily) stage
Open Main

shops in the site. But the abandonment of the individual premises are caused by their
non-strategic positions, the capitalist incarnation of malls that houses maximum individu-
alistic convenience of essentials, and a competitive financial survivalist environment, Jamming
Studios
dissolving the local unification.

This project is a promotion and appreciation of musical opportunities as well as Music

talent-harvesting from both stable locals and homeless individuals by introducing record-
ing studios and music based classes; bridging the gap between the different characters
through charms of sonorous melodies, providing spaces that amplify the experience
2. a “terrible place”. beyond with public amphitheatre and stage, experiential spaces, interactive audio intro-
ductory area. This “local amplifier” aims to connect, move, express and harvest the
hidden flairs of the local, and clean the negative stain that is on the Chow Kit canvas. DAILY TRANSIT NEGLECTED
USERS COMMUNITY
Larger timeline
(weekly + monthly)
why music?

concerts & events

concept

uniting the community through overlapping of programs.

the dancing building move and tune

breaking the stagnant appearance of the bottom moves to
the neighbouring buildings by making sustain the staff that’s
the new building appears “dancing” on top, indicating that
both elements must
be present to result
the full effect of enjoy-
3. a divided community. ment of music

staff creativity intriguing

the “staff” (the the staff visual aspect of the 5
five horizontal surrounds the horizontal lines
lines) is the basis user (the maker), surrounding the user’s
of every music encouraging line of sight indicating
and rythym them to create the importance of the
notes and rythms basic and universal
element to creating
music

conclusion
a divided community, a result from
a lifelong survivalistic approach
lack of innovation and creativity
creating a constant unchanged the “left behinds” have no dull day to day routine sparks no
+ separation between people + opportunity to get back on track + push for better lives
and negative perception
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vehicular
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users DN

UP UP

UP UP

daily DN DN

transit users
(bus) daily
transit users
(monorail)
+
locals from Jalan
Chow Kit

solid/void views

solid getaway views

wall spaces at the edge to provide views are directed into the park and to the eastern
maximum emphasis on the open where there is lesser dense facade as a visual
(void) and to break the continuity rest from the city itself
of urban neighbouring
blocks open park
open recreational park as to provide
space for audience to stand and enjoy belonging views
events or concerts that is happening users have the option to only enjoy the
DN on the stage appearance of the neighbouring DN

buildings but cut off from the existing

noise, creating a sense of belonging

UP UP

UP UP

soundwave
DN
soundwave pattern to emphasize DN

the travel direction of the sound

that occupies the open space

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SITE PLANS 1:400
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1
A102

0
UP

Soup Kitchen
22 m²

A A’
Auditorium
UP 209 m² Storage
Office 18 m² -
14 m²
Meeting Space ---
10 m² Walkway
19 m²
Sitting Area
Changing Room
8 m²
UP
M&E

Water
Backstage
Riser Rehearsal 15 m²
Corner RAMP UP
FROM
BASEMENT
RAMP DOWN
TO BASEMENT
1:8

UP
1:8
Jamming Studio Open Stage
31 m² UP
Room
3 m²

Rehearsal
Corner

Jamming Studio
19 m²

Jamming Studio
17 m²
UP
Open
Stage
UP
UP
Rehearsal
Corner
DROP OFF
Storage
9 m²

Sitting Area
Storage
10 m²

Retail Store Kitchen Reception

20 m²
36 m² 21 m²

Restaurant
46 m²

UP

UP
UP

Bus Stop
Sitting Area
Stair +
Sitting Area

Outdoor Sitting Area

UP

B’
Outdoor Sitting Area
Outdoor Sitting Area

Outdoor Sitting Area

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LEVEL G 1:200
 A102
1

DN

Control Room
26 m²

Storage
Not Enc losed

A A’
DN

Music & Theatre -

Training Studio ---
Not Enc losed

Waiting Lounge

M&E
5 m²

DN
Teacher's Room
26 m² DN

Water Riser
5 m²

Stage Management
Office
17 m²

DN
UP

Room OKU Toilet

7 m² 3 m²

Discussion
Music Training Room
Corner 27 m²

Room
7 m² Music Training Room
26 m²

UP

Waiting Area

Viewing Deck

Mastering Studio
26 m²

-
---

DN

DN
Viewing
Deck
UP

Storage
6 m²

Meeting Room Music Library

11 m² Entrance
38 m²

Exhibition Space
93 m²

DN

B’
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LEVEL 1 1:200
 1
A102

A A’
Water
Tank Room

UP

Lobby
38 m² Accomodation
17 m²

Accomodation
26 m²

Music Listening
Area
Music
Reading Library
Area
Not Enclosed

B’
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LEVEL 2 1:200
 B
1
A102

A -
---

A’

Lift Room
15 m²

B’
N
LEVEL 3 1:200
 1
A102

Pump Room
Not Enc losed

Fan Room
16 m²

M&E
Not Enc losed
Storage
11 m²

Security Room
24 m²

UP

- DN
---

UP

RA
M PU
P1
:8

:8
N1
OWD
MP
UP

RA

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BASEMENT PARKING 1:200
 Digital Signboard

in & out theatre

the indoor auditorium brings in maximum daylight
and also create a sense of openness that widens the space

open sitting area

users can sit here and enjoy impromptu
performance with a green background while
eating food from the soup kitchen

Waiting
Lounge Auditorium Music & Theatre Fire
Training Studio Escape

Sitting Area
Drop-Off
Storage Walkway Soup
Kitchen

Concrete Wall

SECTION A-A’ 1:200 Digital

Signboard
Timber
louvre
system
Timber plank

detail drawings for the horizontal louvres

Music Listening
Accomodation
26 m² Area

Teacher's Room
26 m² Music Library
Viewing Entrance
Deck 38 m²

Sitting Area Sitting Area

Jamming Studio Kitchen Restaurant Bus Stop
31 m² 21 m² 46 m²
Open Stage

Basement Parking

SECTION B-B’ 1:200 jamming areas

jamming studios located at the ground floor
as ease of access for all users to use them
open stage
before entering the jamming area users are welcomed by an open stage
that can be used as a informal stage that can be viewed from the sitting area
 materiality
metal deck roof as to lower the effect of the
roof

pattern
five main strips that occupies 5 smaller strips
inside to exaggerate the importance of music
and to create a sense of movement
materiality
hardwood (chengal) as louvre that
mimicks the five horizontal lines in a staff

WEST ELEVATION 1:200

EAST ELEVATION 1:200

 move the
the contrast of the horizontal background facade
and the horizontal strips emphasises the low
height and smoothens the visual hierarchy
the gathering point
all the lines connects to this major point
as a visual end of the journey of the strips

journey of the score

the “staff strips” creates an illusion of a moving
building that

SOUTH ELEVATION 1:200

advertising
digital billboard as an advertising device to notify
incoming and outgoing monorail of events that happen
on the music centre

final goal
the five strips that wraps around the music centre
ends at the digital billboard, indicating the goal of the
centre, to promote the rise of a musical entity in
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MONORAIL
TRACK

NORTH ELEVATION 1:200

 viewing area in front of the exhibition space
from Chow Kit monorail station

from opposite the site

from inside the park looking towards northwest audience perspective of the auditorium

from east (people who comes from the monorail station) from the jamming studios from the music library