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INHABITATION
INSTALLATION (2019)
Paya Lebar Central
1°19'05.4"N 103°53'36.0"E
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Inhabitation is an experimentation on multiple design concepts by studying the existing habits within the site, thus creating an installation which enhances and invites the existing habits to take place within the installation. Habits in this project pertains to the routine of people. Paya Lebar was chosen as the site due to the difference in context during the weekday and weekend as well as the users of the place.
This project is an installation, a temporary feature within the site of 3 – 6 months duration.
Final Year Project — BA (Hons) Interior Design
The Glasgow School of Art
2019
CIRCULATION FLOW
Vito Acconci’s Following Piece was used as reference in documenting the movement and flow of individuals within the space.
Multiple individuals were followed to provide a deeper insight of users’ habits at Paya Lebar Central such as what they were doing. Rather than an overall circulation flow that mainly showed how the general crowd move in the space, tracing the steps of individuals helps in the observations of individual’s habits and memories that were taking place at that point of time.
This allows better understanding of different individual’s habits that could take place on a daily basis.
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SketchUp was used to plan the cubes to better visualise the spatial context in different heights and volume. Grids were used to plan the cubes in an orderly manner. This planning worked better in translating the design as a form of transitional space as well as providing opportunity for inhabitation to take place.
Improvising from the previous plans, different scales of cubes were explored, evoking curiosity and allowing users to take a pause in their moments to relax. Different scales create a hierarchy within the cubes, allowing users to identify spaces which suggests inhabitation. Eventually, the smallest solid box was transformed into a hollow box, creating porosity within the space.
The modular cubes of 500mm and 1000mm cubes were ergonomically driven such that how one uses the cubes in terms of sitting and walking up on them as a step were considered before integrating into the design.
2300mm cubes were designed with the intention of inhabitation to take place and having users to transit from place to place, therefore, the scale was planned to fit users whereby the cubes were not too spacious or limited.
SECTION B-B
Sectional and isometric views were used to portray the inhabitation and possible programs that can take place within the installation. By doing the sectional perspective views, it shows the different depth and heights of the installation and modular cubes within the site rather than a flat sectional view which is not effective in portraying the usage.
SECTION A-A
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CIRCULATION FLOW / TECHNICAL DRAWINGS / 3D MODEL PERSPECTIVE / 3D RENDERED IMAGES
