4. kopitiam to attract local residents to come & indi-
rectly interact with the elderly & to create a sense
of community for the user to loosen their heart off
to encourage interaction/ conversation.
kopitiam (cafe)
5.
6. A room dedicated for
the elderly to perform
their life skills to earn
for a living or just to
have fun & interact
with other user from
range of ages.
hobby room
7. A space encouraging in-
teraction among
elderly with the children,
building a long term
bond in the
community through
games & play.
(childcare) play room
8.
9. wooden rotunda
It is the Vertical Circulation hub that connects vertically
every level. It is also the focal point of the whole devel-
opment where all other spaces gyrate around, a center
that orientate ever thing in the building.It act as a giant
hall, vertical garden on the exterior & cylinder wall on
the interior; a sacred place, allowing Poetically that it is
the symbolic heart of the building .
10.
11. situated at rear of the
building, allow elderly
to have a more private
coonversation here
compare to kopitiam/
cafe area.
open private
seating area
12.
13. An open library promotes
“learning through interaction” & “transfer of wisdom by
the elderly”. Greeneriess pop out from the glass tube from
the activity deck below & drop down from the roof garden.
Big Glass window opening at the side & front
connects the space with the kopitiam/cafe below.
A concept of “space within a space”.
(informal) library/ reading room
14. An atrium that connects the upper &
lower space together c& seating with bokshelve is
provided. Allowing user on the level2 to
interact with the user on level1.
Space above play room & hobby room
Pop out balcany allowing old folks to interact
with the children on the play deck.
