THE TASK IS TO DESIGN A DISCOVERY CENTER (VISITOR CENTER) SPECIFICALLY FOR THE KAMPUNG MORTEN, MALACCA. THE OVERALL PROJECT SHOULD EMPHASIZE AND CELEBRATE THE DIVERSITY OF CULTURE, HERITAGE, AND HISTORY, AND THE WELL-BEING OF THE PLACE, THE COMMUNITY, ACTIVITIES, AND ECONOMY. THE BUILDING STRUCTURE WILL SERVE THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES:

 

▪ TO PROVIDE A PHYSICAL POINT OF REFERENCE THAT KEEPS THE CULTURE/HISTORY/MEMORY/ESSENCE OF THE PLACE ALIVE

 

▪ TO HOUSE AND DISPLAY RELEVANT INFORMATIVE MATERIAL FOR VISITORS TO UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE

 

▪ TO PROVIDE AREAS/SPACES TO CONDUCT ANY KIND OF ENGAGING PROGRAM RELATED TO KAMPUNG THE EXHIBITION.

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THE PROGRAM OF THE DISCOVERY CENTER SHOULD BE SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE PLACE, PEOPLE, CULTURE, AND HISTORY OF THE SITE. STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO EXTRACT AND DECIDE ON THE SIGNIFICANT VALUE/ESSENCE AND THE DISTINCTIVE OR INTERESTING CHARACTERISTIC OF THE PLACE THAT WOULD BE BEST TO REPRESENT AND EXPRESS THE SPIRIT OF THE PLACE (GENIUS LOCI). THIS WILL THEN BE TRANSLATED INTO A NARRATIVE THAT WOULD AID THE DESIGN AND JOURNEY OF THE DISCOVERY CENTER.

 

THE DESIGN SHOULD BE A STANDALONE BUILDING (MONOLITHIC BUILDING) AND IT MUST BE TWO (2) STOREY ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (A SUNKEN AREA IS ALLOWED BUT NOT A FULL BASEMENT) AND THE TOTAL FLOOR AREA OF THE DESIGN SCHEME MUST BE BETWEEN 350SQM TO 450SQM (REFERRING TO THE COVERED INTERNAL SPACES AND MINIMUM 30% SHOULD BE ON THE TOP FLOOR). STUDENTS MAY DECIDE ON THE FLOOR-TO-CEILING “HEIGHT” AS LONG AS IT IS TWO (2) STOREY. THE DESIGN SHOULD CONSIDER UNIVERSAL DESIGN AS IT SHOULD BE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL. IT IS IMPORTANT FOR STUDENTS TO IDENTIFY, EXPLORE, AND EMPHASIZE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TWO (2) “MODIFYING ELEMENTS OF ARCHITECTURE” AS PART OF THE DESIGN.