The site situated in between Jalan Hs Lee and Jalan Petaling (Petaling Street Flea Market) which used to be the high streets in the past and the populated areas today. In the past, the site itself was occupied by the famous Madras Theatre operated by Shaw Brothers between 1939 and 1978. It was considered the main gather point for the Chinese entertainment. However, on 1978, a huge fire destroyed the theatre and left the land empty until today serving as parking lot to the public.
Therefore, community & cultural design studio proposed a performing facility as commemorative to the historical event on site and as a give back to the local community.
Most visitors perceive KL Chinatown as a pirated goods shopping and food heaven; almost all the happening business are taking place in stalls instead of the shops behind them which causes the temporary structure slowly taking over the whole KL Chinatown. Exploration and analysis on the relationship found between the permanent architecture and temporary architecture that shape the cultural identity in KL Chinatown. By collecting and analysing the characteristic found then translate into architecture design by extracting the architectural quality points as reference. Performing centre KL Chinatown architectural design proposes a building that, in its graphical representation, a dialogue with the building that democratic es the views towards the Jalan Sultan and is presented as a new architectural icon of KL Chinatown. The idea is that the new performing facility will become a meeting place for locals and tourists. The program includes short and long-term exhibition areas, with a black box theatre that can host from 300 seats up to 600 seats, commemorative museum, food and beverages serving the local delicacy, studio spaces for practices, administrative rooms, library, souvenirs shop, cafeteria, panoramic public space, balconies. The building will have 4 floors, plus the 2 basements, ground floor and terrace.
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