Pekan Cina Revitalization

Syed Salim, Azizah Salim and Mat Raschid, Mohammad Yazah and Tan, William (2011) Pekan Cina Revitalization. Sustainable Tropical Environmental Design Exhibition 2011, 3. pp. 72-73. ISSN ISSN : 2180-0685

Abstract

Pekan Cina Revitalization in Alor Setar must form a responsive intervention to the urban fabric with a contextual scale and sensitivity to the physical, social and cultural environment. The whole development comprises of rezoning the functions of the shop houses, designation of a heritage walk and the provision of a new Pekan Cina Cultural Centre which acts as a congregational building for the elderly and the younger generation to reconnect and participate in cultural activities. William Tan’s overall design concept and idea is inspired from the existing shop houses façade elements and courtyard. This application of adaptive reuse respects and retains the importance of existing shop houses’ and at the same time infuses a contemporary layer that provides value for the local architectural style in the future. It significantly delineated the response needed to revitalize an urban setting in the Malaysian context.

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