INTRODUCTION 1.1 INTRODUCTION The title of this thesis is ‘Brickfield Revamped- Fashion Ethnic and Academy. This is too meet the vision of Pelan struktur pembangunan Kuala Lumpur 2020, which regulate urban renewal in southern zone of Kuala Lumpur particularly in Brickfields in improving the infrastructure and community facilities as well as redevelopment encouragement of the development of KL Sentral. One of the steps taken by the authorities is to create a network of shopping centre at Brickfields area that will accommodate the needs of tourist, investor and residents of Kuala Lumpur itself. The measure taken by the authorities is to upgrade and rebuild Brickfields as well as promoting its uniqueness in that area. Kuala Lumpur is well …show more content…
Despite many have become familiar with the area and that they rarely encounter much problem walking around there as most parts of Brickfields are equipped with guided pathways deisgned to aid the blind, most of the facilities are damaged due to time in accordance to its exposure to rain and sunlight which causes rusting to a certain level becoming unsafe. Besides that, the authority has also imposed on a one-way street in Brickfields causing difficulties for the blind. Moreover, there is also a clash between Kuala Lumpur Sentral and Brickfield in term of its building typology and architectural style. Despite KL Sentral plays a part where it encourages the surrounding community, its building typology and architectural style between both KL Sentral and Brickfields are too obvious symbolizing old and new. Indirectly, this causes the identity among the community to be affected besides having a less appealing context in Brickfield despite having a fine balance between preservation and also advancement between the two. 2. How does fashion benefit the community in Brickfield? Fashion is one of the fastest growing industries whereby everyone is related to fashion and this constantly provides each of their own way of expressing themselves as an individual. Fashion itself is beneficial to the community in Brickfields. Firstly, fashion forms a community whereby each and everyone of them to have ideas …show more content…
This task covers the analysis and synthesis of the context of site and recognition of the church program. The sysnthesis of the Fashion ethnic and cademy in formulating the building program is included in this task. d) Recommendation, Design Implementation and Schematic Design the ulimate stage is the establishment of the project brief, design proposals of the Brickfield Fashon Ethnic and academy. This stage flourish the concept ideas, as a benchmark of the design, schematic design and design exertion that behaves to the site context. 1.6 HYPOTHESIS Malaysia is gifted with wide varieties of ethnicities of its population. The target on focusing on one ethnic fashion gives an opening to advertise the local fashion with its architecture internationally. Fashion is a paradigm to revamp its identity and to range the activities among the locals as a gathering place. Once the identity is well-known, its fashion based on its ethnicity and its academy will soon be a place for the designers to incorporate their designs together as a medium of sharing and also learning the Indian culture of one another. LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1
This means that the plan for redevelopment is to construct new stores and offices, so the surrounding neighborhood can have a good benefit.
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