How does the significance of the sea in the lives of the Portuguese community inform spatial

design?

research question

festival food fishing

Portuguese = sea

design generator

fishing

food

festival

existing nodes on site

design generator

SPINE

introduce spine as narrator and connector

fishing

food

festival

market

cottage industries

design generator

community hall

introduce new major nodes to enrich program

fishing

food

festival

design generator

spine as open space form minor nodes

market

cottage industries

community hall

fishing

food

festival

design strategy

provide connection between roads, square and sea

design strategy

zoning: community > shared > commercial

fishing

festival

food

community

shared

commercial

design strategy

fishery

market

cottage industri

es

foodcourt

hierarchy of spaces to narrate journey

design strategy

access to accommodate most used transportation

Pedestrians from Portuguese Square

Vehicles from D’Albuquerque

Road

Boats of fishermen

design strategy

solid and void create public open spaces

design strategy

programs and openings oriented to respond to views

market

hall

foodcourt

design strategy

material pallete: laterite stone, concrete, coloured perspex

design strategy

Coastal site is exposed to ample sunlight and sea breeze. Implementation of sustainable energy

solutions such as wind turbines and photovoltaic panel will maximize the use of sustainable

resources on site

tabulation of area

Space Area (sqm)

community hall (with mezzanine) 935

market (with cold storage) 875

boat repair and vocational training 100

net mending space and vocational training 330

cottage industries 330

public toilets 55

food court 550

refuce chamber 30

TNB room 54

apartments 1,570

car park 4,416

TOTAL 8,750

building ground coverage

Space Area (sqm)

community hall (with mezzanine) 720

market (with cold storage) 875

boat repair and vocational training 100

net mending space and vocational training 330

cottage industries 330

public toilets 55

food court 550

refuce chamber 30

TNB room 54

car park 1535

TOTAL 4,579 (50%)

site plana

a

b

b

c

c

ground floor plan

community hall

market

cold storage

fish/shrimpdryingarea

drop off

boat repair net

mendingopen area

cottageindustry

cottageindustry

cottageindustry

relocated foodcourt

exte

nd

ed

seati

ng

are

a

car park

w.c.

TNB

r.c.r.c.

loading bay

a b c

a b c

first floor plan

community hall

mezzanine

apartment units

car park

a b c

a b c

second floor plan

a b c

a b c

apartment units

car park

section a-a

mezzanine

community hall spine net mending

boardwalk

section b-b

market hall

apartment units

cold storage boardwalkcottage industry

spine

section c-c

loadingbay

wet kitchen

dry kitchen

seating extended seating

car park

spine

boardwal

k