RE-IMAGINED SPACES
PART TWO| 2019
THE RHYTHM OF SHADOWS
RE-IMAGINED SPACES: PART THREE
SANCTUARY CAFE
The Glasgow School of Art
Year: 2020
Site: Food Court at Jurong East MRT
This part looks into the typology of an ordinary food court. The project aims to create a relaxing space for people to dine in, contrasting to the surrounding fast paced and crowded environment. It will explore how the interplay of light and shadow create a comfortable experience in such a setting. The project explores calmness through the use of water. In particular, the experience is catered for solo diners.
Ideation Collage
Schematic Diagrams to study different levels of privacy for different users
Intuitive Making
Nearest to the kitchen is the short-term dining area. The curved seating is intended to break the linear geometry and also make it harder for users to communicate, giving more privacy to solo diners. Sounds from the cascading water fountain behind the panels can be heard to create the calming sound.
For the private pods, shoji screens are used as the materials for the partitions to keep it less rigid yet maintain the level of privacy. The screens will also reveal the shadows of people. As it is a really long corridor, the alcove will give depth to the shadows and users will be drawn towards that as they walk through.
Although the experience was initially designed for solo diners, group seating were eventually added to cater to the rest of the users due to the relatively huge site. The visual and audio aspects of water is strategically integrated into the design of each space to help create the calming experience.
