natalie lau
FOOD ARCADE
new generation hawker
year of completion: 2020
design intent
the intervention looks to re-imagine spatial qualities of a conventional hawker, and inject current trends to attract new faces to this aged and quiet neighbourhood. as hawker centres are a staple at chinatown, the intervention can also serve as a platform to raise awareness of preserving the hawker culture. the space will be used mainly as a incubation hawker but it will also able to transform to accomodate to different programmes as to keep up with the everchanging future.
design inspiration
perceived as dirty
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heat
this initiative was highly motivated by the dying hawker culture, which is a world-renowned, unique feature of the local scene.
design concept
the idea was to create a space that could transform between a hawker and a food expo every fortnightly or when needed.
food fair layout
hawker layout
introduction of rotatable hawker modules.
how it works:
offsetting the pivot point of a lazy susan slightly to the left to create an unbalanced rotation.
​sectional detail of mechanism
detail of mechanism in plan
module design
breakdown of the modules that will be introduced to the space and their features.
design features
more in-depth detail of the features that are used in the modules.
presentation board
