Jalan P Ramlee area was a suburban
area and was not yet developed. The
placement of the buildings are scattered.
Due to the growth of the city centre at that
time which was Medan Pasar, the city
start to grow. Large buildings started to
allocate themselves in the site.
The construction of KLCC and KL Tower
initiated the rapid development of KL city.
Relocation of the city centre encourage
the growth of Jalan P Ramlee area. Now,
Jalan P Ramlee was surrounded by
skyscrapers and large buildings.
1936 - 1966 1966 - 1990 1999 - 2000 2018
MORPHLOGY
CLUSTER MULTIPLY PRODIGIOUS CONCENTRATE
Source : nation archive of Singapore
THE ROAD WAS NAMED AFTER TAN SRI P RAMLEE , A
LEGENDARY FAME OF SINGING AND ACTING.
NOWADAYS IT SERVE AS AN IMPORT ENTERTAINMENT
AND COMMERCIAL HUB WITHIN THE CITY..
HIST
ORY
1982 | PARRY ROAD TO JALAN
P RAMLEE
MACRO Site analysis
edges & district
SOFT
EDGES
10 minute walking distancefro
m
site
Hard
EDGES
10 minute walking distancefro
m
site
ACCOMMODATION
KLCC
DISTRICT
MIXED	USE
COMMERCIAL	
ECO-	TOURISM	
FINANCIAL
ENTERTAINMENT	
TOURISM	
10 minute walking distancefro
m
site
ACCOMMODATION
KLCC
DISTRICT
MIXED	USE
COMMERCIAL	
ECO-	TOURISM	
FINANCIAL
ENTERTAINMENT	
TOURISM	
10 minute walking distancefro
m
site
Path
ROAD
type
10 minute walking distancefro
m
site
PRIVATE	ROAD
SECONDARY	ROAD
ALLEY
CYCLING	TRACK
PRIMARY	ROAD
CAR	PARK
ROAD
PRIVATE	ROAD
SECONDARY	ROAD
ALLEY
CYCLING	TRACK
PRIMARY	ROAD
type
10 minute walking distancefro
m
site
CAR	PARK
Transportation
MONORIAL
BUS	SHELTER	
TAXI	BOOTH
LRT
Transportation
MONORIAL
BUS	SHELTER	
TAXI	BOOTH
LRT
Landmark
Landmark
Landmark
Landmark
Landmark
Landmark
what IS culturE ?
DEFINITION :
the	idea,	customs,	and	social	behaviour	of	a	particular	people	or	society
EPHEMERAL
DISPOSITION
;	LASTING	FOR	A	VERY	SHORT	TIME	
transitory,	transient,	fleeting,	passing,	short-lived,	momentary,	
brief,	 short,	 cursory,	 temporary,	 impermanent,	 short-term;	
fading,	evanescent,	fugitive,	fly-by-night;	literary	fugacious	
EPHEMERAL
A	SENSE	OF	TEMPORAL	OF	HUMANS	ACTIVITIES	AT	A	DIFFERENT	
TIME	 AND	 DIFFERENT	 ZONE.	 LOCATED	 AT	 	 SUCH	 A	
MULTIFUNCTION	DISTRICT,	IT	SPECIALISED	SPACES	FOR	DIFFERENT	
ACTIVITIES	AND	IT	MISMASHED	COLLAGE	CHARACTER	CREATE	AN	
EPHEMERAL	AND	MONOFUNTION	EFFECT	ON	THE	AREA.
Land use
Land use
DUE	TO	THE	DIFFERENT	USAGE	OF	
THE	 BUILDINGS,	 THE	 USER	
GROUPS	CHANGES	ACCORDING	TO	
TIME.	 THEREFORE,	 DIFFERENT	
N O D E S	 A R E	 F O R M E D	 AT	
DIFFERENT	TIME.
Jalan p. ramlee
Land use
DUE	TO	THE	DIFFERENT	USAGE	OF	
THE	 BUILDINGS,	 THE	 USER	
GROUPS	CHANGES	ACCORDING	TO	
TIME.	 THEREFORE,	 DIFFERENT	
N O D E S	 A R E	 F O R M E D	 AT	
DIFFERENT	TIME.
Jalan sultan ismail
nodes
Node
0700 - 1000
Node
1200 - 1400
Node
1900 - 2100
DENSITYROAD
ROAD
HIGH	PEDESTRIAN	
MODERATE	PEDESTRIAN	
Density
MODERATE	VEHICLE
HIGH	VEHICLE	
0700 - 1000
ROAD
HIGH	PEDESTRIAN	
MODERATE	PEDESTRIAN	
Density
MODERATE	VEHICLE
HIGH	VEHICLE
1900- 2100
ROAD
HIGH	PEDESTRIAN	
MODERATE	PEDESTRIAN	
Density
1200 - 1400
SITE
ROAD
HIGH	PEDESTRIAN	
MODERATE	PEDESTRIAN	
Density
1200 - 1400
SITE
necessaryactivities
Socialactivities
Culturalactivities
40%
25%
15%
20%
TOURIST
WHITE COLLAR
BLUE COLLAR
LOCAL
11%
21%
32%
37%
WHITE COLLAR
TOURIST
BLUE COLLAR
LOCAL
NIGHT TIME
DAYTIME
AM
pm
MICRO Site analysis
serialvision
serialvision
serialvision
MICRO
LANDMARKS
MICRO
LANDMARKS
accessibility
accessibility
DBKL VEHICULAR PARKING
CAR & MOTOR BAY
CALCULATION
1 CARPARK PER 500 SQFT
1 MOTORBAY PER 905 SQFT
planning
SURRENDER TO
GOVERNMENT
FOR PEDESTRIAN
USE
guidelines
DBKL VEHICULAR PARKING
CAR & MOTOR BAY
CALCULATION
1 CARPARK PER 500 SQFT
1 MOTORBAY PER 905 SQFT
planning
SURRENDER TO
GOVERNMENT
FOR PEDESTRIAN
USE
guidelines
Comparison
Jalan bukit bintang
CELEBRATING	
EMPHEMRAL
Jalan bukit bintang Jalan p. ramleeeVs
inviting contact Inhabit contact
ClusterConcentrate
potentialUnrealised
Precedentstudy 01 - similar context
Precedentstudy 02 - programmes
what a cultural hub
could be ?
robustness
DEFINITION :
Places	 which	 can	 be	 used	 for	 many	 different	 purposes	 offer	 their	 users	
more	choice	than	places	whose	design	limits	them	to	a	single	fixed	use.	
Environments	which	offer	this	choice	have	a	quality	we	call	robustness.		
Source : Responsive and Environment by Ian Bantley
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Pre-Design Analysis