BUILDING CONFIDENCE
BUILDING CONFIDENCE
BUILDING CONFIDENCE is an experiential space that encourages people who are students to come and experience being young once again and to create memories with friends and families while they shop, build and smile when they come into the space.
IT ALL STARTED WHEN I WALK DOWN MY SLICE...
THIS IS HOW MY JOURNEY OF A TENACIOUS CITY CAME ABOUT
I was given a slice that cuts across the Singapore River and I had to follow the line as closely as possible and record my observations on the go as I walk down the slice of my city. Along the path are some iconic landmarks like the Old Hill Street Police Station and the Funan Mall.
Again and again ... the detail of the city start taking its form and it seems so reminiscent and oddly familiar as though I have become one with my city although this is still my first few visits to the slice ...
With my wearable device I mobilized and explored my city slice. I recorded the sounds and things I saw through my peripheral unilateral sight roulette. For the most part, my journey started dull and became more exciting gradually as I start to get closer to the finishing point, a transition of silence to an uproar.
STRUGGLES
STRUGGLES
STRUGGLES
DETERMINATION
TENACITY
MOTIVATION
DESIGN PROCESS
This is a visual representation of my CITY OF TENACITY
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I wanted to have a contrast in the intensity of volume in this space to bring the intimidating aspect and a way to pose a barrier and obstacle between the boulder blocks, further increasing the difficulty in the obstacle course.
WHO IS THE SPACE FOR & WHERE IS IT LOCATED?
Mid Life Crisis Individuals
Millennials
Teenagers/Students
Funan Mall
In the introduction zone, users will be able to read the posters of other successful individuals' success story and get inspired to take action for their own life. This zone will prepare users for what is to come before they take a step back and reflect. The diamond steel one way frames that criss-cross each other to create different gap allow users to think of how to get through.
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With the tight spaces and metal rods tearing through the boulders, it aims to push users to channel their inner thoughts into action. The spaces is catered to seem impossible so it helps users to become uncomfortable so that they are able to step out of their comfort zone and grow to become much more competent and confident.
In this reflection zone is where users will be able to use the interactive tablets imbedded in the boulders to note down their aspirations and hope for their future. It gives them a space to take a step back, clear their mind before moving forward once again, providing them a buffer between the stages of BUILDING CONFIDENCE.
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To reach the final zone, users will have to move through this tunnel head space whilst climbing up the stairs, decentralizing their sense of sight and relying on the confidence they have gained from the obstacle course they have went through before this and to
climb up the stairs to the final zone.
Users will be able to climb up to the viewing deck as a form of accomplishing and conquering the challenges while enjoying a bird's eye view of the mall that branches over the mezzanine platform, stimulating a carefree feeling and freedom of ease in the mind that comes along with every success.
Users are able to sit around on the modulars and have conversations about their personal stories as well as share about their milestones and capture that moment. This experiential space serves as a reminder in their memory that whenever they go through a hard time, they will eventually make it to the end of the tunnel as the process of going through this experiential shapes their willpower and character. It allows them to understand themselves better and see their aspirations much clearer.
Funan Mall lies near the end of my city slice and my programme and space that will be situated here tells a story and the journey of this city slice. The chosen venue is the top portion of the " Tree of Life ", as there are already existing transitional spaces between the floating mezzanine flooring. This specific space is interesting as it is able to gel well with the obstacles that I will be putting into the space and with the complex layout that I can work with.
Celebration & Story Telling Zone
Confidence Execution Zone
Challenge & Mastery Zone
Reflection Zone
Learning & Educational Zone