The project is an investigation into the meaning of progress in the context of Singapore, and uses Responsive Architecture as a means of letting people reflect on the possibilities that buildings change over time.

The project’s critique is that the built environment has a habit of becoming a static object— not changing to meet the needs of its users. This project therefore explores the different ways to perceive and experience interior spaces by taking into account those who inhabit and use the space. It asks: How can an interior space uncover new directions of interactions between the user and their environment?

The project is broken down into three parts: Surfaces — A catalyst for physical interaction with the space, fostering social interaction; Space — Creating multiple interaction points that attracts and invite people into the space; and Environment — Small gestures that adapt and change over time.

In the first part of the project, I am exploring into the uses of responsive surfaces and how will it come together in a space. As a catalyst to form interactions through presence.

“A city room, it was to become a people’s living room, a public domain where residents of the surrounding neighbourhood could socialize, eat, shop and perform all the activities of everyday life.” – DP Architects

Part 1 aims to create a space for the community that keeps them physically engaged with the space. The project created will be in and around the atrium. The goal of the installation is to create a meeting point, that allow the community to interact and also to have a place to rest. To recreate the intended Living Room effect that the architects of the building envisioned