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Design 5: Inbetween Communities
The current state of the Community Club is in danger of phasing
out. Existing over five decades and built shortly after Singapore’s
independence, the humble, two – storey centre has grown into a
clubhouse that offers quality courses. Unfortunately, in the effort
to stay relevant and balance expenditures, the ‘club’ exclusive
branding locks away lively activities behind paywalls. Residents
and visitors loose incentive to visit and ‘chill’ at the Community
Club unless engaged with courses. Scenes of the past, where
bare footed youngsters could play ball, to young women self –
learning dressmaking skills in the Centre, and crowds gathering
to enjoy open air movie screening, are replaced. Courses run by
professionals displace volunteers in running courses. Excess spaces
are gradually leased out to private pre – schools that seem out of
place with the rustic aesthetic of the club. Sometime in history, the
Community Club has lost touch with the neighbouring Clans and
Associations, and discontinued Tanjong Pagar Day celebrations.
With the progress of time, community needs have changed, and
the Community Club should adept if it wishes to prolong its role
as a community hub of significance amongst Singaporeans.
However, solutions for relevance can be found in its past
traditions like restarting Tanjong Pagar Day. Rebranding the
identity as an Arts and Cultural Centre, existing programs for arts,
crafts and performing arts build towards such image. The C.C
deliberately overlapping with the shophouses of the Clans &
Associations, promote Clans to Community Centre relationship
on the organisational level. The architecture provides a series of
corridors and courtyards to encourage indoor activity spilling out
into the outdoors while enhancing connectivity from Yan Kit Park,
Duxton Link Park and the Podium level of the Pinnacle @ Duxton.
Roof Level
Level 1
- Entrance from Clans' Shophouse
- Access from Duxton Link Park
- Terracing in embracing the topography
- Art Studios
- Pre schools
Mezzanine
- Music rooms
- Dance Studios
- Classrooms
Level 2
- Activity rooms
- Clans' Offices
- Workshops and Makerspace
- Black Box Theatre
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