DOWNTOWN KUCHING

A NEW LIVABLE DISTRICT FOR KUCHING CITY CENTRE

RECLAIM DOWNTOWN KUCHING

TOBUILDASUSTAINABLE
ANDLIVABLECITY
THATISCONNECTEDTONATURE.

DOWNTOWN KUCHING OBJECTIVES

IDEA & CONCEPT

CONNECTED TO NATURE
greeninfrastructuresfiltersstormwateronsite&provides
spaceforflooding.Nativeplantsreducewater&energyused.

INTEGRATE COMMUNITY
Creatingmoregreenopenspacesforpeopletocarryout
humanactivitieswithintheprovidedarea.

CONVENIENCE TRANSPORTATION
Providingpublictransportsuchasbusandtramwithinthis
towncentreinordertomakethiscitymoreaccessible.

ATTRACT TOURISTS
visiblysteppedbuildingscreateidentity&capitalizeonnews.
Iconicskyscraperactsasgatewaytodowntown.

LIVABLEENVIRONMENT
applyinggardencityconceptthatcontainsalargeamount
ofplantsthroughoutthecitywhichreducesthelevelofheat
andpollution.

CURRENT KUCHING

THE REDEVELOPMENT OF DOWNTOWN KUCHING IS FOLLOWED BY THE GARDEN

CITY CONCEPT INTRODUCED BY SIR EBENEZER HOWARD. A GREENBELT IS
SURROUNDED BY BUILDINGS WHICH SEPERATE THE LOW AND HIGH RISE
BUILDINGS. MEANWHILE, CREATING MORE GREEN PUBLIC OPEN SPACES
WITHIN THE CITY.
THE CITY CONTAINS A MIXTURE OF HERITAGE AND MODERN BUILDINGS SO
THAT THE CITY WILL BE ABLE TO SPREAD BASIC KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE
CULTURE AND HERITAGE OF KUCHING CITY.

THE CITY OF CURRENT KUCHING CONTAINS LOTS OF OLD SHOP LOTS, BLENDED WITH OLD AND MODERN STRUCTURE. KUCHING IS
DIVIDED BY THE SARAWAK RIVER WHERE THE SOUTH IS A COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL AREA WHERESS THE NORTH SHORE IS
MOSTLY OCCUPIED BY OLD VILLAGE HOUSES LINING THE RIVER AND A MAJOR FOOD DESTINATION FOR TOURISTS.

INTRODUCTION TO KUCHING
Kuchingisthecapitalandmostpopularcityin
Sarawak.
ThecityissituatedbesidetheSarawakRiver.
Itcoversanareaof431squarekilometres.
Apopulationabout325,132.

DESCRIBED AS ONE OF THE MOST ATTRACTIVE

CITIES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA. KUCHING IS THE
STATE CAPITAL. IT IS A CITY RICH IN HISTORY,
AND MODERN DAY KUCHING IS A DELIGHTFUL
BLEND OF MODERN STRUCTURES AND OLDWORLD CHARM.

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DOWNTOWN KUCHING MASTER PLAN

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. JETTY
. MULTI-STOREY CARPARK
. DOWNTOWN KCH
. BROOKE GARDEN
. INDIA STREET ( HERITAGE )
. TESCO
. SARAWAK MUSUEM
. HINDU TEMPLE
. OLD COURT HOUSE ( HERITAGE)
. TRAM STATION
. PLAZA MERDEKA SHOPPING MALL

. LOW RISE BUILDINGS

. GREENBELTS
. HIGH RISE BUILDINGS
. PADANG MERDEKA (HERITAGE )
. The RADIANT TOWER

. KUCHING SENTRAL

. SHOPLOTS

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. CONVENTION CENTRE/ CITY HALL

. KUCHING STADIUM
. SPORT CENTRE
. SPRINT MALL
.. CITY PARK
. CHURCH
. HOSPITAL
. SHOPLOTS

. RESIDENTIAL AREA
. UNIVERSITY
. DOWNTOWN MEGAMALL
. GARDEN WALK
. HILTON HOTEL
. NIGHT MARKET
. NAZA WORLD
. SHOPLOTS
. CARPENTER STREET
. CHINESE MUSEUM

MAINTAINEDBUILDINGS
35.CARPENTERSTREET
15.PADANGMERDEKA
5.INDIASTREET
10.OLDCOURTHOUSE
11.PLAZAMERDEKA
36.CHINESEMUSEUM
7.SARAWAKMUSEUM

EXISTING FIGURE GROUND

PROPOSEDFIGUREGROUND

WHY?
HAVEINTRINSICVALUE
ATTRACTMOREPEOPLE
REMINDEROF
KUCHING'SCULTURE
&COMPLEXITY

PROPOSEDBUILDINGS:
1.JETTY
2.MULTISTOREYCARPARK
3.DOWNTOWNKCH
4.BROOKEGARDEN
5.INDIASTREET
6.TESCO
10.TRAMSTATION
12.LOWRISEBUILDINGS
14.HIGHRISEBUILDING
16.THERADIANTTOWER
17.KUCHINGSENTRAL
18.SHOPLOTS
19.CONVENTIONCENTRAL/CITYHALL
20.KUCHINGSTADIUM

21.SPORTCENTRE
22.SPRINTMALL
23.CITYPARK
24.CHURCH
25.HOSPITAL
26.SHOPLOTS
27.RESIDENTIALAREA
28.UNIVERSITY
29.DOWNTOWN
MEGAMALL
30.GARDENWALK
31.HILTONHOTEL
32.NIGHTMARKET
33.NAZAWORLD
34.SHOPLOTS

DOWNTOWN

KUCHING
PUBLIC SPACES

TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM

GREENBELTS
PADANGMERDEKA

TRAMROUTE
BUSROUTE

POCKETPARK

Greenbeltscreateagreennetworksystem,
placinglow&highrisebuildingsinpackages
whiledifficulttocrossitbycars.PadangMerdeka
andpocketparkproviderecreationalopportunities.
Theseareasimproveairqualitywithinurbanareas
andalsoprotecttheuniquecharacterofrural
communitiesthatmightotherwisebeabsorbedby
expandingsuburbs.

Publicbusandtramareprovidedinthis
towncentre.Peoplecanparktheircarat
Kuchingcentralandtakethepublicbusto
theirdestination.Meanwhile,thepurpose
ofthetramisalsosimilartothepublic
bus.However,itpassesIndiastreetand
carpenterstreetwhichvehiclesarenot
allowedtoenter.

CONNECTIVITY

PUBLIC AMENITIES

TheTransportationhub,Kuchingcentralisconnectedtothehoteland
conventioncentresothatpeoplecangettooneoftheseplaces
withouthavingtocrossthebusyroad.

Drinkingfountainarefoundinthepocketpark.Besides,pedestrianbridgesarebuiltaroundtheurban
areatoassistpeoplefromcrossingthehighway.Lastly,publicrestroomwhichalsoservethedisabilities
areavailableinDowntownKuching.

BUSINESS & ACTIVITY

CULTURE & HISTORY

Thegreenbeltaresurroundedbylowandhighrisebuildingwhich
consistofrestaurant,caf,minimarketandalike.Wherepeoplecan
alsocarryouttheirpersonalactivitiesatthegreenbelt.

ThetramcarriesdifferentethnicityofSarawaksuchastheIban,
Bidayu,Melanauandothersbumiputera.Insidethetramitselfalso
providesgeneralinformationabouttheseethnics.Thisapproach
istospreadthebasicknowledgeofthecultureandhistoryof
Kuchingtothecommunity.

LANDMARKS
ThelandmarkofthistowncentreistheradianttowerwhichislocatedatPadang
Merdeka.Itactsasgatewaytodowntown.Padangmerdekaissituatedbetweenthe
greenbeltswhichisconnectedandaccessiblebythepedestrianbridge.

INFRASTRUCTURES
Ourdesignistoaddmorepedestrianwalkwaysandtrafficlightthroughoutthetown
centretodistinctandachievesafetyforpedestriansandbicylist.

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THE GREENBELT

PLAN VIEW OF THE GREENBELT

PERSPECTIVE VIEW OF THE GREENBELT

THEGREENBELTISDESIGNEDTOIMPROVETHEAIRAND
WATERQUALITYWITHINTHEURBANAREAS,ALLOWSPEOPLE
TOCARRYOUTACTIVITIESANDALSOENHANCETHEURBAN
AMENITY.

GREENBELTISANOPENSPACEWHICHIS
DESIGNEDFORPEOPLETOENJOY,
RELAXANDEXERCISE.

THEFEATURESINCLUDESAPOND,PEDESTRIAN&CYCLING
WALKWAY,BENCHESANDCREATIVELIGHTNINGS.

THE RADIANT TOWER

PLAN VIEW

ELEVATION

PERSPECTIVE

THERADIANTTOWERISALANDMARKSKYSCRAPERDESIGNEDFORDOWNTOWNKUCHING.ITISINSPIRED
BYKAPOKTREE,THETREETHATISCONSERVEDBYKUCHINGGOVERNMENTFORSEVERALCENTURIES.
THEREASONWHYWELOCATETHERADIANTTOWERINPADANGMERDEKAISBECAUSETHEKAPOKTREE
ISALSOSITUATEDATTHISAREA.
THERADIANTTOWERISDESIGNEDTOIMPROVETHEINTEGRATIONOFTHECOMMUNITY.
FURTHERMORE,ITACTSASAGATEWAYTODOWNTOWNKUCHING.
BESIDES,ITALLOWSTOURISTTOHAVEAGLANCEOFTHEBREATHTAKINGSCENERYOFDOWNTOWN
KUCHING.
LASTLY,ITALLOWSTHECOMMUNITIESTOKNOWMOREABOUTDOWNTOWNKUCHING.