Design Pre-thesis 1 | Social Culture

kampung baru, as the last traditional malay enclave in kuala lumpur, is in danger of being razed down and white-washed to be absorbed into the modern fabric of kuala lumpur’s city centre. the residents of kampung baru have thus far been strong proponents of the preservation of their culture and highly resistant to the encroachment of modern development. this proposal aims to bridge the two extreme ideologies in a high-rise that preserves the identity of kampung baru both passively (through architecture) and actively (through the people) to continuously inform culture as a constantly-changing entity.