CHOW KIT - THE FORGOTTEN POPULATION
Our site is located very closely with the Chow kit Monorail station and is
The city of Kuala Lumpur, the capital city of our beloved country is the cultural, financial and economical centre and one
of the fastest growing metropolitan regions in the South East Asia. But under the glamour and the beauty of the city, sits an
undignified Chow Kit road. A sore thumb sticking out with prostitution, drugs and homelessness. There are exposed to
negative social upbringing either accidentally or have been forced into this unhealthy lifestyle. This issues of identity dys-
function extends beyond orphans to include lost and trafficked children who are brought into Chow Kit either as sex
slaves or cheap force labour.
HISTORY OF MIGRANTS
LATE 19TH CENTURY
One of the main economic
minerals, tin was discovered. This
development caused big amount
of Chinese workers move to
Malaya to work as tin miners.
Chinese have settled down some
of the places in Kuala Lumpur like
Chow Kit and Batu village and
become a community with a
strong Chinese influence.
CLIMATIC STUDY
Wind flow
ACCESS AND CIRCULATIONS
MACRO CIRCULATION
Vehicular Access
Main road
Secondary road
Based on the public transportation infrastructures find that most of the bus stops and taxi stops located at the South Part of Chow Kit.
From this we can see the contrast between the North and South, it affects the youth activity as they usually hang at the South part of
Chow Kit.
1990S
Due to the migration of chinese
population out from the city
center, foreign workers from
different countries such as
Indonesia , Burma and Bangla-
desh migrated to the city center.
Among the foreign workers,
Indonesian has become one of
the biggest immigrant group in
Chow Kit.
N The west part of the site has less vegetations compared to the others which
Sun Path
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Public Transportation
Bus stop
Monorail Station
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION
in the intersection of the four major roads, Jalan Pahang, Jalan Ipoh,
Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman and Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz.
MALAYSIA
Kuala Lumpur exists as a National & Inter-
national Node. Formally a mining state. It
is now the very heart of Malaysia’s rapid
development.
TO KUALA LUMPUR
Located within the Kuala Lumpur City
Centre, Chow Kit is home to immigrants,
collage + introduciton prostitutes and street children. The wet
market in the heart of the district is the
intersection of the different communities.
TO CHOW KIT
The foundation in which the city was built,
Jalan TAR area is presently a major district
where local and corporate businesses mix.
The transition on different streets parallel to
Jalan TAR creates a diverse experience
from every direction.
SITE 1
Our site is located very closely with the
Chow Kit Monorail station and is in the
intersection of the four major roads, Jalan
Pahang, Jalan Ipoh, Jalan Tuanku Abdul
Rahman and Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz.
FIGURE GROUND STUDY
WEST EAST NORTH WEST WEST EAST
2000S
A few Africans arrived as
construction workers to build
the venues for the 1998 Com-
monwealth Games in Kuala
Lumpur. Later, many more
young Africans streamed into
the country in pursuit of The west side of Chow Kit consist of smaller building footprints compare to the east side of Chow Kit. HUMAN EYE LEVEL 1.8M MONORAIL TRACK (15M) BUILDING ABOVE 4 FLOORS (20M)
good-quality and low-priced From here, west side of Chow Kit is fine-grained urbanism that provides more walkable pedestrian
higher education.Migration of walkways. Therefore, there are more youths hang out at the west side of Chow Kit because of its high Overall, this diagram shows the study of building variation in terms of height. It shows the relation between the
African has become new walkability compared to east side of Chow Kit. building height and its function as well as a clear understanding towards the pattern of development across time.
community in Chow Kit.
TYPOLOGY
WIND PATH AND SPEED ANALYSIS
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NNW NNE
1-2 STOREYS (RESIDENTIAL)
NW 40 occurences NE
1-2 STOREYS (COMMERCIAL)
WNW 20 occurences ENE
1-3 STOREYS (INSTITUTIONAL)
0 occurences
E 3-4 STOREYS (RETAIL )
W
5-10 STOREYS (HOTEL)
WSW ESE
0 to 5 km/h >5 STOREYS (RESIDENTIAL)
SW SE 5 to 10 km/h
1-7 STOREYS (GOVERNMENTAL)
SSW SSE 10 to 15 km /h
S
> 10 STOREYS (COMMERCIAL)
Stronger from south-east
Major road increases wind circulation- Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah and Jalan YOUTH
Raja Muda Abdul Aziz.
SUN PATH ANALYSIS
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can have enough shading.
Therefore ,
a. Evening activities can be done at north/south/east for more shading
Facade treatment. The youth does not hang around the high-rise buildings, instead they stick around shophouses and low rise buildings.
From this we can see the contrast between the North and South, where the youth usually hang at the South part of
b. Minimize impact of afternoon sun on the west Chow Kit where they can pick pocket, find food and get shelter easily.
VEHICULAR DENSITY
8:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m.
CONTRAST OF VEHICULAR DENSITY BETWEEN DAY AND
NIGHT
The vehicular density during day and night are totally a contrast
WEEKDAYS especially at the south side of the site. From this we can see the
contrast between the North and South, where the youth usually
hang at the South part of Chow Kit where they can pick pocket and
get shelter easily.
CONTRAST OF VEHICULAR DENSITY BETWEEN WEEKDAY AND
WEEKEND
There is significantly lower vehicular density during weekend com-
pare to weekday. In this point shows that most of the shophouses are
WEEKENDS
closed during weekend which causes less youths hanging around
the area.
LOW HIGH
PEDESTRIAN BEHAVIOR STRENGTH
PEDESTRIAN DENSITY
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The wide pedestrian walkways promotes positive experiences for
pedestrians.
MICRO CIRCULATION
WEAKNESS
Pedestrian Access
Taxi stop Pedestrian Walkway
Monorail line Zebra Crosswalk
Pedestrian density on LACK OF ZEBRA CROSSING HOMELESS ACTIVITIES
Morning Evening
weekdays
The closest zebra crossing located Homeless people may lay down
The density of people are higher as shops and There are lesser people around the site except the bus at least 50 m from the site which on the walkway or on the bench
businesses are open and people are on and stop as people are taking the the bus back and also may causes safety issues for the causes inconvenience and
about along Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah. the restaurant opposite the site. youths to cross the main road. unsafe for pedestrians.