SEAN SEAH
Illustrator and Designer
Autonomous Bukit Cina
Project Statement
Princess Hang lipo arrives in Bukit Cina (Chinese mountain) with her 500 nobles, a generation, the Peranakans are born from the merging of the Malay locals and Chinese settlers.
In this community residing in Bukit cina, the fabric has encompassed the daily lives of the residence.
Fabric is used as currency, advertisement, and architecture. Families contribute to the construction of man-made Bukit cina with hand made fabric which becomes the skin of the mountain.
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Roxy hotel, Executive Lounge, Service Pantry
A study of my place of work from 15th July 2019 - 25th July 2019
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Operating the lounge with partial autonomy
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Through the constant fear of having to be the only staff on duty, I explored the possibility of giving the lounge an ability to assist me in serving the guest, autonomously.
The hotel I worked in had its own boutique shops, restaurants, and amenities. However, upon visiting the neighboring buildings around this hotel I noticed that there are existing coffee shops, laundrettes, massage parlors, etc. These shops operated individually.
Therefore I explored the idea of a hotel that taps into existing resources/ shops instead of having its own. My concept of an autonomous hotel thus expanded into an autonomous community that allows for various shops and amenities to be "plugged-in" into a larger network of services.
Later I incorporated the tale of Princess Hang lipo's arrival to Bukit Cina into my project narrative to describe the assemblage of an autonomous community.
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