Project 1 : Georgetown W.H.S Tourist Centre & Gallery

Design Statement

Following George Town’s incorporation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site (WHS) in 2008, the state has since flourished into a buzzing centre of commerce and creativity. There are a lot of attractions in Georgetown varying from street art to historical mansions and buildings. This tourist centre & gallery is designed to create inviting presence on heritage area and welcoming place for visitors to mark it as a starting point of tourist excursions around its streets before they can start exploring further and deeper of the Georgetown heritage. It will be a place where visitors can live a regenerating experience thanks to the Georgetown’s WHS legacy of diverse tradition, cultures, religions, architecture and heritage story.

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Design Concept

The design concept is inspired by the conception of various architectural styles and decorative features as an evolution of mankind throughout different period of time in Georgetown, transforming the spatial images of various building traditional styles found in the city, such as open hall, terrace, tower, etc. to embody an expression of time and space. The idea of this transformation is to allow the heritage spaces stand out in their raw beauty while complementing them with a strong contemporary design and transform them into a form of harmony to represent a new image and main attraction for the city. It is vital to respect the authenticity of the spaces and existing design elements while transforming them at the same time in order to unlock possibilities, create more connections in a way that acts to preserve the traditional setting.

Exterior view

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Conceptual model

Model sectional perspective