THE SKYWALK

Community Center

As a community centre located near to the TOD –LRT Taman Jaya, The skywalk winning the opportunity to provide outdoor common space which serve the citizens and the TOD users. It’s responding to the tropical heat and dense living condition where there is not much space for the outdoor. In the modern-day, stress and depression created among students and employees, a space or a place needed indeed to heal and physiologically spread positive and active life style.

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The skywalk is a commercial development in the city center and attempt to create new active community space where people comfortably enjoy it at any time of the year. The design of the building proposes a vertical open-air public space and a green path visually connecting the TOD at the higher ground. Along the paths, there are green garden, retails, event spaces, common spaces and seating. The area between are well shaded from the sun.

90% of the spaces are airy semi-outdoor space and well incorporated with gardens on all levels. It becomes an active vertical urban living area, a new place for relaxing in any seasons. The wide staircase with its gradual series of steps and platforms connecting the street level to the first floor naturally draws people to walk up leisurely. All retails are 45 degree oriented to respond to the pedestrian users to increase the commercial attraction.