Decentralising Whampoa market and hawker
PROGRAMME
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ARCHITECTURE
STUDENT
Ye Thu, Ben Brian, Shean Hui
YEAR
3
ADVISOR/TUTOR
Khoo Peng Beng
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Decentralising Whampoa market and hawker
The Whampoa market and hawker serves its immediate community as a central node that not only ensures food security for the vulnerable in the community, but also serves as an important social space that adds to its cultural fabric. The COVID-19 pandemic has proven to be a difficult time for its stall owners and patrons likewise. This rapid response explores how the presence of this node can be decentralised and remain ever volatile should pandemics arise in the future, ensuring that the market and hawker centre remains as part and parcel of the everyday lives despite the need for strict quarantine measures.