Escapism Oasis
BY Zhang Shukai
SUPERVISED BY Assoc. Prof. Joseph Lim (Dr.)
STUDIO THEME NEW TYPES
Abstract
Hypothesis of Virtual Technology Recast Retail Space in the Near Future
Supervisor Comments
The supermall has outlived its purposes in consuming large landplots and energy with airconditioned amenities. The project interprets a novel experience for shoppers ‘on-the-move’ with new VR and AI technologies in a paradigm shift from storefront to virtual surface with multiple frontages and the convenience of browsing at any point in space. The transparent / translucent/reflective entity now sits on what was once Causeway Point in an antithesis of a supermall. It changes content and meaning with a strategic placement of hardscapes as minimized enclosures. It is at once urban art, naturally ventilated soace and a node for mental relief and for the operator. Rent is measured in cubic volumes of virtual space and for the tenant the entire building can become his shop frontage over shared periods of time
- Assoc. Prof. Joseph Lim (Dr.)