VORTEX - The Serdang heritage incubator

Project idea

VORTEX is designed to be a Serdang Heritage Incubator, mainly to bring together all different races in Malaysia. Although might be more than just one races in the country, but there always will be a similar point which reach a balance to all races.

With exploration on the activities and spaces which suitable to combine the site with the neighborhood content, the activities planned for the spaces are entertainments and lecturing purposes. The adaptations of the green design of VORTEX are focus on reusing the natural energy such as wind, natural lighting and landscape.

Project description

The Paranormal VORTEX -
A vortex in everyday life is a whirling mass of either air or water or in some instances, fire. The whirling motion has the effect of drawing the surroundings of the vortex to its center through suction like forces. It is usually seen as a turbulent flowing motion spiraling around a center of rotation.

By using the concept, the most important spaces - the music venue and the theater are becoming the core of the vortex. A symbol for united of there races in Malaysia.

Technical information

The site is located to a lakeside, which is not developed yet. Somehow students are encouraged to propose our ideas to make full use of the site, especially ways to adopt the cultural center with the natural resources. The site is located between residential area and factories, and became a strategy location for the citizen to gather and carry out their activities.