THE OASIS

Final Year Project - BA (Hons) Interior Design

2020, The Glasgow School of Art Singapore

OFFICE BREAKOUT SPACE

LOCATION

: KRANJI INDUSTRIAL ZONE

THEME

: ESCAPISM

OVERLOOKING THE VIEW OF JOHOR BAHRU

FACTORY

+ OFFICE

Occupied by a retail contractor and attached together with a factory on the back. The building stands tall among the metal roofs and trees nearby. Access to this remote place is only via one bus that loops the whole zone or only via private cars.

Closer to the straits of Singapore, the upper floors of the building has a beautiful view of the Johor Bahru City Skyline.

WORKING CULTURE

WHAT DO WE CRAVE ON A DAILY BASIS?

The illustration provides the layout of the existing office floors where open concept enforces the ease of communication. Aligned in grids, the layout perfectly defines the working culture of the organization, highly fast-paced and efficiency-directed.

This routine-based and formal system, however, lacks character and has little room to comfort and intimacy of an individual.

ESCAPISM

' TRANSPORTING TO SOMEWHERE ELSE '

Most of us travel to give ourselves a moment to unwind but never necessarily needs to be physically on the move. Our minds prepares for the 'vacation mood' to isolate from 'monotonous routines'.

The intangible distortion of one’s reality in the desire for a juxtaposing existence is portrayed using a conceptual collage. Almost to forget the truth, the collage only shows the ideal state of peace in mind, ‘an oasis’, on a blank white background.

LAYING OUT

The Rooftop, previously a lunch area, was chosen to redesign and amplify the experience of taking a break. The design language often involves covering the vertical planes with greens to distort into a different reality against a mundane normality outside of the building (the rooftop).

Making use of the existing curves, the new layout implemented more curved lines to smoothen the formal and stiff lines of the building structure.

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EXISTING

REIMAGINED

LOBBY

Providing a sneak-peak of the whole design, the lobby is equipped with a ascending steps to suggest an informal sitting experience. As some may take phone calls here, divider is provided to give a slight hint of privacy.

TRANSITIONAL SPACE

A heavy amount of vines are utilized to block the path. The users are forced to touch the vines and make their way out to another area. As the next area is a gathering place, these vines acts as a chance of escaping for the users who has a hard time getting away from social obligations to recharge their energy batteries.