"Inspired by the midcentury modern heritage of the former Metropolitan Water District headquarters, this proposed development in Los Angeles seeks to reinvigorate a long-dormant site with new housing, workspaces, and a boutique hotel."
The goal of the project is to design the “Public Library” in an urban area, the site located in Tao-Poon which has the potential of the new extension of the MRT purple line (sky train) with new development. For the library location, I decided to explore the empty space underneath the MRT station that has a conflict between new developments with a local community, becoming the contrast along with a development district. The civilization of the capital starts to expand out from the heart of a city to the edge of town. My question to this movement is does it replace the existing culture of the local community or help them to develop?
The project studies through a series of photographs to explore people behavior, my keyword is “ Interpretation of Urban Element “ that represents people living in the area and different approaches to occupying the public space or using the public element such as footpath, public chair, bus stop .. Etc. The site selection responds to public interpretation which is a keyword shaping an empty space underneath the Tao-Poon MRT station. As a result, the extension of the sky train swallowed community space created conflict between the developer community with the inferior community.
The purpose of the Book Park Public Library is to break the boundary between the superior people from the expansion of the capital city and the inferior community who live in solitude. The project intended to improve the life quality of the community by providing a public space that everyone can participate in and design the programming by observing the local usage in the area, the Book Park will be a usable library for everyone in the next 10 years.
The Book Park Library is a conventional library but it is not only the library that only contains a book, it is a place where people can socialize and do social activities such as gathering, meeting, and landmarks... etc. The library is divided into 3 categories which are academic library, leisure library, and children library. Public space is divided into 4 functions which are multipurpose area, restaurant area, public gathering area, landscape area. All designs include materials designed to follow the needs of the community for the benefit of all people.In conclusion, Book Park Library places in a local community’s assets, inspiration, and potential, with the intention of creating public spaces that promote people’s knowledge and well-being.
