Community Herbal Centre
The use of herbal is often associated with the feeling of calmness and relief as a source of remedy. In order to capture this ambience, this community herbal centre is purposedly situated on the riverfront of Sungai Butir, as a point of reference to create an evironment , in hopes of achieving a sense of relief. More importantly, the purpose of this building is to serve as a sharing and learning space for the community of Kampong Putat, as an extension of the Taman Rekreasi Herba. In which, this proposed building hopes to revive and sustain the learning and practicing of herbal uses such as medicince and wellness. The architecture of this building is inspired by the bamboo architecture, which has aid in achieving a warm environment due to its tensile and flexible properties, which has allowed to create organic and unique forms.
The majority of the building is designed as an open social space, to avoid the barrier between indoors and outdoors. Ample of open spaces is inteded to blend nature with the interior of the building through plants and vegetation as well as herbal plants. The building is complete with an informal learning space, cafe and herbal shop as well as the basic amenities.
Situated in the remote area of Kg Putat, Lumapas. Nearing the river, to create a calm and tranquil experience.
The soft hues of the building is intended to blend the building with the surrounding context, reflecting the nature of a lake breeze, cool and subtle.
the cafe is opened towards the river capturing the scenic view of the river line, creating a seamless blend of indoor and outdoor surroundings
the various herbal scent creates a memory of the place, hence the orientation towards the river, as the smell is being carried by the lake breeze
