Singapore-BLENDING COMMUNITIES-The street in between

Through our proposal we aim to offer a promenade rich in urban activities, cultural exchanges, meeting
places and coherence in terms of traffic flows, while building a bridge between 2 ethnic communities. Starting from the concept of functional strips that reorganize the whole artery, we created flows which contribute to the fluency of the area and to the interweaving and punctuation of places with urban and social potential. The transport routes are calibrated to meet the needs of an important artery, while the pedestrian areas give a new social and personal touch to the street. We have also introduced alternative means of transport - bicycles to smooth traffic as well as a middle lane that houses various functions: bus stations, bicycle parking lots, seats down, meeting spaces. All these interventions take a fluid form that subtly refers to the idea of continuity between the 2 neighborhoods, establishing a new identity equally valid for the two cultures. The urban design is built on the influences of the 2 communities borrowing materials, colors and specific patterns to instill in passers-by the feeling of communion between the two worlds that preserves at an essential level the pride of finding something familiar, traditional.