Teaching & Learning Engagement in Architecture & Interior Architecture Programs
School of Architecture & Built Environment, UCSI University
SPATIAL ADAPTATION
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Potential site: Community Centre
The community rented a shop unit in town, providing an excellent opportunity for us to apply and test some of our exploratory materials in both indoor and outdoor settings.
We are experimenting with clay render finishes on the interior and exterior walls to observe how the material evolves over time in the site’s conditions.
The five-foot way in front of the shop serves as a semi-outdoor space where we are exploring the use of rammed blocks. This testing allows us to understand how the material performs under real weathering conditions before we establish the scattered living museum in the village.
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A Homecoming Journey.
The project returned to Kuala Sepetang as a homecoming exhibition, bringing the research back to its source.
It aimed to reconnect the local community with the richness and potential of their own materials, celebrating the value of what already exists within their environment.
The homecoming exhibition repurposed its modular shelving into permanent displays, extending material life, reducing waste, and embedding sustainability through adaptive reuse within the community’s everyday spatial and exhibition practices.
Revitilizing Charcoal Industry in Kuala Sepetang.
Public engagement became a key bridge between research and practice. The project unfolded through exhibitions and workshops presenting material experiments, site archives, and mangrove ecological systems.
The exhibition content is curated and focuses on showcasing charcoal rammed blocks, material experiments, site archives, and mangrove ecosystem studies.