The Gap emphasizes the connection between the culture of the newer and older generations. This idea is incorporated by bridging the old culture in Singapore together with the modernised housing model. The concept is thus deriving from the ambience of a shophouse. The current housing in Singapore has isolated and separated each resident to their own confined space thus it has limit interactions with others.

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Togetherness

​Times have changed and so has the spirit within our community. The kampong spirit in the olden day that was once present within our people has now diminished. People used to get out of their comfort spaces and indulge in life together. Bringing back the aura of togetherness would be the main focus of my design.

Ambience of Shophouse

Inspired by the atmosphere of the shophouses at Haji Lane where people can come together between their housing unit spaces a communal space is designed on each sixth level of The Gap to allow for residents to come together to use the shared space. All the units in each cluster would overlook into their own communal space allowing a sense of grounding from high levels and inviting neighbours to gather.

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Community Living

Dividing the high rise building into four sections would allow for smaller communities to be formed. The aim of The Gap is to create community bonding which in return allows more interactions between the residents. It would simply bring people of different age groups together living harmoniously in a perfect balance of the old and new culture.