[Kit] Cityscapes l Architecture l Travelogues

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Dataran Pahlawan Megamall


Dataran Pahlawan Megamall by arkitectural photography, on Flickr

Leica Q​

 

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Jonker Street
Malacca


Jonker Street - Frowning man by arkitectural photography, on Flickr

Leica Q​

 

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058

Around Jonker Street
Malacca


Jonker Street by arkitectural photography, on Flickr

Leica Q​

 

[Kit]

Wedged between Beach Road and Nicoll Highway is a strip of land which was optimistically referred to as the "Golden Mile". It was planned for hight-rise housing, fronting the Kalland Basin in the mid 60s. Today, the name is synonymous with 2 buildings sited on this strip of land, Golden Mile Complex (5001 Beach Road) and Golden Mile Tower (6001 Beach Road).

The Golden Mile Complex, which draws resemblance to Le Corbusier's Unité d'Habitation in Marseille, was designed as a 16-storey structure to collectively accommodate diverse interests. The building is quite literally, divided into 3 main portions i.e. retail spaces, office spaces and residential units. The Beach Road facade reveals a textbook example of the Brutalist philosophy, 3 masses representing the different functional zones. These are sandwiched by 2 service cores on both ends. Golden Mile Complex is iconised by the terracing facade (seen on the Nicoll Highway facade). This terrace is functional. Residential units on the higher levels are designed further away from Nicoll Highway, noise from passing traffic is reduced. Affectionately known as Singapore's Little Thailand, the complex is a place of congregation for the local Thai community, bustling with eateries, pubs and shops.

Her next door neighbour; the lesser known and "slightly younger" Golden Mile Tower is a single structure amalgamating shops, cinemas, carparks and office spaces. Tower above podium arrangement is the staple of multiple-use projects, drawing clear boundary between public and private domain. The concrete facades exude a subtle statemnent - no sharp corners. Repetitive, visible structural elements were designed with rounded edges and finished with stucco coating. Offices of engineers and accountants filled up the tower. Numerous tour agencies are scattered around the podium and coaches ferrying tourists to West Malaysia constantly exert a stranglehold on Beach Road traffic.

These buildings are synonymous with terms like aged and dodgy and have fallen out of favour and into disrepair. In the shadow of costly, luxurious, flashy, kitsch theatres, gaming dens and sports field, these long forgotten heroic attempts of yesteryear deserved to be photographed.....


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golden mile complex by arkitectural photography, on Flickr

Nikon D800E + Zeiss Distagon 15mm f/2.8 ZF.2


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golden mile complex by arkitectural photography, on Flickr

Nikon D800E + PC-E Nikkor 24mm f/3.5


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golden mile complex by arkitectural photography, on Flickr

Nikon D800E + Zeiss Distagon 15mm f/2.8 ZF.2


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golden mile tower by arkitectural photography, on Flickr

Nikon D800E + Zeiss Distagon 15mm f/2.8 ZF.2


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golden mile tower by arkitectural photography, on Flickr

Nikon D800E + PC-E Nikkor 24mm f/3.5​

 

[pinholecam]

I like not only the picts, but also the write up.

 

[Kit]

Thanks! I like to do a bit of research at times.

 

[Kit]

064


academic facility - exterior by arkitectural photography, on Flickr

Canon EOS 5DSR + TS-E 17mm f/4L


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academic facility - exterior by arkitectural photography, on Flickr

Canon EOS 5DSR + TS-E 17mm f/4L


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academic facility - exterior by arkitectural photography, on Flickr

Canon EOS 5DSR + TS-E 17mm f/4L​

 

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067

Throwback Thursday
20/05/2009

I've never liked the design of this building but the roof, reflecting light at different angles and casting shadows at the same time, makes an interesting photographic subject. This photograph was taken while trying out the nifty Nikkor 35mm lens.


the esplanade by arkitectural photography, on Flickr

Nikon D3 + AF-D Nikkor 35mm f/2​

 

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068

School decided to decorate the courtyard with gigantic Lego blocks, a literal representation of "Building Blocks of the Future".


LEGO by arkitectural photography, on Flickr

Canon EOS 5DSR + TS-E 17mm f/4L


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LEGO by arkitectural photography, on Flickr

Canon EOS 5DSR + TS-E 17mm f/4L​

 

[wonglp]

067

Throwback Thursday
20/05/2009

I've never liked the design of this building but the roof, reflecting light at different angles and casting shadows at the same time, makes an interesting photographic subject. This photograph was taken while trying out the nifty Nikkor 35mm lens.


the esplanade by arkitectural photography, on Flickr

Nikon D3 + AF-D Nikkor 35mm f/2​

ooh nice.

 

[Kit]

Thanks

Let's get to Marina Bay someday again.

 

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Pipes, light and shadow.....


Pipes, light and shadow..... by arkitectural photography, on Flickr

Leica Q​

 

[ed9119]

Niceee stuff love the recent set you've put up esp the dark Esplanade and the vertical wall edge lines

Showcasing it in the clubsnap FB page
https://www.facebook.com/ClubSNAP.Community/?fref=ts

 

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071

The school wanted to have new classrooms added and the structure must be integrated into the existing building seamlessly. The challenge was to produce a single image which juxtaposes the new classrooms with the surrounding context.


academic facility - exterior by arkitectural photography, on Flickr

Canon EOS 5DSR + TS-E 17mm f/4L​

 

[Kit]

Niceee stuff love the recent set you've put up esp the dark Esplanade and the vertical wall edge lines

Showcasing it in the clubsnap FB page
https://www.facebook.com/ClubSNAP.Community/?fref=ts

Heya Ed! Thanks for that!

 

[Kit]

072

Got a lil' something extra earlier this evening just before the assignment started.


orange facade by arkitectural photography, on Flickr

Canon EOS 5DSR + TS-E 17mm f/4L​

 

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073


academic facility - exterior by arkitectural photography, on Flickr

Canon EOS 5DSR + TS-E 17mm f/4L​

 

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074


academic facility - exterior by arkitectural photography, on Flickr

Canon EOS 5DSR + TS-E 17mm f/4L​

 

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Dug into the archives and founD some digitised negatives. It must have been at leat 15 years, in the film days, in Melbourne and I was very new to photography. This was taken in the seaside resort town of Sorrento, 2 hours drive from Melbourne city.


abstract by arkitectural photography, on Flickr
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076

Bugis Junction


rochor / bugis junction by arkitectural photography, on Flickr

Leica M-P(Typ 240) + Tri-Elmar M 16-18-21mm f/4 ASPH​