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LEGIBILITY
ORCHARD CENTRAL STREET Orchard central has got a amazing clean and clear street that enables the fast and easy movement for the people that use the building or pass by the building. The street is clear enough for the users and also has security lights in case of being used at night for security purposes. The street is majorly used as a walk way and a drive through for the people that roam around town during day and night. It is also used for big day celebrations as it is decorated on days like Chinese new year, Christmas and other holidays.

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LEGIBILITY
WITH A CLEAR LANDMARK AND CIRCULATION

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Concept: Legibility
Form

Running at right angles to each other, forming a grid. The form of the building promote easy navigation especially for those who are new to the city. The grid follows a logical and consistent organisation, which provide a same advantages.

It is also predictable and regular lot of shapes and size;  easy to build and rebuild.

Linear pattern-  one direction, a primary throughoutfare radicate down the center with building on either sides.

Grid organisation-configuration of horizontal and vertical line.

Relationship between buildings- building aren’t facing directly at each other to ensure privacy and safety.

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A few kilometers away from Bugis Street, O and I headed our way to Orchard Road. I remembered my family while I was strolling around Orchard. When I'm with them, spending our time in Orchard Road, the popular 2.2 km shopping belt, is a must. Mom finds comfort knowing the malls around the busy street. For her, it's the place-to-be for all her shopping finds in Singapore. Though during my trip with O, it was different. We rode the Uber to Orchard Road, not walk because it was too hot outside, but because we simply wanted to chill for a bit. We also planned not to stay that long for an important dinner to catch, which I will blog next!

Anyway. I just want to show you guys some snaps of my short but sweet hour in Orchard Road.

Here along the long stretch of Orchard Road, what you'll find are designer stores, iconic malls, fashionable people, upscale restaurants and relaxed hangout spots.

We love Singapore but not the humid weather. And this is why street Ice Cream Wafer is the best to grab while walking, it's the only way to add cool to our perspiring bodies.

It's the most budget-friendly dessert in Singapore.

I missed Bake so much that I had to drag O to walk with me to find Bake Cheese Tart in Singapore. Haha!

In the middle of the chaos, I stop everything for this pillowy and milky cheese tart. Still the same cheese tart I remember tasting from my Thailand trip months ago. Consistently cheesy that's worth lining up for. Omg! The best!

As much as I still want to shop around Orchard, we couldn't stay any longer than an hour because of our dinner to catch at Clarke Quay. It's O's most favorite restaurant in Singapore btw! Meaning, we also had to prepare our bellies for that. So after getting my Bake Cheese Tart, we rode the Uber car to go back to our hotel, freshen up a bit before our next stop.

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Singapore Diary - An Hour in Orchard Road - The Food Scout

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A few kilometers away from Bugis Street, O and I headed our way to Orchard Road. I remembered my family while I was strolling around Orchard. When I'm with them, spending our time in Orchard Road, the popular 2.2 km shopping belt, is a must. Mom finds comfort knowing the malls around the busy street.

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Named after the nutmeg orchards that used to stand in its place, Orchard Road has been hailed as a shopping capital of the world. With two dozen shopping malls and hundreds of shops, this Singaporean district single-handedly redefines "shop til' you drop", even for the most seasoned shopper.

1. The Best Shopping In The World

Orchard Road is a bona-fide retail heaven and shopper's paradise where the luxury of choice can be overwhelming even for veteran shopaholics. Spanning slightly more than two kilometres, this busy shopping street boasts an enormous variety of clothing and fashion brands, guaranteed to drive any chronic shopper feverish with anticipation. In addition to fashion clothing, shoppers can also find access to a myriad of departmental stores, electronics-related shops, books and all kinds of lifestyle accessories. So sweep away your worries if you can't find something that you're looking for because it's probably somewhere on a shelf - you just haven't found it yet.

2. A Diversity Of Entertainment

Aside from its shopping, an amazing range of entertainment awaits you! Those yearning for a taste of the incredible nightlife will find no shortage of pubs, bars and hotels along the Orchard boulevard. These include Hard Rock Café, the street of Emerald Hill, Five Tapas Bar, Harry's Bar, KPO Café Bar, the popular Alley Bar tucked away in a lane and many more.
For those seeking a more relaxing form of entertainment, there are several cinema theatres, karaoke lounges, arcade gaming, bowling and billiard centers, dart bars and quaint cafes just to relax and enjoy.

3. Convenience Of Location

Living in the center of Singapore has its advantages. With three train stations along this two kilometre road, Dhoby Ghaut, Somerset and Orchard station, the convenience of travel is an appealing factor to most tourists as Singapore's top tourist attractions such as Sentosa, Chinatown and the Singapore Flyer are in close vicinity. Additionally, there is a surplus of grocery supermarkets, hawker centers and restaurants for your dining convenience all right at your hotel's door step.

4. Aesthetically Beautiful And Clean

Orchard Road not only hosts all the world's largest brands, this outstanding boulevard is also aesthetically beautiful in its own right. In the midst of the hustle and bustle of this busy shopping street, one can also enjoy the magnificent large overleaf trees and plants that decorate the road side in all its splendid greenery. Known for their strict laws in Singapore, the streets are also kept spick and span and free of litter, earning its title of one of the cleanest locations in the world.

5. Cultural Hotspots

Nearby, one can also dip into the rich cultural history of Singapore. Just a 15-minute walk away from Orchard Road stands one of the largest and oldest monuments of the National Museum of Singapore, housing a rich and extensive history of the young city-state. If art is more up your alley, the Singapore Art Museum in close proximity that hosts an astonishing range of dozen galleries will surely satisfy even the most eclectic art desires.

Unrivalled by some of the best shopping districts around the globe, Orchard Road is undoubtedly a world-class shopping avenue and a must-visit for every tourist who steps foot into Singapore, making it still one of the most preferred hotel locations in Singapore.

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5 Reasons Why the Preferred Hotel Location in Singapore is Orchard Road

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Named after the nutmeg orchards that used to stand in its place, Orchard Road has been hailed as a shopping capital of the world. With two dozen shopping malls and hundreds of shops, this Singaporean district single-handedly redefines "shop til' you drop", even for the most seasoned shopper.

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SEE WEN HAN (Diversity and circulation.)

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SEE WEN HAN (Diversity and circulation.)

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Orchard road's Shibuya style crossing.
Diversity of options of direction, destination and function of buildings around.

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Continuity and Enclosure - Circulation, Kang Zi Shan

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Continuity and Enclosure - Circulation, Kang Zi Shan

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Buildings mainly in solid cube shapes created a contrast with the streets and distinct the public and private spaces. Street and the buildings arrange in a linear form for a simple circulation.

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DIversity of culture and races of people with an irregular form of building which shows strong diversity in terms of people and building

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Borneo Street
Ease of movement and form

The buildings of the street are in linear arrangement. The street have narrow and linear road.

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ublic realm is key to this increase in pedestrian activity not only to move people to the

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Kennett - Ease of movement and circulation

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Kennett - Ease of movement and circulation

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Concept: diversity

The bridge connecting the two peninsulas of islands in amsterdam. Depicts of how society can diversify and come together accessing throigh teh communal nodes. The public green area intersects an interesting in-between space of buildings. How perpendicularity and effectiveness in design in terms of connectivity and also acts as quick-,routes alternatives

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Xiao Yao
Public Realm

Provided two types of method to access the residence which road and river.

Both of the paths are in linear form.

The road looks clear and clean and the direction is obvious at a glance. Doesn't not have any obstacles on the road.

Rely on transport to travel. ( Bicycle, Boat )

The street lamps are provided as a direction for people who drive and walk on the street during night time. Diffienciate the path of road and the river.

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ION ORCHARD Shopping centre
Concept: Public Realm
Form

Fig 1. Artistic organic form that is able to draws peoples'' attention from far distance, the transparancy of glass facade  that showing a sense of  welcoming to the visitior

Diagram below shows Layering between the building and the public realm( streets), by using steps and levels, those layers allows more activities (Performances, water fountains) happenned in front of the shopping centre, creating a more lively atmosphere to the streets.

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Orchard Road
Concept: Public realm

The Pedestrain circulation is the key objectives which will result in a healthier and more livable community. The linear footpath ease for movement which ensuring places that are easy to get to and move through. Active frontages are everywhere and shop fronts face directly onto the street and give a natural surveillance.The signage provide information to the passer by and the seating area - benches under the trees provide peoples to have a rest and allow a sociable relationship.

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LEGITIMATE AND FORM

FORM: FROM THE FACADE, IT SHOWS A SENSE OF WELCOMING AND THE REFLECTIONS MAKE LIGHT AND SHADOW BECOME MORE INTERESTING.

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Concept: Continuity and Enclosure
Function: There are dividing lines distinguishing public and private spaces. Sense of continuity is created by the private spaces which serve as residential areas. Sense of enclosure is created by modest building heights which serve as landmarks, as well as narrow proportions of the street which serve as their identity.

The scale of modest residential building is reflected onto the pedestrian street in scale 1:1. Both of the spaces have equal proportion. As one looks at the surrounding buildings, their eye level will be within the buildings and spaces itself, but not the sky. Therefore, the proportion of private residential and public street is somehow related

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I am Xiao lIn

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Function and Legibility

A legible city or street would be a street that is easily orientated oneself on.   A legible city would be one that is relatively easy to read and comprehend by virtue of its clear spatial structure and physical form, and its clarity of urban form would, in turn, enable us to form a clear mental map or image of the city. The streets are linear and easy to understand. Next, there are outer streets surrounding the buildings that face the water edge. The parks between spaces are

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Diversity
Activity: The street act as feeder point in Orchard Road, people access from anywhere such as office building, subway station, shopping mall and etc. The street also act as a multi-functional space which allows spontaneous multi-rational activities being held there.

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Orchard Road
Concept: Public Realm
Activity: The public realm embraces the external places in the towns and cities that are accessible to all. These are the everyday spaces that people move through and linger within, the places where they live, work and play.

From this picture below, you can see people are buzzing around with types of activities . The importance of public realm is key to this increase in pedestrian activity not only to move people to their destinations, but as a destination in itself. The sitting area for instance, creates a sense of place which provides multi functional town square to encourage active day and night uses at street level within the town core. In addition, the wide pedestrian walkway acts as a stage, an opportunity to promote different activities throughout the day. Furthermore, the ION Mall also acts as a leisure place to promote different functional activities.

Orchard Road comprise attractive and functional streetscape space. These essential design elements will act to foster vibrant social, cultural and economic activity within the town core.

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