The public library in Taman Keramat, built by Colllab and the community, is meant to encourage young children to read. Photo: Colllab
It was a clash of two worlds.
The community leaders at Taman Keramat in Ampang, Selangor may have reached out to the team at Colllab (an architecture research lab) to build a public library for children at the Rumah Pangsa AU2 Rolpop Community Garden late last year.
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The public library in Taman Keramat, built by Colllab and the community, is meant to encourage young children to read. Photo: Colllab
A design plan for the 'playscape' project. Photo: Colllab
The Keramat public library is meant to be a gathering space and a safe area for young readers in the Taman Keramat community. Photo: Colllab
Through research and experimentation, the Colllab team came up with this bent-ply laminated layers. Photo: Colllab
The Colllab team assembling a sustainable community playscape in Tangkak, Johor.
Quek (right) says it took some convincing on her team’s end to assure the Taman Keramat community of the usage of plywood. Photo: Colllab
The Colllab team engaging with the community leaders at Kg Belemang in Tangkak, Johor. Photo: Colllab
Teoh Chee Keong, co-founder of Colllab, says partnership with the community is very important. Photo: Colllab
Gaining the trust of the community is the first step in ensuring a project succeeds, says Quek. Photo: Colllab
Part of Colllab's core principle is to engage and build a partnership with the host community, says its co-founder Teoh Chee Keong (third from left). Photo: Colllab
A mockup of the public library at AU2 Rolpop Community Garden. Photo: Colllab
For the Colllab team, working together with their host is important as seen with this Playscape collaboration with the Kampung Belemang and Muar communities in Johor last December. Photo: Colllab
The Colllab team working hard to assemble a 'playscape' in Tangkak, Johor. Photo: Colllab
