Shadow Puppet Gallery & Theatre

 

Kampung Baru, Kuala Lumpur

University Year 3 Academic Project

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This project creates a cultural hub centered on Chinese shadow puppetry—a platform for interest, learning, performance, and community gathering. The detailed design focuses on the Theatre Area, which is structured into three experiential zones:

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• Audience Seats & Theatre Area

  The heart of the project, this flexible gathering space supports a range of performances and activities, emphasizing shadow, movement, and collective experience.

 

• Translucent Panels Area

         Featuring LED-lit translucent screens, this zone allows visitors to interact with light and shadow, recreating the visual poetry of puppet movement as human forms pass by.

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• Wooden Bench Sitting Area

  A relaxed social space offering alternative sightlines to the theatre, encouraging informal gathering and providing shifting visual perspectives of performances.

 

Design Focus
Theatre Design & Audience Experience   •   Light & Shadow Interaction   •   Community-Oriented Spatial Zoning   •   Cultural Narrative Integration

Full Conceptual & Spatial Design   •   Theatre Layout & Audience Flow   •   Lighting & Material Strategy   •   Design Development & Visualization