A final year project done in Lasalle College of the Arts. The area of topic focused on is community & participatory design.

With the aim of rekindling the lost kampung spirit of residential communities, this set of gardening tools encourages people to pick up gardening skills. Equipped with a set of nesting tools, newbies to gardening are able to learn through mimicking the actions of gardeners. This in turn allows for communication and bonding to occur organically, paving the way towards the kampung spirit.

Community gardens are found in many Housing Development Board (HDB) estates, serving as one of several amenities in a neighbourhood that are intended for the collective use of residents. Through the sharing of this common space, the goal is that residents can meet through regular encounters & interaction, possibly resulting in the forging of relationships & a sense of community over time.In practice however, community gardens, are typically  managed or controlled by a neighbourhood committee (known as a “Residents’ Committee”) and are often gated for pragmatic reasons, ie. to prevent theft or damage of plants & garden equipment.

Showcased at Lasalle Degree Showcase '19