Syakir Izhharuddin Bin Sahrudin

"Clocked In, Checked Out." explores rhythms of work and rest for youths working part-time at New Bahru, reframing rest as an integrated spatial system.

Responding to fragmented schedules, spaces are organised into three states: before, during and after work. Through gradients of compression and release, efficient circulation prepares the body, fragmented pauses enable recovery, and open environments support release.

Anchored by a food court, gym and rooftop programmes, intervals of rest are woven into daily movement.

Before work | Re-Align

Before work is a moment of realignment, where youths working part-time compress eating, studying and rest into one continuous routine. The food court becomes a space of efficiency: threshold edges such as steps, spillover areas and in between spaces allow for constant multitasking. These overlapping zones enable mental re-alignment when preparing for work.

During work | Recovery

During work, overlapping threshold pockets are embedded along the retail edge to increase opportunities for youths working part-time to engage easily. Isolation pods, tiered seating and communal 'living rooms' are woven into the main circulation, offering varied conditions for solitude or social interaction, 'resting' within their flow of work.

After work | Release

After work is a moment of release, where youths working part-time exercise choice over constraint. A roof garden with open, collective spaces for social exercise and quiet edges for solitude and rest encourage shared activities or withdrawals into more private zones. This gradient of recovery correspond to gradients of open and closed spaces, enabling social and individual 'after work release' within the same spatial system.