Social and Creative Hubs as the Third Places of Post-Covid Era

Abstract

To support social activities of the post-pandemic, some social and creative hubs in Malaysia have emerged with more positive vibes that may revitalise the community. With these third places revival, there is still a lack of study on what has changed for the design of third places in response to the recent Covid-19 crisis. Therefore, this study aims to examine the design of two social and creative hubs in Kuala Lumpur based on the adaptation of Ray Oldenburg’s theory of third places. The research objective is to ascertain the third places’ characteristics of the case studies through on-site observation. Keywords: Social and creative hubs; third places; post-Covid design. eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2022. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under the responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians/Africans/Arabians), and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.