Abstract
The emergence of the sharing economy in Singapore prompts an investigation into new architectural typologies for the future. Brought into the Zeitgeist by the proliferation of ride-sharing services, as well as co-working and shared living facilities, the growth of the sharing economy signals a shift in consumption habits, perceptions on resource sharing, and privacy needs. This broad shift can be interpreted as a growing communal urbanism. This thesis explores the transformation of the present-day living and working paradigms to cater for a hyper-communal future, by attempting to identify a new communal program and generate a new communal typology. In the context of Singapore, this thesis proposes communal interventions in new public housing precincts as generators for its social and economic development. Through this, precincts are imagined as hyper-communities, characterized by social cohesion and an increased intensity of social and economic activities.