Abstract
Hawker centres are facing the threat of dying out due to the younger generation not taking up the hawker trade and not visiting this once-lively community space. This thesis seeks to redesign existing hawker centres into a Hawker Centre 4.O, a space that will be more relevant to the future society. Past, present and new hawker centres will be studied in-depth to identity problems and opportunities to be carried forward to the 4.O version. Other eating spaces as well as social spaces will also be studied.