Tenth Avenue redefines retail in Bandung through a considered adaptive reuse strategy, transforming an obsolete hypermarket, previously repurposed as an exhibition space, into a family-oriented community mall. The design retains the existing primary structural grid and key utility infrastructure, significantly reducing the need for new concrete and steel while lowering embodied carbon, shortening construction time and optimising capital expenditure.

The architectural identity is renewed through a modular double-skin membrane façade composed of triangular modules that provide passive solar shading by day and a softly illuminated presence by night. Internally and externally, circulation is reorganised to improve accessibility, with travelators, accessible restrooms, prayer facilities and lactation rooms integrated throughout. Existing ingress and egress routes are also retained, minimising disruption while demonstrating how redundant commercial infrastructure can be reimagined as a contemporary, climate-responsive destination.

The interior design transforms the retained hypermarket structure into a more open, legible and engaging environment for families and the wider community. Rather than treating the existing building as a limitation, the design strategically works within its structural framework while introducing carefully positioned double-height voids that create visual connections between levels.

These vertical interventions bring greater daylight into the deep floor plate, improve orientation and establish a stronger sense of spatial hierarchy. The resulting interiors replace the previously enclosed and cavernous character with brighter, more breathable spaces that support retail, recreation and community activities. Circulation is carefully reorganised to create intuitive wayfinding and comfortable movement throughout the mall, while inclusive amenities such as accessible facilities, prayer spaces and lactation rooms are integrated as part of the overall user experience. The interior environment is conceived as welcoming, flexible and distinctly family-centric.