Hawker Campus envisions a new hawker typology; one that celebrates the trade through the insertion of new community spaces, programs, and a culinary school.

The research uncovered the top reasons for the decline in the hawker trade, including long hours with low pay, lack of career prospects, especially among youths, the social stigma of a low academic job, and poor working conditions. To lower the barrier of entry, the project introduced a culinary school with the hawker centre. The culinary school would own some stalls and lease them to students at subsidized rates. This allows apprentices to try out the trade before fully committing.

Direct partnership with existing hawkers builds confidence in young hawkers as well, with a dedicated alley space behind each stall acting as a private rest space for students and hawkers, providing opportunities for interaction. The addition of the corridor also allows light and ventilation to their working environment in the hopes of improving working conditions

A central courtyard, flanked on each side serves as the main circulation and core communal functions such as food markets and movie screenings. Each street above has a distinct community-centric program, such as libraries, community kitchens, workshops, schools, or auditoriums.