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Environmental Constraints in Selecting Urban Trees: Landscape Architects' Views
Get PDFThis research explored the environmental constraints based on landscape architects' views in selecting urban trees. Two objectives have been formulated (urban views of the landscape architect are pertinent in tree selection practice. The findings of this research will contribute to practice improvement in selecting urban tree species by landscape architects in the future
Collective Living and Universal Housing Design Concepts towards Self-Sufficient Community
Get PDFThe idea of self-sufficient community develops as the awareness of protecting the environment arises. Due to the differences in socio-cultural backgrounds, a community could become less cohesive. Thus, communal– based activities should be implemented in a community to inculcate community spirit and to promote collective living. To achieve this, housing schemes should be provided with collective spaces for defined communal activities. Universal Housing Design principles can be implemented to the layout plans, where the needs of diverse people and abilities over time are addressed. The paper advocates collective living strategies and Universal Housing Design principles towards achieving a self-sufficient community.
Conservation Concept on Areas with Overlapping Character (Moslem, Colonial and Post Independence Era)
Get PDFAncient maps reveal that Dutch colonial covered alun-alun as the Moslem city image like those in Jakarta, and Surabaya, except in Semarang. Both Indonesian Moslem and colonial city experts cannot explain the phenomena. The alun-alun lama Semarang left its morphologic artefacts. Which layer of urban design should be conserved? To reveal the layer of the development, a three-dimensional picture by freehand modelling based on the visual historical approach method can be done at an early stage. The civilization era is in interaction but tends to neglect the Moslem city image. Further research is needed using a computer drawing, to get a clear image of Moslem city
PWDs Accessibility Audit: Commercial complexes, Klang Valley, Malaysia
Get PDFBarriers may restrict the mobility of people with disabilities (PWDs) in a building. This research identifies the effectiveness of accessibility in commercial complexes in the Klang valley in the state of Selangor Malaysia. Data were based on semi-structured interviews and site audits with four groups of respondents with different types of disabilities. The finding reveals it is mandatory requirements to provide user-friendly accessibility within and outside buildings as there are weaknesses found such as poorly thought solutions, poor quality materials, limited guidelines and weak enforcement by the relevant authorities. The findings highlighted could be a benchmark for the PWDs building industry in developing a user-friendly and accessible building environment in commercial complexes
Lessons Learned from Traditional Vietnam Northern Lowland Habitation
Get PDFThis paper presents the cultural behavior to Nature of traditional housing in Vietnam Northern low land area and the discussion around the following issues:
Characteristic of climate in Vietnam Northern lowland area.
Approaches to environmental sustainability and climate adaptation through the analysis of traditional housing in Vietnam Northern lowland area.
Status and architectural trends of rural housing development in Northern lowland area today
The Sources of Stress amongst Construction Consultants In Workplace Environment
Get PDFDesigners in Malaysia are beginning to feel the existence and growing of stress levels at the workplace due to high pressure and competitive working environment. Designer profession is to create inspiring designs that sometimes lead to stress and affect their work performance. Moreover, stress can cause poor planning, lack of communication and interpersonal conflicts. Therefore, the objective of this paper is to identify the causes and effects of workplace stress among designers. Questionnaire survey was distributed among 500 designers. The respondents are from construction consultant companies in Klang Valley. The response rate of this paper was performed in about 38% of the samples. The outcome of this research shows that they generally enjoyed their work but sometimes feel stressed due to poor planning and job demand, working surrounding and relationships among staff. This indicates that stress leads to bad designs and sometimes gives bad effects on the performance of the designers.
Heritage Street and Contemporary Use of Old Buildings in Johor
Get PDFThis paper concerns the use of the buildings along a heritage street in Johor Bahru city centre in Malaysia. The fabrics of Johor Bahru city are in the phase of changing, similar to the other cities in the world. Parts of the city were already torn down and replaced by new buildings to meet the demands of the modern society. Some sections of the city were accepted as heritage area by the local authority. This includes a street known as Tan Hiok Nee Street. Both sides of the street are lined partly with rows of shop houses built in the early 20th century. A preliminary study on the street indicated that it was not popular with the general public during the daytime. It is often emphasized by scholars that the current and future uses of old buildings are crucial to their survival. The usefulness of the existing buildings along the street was thus questionable. The research was then conducted to examine the current situation of the street, especially in the use and condition of the buildings. The intention was also to probe into the reasons why the street was not lively. The data was collected from site observation, literature review and interviews with the tenants, owners as well as visitors. The analysis was based on these data from which the conclusions were drawn. It was found that part of the street was rather quiet with some of the shops hardly survived to meet ends. Some of the buildings were not in use and their condition revealed poor maintenance. The external area was already upgraded by the local authority. However, the condition of the area showed a lack of maintenance. The other reasons include the shifting of the residents, the lack of strong interest for visitors, the lack of strong connectivity to the major nodes and the high rent. It is inevitable that the whole area needs constant supervision. It also suggests that some of the buildings do not meet the current demands of the users. This may result in the removal of the buildings in the near future. Some strategies need to be devised in order to retain the heritage street for the benefit of future generations
An Evaluation of Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) Measures in a Gated Residential Area: A Pilot Survey
Get PDFIn gauging Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design, observation is often used by researchers in evaluating CPTED elements in residential areas. However, the evaluation of the attitude, reaction, beliefs, responsibility and perception of the residents on CPTED elements are also important to be considered. Therefore, a survey on the perception of residents on CPTED elements was conducted in non-gated and gated residential areas located at Putrajaya and Bandar Baru Bangi, Selangor. The results found that the Territoriality and Maintenance dimension achieved a good fit index where the values for GFI, TLI and CFI exceeded 0.90 and the RMSEA value was less than 0.05
Cyclical Changes of Space: The phenomena of space changes in historic-religious Kampung Luar Batang, Jakarta, Indonesia
Get PDFKampung Luar Batang is a modern-traditional urban settlement occupied by a heterogeneous community with hybrid culture, at the proximity of an urban pilgrimage center – a maqom (sacred tomb). By employing phenomenological research methodology, this study has been able to understand how the religious, traditional and economic activities Kampung have simultaneously generated the phenomenon of changes in the articulation of space in cyclical patterns (annually, weekly, and daily). Social exchange based on religious-tradition has generated fluid, elastic, and changeable spatial characteristics. This paper is intended to describe the underlying reasons of these phenomena and to generate a model for these interesting cyclical changes of space
Importance of Social Space in Self-built and Donated Post-disaster Housing after Java earthquake 2006
Get PDFHousing reconstruction cases without cultural sensitivity had resulted in rejection. These raise challenges to understanding the importance of cultural background and how it affects residents' lifestyles. This study investigated self-built and donated housing through on-field research with questionnaires, interviews, and field observations. Items related to dwelling usage, behaviour adjustments, evaluation and community activities participation were obtained. Results suggest that residents adjust their physical behavioural aspects to maintain previous social behaviour lifestyles, though evaluations indicate dissatisfaction with the unchangeable donated housing design. Social interactions' importance, flexibility and open-ended design in housing are advantageous for their post-disaster recovery