Cultural differences should not separate us from each other, but rather cultural diversity brings a collective strength that can benefit all of humanity. Robert Alan
Cultural Building - Istana Budaya
Site Analysis Taman Tasik Cempaka, Bandar Baru Bangi
Final Project Modern Cultural Building - Art Cultural and Performance building
Interim Crit Interim Crit 1-3
Final Board 莲 Lotus Hall
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Precedent Study
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PRECEDENT STUDIES CULTURAL BUILDING - ISTANA BUDAYA
Istana Budaya Malaysia National Art Gallery and theatre
The unique design of this cultural center, Istana Budaya, is based on certain aspects of Malaysian
CONCEPT AND IDEA
culture. With the concept of traditional meets modern, and the spirit on bringing the building to become
Section cut of the building to show the part that
culture landmark of malay race. Seen from above, the
applying the Malay culture aspect which is the
intricate shape of the cut and the placement of the
betel leaves hand carved arrangement. A
traditional moon kite set, "Wau Bulan Kelantan", the
multi-tier floral arrangement of “Sirih” betel
traditional kite, region of Kelantan, but also reminiscent
leaves symbolic piece for Malay weddings,
of re-cut.
festivities and welcoming ceremonies is
Malaysian architect, Muhammad Kamar Ya’akub also
used at the roof of the theatre.
enhance the concept by developing malay tradition. In the main building, for example, the building from is an arrangement of traditional hand carved betel tree leaves "sirih junjung" used in Malaysian weddings and welcome
ceremonies
as
an
opening
word
and
ceremony to strengthen the relationship between visitors and the receptionist, in line with the function of
The staircase leading to the grand entrance of
the building that always welcomes visitors with a
Istana Budaya. The staircase resembles the
variety of superior art performances. This is applied to
staircase of a traditional Malay House, Melaka
the building roof and also the main logo design of
traditional house staircase, the staircase expand
Istana Budaya.
on the front part brings the sense of welcoming
According to the architect each part of the building is
to the building while made the building look
design base on the malay culture aspect, this means
grand.
that the building pursue the traits of rumah melayu or known as Malay Traditional house, such as the spaces arrangement and the grand staircase ‘tangga melaka’ is inspired by the Melaka kampung house.
Malay village house | jepengelv.blogspot
The layout of the building is Wau Bulan / Moon Kite is a traditional kite. The shape of the kite create two space which became the base of the building and create a interlocking space pattern.
Large and spacious and the Royal boxes mirrors the windows or known as “Jendela” of Malay village houses. This is one of the influences Malay vernacular architecture that being apply in Istana Budaya.
influenced by the general layout of the typical Malay village house (Rumah Kampung).
The floor plan of Istana Budaya
A . Serambi is the lobby and foyer B . Rumah Ibu is the auditorium C . The rumah dapur is stage and rehearsal
SECTION BB
SECTION AA SECTION B
SECTION A
FLOOR PLAN
FIRST FLOOR
The floor tiles is using flower motifs The empty walls is fill with paintings from local artist
Timber material carved and ornamentation
is
used
decorate the vvip boxes
to
The natural material and colour being used help on reflecting the light that helps suit the moods during performance
pattern to suits the concept malay house
with
decorated
with
patterns as a decorative element
flower
Flower pattern on the ceiling and the floor suit the deocrative pattern on the door as well
The roof makes the building become one of the more striking structure in Kuala Lumpur’s due to the unique turquoise tiled roof and rises the majestically above the treetops be it from any direction. The design and the roof of the Istana Budaya is climate responsive towards Malaysia’s tropical climate as it provides a total control on two of the main climate factors which is sun and rain. Just like a roof of a vernacular Malay house, the pitched roof, is steep and have wide overhangs for shading against direct solar radiation and control glare from the open sky.
ROOF STRUCTURE
Having a pitched roof also means the internal accommodation of the building will not suffer from the extremes of temperature that tend to afflict rooms under flat roofs as it will be more efficiently insulated.In case of an extension, pitched roof allow the building to blend in more effectively into the rest of the property while retaining a sense of individuality and character. Aside from being a decorative element, the steep roof of Istana Budaya is efficient rainwater evacuation and also provides protection against the driving downpour.
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SITE ANALYSIS TAMAN TASIK CEMPAKA. BANDAR BARU BANGI
Key Plan
Users of Site
HULU LANGAT It is located in the Hulu Langat district of Selangor, Malaysia. Bangi is the name of a small town in Indonesia. It is situated between the cities of Kajang and Putrajaya. With an area of 840 square kilometres, Hulu Langat is the sixth largest district in Selangor State. It is divided among urban and rural areas, with the majority of the people locating in towns surrounding Kuala Lumpur.
Families
Location Plan
BANDAR BARU BANGI SELANGOR, MALAYSIA TAMAN TASIK CEMPAKA It has been developed by the state government at the request of the residents of Bandar Baru Bangi and its surrounding areas who want a recreation area. Taman Tasik Cempaka is named after many of the flowering shrubs that are planted as ornamental plants.
The location is located at Bandar Baru Bangi. Bandar Baru Bangi is a township that was just awarded the title of "knowledge city." The eateries in Bandar Baru Bangi are also well-known. The Bangi Town Centre was designed by worldwide urbanist and architect Peter Verity, along with a proposed town park for PKNS, and is now the main business hub of the new town of Bangi.
Workers
Students
Activities on Site
Exercising
Picnic & Leisure
Child’s play
SETBACKS
DIMENSIONS DAM MAY CAUSE WATER ODOUR
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2m perimeter landscape setback Required by the local authorities to plant vegetation (trees/bushes/etc) along the perimeter To maintain the percentage of green area
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Setback set by class: 6084m
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Suggested setback: 12m, as it’s
70.6m IT IS ESSENTIAL TO CONSIDER MAXIMIZING THE VIEW TOWARDS THE LAKE WHEN DESIGNING
6084 sqm
186.7m
located near to the main road & the lake (for safety measures) ➔
Setback
as
authorities
for
building:
not
required a less
by
commercial than
2.5m
(UBBL-32)
173.4m
TOTAL SITE AREA (12, 887 sqm) + SETBACK AREA (2, 844 sqm)
54.7m 158.1m
2m
6048m 151.6m
34.9m
53.7m
Site Plan The site is located in Bandar Baru Bangi's Taman Tasik Cempaka. The selection area is 12,887 msq in size. The site consists of murals and playgrounds which also is covered by several trees. It is also a stone throw away from facilities such as food stalls and malls. It also consist of a man-made lake and also sitting
Views of Site
areas. A. View facing the road and the lake
B
A
SITE
SECTIONS
Section Cut The site has been cut into two parts which is the x-x’ section and the y-y’ section. Each section shows the slump and levelling of each factors.
B. View facing the right side of the road
Section X-X’
D. View facing the road and shoplots
D
C
C. View facing the lake
SITE PLAN SCALE 1: 1500
Section Y-Y’
SITE
CONTEXT Strength
Context of Site Below shows the site context that can be seen around the location of site.
Weakness
The site is located in a strategic location and open where it is easily accessible & near facilities.
It is close to the roadside which cause noise & air pollution which can cause discomfort to the users in the site.
Opportunity
Threat
As the site is located in an open area, it could offer natural ventilation and lighting which lessen energy consumption.
The amount of users may decrease if the the noise and air pollution is not controlled throughout the site area.
● As the site is open, high humidity may occur in the site which cause discomfort towards users.
● Installing solar panels into the building will take advantage of the direct sunlight and also be used as energy to cool down the building.
● The site is located nearby the roadside which cause not only air but noise pollution. This will hence lead to discomfort to users.
● Using sustainable materials for the building may help canceling the noise pollution and inserting vegetation as a noise barrier for the site.
04 CIRCULATION
VEHICULAR & PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION
In particular at our site , circulation routes are the pathways people take through and around buildings or urban places. Although every space a person could access or occupy forms part of the circulation system of a building, when we talk about circulation, we typically don’t try to account for where every person might go. Instead, we often approximate the main routes of the WEEKEND majority of users.
Site Location
Persiaran Bangi
Covered Walkway
Traffic Light
P. Pusat Bandar
Uncovered Walkway
Jogging Track 2-way traffic
VEHICULAR CIRCULATION The main road that is accessible to our site is Persiaran Bangi and Persiaran Pusat Bandar 1. These two roads are connected by Persiaran Kemajuan and the roads circulate around Bandar Baru Bangi with some narrower streets that lead to shoplots and residential areas. All types of road vehicles are allowed to access through the main roads.
PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION There are a few existing pedestrian walkways that are connected to our site which include the walk trail taman tasik cempaka and Persiaran Bangi pedestrian walkway. However, there is no proper pedestrian walkway to the site area. Also people freely walk on the shore not following the designated pathways. Other than that, user safety might not be guaranteed due to the absence of zebra crossing along Persiaran Bangi which creates difficulties for the users from the residential and commercial areas to access to the side via walking.
Access locations, building location, site circulation, and parking are highly interrelated shopping centers and malls, on-site roadways designed to accommodate transit. This includes the design of pick-up/drop-off areas as well as the circulating roadways. Transit stops shall be located within a reasonable walking distance of the main building entrance while minimizing potential conflicts with circulating vehicles. Adequate pedestrian facilities must be at other road as I have proposed before at previous slide designed on-site to reduce conflicts between pedestrians and vehicles.
Circulation around the building and pedestrian walkway circulation.
LEGEND VEHICULAR ROAD
Landscaping. Circulation
PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY
there are a closed loop of continuous flow from and to all entrances and exits to a space that landscapes that promote and encourage healthy behaviors like walking can be a long-term, cost-effective investment.
ARROW CIRCULATION
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NOISE SOURCES & INTENSITIES
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There is not much traffic and noise generated at the Narrow 4-Lane Road comparing to the Highway.
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Having a terrace, curtain wall, window openings or a yard near the highway is not a big no-no unless there is a proposal or a solution to that particular problem.
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Should design interesting facade in North- East, this side offers a wide angle view of the structure from the main road
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Trees around the site should keep as they acts as a natural curtain, allows privacy and shade from direct sunlight from east.
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Create Openings on the positive view on site
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Installing drain grid to filter out waste.
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Block the negative views with softscapes/ parking lots
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Maximise positive views to park
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Grass cutting or trimming by the lawn mower.
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Implement sidewalk to lead the users to the positive views on site
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It really generates a high level of noise
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Propose entrance or special space program on the positive views on site with the beautiful views creates a welcoming and approachable entrance statement.
Angles with the best views to the site and from the site
FACADE ORIENTATION
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HUMAN ACTIVITY
DEMOGRAPHY
TEMPORAL activities by a day
USERS
Temporal Activities are repeated activities that are only performed at certain times of the day. They can do these activities because of the provided amenities. MORNING
NOON
EVENING
Children play at the Tasik Cempaka park
Morning prayer Malays
No Temple, Chinese Shrine or Church nearby. There is one masjid as most of the residents that stay around the site is Malay. The school around the site mostly is Sekolah Kebangsaan(SK) and Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan(SMK). For example, Sekolah Kebangsaan Bandar Baru Bangi, Sekolah Rendah Agama Integrasi Bandar Baru Bangi also located under the area of Bandar Baru Bangi, which also shows that the majority of the residents around the site is Malay people.
Ethnicity | Majority : Malays (63.23%） -
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Malay residential area Mosque nearby Islamic and malay schools | Chinese(20.56%)/Indians(6.19%) /Others(10.02%) Far from chinese area (Sungai Chuah) Small city for migrant groups
Age Group | Majority : 15-64 y/o (69.71%) -
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Maximize use of the area (shopping, business) Working area | Minorities : 0-14 y/o (23.27%) / 65 and above (23.27%) Activities cater to working adults Area unfavourable to their daily routine
Gender | Majority : Female | Minorities : Male
Morning jog or walk around the Tasik Cempaka park
Student go to school People selling foods and goods around the site
People spent times at home at night
HUMAN ACTIVITIES
TRENDS ON SITE
HUMAN USE DENSITIES
These are the common activities done by the neighborhood community.
Morning The activities in the commercial area are more subtle creates a low density of people in the area. In the morning, it is shown that people have more tendency into the malls and their own residential place.
Seminar/Group activities
Noon At noon, the commercial area become the most busiest with highest density of people. This location is where people are working, shopping entertaining and resting. The malls are a step behind with an average density since people of the area preferred to spend their time at the mall in the noon.
Hawker
Jogging
Evening People started to leaving the commercial area to their residential places or went to other available activities. These results in a low density of people in the evening in the area.
Kayaking
High densities
Fishing
Sightseeing
Cycling
Average densities
Low densities
SITE
NEIGHBOURHOOD
NEIGHBOURHOOD
ATTITUDE ON PROJECT
ATTITUDE ON SITE
BANGI COMMUNITY
BANGI COMMUNITY
The review is obtained by interviewing the community via facebook in a bangi community group and conclude it into five categories.
The review is taken from the google review of the Tasik Cempaka park. From the google review, we manage to find the the community opinion towards the site.
PARENTS Wishing the new centre can be a place for new things for the children to explore or learn
MIDDLE AGE WORKING MEN Hoping that the future centre will benefit the community.
ELDER PEOPLE Wanting a place that are comfortable and relaxing while providing safety for older people
Bangi community includes families, youth, elder, students and also working people
HYGIENE CONCERN Around the area have their own trash disposal but its not proper. It made the site produce bad odour. The drainage and utilities need to be improved
YOUTH PEOPLE
FEMALE COMMUNITY
Excited for the new place for hanging out and entertainment
Looking forward for the new activities provided in the new project
It's better to have a place where the community can get food and beverage on site so it is comfortable to spent time longer there on site
LACK OF SECURITY/ AREAS During evening time, the site is too dark and not safe for people to do activities there. Street light/artificial light which is not enough to provide brightness on the site People spend time doing recreational activities here, so it need more areas for resting
FACILITIES There's a lot of spaces here that is unused maybe can suggest a centre of some facilities to help of gain the attention of community around
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FINAL PROJECT MODERN CULTURAL BUILDING - ART CULTURAL AND PERFORMANCE CENTER
CONCEPT
NEO Greek word neos meaning NEW & RECENT.
WHY NEO GENESIS?
+ GENESIS the point at which something begins/ BEGINNING ORIGIN
In other perspective bandar baru bangi is like a human being in the mid life having a good stable carrier stuck in a same routine a vicious cycle, what the people of bangi need is a SPARK a new trend and a landmark that able to remind people how amazing the place is and bring bandar baru bangi into a different path and become a new beginning to it.
STABLE LIFESTYLE
STABLE CARRIER
BANDAR BARU BANGI AS A HUMAN BEING
STUCK IN ROUTINE
LACK OF CREATIVITY
CERTAIN ACTIVITIES CAN BE DONE IN BANDAR BARU BANGI
HAVE A LOT OF JOB OPPORTUNITY CAN BE FIND IN BANDAR BARU BANGI SINCE ITS A COMMERCIAL AREA
PEOPLE LIVING THE STUCK IN A SAME ROUTINE GO TO WORK/ SCHOOL HOME OR SHOPPING
NO SUITABLE PLACE OR ACTIVITY TO EXPLORE SOMETHING NEW ESPECIALLY FOR THE ADULTS
Relating NEO GENESIS with a centre
Centre point is a thing that expand around it creating a whole new space or shape while also can be use to specified a specific place to be easily recognised While in architecture/ building terms A centre is a space for a society to gather and do activities Why a centre is important to a society A centre is a space for a society to gather and do activities Encourage creativity and culture activity Giving people the opportunity to learn ( new things) , jobs also a new start for a better life ( self development) Unites the society
Buddhism beliefs Sacred Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera)
Design ideas Symbolism of lotus ( biomimicry) Bandar baru bangi ethnic groups Ethnicity | Majority : Malays (63.23%） - Malay residential area - Mosque nearby - Islamic and malay schools | Chinese(20.56%)/Indians(6.19%) /Others(10.02%) - Far from chinese area (Sungai Chuah) - Small city for migrant groups
Lotus is well known in Buddhism and hindu culture and religion, for hindu practitioner lotus represent spiritual enlightenment, growth, purity, and birth. While buddhism practitioners lotus represent spiritual awakening, purity, and faithfulness. This belief roots from the fact that lotus flowers emerge from muddy waters. For Buddhism, that means the act of rising above despite the challenges and moving towards the light of wisdom.
Transformation lotus reminds us that we can emerge to blossom, regardless of where we started.
Lotuses symbolize resurrections and new beginnings. The flower emerges in the morning, only to close up at night and disappear into back into the water. in the morning, a new blossom remerges and continues the cycle.
Lotus flower cycle White Lotus: Purity of mind, wealth, fertility Pink Lotus: Perfection. Blue Lotus: wisdom, knowledge Red Lotus: heart, passion, and generosity Purple lotus self-awakening. Yellow Lotus: The achievement of enlightenment.
CONCEPT DIAGRAM
NEO GENESIS
point to point B A
This are the elements and principles that explain the concept
Expand
Transformation
Progression of size
BUILDING FROM
BUBBLE DIAGRAM
Exhibition Curved gallery wash
Teater
Lobby studio
Meeting room
Security
Meeting room
drop
wash Product gallery
Ground floor plan
Teater lvl2
retail
Lobby lvl 2 Cafe
Audio room storage
First floor plan
MASSING STUDY
SECTION DISPLAY
EXTERIOR PERSPECTIVES
INTERIOR PERSPECTIVES
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INTERIM CRIT INTERIM CRIT 1- 3
INTERIM CRIT 1
INTERIM CRIT 2
INTERIM CRIT 3
SITE PLAN FLOOR PLAN
FIRST FLOOR
SECOND FLOOR
SECTION B-B
SECTION A-A
SOUTH ELEVATION
SECTIONAL PERSPECTIVE
WEST ELEVATION WEST ELEVATION
SECTION B-B
NORTH ELEVATION
SECTION A-A
EASTELEVATION
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PRESENTATION BOARD 莲LOTUS HALL
“As an architect, you design for the present, with an awareness of the past for a future which is essentially unknown” Norman Foster
Architecture portfolio IUKL Studio Design 2B JUNE 2021