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KOH JIA CHENG
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MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE
University of Malaya (UM)
The Beginning Stages of the Design Thesis
The process of building starts from having a site to be studied. The context and area were studied to find what is needed for the people in the area. Several sites provided the opportunity for exploration in what we should do to fulfill the need/s of the people. Programs were derived from the study made and developed into architecture programs to be proposed as part of the design brief. The client is the people you design for but justified to thinking about the real world and the owner/s of the sites that are possible to be explored.
The architecture programs will be used to draw up a scheme. Some ideas and constraints would give rise to a scheme that then developed through a process of verification and validation. The scheme is felt through a set of drawings, including site plans, floor plans, site sections, building sections, three-dimensional models and drawings, images, sketches, diagrams, and even calculations.
The design thesis provides a flow from the studies done at the site to finding out the problems at the site and suggesting what is needed such as activity programs, which then leads to architectural programs, calculated by the site’s area with a schedule of accommodation [in the special semester] to drawing up a scheme and developing the scheme further with a comprehensive set of drawings to illustrate the ideas and concept at a very early stage [in the first semester.
It is important to note that a collective and collaborative process that involves the students, studio masters, and visiting critics contribute to the student developing that process cyclical and interactively, which is also suggested to be experiential. The agenda for the program is however described as a linear process, where the studies did are then analysed, synthesised, or conceptualised to come to a summary and conclusion from the studies in the beginning stage to enable the student to start designing and producing the scheme.
Towards the end, semester two is a further exploration in a more detailed manner on many aspects of the scheme culminating with a set of comprehensive drawings that will convey the final concept which includes 1:50 cross-sections and longitudinal sections, big sections, or part sections in 1:20 or 1:25. If the project is small in size, the expectation is to even create more detailed sections in 1:10 or even 1:5. Compared to a real design and build project, the conclusion of a real-life project is to build it but for a student’s project, the drawings and models will represent the building as if you can feel the concept through the drawings.
Unit 02 (U2): Site-Issue Based
The Site-Context Architectural Design Thesis Studio
The reasons for the ‘site-context’ approach in design thesis are for:
The learning experience at the 5th year level. That is to conclude the learning that has been done previously for 4 years to prepare the potential graduate architect for an approach to design that is focused on practice.
The learning of an approach that is research-oriented design that will help with design with empathy and designing for the people and community. Learning some skills on doing ‘activity mosaics’ and interviews for example.
The understanding of the social and cultural implications in designing and to bridge the gap between planning and architecture focusing on urban design issues as well as building issues. These encompass development issues.
The in-depth exploration of the site issues which translates in the complexities of the program and substantial studies on real world design and build prerogatives.
The Site-Context Architectural Design Thesis Studio
Kampung Kerinchi
Studio Tutors
Dr. Naziaty Mohd Yaacob (Lead)
Lisa Foo
Kevin Mark Low
The development of the ‘site-context’ approach is synonymous with ‘community architecture’, ‘social architecture’, ‘site-driven issues’ project and even ‘real world’ project. To communicate effectively, the use of the term ‘site-context’ best describes the approach undertaken by the studio tutors.
The reasons for the ‘site-context’ approach in design thesis are for:
1. The learning experience at the 5th year level. That is to conclude the learning that has been done previously for 4 years to prepare the potential graduate architect for an approach to design that is focused on practice.
2. The learning of an approach that is research-oriented design that will help with design with empathy and designing for the people and community. Learning some skills on doing ‘activity mosaics’ and interviews for example.
3. The understanding of the social and cultural implications in designing and to bridge the gap between planning and architecture focusing on urban design issues as well as building issues. These encompass development issues.
4. The in-depth exploration of the site issues which translates in the complexities of the program and substantial studies on real world design and build prerogatives.
5. Special studies include building engineering, systems thinking and universal design.
Site and Brief
The Client are various stakeholders including the MP for Pantai Dalam, MP Fahmi Fadzil, whose concerns in the ‘real world scenario’ of the development of Pantai Dalam including Kampung Kerinchi and other kampungs (villages). A study on Kampung Kerinchi including the sites which were divided by the NPE highway is to make especially the sites that access the river area. A maximum of two building sites will be identified where students will be developing the sites and brief that will assist the community of Kampung Kerinchi.
Background Study
Much of the area that we now call Bangsar South, KL Eco City and the area around the river which has been divided by the NPE highway were villages in the 19th century. The founders were the Kerinchi, Minangkabau and Jambi people from Sumatra, and the people were affected by squatter clearance and redevelopment of the area. The MP for Pantai Dalam was concerned by the unbalanced development of the area and questions the re-identity of Bangsar South which is purely one-sided and speculative development of the developers. The low-cost housing that plies much of the area around the Klang river lack some community facilities and infrastructure and the barrier was created with the new highway.
Pre Thesis Research
Occurs during the special semester, where the student concentrates on completing a design project brief. The exercise includes identifying issues and problems based on research investigation on the design thesis topic, finding site, basic site analysis, developing and confirming the design project brief.
For Architecture Design Thesis I, the students will develop the design project brief that was done in the special semester and do a further site analysis and develop the design concept up to the design development stage. In the final stage in semester two for Architecture Design Thesis II, the students continue with the development of the scheme but in a greater depth and detail. The detailed design stage concentrates on developing in detail the special aspects of the design project, integrating structure and services, and do specific special studies.
From Above- Design Units 01 & 02
Invited Guests (U2)
1. Ar Hui Ping (Arkitek Foo Hui Ping)
2. Amna Emir (Zakti Strategic Design Sdn.Bhd)
3. Ar Chris Wong (C’arch Architecture & Design Sdn Bhd)
4. Kamil Merican (GDP Architects)
5. Ar Chew Ping (GDP Architects)
6. Ar BC Ang (WHBC Architects)
7. Ar Ang Wen Hsia (WHBC Architects)
8. Cheah Kok Ming (Natonal University of Singapore- NUS)
9. Ar Hui Ping (Arkitek Foo Hui Ping)
10. Ar Ch’ng Sao Inn (Sao Inn Architects)
11. Dr Kong Seng Yap (University of Malaya)
12. Dr Ar Aniza (University of Malaya)
13. Datuk Mohd Sayuthi Bakar
14. Rajiv Rishyakaran
15. Jeffrey Phang
16. Kavin Thayalan
17. Maria Chin Abdullah (Member of Parliament- Petaling Jaya)
Kampung Kerinchi
Topography
The major hilly site of the entire Kampung Kerinchi is focused on Bukit Kerinchi and the Bukit Gasing, whereby there are ongoing Pantai Sentral Park which located at the South -West of the Bukit Kerinchi by IJM Land, and the existing Pantai Hill Park among the highest point of the entire Kampung Kerinchi, as the slope goes down to the heart of Kampung Kerinchi (Between Bukit Kerinchi, Bukit Angkasa, and Bangsar South) and the topography goes up to the North-West, which is the Bukit Putra (Existing Angkasapuri and ongoing construction of new Angkasapuri).
The rest of Kampung Kerinchi at the East side- Kampung Pantai and Kampung Pasir are with gentle and flat topographies.
History of Kampung Kerinchi
The infamous history started with the opening of Kerinchi areas as a squatter village before turning into Kampung Kerinchi. Timeline morphologies of Kampung Kerinchi are as below.
1890 - 1950
Squatters settlement that later becomes a very big area of slum squatters. In the 1990’s, the authority, DBKL (Kuala Lumpur City Council) decided to develop the area of low-cost flats and middle-cost apartments within this area. Some of the squatters were demolished and they were moved to the new flats built by DBKL in 1993, as some of them were moving in around 1998. Nevertheless, day by day, the development was rapidly growing in Kuala Lumpur City with every single piece of the land were developed with commercial and high-end residential. Including Kerinchi, the development hastily growth by UOA group changed the original landscape of the area.
1950 - 1975
Kerinchi has come a long way since its pioneers’ settlement years. Kerinchi’s 200 years story is soon changing as this urban hamlet is undergoing major gentrification works and is morphing into a modern extension of the city. Started as a farming community during the early settlers period two centuries ago, Kerinchi consist of locals as well as immigrants from Jambi, Indonesia. It was then founded by Haji Abdullah and his communities, a group of Sumatran from Kerinchi, Jambi in Indonesia (ibid, 2010). The locals were originated from rural and hilly areas in Sumatra. They then settled in Malaya in an area almost like their origin so that they are able to farm- grew pineapples, paddy, fruits (ibid, 2010).
1976 - 2000
In fact, Kampung Kerinchi's name was reportedly changed to Bangsar south by DBKL (Kuala Lumpur City Council) in 2012, a move that was purportedly taken to reflect its upgraded image. The new development that coming in, most of them are catered for the high group community with grade offices, retail avenues, boutique condominiums, service suites, and clubhouses. The market strategies more or less were attracting the high-end group. Yet, the existing residents which are still in the low to middle classes community will be affected by this development.
2001 - Current
Various landmark projects such as Telekom (TM) Tower (completed in 2001). Masterplans from developers such as UOA, IJM Land, and Suezcap started to set up their projects within parcels of land such as Pantai Sentral Park in between Kampung Pantai, Kampung Pasir, and Bukit Kerinchi. Indah Water Consortium (IWK) waste management plant at Kampung Pasir area, Bangsar South Masterplan, and KL Gateway Mall were constructed in recent 10 years.
Activity Mosaic: Community Activities- Food Related Businesses & Trade
Besides the residential area, Kerinchi is also becoming a focus for visitors in Kuala Lumpur with the attraction of its food, particularly the street market which happens four times a week and during Ramadhan Fasting month.
The street market happens along Jalan Pantai Permai 1, selling cooked food, wet and dry goods, and household items. As can be seen from the map, most high-end commercial activities are focused in the upper part of Kerinchi, dominated the whole portion of the building without much diversity. Pantai Hillpark residential area also showcases a similar pattern of activity mosaic. Meanwhile, in the housing area located in the heart of Kerinchi, there are more diverse colors and a variety of activities as well as small businesses being carried out. These formed the livelihood of a community and the original Kerinchi community can be traced.
What is a Bazar?
Bazar, marketplace, "Pasar" or street markets as the element is defined as the network of merchants, bankers and craftsman of the area where goods and services are exchanged or sold.
Bazar or Marketplace typologies constituted of Public market, Farmers' market, Shopping Malls & Centres, Traditional market and Night market.
Existing Bazar Ria Pantai
The Bazar Ria Pantai in Kampung Kerinchi, which was built in recent 15 years, due to the rapid growth of urbanisation in Kerinchi, had encountered the major issue of connectivity, which constitutes social, economical, and physical aspects in Lembah Pantai.
The permeabilities from one node or district to another had become the macro issue in Kampung Kerinchi. The existing green spaces are confined within their own boundary and do not serve Bazar Ria Pantai holistically, with the lack of public realms and unused existing, social, or leisure spaces as part of the programs, in order for the Bazar to offer to the users (community).
The existing Bazar Ria serves for local small scale businesses of the Bottom 40% Income Group (B40) includes Tailoring, Wholesales, Electronic-related, Car &Motorcycle Repairs, Mini Markets, Traditional Beautification & Health Product Retails, Traditional Hair Salon, and Food Courts (With stalls).
Issues
The are major architectural design and site context issues encountered by the existing Bazar Ria are the (1)stalls or lots are used as storages as the locals are shifting their businesses in Kuala Lumpur Centre Business Districts (Brickfields areas) for better business opportunities and incomes.
The existing Bazar Ria site encountered (2) site disconnectivity (Lack of proper infrastructure) in terms of permeabilities with the surrounding building masses, as well as disconnected from Bukit Angkasa areas. (3) Social disconnectivity also taking place as there are lack of proper quality spaces for children from residential blocks after school or during their leisure time, while their parents are operating their businesses at Bazar Ria.
(4) Economical disconnectivity for proper households' source of income (Requires proper space to operate their small businesses) as locals mostly lady housewives operate and conducted their small businesses in their tiny limited space flats.
Hence, there is a need to look into the re-development of the Bazar Ria Pantai, taking into account the content of connectivity that includes social, economical, and physical aspects, as part of the architectural intervention on the macro and micro context of Bukit Kerinchi, or Pantai Dalam as a whole.
There is a need to redefine the current programs and the surrounding context of Bazar Ria Pantai, which involves the community activities- food, business-related, and services, to incorporate into and overcome the issues of connectivity (accessibilities and permeabilities) in relation to the wider context (social, economical and physical) of the entire Bukit Kerinchi.
BAZAR RIA 2.0
Reconceptualisation of Bazar Ria Pantai
Food commerce and social interaction spaces are argued to be the heart and centre of communal life to Kampung Kerinchi’s community. The low-income (B40) groups are supported by renting small shops to supplement their income or provide a basic income.
The existing Bazar Ria Pantai lacks proper facilities, community spaces, and Bazar Ria are located at the centre. This project is the new Bazar Ria 2.0 to create The heart of commerce, food, and social gatherings of the local community.
Economical Information
The economical information of the site is where the food-related, businesses, trade, and various commercial activities take place as a node, as whereas the Bazar Ria Pantai, and various businesses at the group floor of the Bukit Angkasa district.
At the same time, it is also driven by weekly economical activities includes Pasar Tani, Pasar Malam, and Pasar Ramadhan during the fasting month. This has been greatly contributed to the congestion issue within the site itself.
Social Information
The social of the site and context are driven by locals, especially on the Bazar Ria Pantai, but yet the social integration focused and centralised between the Bukit Kerinchi and Bukit Angkasa districts.
Design Strategies
Design Strategy 1: Re-create Proper Cottage Industries by allocating proper spaces to cater for two major local cottage industries, Tailoring and cooking cottages to create better spaces for business as well as increase parental supervision as their children can choose to hang out and meeting their parents at their workplace or going back home.
Design Strategy 2: Re-create Connections & Visibility by creating spaces that consider the contextual aspects of existing Bazar Ria, propose a bus stop as the nearest existing bus stop is more than 500 metres away, the proposal of the local post office as there is no post office to service the locals within Bukit Kerinchi areas.
Design Strategy 3: Extension & Expansion. Create alteration from the existing "modular-like" layout of Bazar Ria by allowing vertical and horizontal expansions for local small business industries that enable locals to have a start-up and earn their livings.
Design Strategy 4: Rejuvenate and Regenerate Bazar Ria by reducing and easing the travel distance to nearest affordable retails, nearby affordable retails are more than 2km away from Bazar Ria, as well as the entire Bukit Kerinchi.
Design Intervention: Massing Process
The architectural design interventions carefully incorporated design strategies 1 to 4 into the formation and reconceptualises the newly Bazar Ria 2.0.
1. Site Boundary
2. Existing Bazar Ria Blocks
3. Surrounded by high rise masses
4. High rises- Existing PPR Kerinchi, KTM headquaters & library
5. Relocate existing Surau into centre part of the site, facing library as a medium of connection to breakaway the physical barrier surround the site.
6. Bazar Ria 2.0 as a medium of visual and connection between masses at the site.
7. Alteration of the existing Bazar Ria based on the opportunities of the modular layout to stimulates the reconceptualisation processes into Bazar Ria 2.0.
8. Childcare, Surau, Commercial, Tailor, Cooking cottages, and office blocks are injected into the Bazar Ria 2.0 program. Allowance for future expansion on the food court, commercial and office blocks through modular layouts (multiple tenancies).
Artist Impression on Bazar Ria 2.0
East Building Block of Bazar Ria 2.0
Offices, Urban Farming, and Local Business-related cottages
Drawings
1. Staggering office multiple tenancies, tailoring cottages and urban farming on Level 1 to 3
2. Motorcycle and Car Repair shops, Wholesales, Electronics retails on Ground Level.
Centre Building Block of Bazar Ria 2.0
Food Courts & Food-related cottages
3. Food cottages (Level 1) and Food courts (Ground Level)
East Building Block of Bazar Ria 2.0
Centre Building Block (Food Courts) of Bazar Ria 2.0
Existing Stall Typologies
1. Existing Tailor stalls
2. Existing unoccupied or used as storages
3. Existing Whole sales stall
4. Existing Electronics stall
5. Existing Car & Motorcycle stalls
6. Existing Mini Markets
7. Existing Beautification product stall
8. Existing Hair Salon
9. Existing Gifts stall
10. Existing Food stall
Special Study: Modular Stall Configurations & Tectonics
Stall Configurations A,B & C
One Stall (3m x3m), extends to 2 stalls (6mx3m)- either the front or rear extension. If renters extend beyond 6m x 3m If tenants decided to own more than the extended 6m x 3m- Requires to rent another stall next to it, provided there are no tenants renting.
Stall Configurations
1. No Extension (71 Stalls)
The red lines indicate the positions of the fixed walls, for the allowance of front and rear extensions. Excessive extensions which make up four stalls (One front, One rear for both sides are not allowed) , as this will create uncontrol extensions.
Tenants who extend either to the front or rear requires to own the stalls next to it in order to make it 3 or 4 stalls by paying rental to own a stall next to the existing at the first place.
One Stall (3m x 3m), extends to 2 stalls (6m x 3m)- either the front or rear extension. If to extend beyond 6m x 3m If tenants decided to own more than the extended 6m x 3m- Requires to rent another stall next to it, provided there are no tenants renting.
2. Partially Extensions (100 Stalls)
The red lines dotted arrows indicate points of some tenants who extended from the existing provided 3mx3m to 3m x 6m. The stalls which did not perform any extension remains as 3m x3m (Existing width)
Existing 3m x 3m for each tenant. Tenant can choose to extend either front or rear from the existing 3m x3m, to make it 3m x 6m.
3. Fully Extensions (142 Stalls)
Tenants who extended to 3m x 6m, requires to rent another stall (3mx3m) next to it in order to extend the newly rented stall (extend either to front or rear).
The red lines dotted arrows indicate points of all the tenants who extended from the existing provided 3mx3m to 3m x 6m. The diagram above shows the maximum point of extension on the ground floor plate of the Bazar Ria 2.0.
Further future extension can be extended vertically up to the first floor or more, as the modular module are easily extended. This creates a availability and flexibilites towards the nature and needs of the local communities to expand and start-up their small businesses at Kerinchi.
Kit of Parts of Bazar Ria 2.0
Integrated Master Planning
Integrating five typologies (Colleagues from U2) within 300-metre radius of the surrounding Bukit Kerinchi site to create a dialogue between each typology to be intertwined as one master planning. The projects are:
1. Bazar Ria 2.0
2. Preschool and Childcare Centre
3. Kerinchi Community Library
4. Kerinchi Street Market
5. Kerinchi Elderly Care Centre
Artist Impressions
Architectural Physical Models
Sentul
History of Sentul
Sentul is a former railway hub famous for its old-world charm, historical temples and prewar shops. During World War II, Sentul was one of the last towns in Kuala Lumpur that was heavily bombed by the British B-29 planes without any warning on 19 February 1945. The bomb targets were two rail complexes managed by Marai Tetsudo, the Japanese name for the former Federated Malay States Railway (FMSR). The destruction of the central workshop signified the end of the Japanese Occupation in Malaya. Most of the early residents in Sentul were Indians working in the train depot and central workshop built by the British, dating back to 1896.
Throughout the history of Sentul has experienced a major changes in its culture and facade, with the growth of city follows the changes of needs and its overall demography and local activities. We have come to a major breakdowns of 3 important timelines and the genius loci of the city, namely,
1. The Railway Town
2. The Downfall of Sentul, The Uprising of Gangsterism
3. TCB & YTL's Intervention (Gentrification)
Urban Studies: Gentrification of Sentul
Sentul encountered a process of gentrification in recent 20 years when YTL and numbers of local developers began to step into Sentul for commercial developments mainly.
Timeline of Sentul
1860: Beginning of Sentul township
1874-1899: The development of Kuala Lumpur, the beginning of "The Railway Town".
1900: The Sentul Works
1950: The Aftermath of World War 2, The Downfall of The Railway Town and Sentul as one of the finest railway depot in the world back then.
1980: The Privatisation of The Malayan Railways Limited (KTMB)
1980- Present: The Intervention of YTL Land
The Capers (Sentul East)- Commercial-Mix Developments
Current development state of Sentul
SENTUL PARCEL 1: OFFICE TOWER
Eco-Office Tower
Ecological Green: Social, Economical & Environmental
Ecological green is the concept intertwined and adopted into the design of this project, enhancing the site planning, and the office tower that covers the social, economic, and environmental aspects of the urban site.
Eco- Office Schematic Design Sketches
The office tower design in line with the 5 Elements from Kevin Lynch- Image of the city, in response to the solution of the main design issues of Sentul, the safety leading towards connectivity.
East-West Section
North-South Section
SENTUL PARCEL 2: AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Definition of Housing in Malaysia
Housing is one the basic elements of human life. It is part of the fabric of social, economic and political in countries in the world, whether in developed or developing countries. According to Kajimo and Evans (2006) other than a very valuable asset, the housing has much broader economic, social and personal significance. The housing has two important dimensions- physically it serves as a spatial locus for private and family lives, where access to social and economical opportunities started, and where privacy and security are located (Bratt et al, 2006; Thalman, 2003).
However, since 2012, the increase in housing prices has outstripped the rise in income levels. Consequently, prevailing median house prices are beyond the reach of most Malaysians. This is primarily attributable to a gross mismatch between housing supply and demand amid diverging expectations between households and developers. The issue has been compounded by the fact that the distribution of new housing supply has been concentrated in the higher-priced categories. The undersupply of housing is particularly acute in the affordable housing segment. The provision of affordable homes has become a challenge for policymakers worldwide, with Malaysia being no exception. It is a similar problem in the United States (US), United Kingdom (UK), Australia and New Zealand (Demographia International, 2015).
What is "Affordability" in housing term?
Affordability has generally defined by the relationship between household expenditure and income earned. According to Wilcox (2003) that, affordability has considered as related to income, cost of housing, housing availability, employment, maintenance of the existing affordable housing stock and patterns of new construction. In addition, Chatfield et.al (2002) defines affordability as generally accepted in the developed world is housing that can be purchased by families from 30% of their income. Gamet et al (1991) defines that housing finance as the money and credit which enables all types of housing to be built, improved, bought, rented, maintained and repaired.
Malaysia Affordable Housing Development and Phases
History of Housing in Malaysia
Malaysia government has always committed in promoting welfare for people even before independence. The government's strategies in housing then were constructing government quarters based on departments requirements, building houses in the new settlements with facilities for more than 500,000 people during the communist insurgencies and planning development of Felda Scheme with the housing and facilities.
Housing Trust was set up in 1952 represent Federal Government to provide technical and supervisory services to the state governments in undertaking low cost housing. It was the first attempt by public sector developers to develop low cost housing in Malaysia.
As the Federation of Malaya neared official independence from the United Kingdom, Suleiman Courts were built at the direction of Malaysia's first Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman in an attempt to provide affordable housing. The courts that was named after incumbent Minister of Interior & Justice, Suleiman bin Abdul Rahman were built in 1957, completed in 1958 and demolished in 1986 to make room for the Sogo shopping complex. This was the first high rise apartment building in Kuala Lumpur and comprises 295 units in three blocks.
Malaysia Affordable Housing Development can be categorised into 5 Phases
Phase 1: Before Independence (Pre 1957)
Phase 2: Early Stages of Independence (1957-1970)
Phase 3: New Economic Policy (1971 - 1990)
Phase 4: National Development Plan (1991-2000)
Phase 5: Vision (2001- Current)
Social, Economical and Environmental Issues of Affordable Housings in Malaysia
Urban Studies
High Density housing blocks
Under maintenance obsolete housings
Lack of quality spaces
Poor accessibilities
Rich & Poor social gaps
Social cases
Lack of community engagements
Economical and living quality issues
Bully cases
Racial unity during Merdeka Generations
Sentul Habitant
Design Intention
To foster the Sentul community by inviting the locals to participate directly or indirectly with the housing communities.
As a catalyst to foster and shape the community (Housing) as an example towards the future housing in Malaysia, taking the consideration of safety and security of the housing community by redefining and reconsider the density and height restrictions of the typical housing typology.
The height control is directly proportional to the quality that constitutes social, economical, and environmental sustainability factors.
Integrated Master Planning
The urban planning of the housing project taking into serious considerations of the social, environmental, economic connectivity and context with the Eco-Office towers designs.
Cultural Mappings
Programming of cultural events over the calendar year.
North-South Section
East-West Section
Unit Types
Unit Type A- 650sqft
Unit Type B- 1007sqft
Unit Type B1- 1000sqft
Public Realm: Formations of the heart of Sentul Habitant
The continuation green belt from the office tower to the affordable housing creates a pleasurable working and living environment for the users. The public realm is integrated with the commercial settings facing KTM Sentul, this will enable tenants and the working lady (Kaum Ibu dan Wanita) who are housewives, able to display their goods, at the same time creates more dialogues with the participations of the public.
Public Realm: Local Commercial Settings Along Jalan Haji Salleh
Commercial settings are set for tenants or housing communities to operate for their income and daily needs. Jalan Haji Salleh- where the existing shophouses, religious settings, and Sungai Untut intertwined, added values and essence of Sentul. The spaces integrated people from the old town to the housing communities as one.
Skybridges - Skycourts Linkages: The spectrum towards Sentul Townships
Skybridges are created as a connection to the other housing blocks and stimulate the integrations between tenants from various units. Tend to break away from the conventional housing typologies that do not have many spaces and rooms for hang-out purposes. This is also to provide surveillance and safety towards safety in social housing, whereby the tenants are able to act as the eye among the communities.
Drop-off Entries Along Sungai Untut
The main two drop-off points are located along Sungai Untut and Jalan Haji Salleh, commercial settings are provided for the tenants, the public realm is designated for the users to appreciate the core values of Sentul townships and as hang-out spaces. Movable security patrons are to control the traffic circulations and safety, several security patrons stops are designated within the housing compound, to allow more surveillance to be carried out, the communities also play an important role as the community safeguard, with participation in various spaces such as the designated commercial settings.
Unit Type A: 650sqft
Bare concrete and simple white finishes are applied as part of the unit elements. The simplicity of the white finishes is combined with the textured bare concrete finishes, to create a pleasurable living ambiance to the tenants rather than typical plain finishes.
Unit Type B & B1: 1,007 and 1,000 sqft
Unit B and B1 are treated with bare concrete finishes, to add on as a mixture to plain white finishes for the wall and ceiling. White is applied as it gave a wider sense of space and bare concrete finishes create a “ luxurious” ambiance to the tenants, thus increase the quality of living.
B.A DEGREE (Hons) IN ARCHITECTURE
FINAL YEAR PROJECT: REFUGEE VILLAGE
About
Bandar Kinrara, Selangor, Malaysia
We are screwed! Universities are failing to give architects the training that will enable them to find solutions for an imminent global crisis.
“Poverty, population growth, natural disasters and war are combining to create demand for more than a billion homes; but architects are unable to overcome the challenges posed by policies, economics and building codes to deliver viable solutions.
It would be great, with more than one million architects in the world, that more solutions and more proposals try to address the issue, “Aravena.
Therefore, in this particular project, students are given the opportunity to design a Refugee Village/ Camp. Architecture should have the ability to evoke resilience among refugees especially past aftermath as well as to educate community to prepare themselves for any future unforeseen circumstances.
The following are questions to prompt brainstorming and should not limit your ideas:How can buildings, infrastructure and landscapes response to the refugees? How might energy be harnessed/ self-sustained?How can food production be sustained by adapting to urban surroundings? How can the economy be maintained to ensure livelihood?
Design Components 1: Mixed-use development
As a small but visionary mixed-used development project to demonstrate an inclusive, connected communities, including (institutional), housing, common facilities for sustainable living purposes.
Design Components 2: Flexible Multiple-Family residential for staff / refugee
The multi-family housing scheme intended to create a mix of densities and dwelling types in order to minimise impacts on infrastructure ,services and/ or maintain or enhance the resident’s quality of life.
Design Components 3: Connected communities
" The Reception ”
To foster the refugee community by inviting locals to participate directly or indirectly with the refugee communities.
“Reception” of the refugee as part of the communities.
Open park spaces as for proper commercial settings and participations of the local for activities within the site to remove the sense of cultural shock, create awareness and self-belonging to the refugees.
To expose the refugee to the communities in order to stimulate the process of adaptation of refugees from different countries into the communities.
Bandar Kinrara
Design Approaches
Cultural Mappings
Programming of cultural events over the calendar year.
A year programs and cultural festivals to enable local integration and common understandings of local cultures between existing local and refugee communities.
Timeline Narratives
Timeline narratives for refugee to undergo normalisation within the refugee village for 6 months to 2 years period of time
Integrated Master Planning
North-South Site Section
East- West Site Section
Artist Impressions
Temporary Housings & Classrooms
Marketplace
Flexible Residential Housings
Horizontal Community Vertical Farming
DIPLOMA IN ARCHITECTURE
SHELTER-CUBO: “Form follow Function”
The form of the shelter was inspired by the theory of Form follow Function as it accounted for the human anthropometry as the main design consideration. The design of the forms are according to the function proposed, to be served in the proposed shelter.
The cuboctahedron form are designed as the principle form due to its high head rooms, in order to create a comfortable sleeping interior ambience. Prism is the secondary design which cater for body and leg rooms. The two enormously designed handle on the exterior serves as a handle and to contain the shelter itself when it is at the disassemble state.
“PRIVA-SEAT”
Priva-seat provides privacy in two configurations. When it curves outwards, it allows the users to indulge themselves into their comfort zones whereby they cannot pry to seaters next to them. When transforming the curve components inwards, it offers a visual boundary and a pleasant amount of privacy. The “Priva-Seat able to cater for a group of 4 people.
1:1 Model
Analytique Composition
Lanyang Museum, Yilan, Taiwan
In 1989, local Yilan personnel proposed the establishment of Kailan Museum. In December 1992, Yilan County Government established the Museum Preparatory and Planning Committee and the official name of the museum was chosen to be Lanyang Museum.
London Summer Olympics 2012: Water Polo Arena, London
The museum location was chosen to be near Wushi Harbor area in Toucheng Township. In September 1994, the Yilan County Government appointed National Museum of Natural Science and Building and Planning Research Foundation of National Taiwan University to form the planning team to implement Lanyang Museum Overall Development and Planning Research which was completed in 1995. In March 1999, the Lanyang Museum Preparatory Office was established. Artech architecture was awarded the design and construction for the museum in April 2000.
The Water Polo Arena was a venue of the 2012 Summer Olympics held in London from 27 July to 12 August 2012. It was situated in the south-east corner of the Olympic Park, alongside the Aquatics Centre, and opposite the Olympic Stadium on the opposite bank of the Waterworks River.
The Aquatics Centre and Water Polo Arena were adjacent to each other in one of the most compact areas of the park. To make the best use of the space available, some back-of-house facilities, such as space for broadcasters, catering and security, were shared between the two venues.
Construction on the temporary structure began in spring 2011. During the Olympics, the 5,000-seat arena[1] hosted both the men’s and women’s water-polo competitions, and contained both a warm-up pool and a 37-metre (121- foot) competition pool.[1]
The first dedicated water-polo venue to be built for an Olympics,[2] the structure was taken down after the games. Elements of the venue were expected to be reused or relocated elsewhere.[3] Parts of the roofing covers and membranes of different temporary venues of the building were to be recycled via Vinyloop. This allowed the organizers to meet the standards of the Olympic Delivery Authority, concerning environmental protection. Through this recycling process, the Olympic Games PVC Policy was to be fulfilled, which stated that
Where London 2012 procures PVC for temporary usage or where permanent usage is not assured, London 2012 is required to ensure that there is a take-back scheme that offers a closed loop reuse system or mechanical recycling system for post-consumer waste. London 2012 were the first Olympic Games whose guidelines included the recycling of PVC.
PROFESSIONAL WORKS
T. R HAMZAH & YEANG ARKITEK
Worked at the pioneer Green Architecture design & planning architect firm in Malaysia and international - T. R Hamzah & Yeang Sdn. Bhd. Worked in both design proposals and on-going design development stage projects, contributed to design ideas proposals and competitions in terms of conceptual ideas and aesthetics. Involved in meeting with consultants and clients on the detail of the on-going design development process.
Commercial-Mix Developments
Proposed Design options on land in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Proposed Commercial Development, Kepong, Kuala Lumpur.
Commercial-mix Tower, Jalan Belfield, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Residential Buildings
Proposed Residential Development, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.
Proposed Ho’s Residence, Bukit Jelutong. Selangor, Malaysia. Tower (Serviced Apartment), Kuala Lumpur.
Civic & Institutional Buildings
Proposed International Sports Complex, Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
Religious Buildings
Fo Guang Shan Building, Skudai, Johor Bahru, Malaysia. Kechara House Buddhist Association Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Rehabilitation Centre
Proposed Extended Care Rehab Centre, Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia.
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Kuala Lumpur Design Month-5th Edition (2019): “Reimagining Kampung Kerinchi”
Selected student work from University of Malaya Design Thesis. An exhibition of design thesis projects in Kampung Kerinchi, Pantai Dalam, Kuala Lumpur, by Master of Architecture students.
Kuala Lumpur Architectural Festival (KLAF 2018)
MY-HSE, The Malaysian Future Housing Case Studies Selected student work from University of Malaya The Malaysian Future Housing Case Studies focuses on addressing the current housing challenges in Malaysia. Universiti Malaya Master Plan Ideas Competition: 1st Prize (2016)
Universiti Malaya Master Plan Ideas Competition 1st Prize (2016)
The launch of the UM Master Plan ideas competition aimed to inspire a design concept that will be an exemplary sustainable campus of the 21st century and an internationally renowned institution of research.
Putrajaya Light Shelter Competition: Merit Award (2016)
MRT Putrajaya Line Underground Stations- Bench Design Competition-Transeat (2020)
INTEREST & ARCHITECTURAL STUDY TRIPS
INDONESIA (2015)
Jakarta: Andra Matin Architect, Studio Ton Ton, Anjung Salihara, SUBvisionary
Bandung: Urbane Studio, Tan Tik Lam Architects, Studio Labo, Selasar Sunaryo Art Space,
Yogyakarta: Borobudur, Nasirun Gallery, Eko Prawoto Archi. Workshop, Sarang Building
Bali: Green School Bali, Tanah Lot, Infinity Chapel
THAILAND (2015)
Bangkok: Duangrit Bunnag Architect (DBALP), Thailand Creative & Design Centre (TCDC), Studio Make
AUSTRALIA (2016)
Sydney: Sydney Opera House
Melbourne: RMIT University Semester End Exhibition
SINGAPORE (2017)
Nanyang Technological University (NTU)
UNITED KINGDOM (2018)
London: London Design Festival, Fosters + Partners, Bartlett School of Architecture, AA School of Architecture
CHINA (2018)
Beijing: Beijing modern and heritage trips
Shanghai: Shanghai 2010 Expo site visit
Hong Kong: Hong Kong city trip
Macau: Macau city trip
