5.5 Discussion

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Question 18: Analysis

- As per findings, the surfers are interested in Waveloch and Wavegarden technology.

The technologies need a big space of surf pool but most closely mimicking the natural state of the sea.

- Based on the issue of weather from previous question, the American Wave Machine is suitable for a small area of space and can be installed indoor.

5.5 Summary

The observation based on four precedent studies briefly explains the comparison between the four schemes and approaches for surf centre. From the analysis, there are certain reason from the site context that defines the selection of technology of artificial surf pool and the concept character which every site reflected. The language of architecture reflected from the surf centre in the findings shows the blended of existing site context issues and details are being analyse and manipulate to create a surf centre that enhance identity of the place. By using this hypothesis, every surf centre has its own uniqueness and story, not just by replicating the existing end product.

The importance of comparing perceptions idea between expert surfer and general surfer creates a systematic structure that could answer the issues, the style, the needs, and future direction of Cherating Surfer. The interviews with several surf expert can be summarize as surf community have high aim to be standardisation with the international surf scene and facilities in hoping to develop their skills and ability by providing first class facilities with a systematic surf school syllabus and at the same time enjoying the bonding with nature and friends enhancing the positive relationship that produce the sense of humble, love and grateful to God.

On the other hand, the perception from the beginner and intermediate surfer shows the transition of human behaviour in term of learning, experimenting, adapting and hardworking. The analysiss reflected the beginning stage of understanding and explanation that could be conclude as general information since the two categories are still new in surfing but the findings could be generate as prior architecture elements since by understanding these two category could help researcher understand deeper on how to promotes surfing activities in term of architecture in the youngster perception.

From the above explanation, the architecture criteria such as material, space planning, transition of space and segregation of public and private must be clear and derived from the surfing language itself. This is important to perceive user subconsciously the beauty of surfing in their subconscious memory. This hypothesis is adapting the existing hypothesis of what nature injected to the memory of surfer. By replicating this strategy, the surfing will always close to surfer even though it is an artificial man-made building.

5.6 Discussion

The result from the urban sprawl has cause the increase in of urban stress in individual. The trend creates a shift of the need of “break” space in the modern urban space. The amount of stress that imposes to the public makes a huge treat to a person lifestyle. Thus, it is crucial to rethink the opportunity of leisure in our daily life that can ease the psychological relief.

The study concentrates on the surf centre which has a huge potential to solve urban stress in the context of Malaysia. These spaces have its own characteristics that hardly be found in other spaces in architecture. They are flexible and adaptable to various activities and possess a quality of connecting between space and time. The surf centre

should be critically and architecturally responsive to the segregating public, semi-public and private, connectivity and reflecting building concept.

The surf centre becomes important because it is an intermediate space which has capabilities of condition the human mind for subsequent environment. There are wide possibilities that can be explored within the surfing journey of a surfer as those spaces can be manipulated with number of settings. Thus, from the manipulation of settings, the journey of overall surfing activities will allow for psychological relief to happen.

The precedent study and interview conducted have given us general idea of how to improvise the spaces needed during the journey of surfing activities, the criteria as discussed set a parameter of making the surf centre to be more interesting and spectacular. Thus by analysing why, in fact, human desire nature and how the surf centre fulfils this need, we can begin to shape our building typologies toward this end. In this dissertation, various element and criteria have been surveyed in their ability to create a surf centre.

In conclusion, the study has demonstrated the value of surf journey in enhancing the liminal moment within everyday life. The whole idea for the success of the surf centre depends on the well-being of overall planning scheme. The intervention of transitional space has to be carefully thought during early stage of designing. Hence, the focus of the design should always be user friendly and public oriented if the building is meant to be used by them.The surf centre usually connected to the existing natural environment, the activities and the third space element mimicking the real nature which eventually becomes part of the civic landscapes. The quality of life in the spaces is directly affected by the way it is designed, conceived, constructed and used for psychological relief.

Throughout the precedent study and interview, it is important to note that the design consideration should contain the characteristic of surfing in term of concept reflects, human behaviour of user and surfer, and perceiving elements of natural environment as a necessary feature and should not be constraint. Therefore by