Desi gnPr oposi t i on
MORII N 31
by Pr i sci l i aTham
I NTRODUCTI ON
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s ur bani zat i on cont i nues t o r api dl ypr ogr es si nKual aLumpur( Cox,2013) ,t he i ncr eas i ng popul at i on and f as t gr owi ng ur ban devel opmentha vemadehi ghr es i dent i albui l di ngsget t i ng mor epr eval enti nt heci t y .However ,ast hes epr ogr es s i onsi n s oci et yanddes i gnoccur ,t heques t i onof‘ whatdowedowi t h ol d and r undown bui l di ngs ’ar i s es .Thes e new bui l di ngs ar e s i gni f i cant l ydi f f er entf r om t het r adi t i onall owr i s ef l at sf r om i t s t al lf acadest oha vi ngbet t erf aci l i t i es ,whi chi soneoft her eas ons t hatl eadr es i dent sf r om ol dl owcos tf l at st omove .
Ol dl owcos tf l at sl acked t heemphas i son good l i vi ngcommunal envi r onment whi ch i s es s ent i al f or i t s occupant st o meet t hei r phys i ol ogi calandps ychol ogi calneeds .Bas edonKual aLumpurSt r uct ur e Pl an 2020,communi t yf aci l i t i eswer e hi ghl y emphas i zed i nt he i s s ues r el at ed t ol ow cos thous i ng s t at ed.Thi si sduet ol owcos thous i ng i n Mal a ys i adoesnotcor r es pond t ot he s at i s f act or yt or es i dent i alneeds , comf or t ,s oci al ,cul t ur aland r el i gi ous needs .Evi dent l y ,ol dl owcos t f l at st hathasnof unct i onalcommunals pacesf ors oci alact i vi t i eswoul d r es ul ti nr es i dent s nots pendi ng any t i me i nt he communi t y ar eas . Fur t her mor e,a s t udy done i n 2012 r egar di ng ‘ Hous i ng Condi t i ons ’ s t at edt hatmos toft hel owcos tol df l at sha vei ns uf f i ci ents paceand communal ar eas l i ke mul t i pur pos e hal l and pl a ygr ound f or communi t yandr ecr eat i onact i vi t i esf ort her es i dent s( Zai nal ,Kaur , Ahmad,&;Khal i l i ,2012) .Cons equent l y ,t hi s woul dl ead t oa l i mi t at i on on one’ scr eat i vi t ywhi ch wi l lcaus et her es i dent st o f eelunmot i vat ed.I n addi t i on,t hes oci ali nt er act i on bet ween t he r es i dent s of l owcos tf l at si s ver yl ow,whi ch coul d pot ent i al l y gener at e negat i ve r es ul t ss uch as f eel i ng i ncompet ent ,l onel y ,and i ns ecur e,on t hes at i s f act i on l eveloft hecommuni t yasawhol e .
The l i mi t ed s pace i nl owcos tf l at s coul d pos s i bl ycaus ei t soccupant st oexper i encecabi nf ever whi ch i sdef i ned asa r ange of emot i onsors ympt oms peopl eencount erwhenconf i nedi nas pacef oranext ended per i odoft i me .Dur i ngt heMovementCont r olOr dert hi syear , as ur veydonebyt hi nkt ankTheCent r ehaspr ovent hatamong al lt her es pondent s ,r es i dent sl i vi ngi nl owcos thous i ngdi s pl a yi ng mor es ever es i gnsofdepr es s i on,anxi et yands t r es s ,al lofwhi char e ment alheal t hi s s ues .Over cr owded hous ehol d uni t sr epor t ed 28% mor es ever es i gnsof negat i ve emot i ons ,whi ch i s9% hi ghert han hous ehol dswi t hl owercr owdsat19% ( Azuddi n,2020) . The s t udy advi s ed t hat hous i ng pol i ci es t ake i nt o cons i der at i on ps ychol ogi cal wel l bei ng when des i gni ng and es t abl i s hi ng l i vi ng s paces ,par t i cul ar l y f orl ower i ncomegr oupwhol i vei nl owcos thous i ng.
By i mpl ement i ng a bi ophi l i c communals pace,al s o known as a gr eens pace,wi t hampl enat ur alda yl i ghti nt ot hebui l di ng,woul di mpr ove s oci al i nt er act i on among r es i dent s and cr eat eas t r ong s ens e of communi t y .St udi esha ves hownt hatha vi ngacces st ogr eens pacesand communi t y ar eas coul di mpacti nhabi t ant s ’emot i on,beha vi our and ps ychol ogi calheal t h( Kondoetal . ,2018) .Mor eover ,as t udyconduct ed i nUK f r om 2008r eveal st hatpopul at i onswhor egul ar l yha veacces st o gr een envi r onment s ha ve t he l owes tr at e of heal t h i mpar i t y as s oci at ed t ol ow i ncome . Li kewi s e,appl yi ng da yl i ghti nt ot he des i gnnotonl ypr ovi desef f i ci enti nt er nall i ght i ngbutal s ocr eat es apos i t i vei mpactont hei nhabi t ant s ’“bodycl ock”whi chwoul d es s ent i al l yi mpr ovet hei rover al lwel l bei ng.
P T A ER H C -two-
MORI I N31
MORI I N 31 i s an exper i ent i aland engagi ng communi t yr ecr eat i on hous et hat pr ovi des a pl at f or m f or t he r es i dent s , who ar e mai nl y mi gr antwor ker sandmi ddl eagedpeopl eof5565year sol d,t ogat herandgeti nvol vedi ns oci al i nt er act i on,aswel lasr ecuper at et hems el ves .
Thes pacesandact i vi t i esi nt hi sr ecr eat i onhous e f ocus es on s t i mul at i ng i t s occupant s ’s ens e t hr ough vi s ual s ,s ounds ,t ouch,s cent sand t as t e t o enhance t hei rexper i ence .Peopl e can cr eat e mor ef ul f i l l i ngandbet t erl i f eexper i enceswi t hi n envi r onment st hatopt i mi zesal lhumans ens es .
MORI I N 31 al s o actas a mai n hos tf or t he r es i dent swi t hi nJ al an Ber emif l att o bond wi t h one anot her and bui l d s t r ong s ens e of communi t y ,whi ch wi l levent ual l y cr eat e bet t er r el at i ons ,s t r engt hens s ecur i t y , and i ncr eas e hel pf ul nes samongt her es i dent s .
PROGRAMS Moriin31isseparatedinto
t hr ee s ect i ons t hat pr ovi des di f f er ent pr ogr ams ai med t o pr omot e s oci al i nt er act i on among t he Buki t Bi nt ang s ubur ban communi t y and i mpr ovet hei rqual i t yofl i f e .
ACTI VI TI ES
a)Del i ght f uls ens es Del i ght f uls ens es ,j us tl i kei t sname, pr ovi desas er i esofent i ci ngand i nt r i gui ngi nt er act i ves t r uct ur eand i ns t al l at i ont hats t i mul at eandgi ve del i ghtt ot hehumans ens es .Vi s i t or s coul di nt er actwi t ht hes t r uct ur esor i ns t al l at i onst hatar es peci f i cal l y des i gnedf ordi f f er ents ens es( vi s ual , s cent ,ol f act or y ,vi s t a,andt as t e) ,whi ch pr ovi desaheal i ngef f ectont hei r wel l bei ng. b)Soci opet alSpace Thepr i mar yobj ect i veoft hi sSoci opet al Spacei st opr omot es oci ali nt er act i on amongt her es i dent s .Whi l et hepur pos e ofSoci of ugals pacesar et os uppr es s cont actandkeeppeopl eapar ti n gr i dl i kef or mat i on,Soci opet als pacei s t ypi cal l ydes i gnedi nar adi alf or m br i ng peopl et oget her .Ut i l i zi ngami xt ur eof geomet r yandor gani cs hapest ocr eat e l i nkedci r cl es ,s pi r al sorf unnel sf or s t r uct ur eswoul dencour aget he r es i dent st oengagei ns oci ali nt er act i on. Bes i des ,t hi sal s os er vesasas af es pace f orcont empl at i onpur pos es .
c)SLO W Unl i keSoci opet als pace,SLO W i s des i gnedf ori ndi vi dual st oha ve per s onals pace .Vi s i t or scanenj oypeace andqui eti nt hei ndi vi duals ound s howerpodst hatpl a yss of tcal mi ng mus i candASMR bi naur alnat ur es ounds s uchasoceanwa ves ,f or es ts ounds , r ai nf al landmor e .Us er swi l lonl yhear t hes oundswhent heyar ei nt hepodsor under neat ht hes ounds hower ,oncet hey l ea vet he“s hower �,t hes oundi sno l ongeraudi bl e .Ther ef or e,t heycan i mmer s et hems el vesi nt os oundt her apy whi l es pendi ngqual i t yt i met o r ecuper at et hei rmi ndandbody .
P T A ER H C-three-
DESI GN DEVELOPMENT
COMPONENT Fl oat i nggl asst errari um
Ent r ance
Fl oat i nggl asst er r ar i ums
Level2f r om spi r alst ai r s
Wal kway
Over al lvi ew f r om Level2
REFLECTI ON
Thi ss emes t er ’ spr oj ecthasbeen a br eakt hour ghf ormeasIha ve chal l enged mys el f i n many di f f er ent as pect s .I wi l ldo my bes tt odi s coverandl ookbeneat h t he s ur f ace meani ng of t he pr oj ect i n t he f ut ur e des i gn phas es . Themanychal l engest hatIha ve encount er eddur i ngt hi ss emes t er has got me t o expand and s t r engt hen my des i gn t hi nki ng. Des pi t e al lt he chal l enges ,Iam gl ad t hat I am abl e t o pul l t hr ough.Il ookf or war dt ocr eat e ext r aor di nar y des i gns and r each my f ul l es t pot ent i al i n t he f ol l owi ngs emes t er . Thank you t o Mr . Vi ckr am Thevar ,MsAi s hah Mokht ar ,and Ms Suzy Sul ai man, f or al lt he ext r aef f or t syoumadet ohel pme gr ow.