Student’s Profile
ONG AI QING Born in Selangor. In 2005, she graduated from UM obtained her B Sc Arch Part 1 and worked with CGNA Design Consultancy from 20072010. Currently, pursuing her B Arch in UM, working on a thesis of KLWAC – Kuala Lumpur Women’s Aid Centre.
Advisor’s Profile
ZUNAIBI BIN ABDULLAH He is the current HOD and a senior lecturer at the Department of Architecture UM. He obtained his BSc and Master of ARCH from University of Nebraska, Lincoln. His specialization is on building structure and technology.
KUALA LUMPUR WOMEN’S AID CENTRE (KLWAC), SENTUL Have you ever heard of woman’s crying, quarrelling between woman and man and sound of banging door come from your neighbour houses? She may be in the incident of domestic violence and being victimized. In 1980s, the Malaysian feminist organizations instigated a growing awareness of Violence against Women and the dangers and suffering endured by the victims. Recent statistics show that Kuala Lumpur is the only state of having increasing number of domestic violence cases, where Sentul particularly has the highest reported violent crime rate which includes rape cases and voluntarily causing hurt. This prompted the need of safe place to escape and to get emergency and immediate support prior for the victimized women in this area. However, most of the existing women’s shelters in local are lack of specifically designed physical properties to provide conducive environment needed by victimized women in their healing and recovery process. Studies of environmental psychology show that spaces can evoke certain responses from occupants, ranging from induce fear to produce calmness and relaxation. The objective of this design thesis proposal is to investigate how physical environment, when partnered with efficient treatment programmes, can create nurturing healing environment for victimized women compared to the existing shelter model. Victimized women experience not only physical or biological pain but longer lasting emotional and psychological scars. The result of this thesis will be an emotionally responsive haven for women in crisis in a high-risk women victimization area. Special Studies Discreet entry sequence design to avoid causing embarrassment or difficult for women in crisis. Visual connectedness as environmental therapeutic strategy for rehabilitation of victimized women.