Culture Impact on Dessigning

AAR 2244 CULTURE AND HUMAN BEHAVIOUR IN THE BUILT ENVIROMENT

PROJECT 3 : CULTURAL IMPACT ON DESIGNING

BY NU'MAN NABIL BIN NAZARUDIN (1918431)

CONTENT BIOGRAPHY

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INTRODUCTION

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CASE STUDY 1

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CASE STUDY 2

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SUMMARY OF CASE STUDY

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USER STUDY

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DESIGN COSINDERATION

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BIOGRAPHY NAME : NU'MAN NABIL BIN NAZARUDIN MATRIC NO : 1918431 YEAR : SEMESTER 2, YEAR 2, 2021/22 COURSE : BARCHELOR IN ARCHITECTURE ADRESS : 37 JALAN SERI MINANG 3, TAMAN SERI MINANG, CHERAS, SELANGOR

INTRODUCTION AN ART CENTRE OR ARTS CENTER IS DISTINCT FROM AN ART GALLERY OR ART MUSEUM. NOWADAYS, THERE ARE MANY ART AMD CRAFT CENTRE WERE BUILT TO PRESERVE SOME HISTORIC AND TRADITIONAL FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE. IN THIS PROJECT, THE MAIN IDEA FOR THIS BUILDING IS FUNCTIONING MORE IN ART AND PRODUCTION CENTRE THAT ARE DIRECTLY FOCUSED FOR KRIS. KRIS IS ONE OF HISTORIC WEAPON THAT ALWAYS BEEN USED

BY MALAYSIAN PEOPLE BACK THEN FOR FIGHTING PURPOSE. WITH THIS PROJECT, IT WILL HIGHLIGHT ON PRODUCTION, EXHIBITION AND PRESERVATION PURPOSE. THIS PROJECT ALSO HAVE THREE MAIN TARGET USER WHICH ARE STAFF (FOR MAINTAINING THE MARKET VALUE OF KRIS), ARTIST (PEOPLE THAT RESPONSIBLE IN MAKING KRIS) AND PUBLIC USER (FOR EXHIBITION PURPOSE. BEFORE GOING FURTHER ON DESIGN'S APPROACH, THERE WILL BE TWO CASE STUDIES AND USER STUDIES THAT WILL AFFECT THE DECISION MAKING.

CASE STUDY 1

THE JAPAN TEA HOUSE, UNITED STATES The selected case study is The Tea House of Japan located in United States. The Tea House is nestled within a leafy backyard of a suburban home. Constructed of bronze and glass, the new structure references the form of a Japanese lantern and functions as a tea house, meditation space, and stage for the family's musical recitals.

With this such information, it is important to design the best space that related their behaviour. The targetted user that will come in the propose bulding, are mostly from Malaysian people. Therefore, one case study from one bulding that have been chosen to make as reference. This case study also related to the idea on having outdoor cafe area for public user.

Malaysian people has one unique culture toward having their meals. They always comfortable have their meals within in the crowded space where as they can have interaction and communication between them. Other that also, they also love to eat their meals on the floor. This is because, with having their meals on the floor, it bring the feel of humble and always in relax mood (santai).

Case Studies : Analysis on Japan Tea House, United Space TARGET USER : Traveller

Meditation user

Public User

Observation 1 From the floor plan itself, it shown that the layout was very rectengular and also symetric design without using any irregular shape. The open space style also applied in the design so it could bring the wide space, so the user inside can occupant with just nice and not too narrow.

Observation 2 Based on the interior, the designer used a huge big glass wall that covered along the house. From the study, the purpose of placing the idea of glass is too create the natural ambience inside and also it is illusion of making the space in the interior to look more wide.

Observation 3 In this investigation, it can be seems that the placement of building was surrounded by a lot of landscape elements. Based on the designer, the landscape elements are important to be used as natural sun shading and also provide a good air supply to give more breathing for people living in there.

Observation 4 The facade and materials are mostly using steel. The designer use timber cladding so it could blend with the surrounding natural element. While interior, the floor is using concrete that might be suitable for United States climate.

CASE STUDY 2 :

THE GODOWN, KUALA LUMPUR THE GODOWN ARE AN ARTS SPACE AND WORKSHOP LOCATED IN THE CENTRE OF KUALA LUMPUR, TUCKED AWAY AND NESTLED WITHIN LORONG AMPANG. THE SPACE CONSISTS OF TWO CONTRASTING BUILDINGS, THE MAIN HALL WHICH WAS A ‘GUDANG' (WAREHOUSE) WITH A HISTORY OF OVER 100 YEARS. ALSO, THE GODOWN FOCUSES ON THE ARTS AND ARCHITECTURE BUT WILL OFFER THE AUDIENCE A WIDE RANGE OF EXPERIENCES, INCLUDING EXHIBITIONS, PERFORMANCES, WORKSHOPS AND MORE. THE GODOWN AIMS TO BE A SPACE FOR PEOPLE TO CONGREGATE, COLLABORATE, CHALLENGE, EXPLORE AND SHARE. WITH INVESTIGATION OF THE BUILDING, IT CAN BE IMPORTANT FOR THE CASE STUDY OR REFERENCE ON HOW TO ATTRACT THE PUBLIC USER TO COME ON APPRECIATE EXHIBITION SERVICES WHILE ATTRACT THEM WITH PROVIDE SOME ACTIVITIES SPACE.

CASE STUDIES : ANALYSIS ON THE ART AND CENTRE GODOWN, KUALA LUMPUR TARGET USER : YOUTH USER

PUBLIC USER

ARTIST OBSERVATION 1 From the entrance, the people will bring to the public space where as called as "Main Hall".

This main hall multiply function.

At first, it serve as the area for all public people to gather around for some announcements.

Second, it also serve as exhibition space and lastly, it give a function as theatre space, use for any cultural perfomances.

OBSERVATION 2 Direct from the main hall, there a space that attached with the main hall and placed at the mezzanine area. This area serve for seminar workshop where the public user and artist are interact each other for sharing session such as art lecture and art workshop. From the layout, it shows that the space is rectengular shape with wide area. This dimension is enough for public user and artist to work together on their activities.

OBSERVATION 3 While for the first floor, it serves for private space for the staff only. At this space, it was designed for staff to work on their only activities. Based on observation, the space was design with a lot of opening to let the outside air coming through inside.

OBSERVATION 4 While for exterior, the designer decided to make contrastic form from other urban building. With this form, it can attract a lot of people to come and see, what is the inside the building itself.

CASE STUDIES SUMMARY (SYNTHESIS) SYNTHESIS 1 From the case studies in The GoDown, Kuala Lumpur, in order to attract public user to come and living in the public building such as museum and art centre, the building must has a function public space that serve the integration of inside people and outside people such as provide the seminar session. With this method, public user not only give their only visual toward the building, they also giving their participation in lighting up inside the building. This method is important to solve the problem that occured nowadays on public user are start to losing attention in visitting the art and culture centre,

SYNTHESIS 2 The idea on having traditional sitting on floor can be achieved with use The Japan Tea House, United States. As Malaysian people love to have relax "santai" moment while having their meal, the ambience can be done with create a outdoor space near or attached to courtyard. This is because, wih the visual of green perspective (landscaoing) it can create harmony illsuion. To achieve that, the wide space like The Japan Tea house can be used as referance. However, because of the Malaysia climate is different than United States, the air opening ventilation should be considered. With this method, it can give high thermak comfort and use like roof system or high trees to use as shading from the sunlight.

SYNTHESIS 3 Lastly, another summary of case study on creating a great art and culture centre, is by design the building form contrastly from the other buildings and sustain the culture element to be as facade. This is important because, art and centre nowadays are basically design with such an ordinary form that could not attract people to go inside the buildings. With inserting the irregular or modern form with nice culture facade, it might be huge possibilty to be the eye catchy for public user to come.

USER STUDY IN THIS SCOPE, IT WILL TOUCH ON THE STUDY ABOUT THE USER. AS MENTION EARLIER, THERE ARE THREE MAIN USER THAT POSSIBILITY WILL USE ON THIS ART AND PRODUCTION CENTRE FOR KRIS. WITH DOING THIS STUDY, IT WILL HELP ON MAKING DECISION FOR SPACE PLANNING AND FUCTION THAT ARE SUITABLE AND ALSO APPROACH THE TARGETED USER.

USER STUDIES MAIN USER STAFF All the people employed by a particular organization. In this case, the employer should responsible in keeping all the stuff (kris) in the good hand and play important role on marketing level of the place.

ARTIST (PRODUCER) The people who create the kris, woodcarving and sustain the stuff for selling and exhibit it.

PUBLIC USER (VISITOR) The public people who come to having a visual contact on the kris art and also participate in any workshop seminar about the kris production. It can be categorized by two groups, which are senior and youth visitor.

BACKGROUND USER From the background of site, it cover the Gombak District which an administrative district located in the state of Selangor, Malaysia. Gombak borders Kuala Lumpur to the southeast and the Genting Highlands to the east. Both Gombak and Kuala Lumpur, along with some other districts in Selangor, are situated within the Klang Valley which mean that the public user and staff might be have background with live in the area stated. The International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM/UIAM) main campus is also located here as well as the Batu Caves, which indicate that the public user have a background user as a student. Gombak is also home to an aboriginal Orang Asli settlement, and it is the site of the Orang Asli Museum. For the statement mentioned, the design of building should have an impact from the background of aboriginal Orang Asli. Lastly, at the center of the confluence is the Masjid Jamek, which cover that majority og background user is from Muslim people.

BEHAVIOURAL USER

STAFF

ARTIST (PRODUCER)

PUBLIC USER (VISITOR)

TIME USE : 8 A.M - 5 P.M

TIME USE : 8 A.M - 5 P.M (MIGHT BE STAY UP)

TIME USE : 9 A.M - 7 P.M

SPACE REQUIRED :

SPACE REQUIRED :

SPACE REQUIRED :

- OFFICE - CAFE - LOUNGE

- WORKSHOP - CAFE - RESTING AREA

- EXHIBITION HALL - SEMINAR ROOM - CAFE

DESIGN COSINDERATION IN THIS TOPIC, IT WILL COVER ALL THE RESULT FROM THE STUDIES APPROACHED. AT LAST, IT WILL EXPLAIN THE DECISION MAKING FOR THE DESIGN THAT APPLIED IN THE ART AND PRODUCTION CENTRE FOR KRIS PRODUCTION. WITH THE DIAGRAM, IT WILL HELP IN THE UNDERSTANDING OF EVERY MOTIVE THAT INSEERT IN THE DESIGN.

DESIGN CONSIDERATION PROPOSAL 1# : THE INTGRATION OF WORKSHOP AREA AND EXHIBITION AREA 3 4 2

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Regarding to the first synthesis and the main user target for this building, it is important to serve a space that serve assemble all the occupants that will using the building before they are going to another space. As a result, a huge lobby space was proposed in the building directly after the entrance. From the lobby, the idea of attached it with exhibition space was also proposed because it will be easy for the public user (visitor) to jump directly into the space. As shown from the diagram 1.0, the numbers showed the traffic arrangement from lobby to gallery (for public user).

Diagram 1.0

Section view from lobby toward the exhibition space In order to solve the problem on how to attract people more to come for this art centre building, the idea of The GoDown KL is used as reference. I that reference, The GoDown KL, allocate a space where there have interaction and communication between the public user and the artist that works there. As a result, in this design, it proposed the link of workshop space and the public space. Which mean that, the artist of kris will have communication and atteraction between the public user. From this method, many activities can be created, such as, the public user will explore by themselves on the demonstration of kris production conducted by the kris artist.

DIAGRAM 1.1

From the diagram 1.1, the idea of linking the workshop and demostrantion idea can be achieved by installed the big opening tool between the wall of both spaces, such as mechanical glass wall that can be open and close .

DESIGN CONSIDERATION PROPOSAL 2# : THE PLACEMENT OF OUTDOOR DINING AREA WITH APPROCHING THE CULTURE IMPACT Another strategy to attract the publice user such as youth user and senior user, this building has to serve a space that are link to the culture impact of people at the area. Because of majority of race in the area is approximately Malay people, so the idea should be considered on based their behaviour. As a result, it can identified that, mostly, the malay people love to gather aound and having their meals with in traditional method, which is relax (santai) and sit-on-floor dining.

To solve that, the cafe/dining area in the building should be response to the scenario. In order to achieve that, it can done by propose the traditional cafe area at outdoor space, so the public user from outside may access to the space easily and directly.

Ground floor plan showing the ideas of placement the outdoor dining area Regarding to diagram, the placement of outdoor dining area is located near to the interior cafe and also near to the lobby. With this placement, it will be more easier for public user as a main target to reach the space. Other than that, the placement of interior cafe near to the outdoor dining area could help the food serving from kitchen to serve smoothly direct to the place.

Tall tree can be used as shading devices for avoiding sunlight

Section view toward the outdoor dining space

Based on case study, the design also takes some references such as propose a courtyard, so it can be the nice shading device for the place.

Next, the outdoor dining area also use the opening between two sides of wall to let the wind and air go thorugh the area for providing so thermat comfort.

DESIGN CONSIDERATION PROPOSAL 3# : THE IRREGULAR FORM FOR ATTRACTION MOTIVE As for the raw idea about this building form, the concept it is actually to derive from the form of "Istana Melayu". The reason behind this option is to potrays and brings the user of this building achieve the experience on how kris production conducted in Istana Melayu back then.

However, because the proposed site was located near to IIUM's building, it will risk the aesthetic from attracting public user to come , because of the concept of Istana Melayu have a simililar from with IIUM's buildings.

The picture shows similarity between the IIUM"s building and Istana Melayu To solve the problem, the concept of 'Istana Melayu' will sustain but, the form will be more on modern architecture. Refer the diagram below, on how the method assigned on propose the form The hierarchy applied that refer back to Istana Melayu principle design The monopitch roof is one of the modern roof design

The facade buildilng and windows still using the same design as Istana Melayu

The pitch roof at the middle showing the same design as Istana Melayu roof

As the result, the combination between those two concepts, give an irregular form to the building design that might caught the public user attention to come. Also, the diagonal form also create the impression of strong and bold that related to kris itself.

The mockup model showing the form in 3D Shape

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