Date Interview

(dd/mm/yy) number

To be completed by the interviewer

IN-DEPTH (ID) INTERVIEW

TYPE OF INTERVIEW: KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEW
INTERVIEW QUESTION

TITLE:
SENSE OF PLACE IN REVITALIZING HISTORIC URBAN AREAS

Name of Interviewer A RASYID BIN GANI

Matric No MRS 161080
Course MRSS MASTER PROJECT II
Master MASTER (SCIENCES) in SUSTAINABLE URBAN DESIGN
Faculty UTM RAZAK SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING & ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY

1. Introduction (Background & Topic of Interview)

This interview is part of the study in Master Project conducted for the degree of
M.Sc of (Sustainable Urban Design) at the UTM. The purpose of the interview is
to find out the expertise ideas and overview on the sense of place of the Kuala
Lumpur historic urban areas design aspiration, which will suit for revitalizing it.
10-selected respondent have been selected to take part in the interview and I
where all of the information that was provided will remain strictly confidential and
is used solely for academic purposes.
Thank you for your cooperation.

SECTION A: RESPONDENT PROFILE

1. Background (Write the response below)

1.1 Full Name (As per Passport or Malaysian Identity Card)

1.2 Age (As per respondent’s year born)

1.3 Level of Education (Highest)

Primary Secondary Diploma Degree

School School Holder Holder
Master PHD Others
Degree Holder

If any, please specify the name of the institution:

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If any, please specify the background
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1.4 Profession

Professional Non-professional Others

If any, please specify respondent current position/designation and name of

profession organization

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If any, please specify year of experience

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1.5 Accreditation

Yes No

If any, please specify name of accreditation(s)

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If any, please specify name of organization or bodies which granting respondent

accreditation(s)

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SECTION B –SENSE OF PLACE, PLACE IDENTITY & PLACE ATTACHEMENT

IN THE HISTORIC URBAN AREAS

2 Personal Experience (Write the response below)

2.1 (i) Have respondent ever been to any historic urban areas within Kuala Lumpur
Areas?

Yes No

(ii) If yes to (i) , have the respondent ever been to Muzium Negara or Masjid
Negara or Kelab Sultan Sulaiman or Kompleks Dayabumi or Dataran Merdeka?
2.2
Yes No

If No, please specify which historic places respondent ever been to?

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(iii) If yes to (i) & (ii), please specify purpose, frequency and average length of
your visit?
2.3

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3 Sense of Place (Form)

3.1 What is respondent mode of travel to historic urban areas?

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3.2 What is fore the mode of travel that you think suitable to and within the KL
Historic urban areas? Why?

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3.3 Do respondent think that easy for pedestrian facilities are friendly to the local,
tourist and visitors? Why?

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3.3 What building of the place that you remember the most about the place?

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3.4 Which parts of the particular building or form that respondent remember the most?

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3.5 How was the setting of the historic urban areas?

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3.6 How was the surrounding development responding to the setting of of the historic
urban areas from respondent opinion?

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3.7 There will be a new skyscraper more than 60 storeys height to be constructed
nearby Menara Dayabumi, nearby the independence heritage places. What is
your respond?

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3.8 What should be done in keeping the harmonius blend of new development and
historic places?

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4 Sense of Place (Function)

4.1 Do respondent find any interesting activities in the historic urban areas?
Do respondent find the place robust with other activities

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4.2 Do respondent find that those activities attract people to visit?

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4.3 Do respondent find safe and comfort within the historic urban areas?

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4.4 How was traffic within historic urban areas? In what way do you think the vehicular
movement be mange or design?

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4.5 In overall, what respondent level of satisfaction of the provision of the public realm
in the historic urban areas?

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5 Sense of Place (Meaning & Association)

5.1 Do respondent think that the selected historic places has spirit of place?

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5.2 Does the physical character of the historic urban areas within Kuala Lumpur
portray specific identity?

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5.3 How does the surrounding context blend with identity of historic urban areas?
Why?

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 5.4 Why does human relation or attachment with a place is important?

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SECTION C –ASPIRATION

6.1 In term of design, in what way do you think that historic urban areas can be
revitalizing to recognize and celebrate its sense of place?

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6.2 We have reached the end of our interview. Do you have any additional
suggestions or remarks?

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THANK YOU