PRINCIPLES OF DESIGNING

COMMUNITY CENTER

JOSEPHINE BINSON
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YONG ATHIRAH
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What is Culture?
Culture

is the knowledge, language, values, customs, and material

objects that are passed from person to person and from one
generation to the next in a human group or society.

What is Society & Social?

A

society is a large social grouping that occupies the same

geographic territory and is subject to the same political authority
and dominant cultural expectation. While social is the process by
which people act toward or respond to other people and is the
foundation for all relationship and group in society.

In

Sum A society is composed of people, a culture is composed

of ideas, behavior, and material possessions. Society and culture
are interdependent; neither could exist without the other.

What is Community Centre?

Community centers are public locations where

members of a community may gather for group
activities, social support, public information, and
other purposes. They may sometimes be open for
the whole community or for a specialized group
within the greater community.

A meeting place used by members of a community

for social, cultural, or recreational purposes.

KL Convention Centre

KL Performing Arts Centre

Objective
To have a responsive societies.
To identify some of cultural elements in workers group.
Identify of problem and issues which is comes from workers' group.
Research and analysis how methodology issues of resolution in developing
culture in workers group into architectural approach.

Hypothesis
Balance in social culture.
Workers group will have a building sensitive to the societies.
Reasonable architectural approach to build a responsive shed yet effective
and efficient building.

ISSUES PROBLEMS NEED

POPULATION
Fact :Population :
7 million
1.67 million people/94 sq m
Density

17,310 people / sq mile or 6,890 / square kilometre.

Major ethnic :
Malays: 44.2% - Chinese: 43.2%
Indians: 10.3% - Other: 1.8%
* foreign residents increase by 9%.
Religions
:
Islam 46% - Buddhism (36%) - Hinduism (8.5%)
Christianity (6%) - Daoism (1%) - others (2%).
http://worldpopulationreview.com/world-cities/kuala-lumpur-population/

ISSUES PROBLEMS NEED

HEALTH
Health fact : Impact
of
bad lifestyle,
multicultural
and crowded
environment,
and lack of
exercise.

http://www.moh.gov.my/i
mages/gallery/stats/heal_f
act/health_facts_2006.pdf

ISSUES PROBLEMS NEED

STRESS
Health fact : Stress at home and working place will cause a
physical and mental problem.
Office workers say job stress causes physical and mental
problems, workers that realize that minor routine office action
add up
The results of some studies done in metropolitan city showed a number of
workers experiencing minor pains from work stress :
40% - experienced fatigue
35% - stress-related headaches
27% - back pain, 26% - neck strain
18% - repetitive motion injuries (i.e. wrist sprain,
hand cramp, etc.)
7% - Stomach discomfort, 15% - vision problems
34% - Had not experienced any physical problems
due to job-related stress or exertion
(https://docs.google.com/viewer=application/msword)

ISSUES PROBLEMS NEED

ACTIVE LIFESTYLE
1. Register and become an active members in any groups around.
NGOs
Surau / Masjid
Persatuan Penduduk
2. Contribute and involve more in local activities.
Gotong-royong.
Holding any group activities.

ISSUES PROBLEMS NEED

SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENTS
1. Sport indoor / outdoor
Games online / offline
Watching Movie
Window Shopping
Running / jogging
National Sport Policy agreed that sport will contribute :
development of personal and self-realization
improvement of physical fitness and health
a meaningful of wholesome leisure-time occupation
alleviating stress of modern living
meaningful social interaction with people
development of basic skills

ISSUES PROBLEMS NEED

VISIT SPA/TREATMENT CENTRE
Massage calms the nervous system and promotes a sense of relaxing
and well being.
Massage reduces tension and anxiety .
Massage improves blood circulation.
Massage stimulates the lymphatic system.
Massage therapy can help with pain management in conditions
Massage good for your health and for your reduce tension.
(http://spas.about.com/od/massa2/a/massagebenefits.html)

CONCEPTUAL IDEA

Social Entity
The negative culture
value happening on
societies = Social
Culture Issues
Social Culture
Society with
different culture
value

Community Centre
A meeting place for
community to address
those social entity's
culture with architectural
approach to resolve the
Social Culture Issues

PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIAL VALUE OF SPACE

Can we adapt the transformations from cages to natural habitats in the zoo into
philosophy of design?

PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIAL VALUE OF SPACE

What brought about this transformation in philosophy and design? A key
factor was concern over the animals' psychological and social well-being.
Caged animals often exhibit neurotic behaviorspacing, repetitive motions,
aggression, and withdrawal

PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIAL VALUE OF SPACE

Are there lessons from the zoo that we can apply to building design?

YES
Key lessons, applicable to all building types, include the following:
Look beyond survival to well-being.
Build on "primitive preferences" and connections to nature.
Design for the senses as well as the body.

PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIAL VALUE OF SPACE

Biologist Stephen Boyden (1971) defines the optimum healthy
environment as :
"the conditions which tend to promote or permit an animal optimal
physiological, mental, and social performance in its natural or
'evolutionary' environment."

Surviva
l Need

Healthy
Environmen
t
Well
Being
Need

Survival needs deal with

aspects of the environment
that directly affects human
health, such as clean air and
water, lack of pathogens or
toxins, and opportunity for
rest and sleep. Well-being
needs, on the other hand,
are
associated
with
fulfillment, quality of life, and
psychological health.

PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIAL VALUE OF SPACE

The research by Boyden and others identifies well being needs that
should be addressed in building design:
Opportunity to engage in spontaneous social encounters.
Opportunity for relaxation and psychological restoration.
Opportunity for privacy and for movement between interaction and solitude,
as desired.
Opportunity for learning and information sharing.
Opportunity for connection to the natural environment.
Opportunity for regular exercise.
Sound levels not much above or below that of nature.
Meaningful change and sensory variability.
An interesting visual environment with aesthetic integrity.
Sense of social equity and respect.
Ability to maintain and control personal comfort.
Making sense of the environment.

PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIAL VALUE OF SPACE

Social engagement - Comfortable meeting places, indoors and outdoors; circulation systems and layouts that support
informal interaction; attributes that draw people to space and encourage conversation (views, humorous dcor).
Cultural and Collective Meaning - Celebratory spaces; artifacts and symbols of cultural and group identity; sense of
uniqueness.
Relaxation and psychological restoration - Quiet spaces with low sensory stimulation; connections to nature; distant
views; outdoor seating or walking paths in visually appealing landscapes.
Visual and aural privacy as needed; movement between interaction and solitude - Enclosure or screening; distance
from others; ability to regulate the desired degree of social interaction by moving between spaces or by manipulating
personal space. Variety of informal social spaces to encourage relationship development.
Learning and information sharing - Good acoustics for training/learning environments; good visibility to support
situation awareness; layouts, meeting spaces, and circulation that support conversation and information exchange
without unduly disturbing others.
Connection to nature and natural processes - Daylight, views of nature outdoors, careful use of indoor sunlight, natural
ventilation, interior plantings, nature dcor, and nature patterns in spatial layouts, furnishings, and carpeting.
Sensory variability - Daylight access; indoor sunspots; variation in color, pattern, and texture; natural ventilation.
Sound levels similar to nature - Operable windows to allow connection to positive outdoor sounds; acoustic
conditioning to reduce equipment and industrial noise, yet allowing for some human sound ("buzz") that is energizing.
Interesting visual environment with aesthetic integrity - Adoption of naturalistic, bio-inspired design; patterned
complexity; reduced monochromatic environments; more organic layouts and forms.
Way finding and making sense - Landmarks, variability of space to serve as location cues, windows to orient by
outdoor views, use of color and pattern on walls or carpeting to provide location and movement cues. Also appropriate
signage and visual displays to develop overall sense of space.
Exercise - Indoor gym, outdoor bike and hiking paths, open stairways to promote interaction and walking, visually
interesting landscape to entice exploration.
Sense of equity - Design of spaces and allocation of amenities that shows concern for the health and well being of all
occupants, visitors and other users of the space.

Hypothesis

Environmental Preferences and WellBeing

Because humans evolved in a natural landscape, it is reasonable

to turn to the natural environment for clues about preference
patterns that may be applicable to building design
ecologist Gordon Orians argues that humans are psychologically
adapted to and prefer landscape features that characterized the
African savannah, the presumed site of human evolution.

If the "savannah hypothesis" is true, we would expect to find that humans

intrinsically like and find pleasurable environments that contain key features
of the savannah that were most likely to have aided our ancestors' survival
and well-being. These features include:

A high diversity of plant (especially flowers) and animal life for food and
resources.

Clustered trees with spreading canopies for refuge and protection.

Open grassland that provides easy movement and clear views to the distance.

Topographic changes for strategic surveillance to aid long-distance

movements and to provide early warning of approaching hazards.
Scattered bodies of water for food, drinking, bathing, and pleasure.
A "big sky" with a wide, bright field of view to aid visual access in all
directions.
Multiple view corridors and distances.

The design of built settings also shows manipulation of space and

artifacts that are consistent with savannah features, especially in
retail and hospitality settings. Light, dcor, sounds, food, flowers,
smells, visual corridorsall are used to enhance emotional
experience, not as an end in itself, but rather to increase human
behaviors

Key components of preference patterns are described in more detail

below:1) PROSPECT AND REFUGE

According to geographer Jay Appleton, people prefer to be in

places where they have good visual access to the surrounding
environment (high prospect), while also feeling protected and safe
(high refuge).
The sense of refuge can be created by canopy-like features as
well as by vertical enclosure. Prospect includes both internal and
external views through windows or view corridors

The sense of prospect and refuge can be created

in many ways, in both outdoor and interior spaces
that offer protection at the back and overhead,

2) THE HEARTH
Today's hearth is the family kitchen at home, and the community
places, such as cafes and coffee bars, where people increasingly
congregate to eat, talk, read, and work.

- People increasingly mingle and work in coffee

shops and attractive outdoor areas.

3) CONNECTIONS TO NATURE AND NATURAL PATTERNS

A growing body of research shows that building environments

that connect people to nature are more supportive of human
emotional well-being and cognitive performance than
environments lacking these features.
Whether nature's presence comes from daylight, fresh air,
indoor plants, or landscape views, there is growing evidence of
positive impacts on building occupants in a wide variety of
settings, from offices to hospitals and community spaces.
research by Roger Ulrich consistently shows that passive viewing
of nature through windows or even surrogate contact (through
posters or videos) promotes positive moods and reduces stress
Similarly, research by Rachel Kaplan found that workers with
window views of trees had a more positive outlook on life than
those doing similar work but whose window looked out onto a
parking lot.

Her study also found that workers with the nature view had lower
stress scores and were more satisfied with their jobs. In addition
to the psychological and emotional benefits, connection to nature
also provides mini mental breaks that may aid the ability to
concentrate
People in their study who went for a walk in a predominantly
natural setting performed better on several tasks requiring
concentration than those who walked in a predominantly built
setting or who quietly read a magazine indoors.

-Window views that provide contact with outdoor nature reduce stress
and improve psychological functioning. In the absence of windows,
workers frequently decorate their workstations with nature dcor.

4) DAYLIGHT AND SUNLIGHT

people prefer to be in buildings with high levels of daylight. For

instance, a study by Heerwagen and colleagues of seven office
buildings in the Pacific Northwest found that 80% of the
occupants near windows were highly satisfied with the
environment, compared to 55% occupying more interior spaces.
Good visual access to daylight through the use of interior glazing
increases satisfaction also
Access to indoor sunlight is also associated with perceived
cheerfulness of the environment as well as higher levels of
positive affect and job satisfaction for the occupants.

Daylight and indoor sun

patches create visual
stimulation and may also
improve psychological
functioning of building
occupants, as long as sun is
not excessive or an
impediment to work.

6) NATURAL COMFORT

Because people differ from one another in many ways (genetics,

cultures, lifestyles) their ambient preferences vary
For most of human history, people have actively adjusted the
environment as well as their behaviors to achieve comfort. Yet
buildings continue to be designed with a "one size fits all"
approach. Very few buildings or workstations enable occupants to
control lighting, temperature, ventilation rates, or noise
conditions.
Comfort preferences are apparent in
this picture that shows some people
bundled up in hats and sweatshirts and
others in shorts and tee shirts while
waiting at a stop light.

CASE STUDY

THE HERITAGE SERI KEMBANGAN

AKTIVITI KOMUNAL YANG DI LAKUKAN DI THE HERITAGE SERI

KEMBANGAN

Di The Heritage Seri kembangan residen ini menghubungkan shopping

kompleks The Mines yang terletak berhadapan. Untuk ke shopping kompleks
penduduk disini boleh menggunakan perkidmatan teksi air atau pun berjalan
kaki

 Terdapat juga pelbagai activiti boleh dilakukan disini dan orang luar boleh juga menggunakan beberapa
kemudahan disini

Critter land playground

Riverside Grill and bar

Pla dib restoran

Fasiliti yang disediakan untuk residen:

Barbecue Area
Business Centre
Cafeteria
Covered Parking
Gymnasium
Mini Market
Nursery
Playground
Salon
Sauna
Swimming Pool
Wading Pool
24hr Security

ZETA RESIDENCE @ ONE SOUTH

SERI KEMBANGAN, SELANGOR

Zeta Residence merupakan sebuah pembangunan bercampur yang terdiri daripada

pusat membeli-belah, kedai, pejabat, services apartment dan Soho. Mempunyai 104
unit residen

Property Type: Service Apartment

Land Title: Commercial
Tenure: Leasehold
Built Up: 1300 - 4279 sq.ft.
Total Units/Lots: 104

Menyediakan 3 tingkat untuk kemudahan yang berfungsi sebagai komunal

activiti
Kemudahan fasiliti yang disediakan
Level 23
Level 7
Wading pool
2 Meeting rooms
Swimming pool
Discussion room
Spa pool
Nursery
Sunken sundeck
Children playground
Pool deck
Function room
Snooker & pool room
Cafeteria
Sky lounge & BBQ area
Lounge / dining area
Gymnasium / yoga room
Water fountain
Putting green
Viewing area
Male & female changing room
Terrace area

Multipurpose area
Level 25
Mini market
Meditation garden
Salon
Leisure pavilion
Laundry

Multipurpose hall
Level 26
Male & female toilet
Viewing deck
Male & female prayer room
Rest area

Cafeteria di aras 7

Ruang meditasi di aras 25

Infiniti swimming pool

Gymnasium

KESIMPULAN

Aktiviti komunal dan sosio-budaya didalam sesebuah komuniti adalah sangat

penting supaya tidak dikatakan sebagai sebuah kawasan itu mati dan tidak
berpenghuni.
Dengan aktiviti-aktiviti komunal dapat mengwujudkan persekitaran yang sihat
dan dapat mengeratkan silaturrahim diantara keluarga dan penduduk
sekeliling.
Menentukan ruang-ruang yang akan dijadikan sebagai komunal area
Rekabentuk ruang untuk ruang komunal haruslah bersesuaian dengan keadaan
kepadatan penduduk supaya ruang yang akan digunakan tidak terlalu sempit
dan tidak terlalu besar.