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SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, BUILDING & DESIGN

Centre for Modern Architecture Studies in Southeast Asia (MASSA)

Bachelor of Science (Honours) (Architecture)

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABLE DESIGN (1413/1412)

“Paying It Forward” Project Proposal

Project Title :Caring for the needs

Project Contacts

Organization Name: Agathians Shelter Contact Person : Ms.Inthira Address : No.22, Jalan Kelah 8/6, Seksyen 8, Petaling Jaya 46050, Selangor. Phone Number : 0379541680 Project Statement :

We have selected an orphanage home located at Petaling Jaya to conduct

our community service project. We were planning to design something

which is useful for them. According to our observation, we have noticed

that there were few spots in the orphanage that can be beautified. Besides

beautifying the site, we were also trying to create an awareness of caring

for the environment at the same time. We will do some mural painting on

the front wall. Besides, we will also create a hanging plastic bottle plant

box at the metal railing nearby. Through all the activities that we have

mentioned, we will include the kids in our activities to create the

interaction between us and them. Therefore, a bonding between us will be

created as well.

Project Objectives :

1. To create awareness of caring for the environment

2. To induce creativity in attempting to explore the current environmental

circumstances among the orphanage

3. To allow us to have the opportunity to contribute to the community

4. To emphasize on the importance of having a environmentally sustainable

design for the orphanage home

5. To be able to understand and explain the principles of sustainability

from environmental and social perspective

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Proposed Method for the designs

We have come out with different ideas to beautify the site. Firstly,

we will install a hanging plant box on the metal railing which is

located next to the front wall where the front entrance is located

at. We will reuse the plastic bottles as the plant box for the

plantations so that we won’t be creating any waste in the end of this

project. The reason we want to beautify this metal railing by

hanging plantations is because we want to create an awareness of

caring for the environment for the children. Children will learn

how to care for the environment when they are needed to take care

of the plants.

Besides that, we will also do a mural painting in the front wall of

the orphanage. The theme of the mural painting is caring for the

environment. Reason that we choose this theme is because that we

want to create an awareness of caring for environment for the

community. Besides that, we also want to create an interesting

Agathians Shelter's Logo which will attract the attention as the

previous logo is dull in color. Therefore, the kids will start to get

a feel of what a responsible citizen should do regarding their

surrounding environment. The paints that we use for this mural

painting will be environmental-friendly paintings.

In conclusion, our ideas for these designs come from one major

theme, which is caring for the environment. We hope that these

designs will be able to contribute to this home.

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Proposed Timeline

Date

Day 1

(17/5/2014)

Day 2

(19/5/2014)

Day 3

(20/5/2014)

Day 4

(21/5/2014)

Day 5

(22/5/2014)

Progress

1) Repaint the

wall of front

entrance so

that the new

mural painting

can be painted

on.

2) Hanging

plastic plant

box will be

cut into shape

that is

required by

the design.

1) Outline of

the mural

painting will

be drawn.

2) Hanging

plastic plant

box should be

connected

together.

1) Children of

the Agathians

House will

participate in

the mural

painting.

2) Hanging

plastic plant

box will be

filled up with

sand and

plant.

1) Mural

painting

should be

completed by

now.

2) A short

session will

be conducted

with the

children of

Agathians

House to

show them

how we make

the hanging

plastic plant

box.

1) All the

work should

be completed

today.

2) Interview

will be

conducted

with the

Agathians

Shelter

person in

charge.

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Nature and Us _ Mural

Front wall (view) of the shelter entrance

Examples of the mural

style are going to

paint on the

front(entrance) wall

of the shelter.

The mural painting will contain element of nature (flora), animals

(fauna) to create a bonding between human and nature which are both

benefits each other and aware of us as a part of nature. Besides, it

also used to educate children the important of nature environment

around us and appreciate nature.

proposed Mural painting design on front wall

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Material_ Paint

Few types of paint are used for our mural painting. We have used

water based paint and pelaka for background and drawing, and

gloss paint for the text. Those paints have some properties which

benefits the people and environment.

Water based paint:

- Low volatile organic compound (VOC) levels.

VOCs are the toxic fumes emitted from most synthetic-based paints

and are the reason behind the smell of paint. VOCs can be harmful to

people and the environment, not just throughout the manufacturing

process, but also during and after paint application, and have been

blamed for various health complaints. Therefore, paint with low VOC

will not have strong smell or low odour and less harmful to people

and the environment.

- no added lead and mercury

you can be assured that the common health complaints such as

asthma attacks, eye irritation and other respiratory problems

associated with excessive exposure to paint fumes will be a thing of the

past.

- investing in environmentally - friendly paints makes sound

economic sense in the long run.

- fungus resistance and is produced with environmental-friendly

ingredients

- accredited with Singapore Green Label and SIRIM Eco-label

legislation

Pelaka is a fast drying water-based colour

which can be used for arts and crafts,

painting hobby, wall, model work, wood,

fabrics, advertising and decoration purposes.

Gloss Paint is water resistance, UV

protection, high gloss retention and anti

termite.

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Making process & Installation_ Hanging Plant Box

Used plastic bottles are collected and the middle part of the

bottles are then marked and cut with knife cutter.

The plastic bottle done with At least 20 bottles are part cut

middle part cut out. out using the similar method.

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Twist & Tie” is put through the holes

and tied the bottles together.

A 0.5cm hole is poke at both end of the bottle.

1 set with 4 bottles is installed The installation is then show to

on the metal railing for testing. the person in charge.

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3 more sets are prepared and installed.

The bottles are filled half full The plants are inserted into the

with soil. soil.

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The completion of the bottle plants installation.

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Actual Daily Work Progress

DAY 1

17/5/2014

(Saturday)

8a.m.-9a.m.

Cleaned the wall of front entrance once we

reached Agathians Shelter Children’s Home.

9a.m.-12p.m.

Repainted the wall into light green so that the new

mural painting can be painted on.

12p.m.-1p.m.

Had lunch while waiting the first layer of the paint

to dry.

1p.m.-3p.m.

Painted the second layer to cover the old mural

painting.

3p.m.-4p.m.

Chit-chatting and playing with the kids while having

rest.

4p.m.-5p.m.

Hanging plastic plant bottles have been cut into

shape that is required in the design.

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DAY 2

19/5/2014

(Monday)

10a.m.-12p.m.

Started sketching the outline of trees on wall.

12p.m.-1p.m.

Lunch Time.

1p.m.-3p.m.

Searched the images of the kids’ favorite animals

and sketched them on wall by using pencils.

3p.m.-4p.m.

Sketched the name and contact numbers of

Agathians House on the middle of the wall.

4p.m.-5p.m.

Started painting the trees. Took Photos with the

kids and our incomplete mural painting before

going home.

DAY 3

20/5/2014

(Tuesday)

10a.m.-12p.m.

Continued to paint the trees and the animals of our

mural painting design.

12p.m.-1p.m.

Lunch time and took more photos.

1p.m.-3p.m.

Add more animals to our mural painting as required

by the kids of Ahgathians Shelter Children’s Home.

The children also participated in our mural

painting.

3p.m-5p.m.

Started painting the alphabets on the wall in blue

as required by the owner of Ahgathian Shelter

Children’s Home.

Day 4

21/5/2014

(Wednesday)

8a.m.-12p.m.

Tried to complete the mural painting.

12p.m.-1p.m.

Lunch time.

1p.m.-3p.m.

4 plastic plant bottles had been tied together in

one row with twist and tie. There are total 4 rows

of plastic plant bottles hanging on the blue

fencing wall.

3p.m.-4p.m.

Tea time and having fun with the children.

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4p.m.-5p.m.

Made sure all the plastic bottles are tightly tied

together on fencing wall and cleaned the area

before going home.

Day 5

22/5/2014

(Thursday)

8a.m.-12p.m.

Touched up on the mural painting wall.

12p.m.-1p.m.

Having lunch.

1p.m.-3p.m.

Filled up the hanging plastic bottles with sand and

plants.

3p.m.-4p.m.

Having interactions with the children of

Ahgathians Shelter Children’s Home. Thumbs

painting of children as leaves to complete our

mural painting design.

4p.m.-5p.m.

Cleaned the area and water the bottle plants

before going home.

Day 6

27/5/2014

(Tuesday)

12p.m.-1p.m.

Visited the shelter home again to make sure the

mural painting is clean and the plants grow.

1p.m.-2p.m.

Interview the owner of Ahgatians Shelter

Children’s Home to give feedback for this project.

2p.m.-2:30p.m.

Took more photos of our completed project and

had group photos with the children as an end of

this project.

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Daily Work Progress (Photos)

Day 1, 17/5/2014, Saturday

Picture 1.0 Ming Long cleaning dust off the wall to prepare wall

for painting.

Picture 1.1 Peter and Wei How covering the wall with light green

paint as background for the mural.

Picture 1.2 Wei How and Cul Wei preparing water paint.

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Picture 1.3 William adding another layer of paint to the wall.

Picture 1.4 Joshua cutting out spaces on plastic bottles for the

planting of flowers later on.

Picture 1.5Distribution of sweets and interacting with the kids.

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Picture 1.6 Siew Leong and Alex helps Joshua in cutting out spaces

on the plastic bottles.

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Day 2, 19/5/214, Monday

Picture 2.0 Wei How sketching the outline of trees on the wall.

Picture 2.1 Joshua sketching the outline of animals on wall.

Picture 2.2 Ming Long drawing the sign of agathians shelter on the

wall.

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Picture 2.3 Joshua painting out animals according to sketch marks

drawn on the wall.

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Day 3, 20/5.2014, Tuesday.

Picture 3.0 Peter painting trees.

Picture 3.1 Ming Long and Siew Leong helping peter in painting trees.

Picture 3.2 Joshua adding more sketches of animals on the wall as

requested by the children.

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Picture 3.4 Cul Wei touching up on painting.

Picture 3.5 Peter chit-chatting with one of the kids.

Picture 3.6 Joshua and Ming Long playing with the children during

break time.

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Picture 3.7 Cul Wei and Ming Long painting contact numbers of the

kid’s shelter as required by the owner.

Picture 3.8 The children participating in mural painting.

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Day 4, 21/7/2014, Wednesday.

Picture 4.1 visitors and children watching us do our work.

Picture 4.2 Siew Leong tying up plastic bottles using twist & tie.

Picture 4.3 the tying of bottles onto the fencing.

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Picture 4.4 one last look at the bottles to make sure they are tied

properly in place before heading home.

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Day 5, 22/5/2014, Thursday.

Picture 5.0 Cul Wei and Ming Long touching up on the paintings.

Picture 5.1 Alex filling up plastic bottles with soil.

Picture 5.2 Siew leong planting flowers into the soil-filled plastic

bottles.

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Picture 5.3 Joshua teaching paper art to the kids during break time.

Picture 5.4 Thumbs printingof children as leaves on the painting.

Picture 5.5 Sharon planting and watering the last of the flowers.

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Day 6, 27/5/2014, Tuesday.

Picture 6.0 Photo-taking and interview session with the owner of the

children’s home

Picture 6.1 Making sure the plants are growing properly.

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Picture 6.2 the finalization of the mural painting.

Picture 6.3 group photos with the agathians with newly painted wall

as background.

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Before Transformation

The two areas of our selection are the metal fence and the front

wall of the house. For the metal fence, our plan is to beautify it by

installing plant boxes using recycled plastic bottles to be hung on

the fence. on the other hand, the front wall of the orphanage is to

be repainted with mural paintings. The theme for the painting that we

are focusing on is caring for the environment.

picture above shows the fence before the installation of plant

boxes.

picture above shows the front wall of the orphanage before the

transformation.

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The transformation

The main purpose of our whole project is creating awareness of

caring for the environment towards the children living in the

orphanage. The planting of flowers using recycled materials

inspires the children that even discarded items can be used to

beautify something at a point if used correctly. The theme of the

mural painting also encourages the children to live in harmony

together with nature.

Pictures above shows the hanging plant boxes on the metal fence

Picture above shows the front wall after transformation

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Budget and Financial Report

Overall Budget

Item Quantity Cost Per Unit Total:

Paint 5 (tin) RM30 RM150

Brush 8 RM5 RM 40

Plants 20 RM4 RM 80

Soil 2 (kg) RM3 RM 6

Miscellaneous - - RM 50

Grand Total: RM326

Overall Expenses

Item Quantity Cost Per Unit Total

Paint: KCC Paint 7l Mr. Paint Man A Mr. Paint Man B Gloss Paint Mural Paint

1 1 1 3 1

RM35 RM25 RM22 RM 6 RM 7.50

RM35 RM25 RM22 RM18 RM 7.50

Brush: Paint Roller Paint Brush A Paint Brush B Paint Tray

2 2 2 1

RM 4 RM 2.50 RM 2.90 RM 3

RM 8 RM 5 RM 5.80 RM 3

Plants: Anonymous Flower

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RM 1.50

RM24

Soil 3 3 for RM10 RM10

Miscellaneous: Twist & Tie A Twist & Tie B Twist & Tie C Sweets (for the kids) 100 Plus& Water Mineral Water Transportation

1 1 1 30 3 + 1 3

RM 3.50 RM 5.90 RM 5.00 RM 0.10 RM 2.50

RM 3.50 RM 5.90 RM 5.00 RM 3 RM11.15 RM 7.50 RM50

Grand Total: RM249.35

Sponsors: Kangaroo Worldwide Express (M) Sdn. Bhd.

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Interview

1) Person Interviewed: Agathians Shelter Children

Comment: Overall, the children like the mural painting especially

the small kids. They preferred the animal drawings the most. But

there are a few animal drawing that they do not like.

2) Person Interviewed: Coordinator of Agathians Shelter

Comment: He is satisfied with all the work that we have done.

Besides, he can see that we have put a lot of effort in doing the

mural painting and the hanging plastic plant box. The mural painting

is much more attractive than the previous one and the hanging

plastic plant box is very creative in design.

Conclusion

Overall, we are very happy to be able to participate in this project.

this is because we have been given a chance to do something

meaningful to the society while promoting caring for the

environment. Never before that each of us has did something that

will forever be remembered in our minds. Lastly, this is truly a

project that truly shows what we can do as future architects and

thank you for all persons who have assisting us in our project. May

the GOD be with you.

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Attachment (Letter of Permission)

SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, BUILDING & DESIGN Centre for Modern Architecture Studies in Southeast Asia (MASSA) Bachelor of Science (Honours) (Architecture) ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABLE DESIGN (ARC 1413/1412) Agathians House, No. 22 Jalan Kedah 8/6, Seksyen 8, 46050, Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan. 9 APRIL 2014 Dear honorable Sir/Madam, Permission for Community Service on Agathians Shelter I, Cheong Siew Leong, an architecture student from Taylor's University Lakeside Campus would like to request your approval to conduct a 'Paying It Forward' Community Service Project. There will be 10 students who will be participating in this project. Below are the list of students who will participate in this project:

i. CHEONG SIEW LEONG ii. TAN MING LONG iii. TAN WEI HOW iv. PHANG JUNE EE v. ALEX WONG KAI TZE

vi. JOSHUA TING SING RONG vii. SEE CUL WEI

viii. SHARON WONG ix. TAN YOUEN x. ONG YII SIANG

2. We would like to do a mural painting on the wall in front of the main entrance. This is because we found out that the original mural painting on the wall is already fainted. Next, in response to the Plastic recycling month, we would like to reuse the plastic bottles to create a hanging plant boxes which can be hanged at the metal railing or the cement retaining wall located beside the playground. This is important as we are trying to encourage people to reuse recyclable materials in a creative way. We also found out that the morning glory plant that is intended to provide shade for the playground is not working. So, we will replant a better plant to replace the morning glory. 3. The duration of this project should take about one week which is from 17/5/2014 to 21/5/2014. We will conduct the work from morning to evening, which is roughly from 10am till 4pm. Below is the timeline of what we will do according to the date:

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i) 17/5/2014 - We will repaint the wall of front entrance into white so that the new mural painting can be painted on. Hanging plastic plant box will be cut into shape that is required by the design. ii) 18/5/2014 - Outline of the mural painting will be drawn. Hanging plastic plant box should be connected together. iii) 19/5/2014 - Children of the Agathians House will participate in the mural painting. Hanging plastic plant box will be filled up with sand and plant. iv) 20/5/2014 - Mural painting should be complete by now. A short session will be conducted with the children of Agathians House to show them how we make the hanging plastic plant box. v) 21/5/2014 - Work to fix the existing morning glory plant will be conducted and all the work should be completed on that day. The end of the project. 3. For all the materials that are required in this project, we will try to look for sponsors from the community and I would like to have your permission to use your letter of approval in looking for sponsorship. 4. We believe that the children of Agathians Shelter will receive benefits from this project. Children will have a whole new look to their home which will sure enhance their mood. Besides that, children will have a chance to be a responsible citizen. The first step to become a responsible citizen should start with caring the environment. We hope that this project will create awareness of sustainable and clean environment to the children. 6. I hope that Sir/Madam will consider the proposal thoroughly with the benefits of the children come first. The project will be started as soon as the approval letter is given. Your approval for this project is really needed. Hope to hear from you soon. Thank you. Yours sincerely, (CHEONG SIEW LEONG) 940227-07-5251 Email: cheongsiewleong@gmail.com HP no: 016-8359473 Representative of 'Paying It Forward'- Community Service Project (MS SUJATAVANI A/P GUNASAGARAN) Tutor in charge of Environmental Sustainable Design (ARC1413)