Element of Built Environment Case Study

By Yee Algel, Thun Shao Xun, Liong Shun Qi and Yvonne Chin.

Urban

Stadium Merdeka

Urban? • High population density

• Fully developed

• Fastest growing metropolitan regions in the country, in terms of population and economy.

• Mostly commercial building

• Majority are high rise building

Stadium Merdeka• A sport stadium

• Stadium Merdeka was constructed from 25 September 1956 to 21 August 1957

• Located at Jalan Maharajalela, Kuala Lumpur.

• Can fit the capacity about 25,000

• The stadium where Malaysia's declaration of independence on 31 August 1957.

InfrastructureWell developed and completed infrastructure such as:

• Street light

• Bridges in Kuala Lumpur that connects with outstate which enable citizens to travel in a shorter distance that can avoid traffic jam

• Underground tunnel help to control the amount of the car and also the flow of the traffic.

• Internet in Kuala Lumpur is much more faster than rural area

• Flyover

• Water supply system

• Traffic light

• Monorail

• MRT (Under Progress)

• Proper sewer

• Public transportation

• etc

Landscape and Nature

• Less landscape and nature are available

• Concrete jungle

• Emission from motor vehicles and construction work

• Less greenery

• Transportation everywhere

BUILDING• A building is a man-made structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering

any use or occupancy• Building is defined in many aspects as 'a structure that has a roof and walls and

stands more or less permanently in one place• Types of building-1 Agricultural buildings

2 Commercial buildings 3 Residential buildings 4 Educational buildings 5 Government buildings 6 Industrial buildings 7 Military buildings 8 Parking and storage 9 Religious buildings 10 Transport Buildings 11 Infrastructure 12 Power Stations

BUILDING in KUALA LUMPUR

Stadium Negara Pudu JailPlaza Lowyat

Petaling Street

SJK(C) JALAN DAVIDSON

High Class Condo

SPACE

Definition: Space is the boundless three-dimensional extent in which objects and events have relative position and direction

SPACE

• No greenery will be seen in Kuala Lumpur• All the space in KL almost fully developed• Worst traffic jam in office hour• Cause a lot of accident due to improper road

Sub-urbanBukit Jelutong

Bukit Jelutong

• an upscale suburb of Shah Alam

• mostly low-density bungalows and duplex and terrace houses

• developed by Guthrie Property Holding Berhad (GPHB), a subsidiary company of Sime Darby.

Buildings

• Commercial buildings.

• Industrial buildings.

• Residential building.

• Bus-stop

• Road sign

• Traffic light

• Recreational area

• Etc.

Infrastructure

Landscape, Space and Nature

• Bukit Jelutong has abundance of beauty landscape and nature.

• The space of this area is well organized.

Example of nature and landscape

RuralKampung U6

• Kampung U6 is located in Shah Alam near the previous airport, Subang airport.

• Near our suburban area, Bukit Jelutong

• Traditional kampong or small village.

• Population approximately 1000 people.

• Less developed compare to urban and sub-urban area.

Buildings

• Mostly are old buildings.

• Don’t have any renovation.

• Some are in poor condition.

• Only a few commercial buildings

• Mostly are hardware shop

• Not much educational or any religious building

• Can’t find any particular parking lot.

Infrastructure

• Rarely found due to the less development from the authorities

• Roads, electricity supplies, telecommunication and other infrastructure services are limited in all rural areas

• Some of the infrastructure are in poor condition.

• The bus stop shown in the figure is in poor condition.

InfrastructureOnly a few infrastructures such as

• Traffic light – ensure the driver won’t crush into other cars at junction

• Street light – ensure the cars driven at night won’t involve in accident

• Signboard – show the direction to somewhere

• Bus stop – accommodate the resident to everywhere

• Chevron (Arrowhead) – remind the driver to drive carefully

Space, Nature and Landscape.

• Rural areas have more empty and undeveloped lands

• These lands are remain nature.

• Most of it are still forests and even plantations

• Due to less development, there are a lot of rocky road

Comparison between Kampung U6, Bukit

Jelutong and Stadium Merdeka.

Buildings

Kampung U6

Scattered arrangement

Old, classic design

No high rise building

Mostly houses and industrial building

Bukit Jelutong

Well organized

Modern design.

A few high rise building

Mostly houses and some shop lot

Stadium Merdeka

Well organized but packed

Modern design.

Abundance of high rise building

Only commercial building

Infrastructure

Kampung U6

• Least• Less

developed only basic infrastructure such as street light and sign board.

Bukit Jelutong

• More• Well

developed

Stadium Merdeka

• Most• Well

developed with all kind of infrastructure.

Landscape and Nature

Kampung U6

Has most landscape

Most land are undeveloped

mostly remain natural.

Bukit JelutongNumerous of

landscape

Only few land are developed

Man made landscape and

natural.

Stadium Merdeka

Little of landscape

Most land are developed

Man made landscape

Space

Kampung U6

Rural area

A lot of space

Only little space are used for industrial building and houses

Bukit Jelutong

Sub-urban area

Fewer space than rural area

Some space are used for houses.

Stadium Merdeka

Urban area

Least space compare to rural and sub urban area

Most space occupied by commercial building