1. PROPOSAL 2prepared by Cham Zheng Chee Creating a space
whereby nature and mankind live as one. SUGGESTION FOR PROPOSAL:
RECREATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL AREA OBJECTIVE The objective of this
project is to provide a healthy environment by changing the
residents lifestyles through the addition of nature and fully
operational facilities. These days, people of all ages are immersed
in a stressful lifestyle and a deteriorating environment. It is
important for people to find balance in their lives. Therefore, it
is crucial to create a space for the community, that would allow
them to relax and engage themselves in the natural environment that
is added to the space. It is our vision to incorporate nature to
the community and neutralize the stress that people have
experienced throughout their day. We would like to introduce to the
residents a healthy lifestyle that includes greater engagement with
nature and the community. PROJECT BENEFITS The people will be able
to live in a relaxing and comfortable environment with the provided
facilities and the incorporation of nature in the area. As Putra
Height is a very large residential area packed with various types
of residential properties and a few parks, we find it reasonable
and useful to create another space for the residents to gather and
relax after a long hard day. Thus, we have designed a space nearby
the residential area,
2. which is convenient and easily accessible for the residents
to enjoy being nature and all of its offerings. It is imperative
that people are able to find balance within their lives. Many
people take their health, relationships with families and friends
for granted as a result of their occupation with their hectic
lives. By creating this accessible space for relaxation, it will be
convenient for families to come to Green Acres to exercise, get
together and unwind. Additionally, by creating and designing a
beautiful environment, we are hoping that the natural elements will
be able to draw surrounding families to use the facilities of Green
Acres as means of relaxation. This way, our main objective of
providing a healthy space and environment to the community and
improving the individuals lifestyle will be fulfilled. Parks and
recreation facilities are indeed the best places that people go to
get healthy and stay fit. A study by Penn State University showed
significant correlations to reduction in stress, lowered blood
pressure, and perceived physical health to the length of stay in
visits to parks. Aside from that, parks and protected public lands
are proven to improve water quality, protect groundwater, prevent
flooding, improve the quality of the air we breathe, provide
vegetative buffers to development, produce habitat for wildlife,
and provide a place for children and families to connect with
nature and recreate outdoors together. Thus, we believe that Green
Acres will be a highly beneficial addition to the people living in
Putra Heights. SUCCESS CRITERIA Project success criteria are the
standards by which the project will be judged to
3. decide whether or not it has been successful in the eyes of
the stakeholders. The following are the success criteria by which
this project will be judged: - - All people involved in the
construction project carried out constant inspections on site
throughout the whole construction process; - All the materials
arrive on site on time; - Documentation gets approved on time; -
All tasks are completed to satisfactory standards within budget and
time; - All relevant authorities involved in the construction
project has communicated well with each other.
4. INTRODUCTION TO SITE The site we have chosen is an empty and
an undeveloped land. We have decided to develop this land as it is
surrounded by part of the residential area in Putra Height. The
site is surrounded by a lot of roads which makes it accessible for
the residence to enter that area. Another reason we chose the site
is that it is a wide empty land which will provide to be very
flexible and would allow us to best bring our vision to live. >
The view of our site from the road. > The location plan. >
The site is covered with weed and it needs to be clean off before
construction project starts.
5. CONCEPT CREATION To create a relaxing area for the
residents, we must first understand the peoples needs. It is
essential to begin by understanding the human nature, before
creating the space for people. The concept and ideas that Green
Acres would like to express is by providing a space where people
can be fully immersed in an environment with a peaceful ambient.
There is a need to create such a space for the residents of Putra
Heights as it will allow people the opportunity to find more work/
life balance, which would lead to greater happiness. We envision a
space whereby families and friends can gather, bond and exercise
over various activities carried out together. It will be an
accomplishment to be able see the residents of Putra Height fully
immerse in natures offerings. PROJECT CONCEPT i) Back To Nature
Nowadays, people are just too busy with their own lives and have
come to neglect the concept of rejuvenation. Nature is one such
means we will be able to rejuvenate. It provides us the most
important thing, which is oxygen. It gives us stunning landscapes.
Nature is so important to us, and has yet became such a natural
part of our lives, that we have begun to take its existence for
granted. In Green Acres, it is our objective to allow people to
increase their appreciation for nature. We have focused a lot on
the greenery and have applied it into designing the space of Green
Acres. Water features are also implemented into this area in order
to give a cooling effect to the surrounding environment; and to
enhance the space by giving it a sense of calmness. Natural
lighting
6. is also a big part of the design as we want to incorporate
natural sunlight as part of the lighting within the building to
create a warm environment. We are moving towards the green living
concept that we wish to introduce to the residents. By providing a
green environment in Putra Heights, people will gain greater
appreciation for natures treasures. Children will be able to enjoy
the greenery in their surrounding environment from their tender
age. ii) A Peace Of Mind It is far too easy to let ourselves get
caught up in the stress of daily life. Whether it be from a hectic
work day, or a busy day at school, nothing is so important that you
would need to sacrifice your health and well being. Stress can be
detrimental to our health as we may begin to forget to care for our
bodies. This is why we wanted the residents to be able to unwind
and separate work from play at end their day. We are focused on
creating a Green Acres as the ideal location for relaxation. We
have created a different kind of recreational area, which will be
located above the coffee shop, Creatures Comfort. We want the
residents to have a good view of the existing beautiful environment
that they have been living in with an elevated and enhanced
perspective. We want the people to come in with a peace of mind,
leaving the place with a smile on a face. It is important to offer
the people the relaxation they need in order to find the balance in
their lives.
7. RATIONALE AND BENEFITS This project is built to cater to the
peoples needs. We always have a design philosophy in mind that
mankind and nature should live as one. An extraordinary living
experience should not be defined only by what is within the walls
of schools, offices, or homes. But, it is also about the
relationship that we can build together with the nature and its
offerings. It is for that reason that, through Green Acres, we
would like to implement the beauty of nature in to the living space
of people. The relationship between nature and human beings has
been slowly drifting apart as busy lives get in the way. We want to
create a place with an atmosphere that provides the most natural
and relaxing feeling for all residents, giving them an opportunity
to experience nature daily. Apart from that, we would like to
design an environment whereby we are able to promote healthy living
by providing facilities that would allow residents to exercise and
keep fit, engaging them in healthy lifestyles. Our focus is on two
main ideas which is to bring the rejuvenating nature through
creating recreational areas; and combining it with an environment
in which residents can relax, this being the coffee shop - to
fulfill our objective of reintroducing a healthy lifestyle and
nature to Putra Height through the creation of Green Acres.
8. DESIGN INSPIRATIONS This will be the desired overlook of
Green Acre. The design of the building is clean and clear. It has
wide spaces around the building, adding in the swimming pool and
some greenery to the surrounding environment. The main entrance
will be big and filled with greenery. This design is to show that
the Green Acre gives a warm welcome to the residents of Putra
Height. Green Acre would like to promote the green living into the
community. Therefore, the rooftop is covered with turf and it is an
open space for the recreational park to be featured in it. It is
spacious allowing the people to carried out any activities. The
design of the cafe in Green Acre, Creature Comfort focuses on the
cozy atmosphere.The cafe plays around with the placement of lights
to give a comfortable and relaxing feeling.
9. The cafe will be filled with some wall glass to bring in the
natural sunlight and enlighten the environment. Natural elements
like the trees are implemented in the interior design of the cafe.
We would like to bring the nature to this urbanized area. The Green
Acre would like to keep the recreational park simple and stunning
by incorporating modern design to the facilities of the park.We
would also like to focus on our design concept which is to blend in
the nature into the human living space by adding greenery to the
environment.
10. GREEN ACRE The word Green represents the green and healthy
environment, and the word Acre is a unit of land area used in the
imperial and U.S. The combination of these two words simply means
that the undeveloped land is now being wisely used for the benefits
of the residents in Putra Heights. THE CAFE - CREATURE COMFORT The
full definition of these two words, Creature Comfort means
something (as food, warmth, or special accommodations) that gives
bodily comfort. The cafe is specially designed with a comfortable
and relaxing ambient.
11. BUBBLE DIAGRAM ZONING LEGEND: Vegetation Cafe Lawn Walkway
Pool / Water Feature Park Jogging Track Reception Deck Changing
Room Stairs Earth Mount / Slope
12. Playground MASTERPLAN ELEVATION VIEW OF GREEN ACRES
13. The Cafe - Creature Comfort The Main Entrance of Green
Acre
14. The Recreational Park of Green Acre The Resting Area At The
Deck. CONCLUSION In conclusion, it is not easy to complete a
construction or a project without the coordination and
communication among the team players involved in the project,
carrying out site analysis to fully understand the conditions on
site, and researches regarding the suitability of a particular
project or construction on site. There are so many considerations
and task must be done before starting any kind of project, to aid
throughout the process of the project and upon achieving a
successful completion. Other than that, exploration of ideas and
options to a particular site is also important. One should not be
confined with only one answer, but exploring more possibilities
that can be done to fully utilize the space, in order to create a
space which has a higher beneficial value for the people at that
particular area. Last but not least, after several consideration
and carrying out the site analysis, the
15. Green Acre will be the most suitable option to be build at
our site. By having such a great site, surrounded by the
residential area, connected by main roads leading to a high
accessibility, makes it the best place to create a space providing
a healthy environment by changing the residents lifestyle through
the addition of nature and fully operational facilities.