Project BriefFor the construction of

Green Gather

Prepared by :

Teo Kuo Chien

0320195

Tutor : Miss Ann See Peng

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1 Introduction of project DEAN2 Site introduction DEAN3 Site view DEAN4 Site analysis and observation DEAN5 Proposal DEAN6 Proposal justification DEAN7 Proposal concept elaboration DEAN8 Costing plan DEAN9 Rationale, benefits and impacts DEAN

Introduction of project

In this final project of introduction to construction industry. We are assigned to find a piece of empty land with the size between 30m x 30m to 30m x 40m.we are about to do a report on propose a construction on the empty land

Site introductionThe site I have chosen will be located at Kuala Lumpur , Taman Desa beside jalan bukit Desa 3

Context in Taman Desa:

It is all residential area around my chosen site and some shop houses, grocery store and restaurant. There are also few school in Taman Desa which is SMK Taman Desa, SK Taman Desa and Sekolah Kebangsaan Desa Baiduri.

Location plan ( Taman Desa )

Site plan

Site viewsView from outside of my site

View of my site

Front view of my site

Side view of my site

view from inside of my site

Vihicle lane beside my site

Inside my site

Residential area beside my site

Site analysis and observation

Advantages of my site :

The advantages of my site is it is a big empty space. It is a more peaceful area compare to city area. There is no high way around so percentage of road accident is very low. My site is obviously seen in this residential area so it is safe and people pass by all the time so as a result it is a safer zone.

Disadvantage of my site :

Disadvantage of my site is there is tall wild grasses all over the site. It is also dirty with rubbish all surrounded and mosquitoes are quite a serious matter in my site causing of the rubbish. High rise condominium were built both side of my site so there will be no sunlight shinning at my aite all the time especially time around morning and evening. One serious matter is that there is no road light around my site so it is quite dark at night around there.

ProposalThe name of my proposal for this site is ‘ Green Gather ‘ . It is a 1200m² community garden construction which meant to let the people living in this residential area to have better relationship with each other and another main purpose is to preserve the nature. This construction involved a children playground which covered almost half of the garden, jogging track, a gazebo in the center of the garden that surrounded by a man-made lake, a reflexology path way area and one more bigger lake with four smaller gazebo floating on the lake.

Advantage of community garden• Community gardens bring people together from a wide variety of backgrounds (age, race, culture, social class).

• Community gardens build community leaders.

• Community gardens offer a focal point for community organizing, and can lead to community-based efforts to deal with other social concerns.

Crime Prevention

• Community gardens provide opportunities to meet neighbors.

• Community gardens build block clubs (neighborhood associations).

• Community gardens increase eyes on the street.

• Community gardening is recognized by the many police departments as an effective community crime prevention strategy.

Cultural Opportunities

• Community gardens offer unique opportunities for new immigrants (who tend to be concentrated in low-income urban communities) to:

- Produce traditional crops otherwise unavailable locally,

- Take advantage of the experience of elders to produce a significant amount of food for the household,

- Provide inter-generational exposure to cultural traditions,

- Offer a cultural exchange with other gardeners,

- Learn about block clubs, neighborhood groups, and other community information.

• Community gardens offer neighborhoods an access point to non-English speaking communities.

• Community gardens allow people from diverse backgrounds to work side-by-side on common goals without speaking the same language.Green Space

• Community gardens add beauty to the community and heighten people's awareness and appreciation for living things.

• Community gardens filter rainwater, helping to keep lakes, rivers, and groundwater clean.

• Community gardens restore oxygen to the air and help to reduce air pollution.

• Community gardens recycle huge volumes of tree trimmings, leaves, grass clippings, and other organic wastes back into the soil.

• Community gardens provide a place to retreat from the noise and commotion of urban environments.

• Community gardens provide much needed green space in lower-income neighborhoods which typically have access to less green space than do other parts of the community.

• Development and maintenance of garden space is less expensive than that of parkland.

• Scientific studies show that crime decreases in neighborhoods as the amount of green space increases.

• Community gardens have been shown to actually increase property values in the immediate vicinity where they are located.

Concept plan images of the community garden

Proposal justificationThe reason for me to propose a community garden is because it is a higher popularity residential area. Vehicle are not passing by too randomly and rate of crime cases are found minimum in my site area. Community garden are more suitable for this site because people living in this residential area need better communication and contact with each other to build better relationship between each other. We are encouraged to build more green area too now a days to preserve nature and make the residential area have a more environment friendly look.

An initial plan of my proposal for community garden

Proposal concept elaborationMaster plan

Elevation B view

Elevation A view

There are a lot of trees in the garden as the theme of preserving nature.

Elevation view A

Elevation view B

Elaboration of gardenChildren playground

Main Gazebo

The reason of placing the playground in front of the garden is to attract children to go and have fun there and bring this parents along to the garden and can communicate with people living around who are at the garden too. It is a good time to communicate with each other.

This is the main gazebo which surrounded by man-made lake. This main gazebo is around 6m² located in the center of the garden as a decoration of the garden.

Reflexology path way

The reflexology path way mostly for senior citizen to improve their blood circulation and maintain their nerve system. This area is also a relaxing area as there are quite a number of chair setting along the reflexology path way.

Floating gazebo

This floating gazebo is made as a decoration for the garden also. It is also a new design for a community garden. These four gazebo are all connected with wooden bridge and it is floating on a man made lake.

Activities in the gardenChildren having fun in playground Photo shooting

Jogging Fish feeding

Cycling Relaxing

Costing planBill

Element quantity Price (single) RM

TotalRM

1 Land area 1200m² 550000 5500002 Foundation reconstruction 1200m² 20000 200003 Man-made lake 250m² 12000 120004 Jogging track 300m 10 30005 Tree 37 750 277506 Shrub 29 100 29007 Big gazebo 1 6000 60008 Small gazebo 4 1500 60009 Reflexology pathway 50m 30 150010 Garden chair 18 250 450011 Playground equipment set 1 12000 1200012 Construction fee 20000 20000

total 665650

The rationale of this projectin my opinion, I think it is good to construct a community garden in the middle of the residential area because it is a place for all the people to communicate and have contact and garden is eco friendly too as we really need more to prevent the happening of global warming.

The benefits of community garden• Community gardens increase a sense of community ownership and stewardship.

• Community gardens foster the development of a community identity and spirit.

• Community gardens bring people together from a wide variety of backgrounds (age, race, culture, social class).

• Community gardens build community leaders.

• Community gardens offer a focal point for community organizing, and can lead to community-based efforts to deal with other social concerns.

Impact of construct a community gardenPeople who visited the garden will sometimes litter or dirty the garden. Animals will stay remain at the garden as home also. Some society or community are required to maintain the quality of the garden to prevent it to be down grade.