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Centre for the

Elderly

Location : Old Klang Road, Selagor, Malaysia

December Year 2016

Taman Kanagapuram

Adventurous Aging

"User in the centre... are able to make choices about their daily routine. They can decide what to do, when to do or how to do... these activities help users remain socialised and stimulated."

Site Location :

The site is located in Taman Kanagapuram, along the Old Klang Road , Selangor , surrounded by housing estates , apartments , religious facilities and low rise commercials . It possess characteristics of good neighborhood with normal range of community facilities are available around it . The topography of the site is almost level which consider appropriate to elderly to minimize the need for steep walks , ramps or stairs . Furthermore , relatively level sites encourage walking - a highly desirable exercise .

The project calls for a design of an elderly center in a suburban area with some complexity that includes the complexity of site topography and vegetation and social - cultural events. We are required to provide full design proposal incorporating precedent study and site analysis at appropriate level of presentation. It explores design solution that harness environmental qualities and conditions for human and environment sustainability. We explore design solutions that reduce environmental impact utilizing clustered spatial typology and passive energy. The design should contribute to and merge harmoniously with nature and the site, and provide the best of experiences for the users .

In the coming years, a greater proportion of houses, apartments and institutional accommodations will be built for elderly persons than at any previous time in our history. There are several reasons for this. Among them are: firstly is the fact that the life - span of mankind has increased through advances in medical and science , thus the proportion of older people in the population has increased . Secondly , with the passing of the three - generation household, more elderly person are living by themselves and therefore require separate housing accommodations. The accommodations would provide necessary facilities and services for the elderly to live as normally as possible.

In addition to the accommodations , we also need to be involved in active activities ; leisure , recreational and Intellectual such as exercising , reading , gardening , etc. In addition , they would still want to participate in community functions . The objectives , programs , and physical facilities for a center of the aged should encourage and support the continuance of earlier patterns of living , social contracts , and recreational activities . An important objective is to maintain independent living as long as possible.

Thus , this project aims to provide a design for a center for the Elderly in Old Klang Road , Selangor . The site , along the Old Klang Road , a fast developing suburban area , is considered a suitable site for the project due to its fast growing population and its establishment as ' an old neighborhoods , where many of the aged are living and in need for a center which could support their active life as well as be part of the existing community .