Project 2a

Society, culture, history, memory and the landscape of a particular place echoes the meaning of that ‘place’, or its ‘genius loci’. These qualities will inform the architectural concept and generators for Project 2 as the aim of the project is to design a Discovery Center (aka visitor center) for Kampung Janda Baik, Janda Baik, Pahang. The project design brief calls for an architectural response toward the sense of place with a strong engagement and relationship to the site and programmatic requirements. Project 2a requires an analysis of the site context as a starting point. It is a fundamental need for any design project as it will suggest a series of parameters to suggest architectural solution, one that will be appropriate to the place and its meaning, and contributes to its context. The site needs to be understood, in both intuitive and personal ways, as well as quantitative and measured means. Techniques to record and understand the site are varied, from physical surveys to qualitative aspects of experience and personal interpretation of the place. Lectures 08 and 09 will guide students through the whole process. The “study area” for Project 2 is Kampung Janda Baik and the specific area will be along Jalan Sumsum Hilir and Jalan Kampung Janda Baik. Two dedicated specific sites have been selected for students to select from to design the discovery center. One site will be next to the Masjid Janda Baik (Site A) and the other one would at Tapak KOBAIK next to Pasar Mini Daily Fresh " Fz Pasar Segar 2 “ (Site B). Please refer to appendix. It’s important to not just understand the physical characteristic of the site but it is also crucial to understand the people, community, culture, activities, and history of the site because it contributes to the identity of the “place”. Students may read up about Kampung Janda Baik in the book by Dr Kamaruzaman Moidunny and Zabidi Othman.