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Walking through OpulanceAbd Aziz Othman, Mohd Johari Mohd Vusof, Norsidah Ujang,Kamariah Dola & Mohd Amirul HussainJohor Bahru: A Quality of~}!Et£~!XUSOfJury ReviewKhalilah Zakariya & Devendiran S.T.ManiGreen Journey through Art and CultureMohd Johari Mohd Vusof, Kamariah Dola, Norsidah Ujang& Abd Aziz OthmanThe Vigour of PulseKamariah Dola, Suhardi Maulan, Mohd Johari Mohd Vusoff,Norsidah Ujang & Aini Vasmin GhazalliJohor Bahru: A Quality of Life CityMohd Johari Mohd YusofThe city of Johor Bahru is Malaysia's Southern Gateway,which was founded in 1855 by Temenggung DaengIbrahim, the father of Sultan Abu Bakar. The city wasoriginally named Tanjung Puteri and it started out as asmall Malay fishing village. In 1994, Johor Bahru was givena city status and since then this city has rapidly grownand becoming Malaysia's second largest city with apopulation of over 1 million.Aspiring towards the highest possible quality of life,Johor Bahru through Iskandar Malaysia DevelopmentRegion has planned to protect and to preserve theirnatural resources and urban green spaces. Hence, theurban landscape planning studio project for year 2013addresses these issues by proposing six design conceptsand ideas in continuing protecting the city's fragileecological environments. All these six proposals comprisethree different significant zones of Johor Bahru city center,Stulang Laut and Danga Bay area. Three project arepresented here.Various concept ideas were derived from these sixprojects. These appealing, interesting and unique ideassuggested that urban development should aim to be moreself-sufficient in its use of resources rather than depletingresources drawn from areas outside the city. Furthermore,the proposed concept ideas also suggested that urbanlandscape should be developed in a manner that takesinto account the physical character of the original naturalenvironment on which the city is built. In this context, thedesigners argued that green infrastructure in Johor Bahrucity should not be seen as merely the 'left-over' spacesthat have not yet been developed within an urban area,but as spaces functioning as parts of a city's life-supportsystem. They benefit the urban dwellers by providing themwith better surroundings in which to live and work henceenjoying a better quality of life.Khalilah ZakariyaThe students have hi.ghli~hted tht iStS~:~aoCnkli~:~~I~~r~~green spaces orid sltes In the ClJ'the deterioration ofactivities and public spaces, anT nd relevant to theSg. Segget. These issuesare speci ICa t timesconditions of most cities where the sP~~h~S~r~Oadesigndisconnected. The flow fro~ sl\e ~~s demonstratedstrategies is clear. The stu en tes in theideas of incorporating green t~~~~~~~ rainwaterproposal, such as green solar ~ctions as the centralharvesting. Since Sg. segget;~ ideo analogy couldand natural spine of the City, t~ I source of resourcehave tapped into the river as ces in the master planand connections. The green spa t can havestart to show how the city's developmenfunctions ofre-attachment with nature. Howev~~~ ~r~ and cultureeach space and. its role as s~~~:nts have potentialare left unexPlaln~~~ i~~~ of the river filtration andto push further on. . the river with thehydroelectricity by Integrating hic presentationdiverse activities ~f the cltY·hThetg~~~t should illustrateisgood. To further Improve, t e s ~ ublic spacesthe different spatial occupation In the pthrough photomontages.In this project, the designers explore an effective andcomprehensive system for planning the protection anddevelopment of urban green infrastructure, now seenas essential to ensure the preceding environmentaland social benefits can be maintained as urban growthcontinues. Through their ideas, the designers hope tomake cities more attractive and healthy places to live,work and visit. In overall, the studio exercise and projecthave brought some creative and appealing ideas inprotecting urban ecologies and its natural resources forfuture sustainability. This exercise also portrays uniquedesign solutions for protecting these urban green spacesand at the same time do not compromise the needs ofthe future generations towards these valuable spaces.Jury ReviewDevendiran S.T.ManiOverall site analysis was thoroughly appraised in terms. of., ndsca e components. The students have carriedoxlstinq lo bl tives and goal to facilitate the site constraintsout clear 0 lec . Iroviding linkages between various externa spa.ces.by p t I approach is adequate but lack creativity.Concep uo t t'h the Master Plan itself is clear, the presen a IonAlth~~g e and graphic could support better the designers'tec ~.Iq~ The students have great potential. Overall,. the~:~in ~~ntentions are good and the approaches are feaslbl~.g. ed to emphasize more on transpiring theirThe designers ne t the. . ra hically in order to convey messages 0l~tentionsTh~r: are no indication of planting strategies andviewers. tienhancements of the existing vegeta Ions.Green JourneyArt and CulturethroughMohd Johari Mohd Yusof, Kamariah Dolo, Norsidah Ujang &Abd Aziz Othmanuui,The Segget River was formerly known as Seagate Riverwhich means a gate giving access to a river was chosenby Shafiq as his detail design area. This project aims toheighten the Johor State pride through restoring the riverhence functioning as a natural spine of the Johor Bahru city.Design strategies of 4R (reconnect, reutilize, reattach andrecover) were proposed to demonstrate ideas of attachingback nature to the city and also ideas of connecting againthe cultural activities along this river. In his design, Shafiqhas also incorporating green technology such as providinggreen solar panel and harvesting rainwater in recoveringthe water quality of this river. This project has successfully)!Iustrates design activities along river bank that would\ (( promote relaxation and enjoyment when strolling along'''-~:-rivers in a busy city such as Johor Bahru.\\\ (\\,DESIGN STRATEGIES~,d!:!. ~iJtct\e§ of green SpiKH thfougnout the city will~ be ~Ioped to become iJ sertes of publl~ Pirts,,;:;f thoIt support ¥ilriOU5 of outdoor .nd~~=.\RE-UTILIZE RECONNECT eRECOVER REA TlT A CH~~ m::~::i=:~~:t~=~!.ProoMe hlritiJ~·h~;~~':'~~~=: i::'I"~ .and enC"O'lr.,g. t~. uHd' ofgr.. n IIWhi(~I;~~C":'"~~:: :~_Build rail traMJt 5~~m in ttl!! site. 155• h~rit.trlil• community trilil• propo~ed LRT(MRTltneJ.III ground publictr.n~por~tio"• ".atrtl'1!l<ttltiOnp"""• weter tTe~mlHltpl;Jnt• In,action 011101'19~gi!'triv«• propo5td rMr•• .ating ri....• Muhammad Shafiq ZulkifliThe Vigour of PulseKamariah Dola, Suhardi Maulan, Mohd Johari Mohd Yusoff, Norsidah Ujang & Aini Yasmin GhazalliDue to fast economic and social changes of the site, thecity needs to revive its lost identity. Arefah's design attemptsto recreate the identity of Johor Bahru city centre andsustaining the city heritage by enhancing its community spiritin cultural and historical values. Revitalization and reprisingthe importance of Segget River and surrounding parks,referred to as blue pulse and green pulse. The history andculture of the area become the main focus of her desiqn Herdesign includes reconnecting pedestrian and publictransportation linkages to heritage and historical sitesand parks surrounding the city. The idea developmentshows an interesting concept of fluid dynamism whichcould be taken further into relating it with the fluidity ofthe river and the activities rather than merely designedforms.157G) THINKING PROCESS IStatic urban cityCatalyst / boost up fromart & culture of J8City w;th sustainable heritageBY CREATING NEW FORM AS THE CATAI..YSTTO REINTEPRET AND REVIVE THE PAST.EVOKE THEVIVIDNESS OFTHE OLDTOWN• Arefah RahimWalking through OpulanceAbd Aziz Othman, Mohd Johari Mohd Yusof, Norsidah Ujang & Kamariah DoloIt is a series of green spaces - designed for thecommunity and environmental needs with distinctivecharacter of spaces. Theyoffer a wide range of activitiescapturing the spirit of these places. The emphasis is onthe significant visual and physical linkages. A system ofpedestrian walkway is introduced from the residentialareas to the city's business centre. The corridor variesfrom the conventional to the ecological approachesin terms of the site context to provide an extraordinarywalking experience. Promenades and elevatedwalkways create strong sense of identity as a modernand innovative experience for Johor Bahru city.• Mohd Amirul Hussain159

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