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INTRODUCTION TO THE CONSTRUCTION

INDUSTRY [QSB 3415]

FINAL PROJECT

PROPOSAL FOR

RECREATION AREA IN

TAYLOR'S LAKESIDE CAMPUS

Group Member : Lee Czen Shing (0317832)

Khor Yen Min (0318149)

Intake : FNBE 0214

Lecturer : Ann See Peng

Hasmanira Mokhtar

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CONTEXT TITLE PAGE

Why Skateboarding?

Why Skatepark?

Benefits

Location Plan

Zoning Plan

Selected Site

Ideas

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WHY SKATEBOARDING?

Why skateboarding not walking? For many people it is obvious that skateboarding

can be an exciting and fun activity for both children and adults. When examined closely, it

becomes apparent that there are more than a few reasons that can make skating a positive

and rewarding experience for just about anyone. When practiced safely and properly

skateboarding can be a vehicle for future success as it provides opportunities to learn the

kinds of lessons that may prove to be influential throughout a young person’s entire life.

A unique quality of the skateboarding experience is the practicality and convenience

of the activity. Skateboarding is an activity that can be practiced inside or out, in large

spaces or small confined areas. While public skateparks may offer the most ideal places to

skateboard, a skater can work to perfect moves in places like a driveway or basement, with

friends or by themselves. Another unique quality of skateboarding’s practicality is the

relatively low price of skateboarding equipment, and the practicality of the skateboarding

experience itself. There are no sign up fees, team registrations, lift tickets, or scheduled

practices required. A skateboard also provides a cheap and convenient source of

transportation that can easily be picked up and carried, or stowed away when need be.

The most obvious benefit of the skateboarding experience is physical fitness. The

physical act of skating incorporates the entire body as it builds cardio and strength,

improves flexibility, and works to improve balance and coordination. In addition to these

obvious health benefits, skateboarding is the ideal crossover sport for other board sports

such as surfing, snowboarding, or wakeboarding. If the waves are flat, the snow is

melting, or the water is too cold, a person can help keep their skills sharp and fitness

levels up by simply riding a skateboard.

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What about safety? Skateboarding continues to fight the long associated social stigma

of being an activity reserved solely for daredevils and risk-takers. While the inherent risks

of skateboarding may appear obvious on the surface, when practiced safely and properly

skateboarding proves to be as safe or safer than traditional sports such as basketball,

football, and bicycling. In actuality, skateboarding provides a perfect opportunity for a

young person to take calculated risks in a controlled environment, with very real and

immediate consequences if manoeuvres are not executed properly. Similar to martial arts,

skateboarding skills and fundamentals must be learned and mastered over time with

practice and patience, (unlike the instant gratification provided by television and video

games).

Besides the physical rewards gained from skateboarding, there are a number of mental

and emotional benefits as well. Skateboarding naturally teaches kids how to set goals and

overcome fears through the organic path of progression that is embedded in the act of

skating. Skaters are constantly striving to perfect a new trick or master new terrain.

Overcoming fears and reaching set goals helps to build confidence and self-esteem in kids

as they grow and develop. Factors that can be crucial to future success in school, careers,

and life in general. Skaters learn to take initiative and have ownership in the process of

attaining goals on their own as they skateboard. Skateboarding can help to develop these

skills and habits often found hard to teach in traditional settings.

As skaters learn the importance of setting and reaching their own goals, they may also

learn the essential habits needed in order to become lifelong learners. There is literally no

limit to what a person can learn on a skateboard as the amount of tricks and terrain a

skater may experience is virtually endless. Regardless of the age or skill level of the

skater, there is always something new or different for them to master and perfect. The

season never ends and you are never too old to learn something new. These life lessons

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teach skateboarders to never give up, and that they can always improve and do better, all

while they are just having fun and staying physically active.

Skateboarding is a creative experience that is truly an individual activity as each

skater develops their own style and unique variations of maneuvers. The act of skateboarding

is inherently non-competitive. Beyond fundamentals, there is no one right or wrong way to

skateboard. When practiced safely it is both a mentally and physically stimulating activity

for developing children. As we continue to see the popularity of more “traditional” sports

and activities decline among young people today, it is important for educators and

recreation professionals to embrace the kinds of activities that will keep kids interested and

active, as well as help fight the growing threat of obesity. If practiced

and promoted properly, skateboarding can be an effective tool for teaching self-discipline,

and preparing the youth of today for the variety of challenges and hurdles they will

undoubtedly face throughout their entire lives.

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WHY SKATEPARK AT TAYLOR'S UNIVERSITY LAKESIDE

CAMPUS?

Many students have been seen skateboarding around the campus such as corridors,

commercial area and sports & recreation area which is inconvenient as well as dangerous.

This is because they do not have a proper area to skateboard.

Therefore, we are here to propose a skateboarding area for the students.

SAFETY EQUIPMENT

Safety equipment

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BENEFITS OF BUILDING SKATEPARK IN TAYLOR'S

LAKESIDE CAMPUS

The skatepark will provide a safe place to recreate.

A majority of the deadly accidents that happen to people while they’re skateboarding

involve a motor vehicle. In towns and cities across the nation the most interesting

terrain for skateboarding is found in the streets and sidewalks. The skatepark will be

the safe place to skate but for it to be effective it must be more interesting than what’s

out “in the wild.”

Skateparks, if designed and constructed correctly, are fiscally conservative and

require very little maintenance.

When a skatepark is built correctly it will require virtually no structural maintenance

for years. The nation’s oldest skateparks have been servicing skateboarders for 30

years and most have required little more than cosmetic maintenance. For a skatepark

to meet this high expectation it should feature no fixtures; all of the materials used

that are intended to be skated on should be fixed into the forms with grout and

concrete. (In other words, skateparks that require no maintenance have no kick-plates,

screws, bolts, or other components that will loosen through vibration and weather

over the years.)

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HEALTH BENEFITS OF SKATEBOARDING

Healthy Metabolism

As we all know , any kind of exercise is great for your metabolism, and

rigorous exercises such as skateboarding are even more beneficial.

Skateboarding is not always such a rigorous sport though . Beginners will not

be nearly as active as the more experienced skateboarders obviously due to

their lack of skills and comfort riding for long periods of time (not to mention

how demotivating it is when you fall down a lot ).

Skateboarding provides a unique type of exercise that the body is not

normally used to. One reason for this is because a skateboarder's legs and feet

are constantly performing different tasks in a wide range of varying positions

for every individual trick executed, thus working out a large amount of

muscles. This is contrary to running or cycling where the body is using the same

muscles every time, for the most part.

Skateboards do not move by themselves, short of rolling down a hill anyway.

What I am getting at is that skateboarders are responsible for providing their own

forward motion. Those who ride skateboards purely for transportation purposes will

see the most out of this health benefit, as their cardio will gradually become better and

better.

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Pain Tolerance

Pain tolerance is a great benefit that skateboarding provides that not too many other

sports can. In some ways you could look at this aspect as a double-edged sword.

Most parents would not be too enthused about their child getting hurt routinely.

However, as long as the practical and necessary safety precautions are taken, such as

protective gear or just simply not skateboarding beyond your personal skill level, a

young skateboarder will quickly learn that pain is just part of the game and become

accustomed to the feeling.

When someone first starts skateboarding, they are likely going to have a lot of

fear of getting hurt, but this almost always goes away within time. The main parts of

the body that take the biggest beatings are the shins, knees, wrists, palms and elbows.

Ankles, heads, and groins are in another category because those kinds of injuries

result in a lot more pain, which is nearly impossible to become tolerant to. It's the

constant scratches, bruises and cuts that are going to essentially "help" the

skateboarder build pain tolerance. As the skateboarder becomes more advanced, he or

she eventually realizes that they simply have to ignore the pain, and continue

skateboarding like it never happened...which also ties into the next benefit on the list -

perseverance.

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Perseverance

I'm fairly certain that nearly every sport out there provides this benefit, but in my

opinion, skateboarding is pretty high on the list of sports that instills the most

perseverance in the athlete. Skateboarding is a very frustrating sport, and unlike many

other activities that incorporate a team mentality where you can often rely on other

players to help you succeed, it is a sport that requires only the athlete to succeed

alone.

There are a massive amount of tricks and stunts to learn with a skateboard, and

each one is very different. Although some of them are similar, they all require the

skateboarder to execute a wide range of motions, kicks, scoops, and shoves with their

legs and feet. And this is just for flat ground tricks; you also have to add in grinds,

stair gaps, and ramp/half pipe tricks. Compare this to a sport like basketball, which

has only a handful of things to learn: dribbling, passing, defense, and shooting. If the

skateboarder truly enjoys the sport, they will never give up on the trick they want to

land until they land it, and then they will just move on to another one of the countless

tricks and step it up a notch, and the cycle of perseverance starts all over again.

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LOCATION PLAN

SELECTED SITE,

DRAINAGE AREA BEHIND

BASKETBALL COURT

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ZONING PLAN

SELECTED SITE,

DRAINAGE AREA BEHIND BASKETBALL COURT

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SELECTED SITE PICTURES

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IDEAS

Shade for users in skatepark.

Main skateboarding area.

Railings and ramps for skateboarding

purposes.

Pavement as walkway to access.

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ACCESSIBILTY

A proper walkway will be built starting from the basketball court

towards the proposed skatepark to enable users to access easily.

SHADE

Shades will be provided at the skatepark to prevent users

from scorching heat from the sun especially in the

afternoon. This is to prevent users from getting skin

cancer.

RAILINGS & RAMPS

Railings and ramps will be installed for users to do

skateboarding stunts and tricks.