Mechanics Statics Theory Revision Essay Tute by SH.Manzoor Sir
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1.0 Introduction to Sites 1
2.0 Comparing The Contact Points
2.1 Realtionship between outdoor activities and outdoor quality
2.2 Activities and seating preference
2.3 A uniquely Stimulating Experience
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3.0 Conclusion 10
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1.0 Introduction to site
In our previous project we need to analyse the contact point of the street we choose
which is Maginficient Mile in Chicago. In this project, we need to analysed the street
of our design studio site, Petaling Street. In petaling street we have 2 site to choose
which is site A is located at the Jalan Tun Hs Lee and site B is Jalan Petaling. I have
choosed Site B for this project to analyse the contact point and compare the activities
with Maginficient Miles.
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2.1 The relationship between outdoor activities and outdoor quality
South entrance of China Town
This place is located at the in front of the china town entrance, it is one of the
main road that lead people come in to jalan petaling. It was a space where become a
node that as a symbol to welcome people coming to china town. It is like a big gate to
make people feel going in to other place as outside is crowded (heavy traffic) and the
air pollution by the transportation where the inside is the place where people sell stuff
and food. But this street is missing the resting place, is it hard to find a café at there
and sit because some of it are closed.
Necessary Activities: Walking through this space to get to Jalan Petaling.
Optional Activities: sit at the shop inside the china town and take the rest.
Social Activities: Small talks at the sidewalk seats, Look at people walking by
The user mostly are the tourist or the local that come here to seek a place
where they can rest from the busy city. The people (mostly local community) are
focus what they doing and it make the people have no social interaction with other
due to there have homeless that ask for money which is cause the contact level and
social intensity low.
When the day turn night, the homeless are coming out gather and find the
spot for sleeping. The behavior of the homeless will drag down the image of the
street they cause the rubbish and not being friendly. Most of the time the homeless
are dirty and asking for the money which is cause the people especially Malaysian
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are avoid them, but not all Malaysian are like this, there are some group soup kitchen
provide the food for the homeless but that is located at other site.
In Jan Gehl theory, ‘when the outdoor area are o poor quality, only strictly necessary
activities occurs, when outdoor areas are high quality, necessary activities take place
with approximately the same frequency – though they clearly tend to take longer
time, because the physical conditions are better’. By the text he mention, it show that
the activities is affect by the quality of the spaces. When it is poor quality then it will
just have some necessary actitvities at the site but on the when the quality of outdoor
is in good condition then the optional activities increase.
People are not going the place because of task, is because they want to go there to
do somethings such as sit at the bench looking people pass through or go to café
spend their time. When apply the Jan Gehl theory to the site, the site which have the
poor quality and mainly are cause by homeless people as they not being friendly.
Once people avoid them, it affect to the space as well, avoid the place where they
located, where they presence. So in the place with homeless there are less optional
activities happened at there.
Oak street beach, Chicago
On the other hand at Oak Street beach, a place located at the north end of the
Magnificient Mile is popular hangout spot especially during the summer. A place
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where people hangout with friend which is show that the site have a good quality of
the space. It has a high density level of people coming in because of the imageability
as there is a beach located beside the city, where people would want to come to
have some rest from the busy city, busy life. Moreover the beach is also became a
landmark, during 1970s the oak street beach became popular for sun bathing and
swimming, now it still remain it and remains as one of the Chicago most popular
place.
Necessary activities: Life guard
Optional activities: Sun bathing, taking family to come, cycling, playing
Social Activities: Chating with people, joining the other people activities
The oak street beach have more good quality space compare to Jalan petaling, the
reason I compare these outdoor space is they have similar in function, they both
have become a sign or symbol to the local people and tourist, the only different is the
homeless presence at Jalan petaling there, which is a potiential the cause of bad
quality of the space. Thus this clearly show the relationship between outdoor activity
and the quality of the space.
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2.2 Activities and seating preference
Back alley of Jalan Petaling
In Jalan Petaling, what we can see that is lack of the greenery space and sitting
space for people resting. The landscape might not really affect the people coming to
the place but it does affect the social activity basd on Jan Gehl theory. Once a place
with landscape or greenery space the people will sit at there and just chill at that
place as most of the people are suffer at the busy work place and most of the time
are stay inside the building. So people would like to stay at the place with landscape
just to avoid the busy life.
This place is located at the back alley of the jalan petaling, is the only place we can
find the most greenery space in the Jalan Petaling and other place just put few trees
at there. Most of the time this place is a parking spot and also some stall will located
at here and selling stuff. But mostly people are try to avoid this place, one is because
is located at back alley and other reason is here is a place with crime, for example
red light district.
Necessary activities: Parking Spot
Optional activities: vendors selling food and drinks
Social activities: buying food and drinks, pass by
It is a place with potential of gathering people or can become a place with full
of social interactive to strength the bond between the community but the place it
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located is where people less going and it only have necessary activity most of the
time, back alley.
The back alley is the place where people throw the rubbish or parking place
but during the past, back alley is a place where people buying and selling stuff. The
motorcyclist will pass by and the house wife will come out at the back of the house
and buy the stuff from him at the back alley.
Necessary activities: Buying stuff like grocery
Optional activities: Kid playing badminton or cycle.
Social activities: Having chat with other house wife
By Jan Gehl theory, in his text he mention that ‘the value of the large and
small possibilities that are attached to the opportunity of being in the same space as
and seeing and hearing other people is underlined by a series of observation
investigation people reaction to the presence of other people in public spaces.’ Also
he noted that ‘it is generally true that people and human activities attract people.’
By the text he mention the activities that people did will attract other people
and is like a chain reaction will spread the activities to other but nowadays the back
alley is just a place with low intensity and abandon place, it become a place where
people abandon so we can see at the jalan petaling there the building grow with
algae, crime and throwing rubbish which is drag down the image of the street.
Necessary activities: Parking
Optional activities: Throwing rubbish, selling drink
Social activities: none
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Here place is located at the City Gallery in the historic water tower. In this
place is a space where people can sit at here although the place are not having a lot
of landscape but they manage top form a public gather spaces. It is a place where
people easy find it as it located beside the main road and located behind one of the
noted in Magnificient Miles. There is no much activities planned at there, it only let
people use for chill and rest. But at the place there is bench which give people
resting as Jan Gehl mention ‘the most used benches are along the garden main path,
where there is a god view of the particularly activities area.’
In this place the water feature becoming a contact point where it gather people to
have a nice view in city and place to rest with nature feature. When more people
gather at the place and sit on the benches they will have some conversation with
other people, and this will attract people by seeing and hearing and the activities
started which cause the place with high intensity.
Necessary activities: pass by (because it located beside the main road so people will
pass by everyday)
Optional activities: Sitting, feed pigeon, reading newspaper
Social activities: chit chat with other
City gallery have a better place for people to chill and having chit chat with other but
on the other hand jalan petaling there have the greenery spaces but it does become
a gathering place which cause it grow it and been abandon. Thus, to these two place
I compare is to show the activities as attraction.
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2.3 A uniquely stimulating experience
Inside China town
China town, based in Petaling Street, also known as ‘Chee Cheong Kai’. A place
where that well-known as bargain place to tourist and local, where people can find
stuff at here can cut the price. In this place it is deeply immersed in oriental culture,
heritage and history and that’s why china town become a place of popular spot in
Malaysia.
Necessary activities: Pass By (because is at the main road)
Optional activities: buying food, drink and merchandise
Social activities: look around, bargain, eating (straight eat after bought the food)
In here, seller are keep introduce their stuff to you which is the activities that try to
have interaction to the customer. Because of many stall, the place are messy and
crowed but it become the ‘colour’ of the place which is a symbol of the place, a
culture that people should preserve. It is the heart of the culture place compare to
bukit bintang and KLCC area is modern place with landmark.
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Apple store at Magnificient Miles
Garrett Popcorn Store
On the other hand, the magnificiend miles have many store that sell stuff but is not
like petaling street, magnificient mile have a lot store while china town is just stall
only. Also at magnificient there have many high rise building and some of the store
have become the symbol of the street such as Apple store and Garrett popcorn store.
Both of these store gather a lot of people and they did became contact point of the
street.
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Necessary activities: Buying stuff
Optional activities: Asking price, look around, taking picture infront of the store
Social activities: asking information of the product
Both of the site have the place selling stuff but the different is in jalan petaling is
focus on one point that becoming the heart of the place while magnificient miles is
more on the street that let people walk around and explore the place. Both of the site
have their unique way to attract people that form a high social intensity as based on
Jan Ghel theory ‘experiencing other people represents a particularly colorful and
attractive opportunity for stimulation, Compared with experiencing buildings and other
inanimate object, experiencing people, who speak and move about, offer a wealth of
sensual variation.’
3.0 Conclusion
Both the magnificient mile and Jalan petaling have the contact point that
attract people coming but through the analysed of both street I found that
Magnificient miles more attractive and more efficient to let people rest. The affected
of the street attraction is based on the street condition, the people such as homeless
people and the comfort space.
Why the magnificient mile is more attractive? The magnificient miles is more
on urban planning such as one street have the beach, store, café and small garden
to let people relax. Also the building around it is high-rise building and most of it are
office building so it relate to the accessibility of the place and people are easy to
reach the place by few minute. At jalan petaling, the building style are more on the
historical building but local community are not really preserve it, also they focus the
activities at one point which is China town although there is Chinese temple and india
temple located beside china town.
Last but not least, both street have their unique way to attract people, although jalan
petaling is lack of sitting space and landscape but the china town have their historical
value and it’s colour that can represent the petaling street to tourist to form a high
social intensity places.
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