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LegibiLity
imageprinciple 8
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Noun. distinctness that makesperception easy.
The degree to which dierent
elements o the city (dened as
paths, edges, districts, nodes)
are organized into a coherentand recognizable pattern.
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strengthmarking. Ministry O Finance is a landmark or pre -cinct 2(great rontage) and Dataran Wawasan is therst plaza marking Northern end o the Boulevard
active. Some part have developed or place-openspace public activity at the edges with acilities
efficient flow. Path show a good circulation orvehicle access and pedestrian ow
opportunityproductive. The best working space or govern-ment servant can integrated item o social activity
commerce potential. Can apply commercialto make more unctional and active node
image improvements. Enhance o the site im-age and give impression to public visitor
marking
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weaknessone sided. The location serve only single side othe precinct 2 along a single stretch
hidden. People dont know there is a Taman Wa-wasan behind the MOF building the pedestrian path
should be clearly show the connection between Dat-
aran Wawasan Taman Wawasan
too close to traffic. In the certain part, pe-destrian is too close with vehicular way and decrease
saety level
constraintcowboy town. Dead city ater ofce hours
disconnected. The link to other public space isnot dened (Entrance to Taman Wawasan) result in
breakage in public space circuit.
one sided usage
hidden park
square and park space
is diconnected
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strengthprominent. Palace o Justice, Great Mosque(MasjidBesi) and Perbadanan Putrajaya Complex is a land-mark midway along Boulevard with square call Dat-
aran Putrajaya
lively. Precinct 3 consist a minor node and activeon working day and event celebration.
face kaabah. The civic,Goverment, & Public is lo-cated trough kiblah axis.
activity hot spot. Large edge cover by greencreating a periodic activity and attraction or localpeople
opportunityintegrated. edges integrate with social activity
addition. Commerce area or cultural and intelli-gent activities to make active nodes
shoreline development. Great great visualpermeability or the building at edges
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perbadanan putrajaya complex
masjid sultan mizan zainal abidin
palace of justice
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weaknessstand alone. The long pedestrian axis donthave mutual support in between the building
confused. The main path or vehicular accessto the great mosque is conused.
unwelcome. Because o the dierent unctionand level o building, people scared to using path
trough it.
constraintlost cause. Personalization o the buildingarea is segregated or its own purpose and will
eect the space and lost it propose.
require more activity. More activity andevent need to make this place imperative.
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no activity
no activity
stand alone boulevard
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strengthlandmark. Located the high rise building as alandmark o the southern end o Putrajaya Boule-vard.
recognizable. Easy to identied Precinct 4 rommain highway in constructing route knowledge.
redirecting approach. Dataran Gemilangdiverted the vehicular circulation to the edged and
path on site legibility purpose.
opportunityintegrated. Place or public interaction and activ-ity as the name o the square suggest: Dataran Rakyat.
(The Peoples Square)
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redirecting approach
landmark
approach to the tower is not direct, but in circular approach.
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weaknessmini ring. The rig road aroud Datara Gemi-lag is too small compared to the allocatio ofhigh desity.
shopless. no commercial buildig i this areato serve the government ofce here.
isolation. Datara Rakyat look like islad with-out ay iteractio to ay buildig
constraintcrowd nest. The plaig for high rise buildigi Precict 4 will make this place more crowded
and trafc jam in the future.
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crowd nest
mini ring
crowd nest - projected scenario when precinct 4 is fu lly developed based on devel-
opment plan
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imageabiLity
imageprinciple 9
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The image o a place is their
set o eelings and impressions
about that place(Spencer & Dixon 1983)
These eelings come rom a
ltering o inormation receivedand collected about the place
based on individuals values,belies and ideas (J. Mont-
gemoery, Making a city)
That quality in a physical ob-
ject which gives it a high proba-
bility o evoking a strong image
in any observer. Imageabilityconstitutes the shape color or
arrangement which acilitates
the making o vividly identied,
powerully structured highlyuseul mental images.
(Kevin Lynch. The Image o
the City. 1960)
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strengthunified. Strong image o cluster o government
buildings
collective park. Taman Puncak Warisanlocated east o Precint 2 is a large metropolitan
park, giving it the most straightorward image o a
garden city.
wealth showcase. As people enter Putrajayarom bridge 9, a clear image o wealth can be
seen, as the Ministry o Finance building is well
set parallel to the bridge
opportunityperception. Can control mentality o public orvisitor o the intended image o an Administration
City.
connected. Dataran Wawasan will carry animportant image as the LRT stop will be located
there.
waterfront. Its west waterront has an op-portunity or a prime waterront development, an
important image to carry.
unified.
wealth showcase
waterfront
collective park.
lrt line
connected.
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weaknessmonotonous. Lack o diversity o image
not shaded. Dataran Wawasan cant be ap-preciated to highest extend as heat is unbearable
during the day.
barely a garden. Dataran Wawasan has theleast amount o greenery to potray a Garden
City.
constraintdictatorship image. Dataran Wawasan hasa huge government emphasis, any development
will need to respond to this p articular image only.
monotonous
wealth showcase
waterfront
tempreture
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strengthcentral. Its image as the ocal and center point
o Putrajaya is well portrayed.
abstract relation. Both the Grand Mosqueand the Palace o Justice give a clear image o
relation between its concept o Man-Creator-
Nature
islamic image. Its Islamic image is most dom-inant as the whole waterront is taken up by the
mosque.
oppurtunitypedestrianise. Dataran Putrajaya is calledThe Pedestrian Heart, an image needed to be
carried orward or any urban intervention.
firm & integrity. This precinct houses Minis-tries and institutions which image is clear.
cultural. Dataran Putrajaya was set to alsohold a culture image, this can be urther nour-
ished.
central
man & god
man & nature
pedestrianised
man & man
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weaknessprecinct theme. Dataran Putrajaya is located
in the Civic & Cultural Precinct, any interventionneeds to consider these traits closely.
congested. Roads are congested during FridayPrayers, this image causes a disgrace as parking
lots are limited
over paved. The image o a Garden City isleast projected in Precinct 3 as development
takes over most prominently.
almost shore less. It has the least amounto waterront
constraintsymmetry. Its symmetrical image gives the sitea minimal exibility o urban intervention.
parasite development. Precinct 3 has theleast waterront view , intervention will have to beintegrated with mosque.
border of faith. Its location so near to themosque makes certain public activities hard to
conduct as boundaries pertaining to religion
should not be crossed.The mosque is very much
celebrated, any urban intervention will need to
parallel coincide with the Islamic Image
congested
borders of faith
symmetry axis
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strengthinterlaced. Dataran Rakyat has 2 monorails
passing through, thereore an image o transitioncan yet to be explored.
focal point. Dataran Khazanah is the ocalpoint or the highrise in the southern side, this
gives it the opportunity to have a exible image,
not yet restricted by boundaries.
network. Dataran Khazanah has the most wellconnected linkage to the waterronts.
oppurtunityconnector. Dataran Rakyat can be a linkagebetween both east and west waterront o Putra-
jaya.
potential densification. Dataran Khaza-nah will soon be an important and busy place as
development is planned to be more dense com-
pared to other Datarans.
open to redefinition In image or DataranRakyat has not yet been determined specically,
thereore many opportunities lie here,
focal point
waterfront linkage
waterfront linkage
focal point
interlace
lrt line
lrt line
inter zone connector
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weaknessuntouch. Dataran Rakyat has the least ur-
ban intervention compared to the other Dataran/Square.
uncelebrated Dataran Rakyat is not celebrat-ed compared to other Datarans
loose upkeep. Many people park around Dat-aran Khazanah, giving a negative image to visi-
tors.
constraintunder use. Dataran Rakyat is empty, It will bedifcult to liven the place.
pedestrian-nemy. Dataran Khazanah is hotduring the day, making it an under pedestrianized
area.
undetermined. Development in precinct 4 isstill unclear, thereore any urban intervention willbe hard to or see.
under use
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symboLism& memory
imageprinciple 10
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Symbolism represented the
design expression o certain
place or building. Symbol is
important in order to acknowl-
edge people and also to cre-
ate memory.
Symbolism
Noun. The practice o repre-
senting things by means osymbols or o attributing sym-
bolic meanings or signicance
to objects, events, or relation-
ships.
MemoryNoun. The ability to remember
past experiences or learned in-
ormation, involving advanced
mental processes such as learn-
ing, retention, recall, and recog-
nition.
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strengthparade venue. 31 August Place or National
Day Parade every year
landmark. The Ministry o Finance building isone o the landmarks to the early Putrajaya city.
connector. Seri Wawasan Bridge is bridge oPutrajaya. The bridge symbolized Precinct 2 area
and links Precinct 2 to Precinct 8.
oppurtunitylinkage. Seri Wawasan Bridge provide a visualand symbolic linkage rom precinct 8 to the Dat-
aran wawasan.
twins. This place with its boulevard symbolizedthe National Day besides Dataran Merdeka (be-
ore). Both boulevard is almost similar in visual
content.
parade venue
landmark
linkage
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weaknessrestricted. People memorized the place just
or certain event (National Day). Restricted tosome National events.
unpopular. The Dataran Wawasan is the lessknowledgeable o this area.
constraintseasonal usage. This place is dead/nothingater ofce hour or events.
seasonal usage
waterfront
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strengthaxis and gateway. The strong axis which place
the grand steel mosque within the rame o gerbangperbadanan putrajaya which derived rom the pat-
tern o songket symbolized the civic and culture and
give a strong memory to whom experience the axis.
vantage point. The gateway will also provide avantage point during parades.
oppurtunitycultured symbolism. Precinct 3 was plannedto be a civic and culture precinct. In order to achieve
the concept a variety building design was applied to
enhance the unction o the building and it create
symbolism and memory to the city.
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cultured symbolism
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weaknessmix and match. The conusing style o architec-
ture. The concept development o precinct 3 is to cre-ate an islamic architecture in order symbolized the
precinct as a civic and culture precinct.
constraintframed space. Putrajaya Holdings Complex issupposed to be a contemporary interpretation o
traditional Islamic architecture. The main eature o
this building is the Gateway or Gerbang with a public
viewing deck on the top most level providing a pan-
oramic view o the city skyline that includes the Pal-
ace o Justice and the Grand Mosque.
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strengthcommerce node. PRECINCT 4 is developed as the
main commercial and business district o Putrajaya.
drawn by the scale. The building scale and ar-chitecture create ocal attraction and to site.
well served. The Precinct is well serviced by localroads, open spaces and several pocket parks, around
which it is organized.
oppurtunityvibrant. Within this precinct located a ew pocketso residential uses to ensure that the place is vibrant
at all times.
instantly recognizable. Precinct 4 is the onlyarea o towers/highrise around Putrajaya. Its create
symbolism o the area. (silloute o the towers)
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commerce node
instantly recognizable water-
front silloute
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weaknessdetach. There is no continuity symbolic element
rom this area.
constraintundiscovered. The empty spaces result in thelack o knowledgeable o this area.
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