RHEMA HOUSE DETAIL

Name: Persatuan Kebajikan Kanak-Kanak Rhema

Founding director: Rev. Dr. John Nagamuthu

Administrator: Mr. Jonathan Hari

Supervisor: Mommy Rebecca Devi

Email address: rhemahome@yahoo.com

Website: www.rhema.com/images/about1.html

Telephone number: 06-6319295

Contact Number: 012-6238275, 019-3754844

Fax number: 06-6320626

Address: No. 2007 Jalan Belatik 1/1, Taman Rasah, 70300 Seremban, Negeri Sembilan

Nature of the business

Persatuan Kebajikan Kanak-Kanak Rhema (PKKKR) is a welfare home for children and was formally known as Pusat Rhema. It is an organization, which was established in 1996 for orphaned, homeless, abandoned and destitute children of Malaysia with the purpose of providing shelter, clothes, food and education to those children who are deprived such basic needs because of their dire circumstances.

The house has a surface area of 10, 0000 square meters. It emerged at a time of unprecedented development in policy, law and services for children. This provided a stimulating context and a challenging opportunity for the home to contribute to thinking about, and provision for, children and young people.

Occupants

There are 21 children in the home, with ages ranging from 5 till 17 years old. There are 3 full time staff and 3 part time staff working in the home.

Source of funding of the organization

Persatuan Kebajikan Kanak-Kanak Rhema consistently requires funds to cover their monthly budget, and, as such, they depend a lot on the generosity of the public. To help cover operating costs of the home, Persatuan Kebajikan Kanak-Kanak Rhema conducts on-going recycling programmes in which they collect worn clothings, recyclable items such as cans, papers and plastics to generate funds.

Site plan and location plan

The home is located at No. 2007 Jalan Belatik 1/1, Taman Rasah, 70300 Seremban, Negeri Sembilan.

Location plan of Persatuan Kebajikan Kanak-Kanak Rhema

Location plan of Persatuan Kebajikan Kanak-Kanak Rhema

Location plan of Persatuan Kebajikan Kanak-Kanak Rhema

Site Pictures

The image shows the frontal page of the name card of Persatuan Kebajikan Kanak-Kanak Rhema

The image shows the back end of the name card of Persatuan Kebajikan Kanak-Kanak Rhema

The image shows the administrator of Persatuan Kebajikan Kanak-Kanak Rhema, Mr. Jonathan Hari, who is briefing our team regarding the conditions of the home

The image shows the unfinished painting of the fencing wall, which is located at the side of the garden.

The image shows the uncovered drains at the side of the house.

The image shows that pot holes are visible throughout the turf of the house. The pot holes are constantly filled with water, which encourages the growth of mosquitoes.

The image shows the condition of the pot holes which are covered with water

The image shows the shoe racks which are provided in the home. As each occupant owns 3 pairs of shoes, the space provided to place their shoes are insufficient as there isn’t a designated personal

space for each occupant to store their foot wears.

The image shows that there is insufficient storage space within the toilets of the home to allow the occupants to place their toothbrushes and toothpastes.

The image shows that the toilets of the home do not have proper accessories to allow the occupants to hang their towels or hand towels.

The image shows the conditions of the cupboards which were designated as bag storage area. The cupboards are currently filled with other items and as such, the home requests for the construction

of a new bag storage furniture.

The image shows that the donated or recycled items of the home were collected in an unorganized manner at the back of the home.

The image shows the dirty conditions of the white boards available in the home. The marks left by marker pens are stuck onto the boards permanently and require immediate treatment to remove

the marks.

Detail of proposal

Most of the images shown above in the “site pictures” section reflects the needs as well as issues of Persatuan Kebajikan Kanak-Kanak Rhema which needs to be addressed as soon as possible.

1. the unfinished painting of the fencing wall located at the side of the garden, which has an area of 37.4 meter square (2.2meters by 17 meters), requires a fresh new coat of paint to protect the wall against the conditions of the weather as well as to beautify the boundaries of the home.

2. Pot holes are visible throughout the turf of the house. The pot holes are constantly filled with water, which encourages the growth of mosquitoes and the spread of diseases, such as dengue. To tackle this problem, we suggest that we remove the water contained within the pot holes manually and to cover these pot holes using soil, which costs about RM 10. After covering the holes using soil, the covering will be compacted to ensure that the soil will not run off due to the heavy downpour of rain.

3. As each occupant owns 3 pairs of shoes, the space provided to place their shoes are insufficient as there isn’t a designated personal space for each occupant to store their foot wears. As such, new shoe racks should be constructed for the 21 inhabitants. The show racks will be specially designed to allow each individual to have his or her individual storage space to place 3 foot wears. The show racks will be constructed using pallets as they are readily available. Wood shields will be applied to the structure to protect the furniture against damage.

Design Solution:

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Act as a bench for children to wear their shoes

Transparent plastic sheet cover- to prevent the shoes from getting wet during rainy days

Material- Wooden palette

4. Moreover, there is insufficient storage space within the toilets of the home to allow the occupants to place their toothbrushes, toothpastes, towels as well as hand towels. To tackle the problem, brush holder holders, toothpaste holders and towel hangers will be purchased and install on the site.

5. In addition, conditions of the cupboards which were designated as bag storage areas are unsatisfactory as the occupants do not have a designated space to allow them to organize their bags in an organized manner. The cupboards are currently filled with other items and as such, the home requests for the construction of a new bag storage furniture. Similar to the show racks, pallets will be dismantled and reassembled to create the desired bag storage furniture. With the completion of this furniture, the occupants, who are mainly students, will have the opportunity to organize their bags and academic materials which will boost their concentration and mood during their studies. Wood shields will be applied to the structure to protect the furniture against damage.

Design Solution:

Material- Wooden palette and ply wood

6. Moreover, the dirty conditions of the white boards available in the home disrupts the occupants’ usage of the furniture. The marks left by marker pens are stuck onto the boards permanently and require immediate treatment to be removed. A simple solution to this problem is that thinner, with a price of RM 30, will be applied onto the boards to clean and remove the stains present.

7. Finally, as requested by the authorities of the home, a simple badminton fence will be constructed using tyres or PVC pipes to allow the occupants to enjoy their leisure times by playing badminton. The badminton fence constructed will be lightweight to allow the occupants to move the structure according to their needs.

Material- Recycle tyre and pvc tubes

8. The recycle bins on the site is not labelled all the children treat the recycle bin as a rubbish bin. Stickers will be pasted on each recycle bins to create awareness of recycle among young children

Design Solution:

The image above shows the proposed location of pasting the stickers with recycle logos.

The image shows the proposed design of the sticker to be pasted on the plastic recycling bin.

The image shows the proposed design of the sticker to be pasted on the tin recycling bin.

The image shows the proposed design of the sticker to be pasted on the paper recycling bin.

Plastic watermark sticker

Plastic watermark stickers were required by our lecturers and tutors to be pasted on the constructed objects which will be donated to Rhema Home. The reason for doing so is to allow the occupants of Rhema Home to acknowledge and appreciate the effort and generosity of the people who made the project a success, such as our group members as well as the respective sponsors.

The design of the watermark logo is in the form of a square which includes the logo of Taylor’s University and the School of Architecture, Building and Design of Taylor’s University. The logos serve to remind the occupants of Rhema Home that the donated objects were personally handled and constructed by Taylor’s University architecture students. Moreover, the respective names of the module as well as project name were also included to indicate that the project was initiated by the Environmental Sustainable Design module. Last but not least, the respective names of sponsors were included into the design of the watermark logo to allow the occupants of Rhema Home to appreciate the generosity shown by them.

The designed logo will be printed using plastic. The reason for doing so is that plastic products are waterproof and they are able to withstand water corrosion and is also stain-free. This will allow the logo to be easily cleansed when dirtied and ensure that they are durable. Moreover, the plastic logos will be able to withstand minimal degrees of wear and tear, making them long-lasting and economical in the long run.

The watermark logos will be pasted onto the constructed shoe racks, bag organiser as well as the painted fencing wall of Rhema Home.

Material choice and source of materials

a) Paint: Sponsorship

b) Base coat: Purchased from hardware shops or paint sales shops with a reasonable price

c) Wood shield: Purchased from hardware shops with a reasonable price

d) Soil: Purchased from hardware stores, such as Ace Hardware, with a cheap price

e) Thinner: Purchased from hardware shops

f) Plastic stickers with recycle logos: Plastic stickers with recycle logos will be designed by our members and then the design will be sent to a printing shop to be printed

g) Plastic watermark stickers: Plastic stickers with recycle logos will be designed by our members and then the design will be sent to a printing shop to be printed

h) PVC Pipes: Recycled and collected from construction sites to prevent wastage of materials

i) Tyres: Recycled and collected from tyre shops to prevent wastage of materials

j) Wooden Pallets: Recycled and collected from construction sites to prevent wastage of materials

k) Ply wood: Recycled and collected from construction sites to prevent wastage of materials

Funding of project, source of fund and fund raising activities

The funds required to purchase the materials as well as tools will be donated by the group members’ relatives as well as generous donors such as organizations and businesses. Fund raising activities will be conducted to raise more funds to cover the expenses of the project. Our group will contact bread companies to sponsor breads for our group to sell. Booths will be opened near places with high circulation of people, such as cyber cafes or golf clubs to allow the sales of the breads to be completed in a shorter time frame.

Through our contact with one of the sponsors of Rhema Home, Mr Chong, is willing to sponsor in total RM300 cash as the transportation of the installations.

One relative of our group member, Mr. Lee, is also willing to lend a hand in helping the occupants of Rhema Home by allowing our group to use the carpentry tools and machineries at his carpentry factory free of charge. Mr. Lee is also willing to share his knowledge in furniture making and to supervise our progress to ensure that our work is on the right track.

The images show the surroundings as well as the machineries present within Mr. Lee’s carpentry factory.

Budget

No. Item Quantity Amount (RM)

1 Paint (4.6 litre) 1 -

2 Brush, hammer, nails - 50

3 Soil 1 10

4 Thinner 1 30

5 Printed logos with lamination 3 10

6 Wood shield 1 80

7 Tooth brush and towel hanger

8 Transportation - -

10 Miscellaneous - 200

11 Base coat 1 50

TOTAL 430

Timeline:

22 Sept:

Contacted respective charity organization and conducted site visit to the organization to understand their issues and needs.

25-30 Sept:

Collect recyclable materials, such as timber pallets, PVC Pipes, plywood pieces, rubber tyres from various locations

1 Oct:

Construction of shoe rack at Hup Wah Furniture Factory using collected timber pallets.

6 Oct:

Remove old coat of paint from fencing wall, transported constructed shoe racks to organization, provide wood finishes to thee shoe racks, and fill soil into potholes

8-10 Oct:

Construction of bag organizer using collected plywood pieces at Hup Wah Furniture Factory.

17 Oct:

Design and print watermark stickers for shoe racks, bag organizers, fencing wall and recycle bins

28-29 Oct:

Provide fresh coat of paint on the fencing wall, transport constructed bag organizer to organization, fill soil into potholes, construct badminton netting on site, apply watermark stickers for shoe racks, bag organizers, fencing wall and recycle bins, social interaction with occupants of organization

31 Oct:

Compile information for design of first board

31 Oct to 1 Nov:

Compile information for design of second board

2 Nov-6 Nov:

Design of both A3 presentation boards, complete multimedia presentation for submission

Gantt chart of project timeline

Contacted respective charity organization and conducted site visit to the organization to understand their issues and needs

Collect recyclable materials, such as timber pallets, PVC Pipes, plywood pieces, rubber tyres from various locations

Construction of shoe rack at Hup Wah Furniture Factory using collected timber pallets.

Remove old coat of paint from fencing wall, transported constructed shoe racks to organization, provide wood finishes to thee shoe racks, and fill soil into potholes

Construction of bag organizer using collected plywood pieces at Hup Wah Furniture Factory.

Design and print watermark stickers for shoe racks, bag organizers, fencing wall and recycle bins

Apply fresh paint on fencing wall, transport and install constructed bag organizer, construct badminton netting on site, apply watermark stickers for shoe racks, bag organizers, wall and recycle bins, social interaction with occupants of organization

Compile information for design of first board

Compile information for design of second board

Design of both A3 presentation boards, complete multimedia presentation for submission

18-Aug 7-Sep 27-Sep 17-Oct 6-Nov 26-Nov

Workload distribution

Name Workload distribution

Tan Min Chuen Collect materials, Provide design of shoe rack, Help in construction of designed objects

Ng Kwang Zhou Collect materials, Provide design of shoe rack, Help in construction of designed objects

Chang Huey Yi Provide design of bag organizer, Provide design of A3 presentation boards

Lee Yet Yee Provide design of bag organizer, Research information for A3 presentation boards

Lim Woo Leon Provide design of shoe rack, Help in construction of designed objects

Liew Zhi Qi Provide design of bag organizer, Help in construction of designed objects

Heng Sy Hua Provide design of bag organizer, Help in construction of designed objects

Ngu Xian Le Collect materials, Help in construction of designed objects

Koo Jian Xiang Collect materials, Provide design of shoe rack, Complete multimedia presentation

Teoh Jun Xiang Compile proposal for tutorial, Research information for A3 Presentation Boards, Help in construction of designed objects

Bakht Jalal Khan Collect materials, Help in construction of designed objects