INTEGRATED DESIGN PROJECT MARCH 2015

PROPOSAL FOR CONSTRUCTION OF COMMERCIAL

BUILDING IN KAMPUNG KUBU GAJAH, SUNGAI

BULOH, SELANGOR

BACHELOR OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING & BUILT ENVIRONMENT

TEAM MEMBERS

HANS CALLYCHURN SCM016-612

ABDUL RAHMAN BIN HILMI SCM010-412

SIVANANTHAM A/L GANASON SCM016-613

ABU BAKAR IBRAHIM SCM015-144

Introduction

The project to be proposed is the construction of a 2-storey commercial building in

Kampung Kubu Gajah, Sungai Buloh. The village is located northbound of Selangor and is

approximately 28.5 km from Suria KLCC and 32 minute drive on a clear traffic (refer figure

below for coordinates), it is a rural area in outlying city of Selangor with an adequate access

road but lack of well-constructed commercial infrastructure. The project location sits along

Jalan Kubu Gajah which stretch about 3.6 km end to end, and the exact location is 2.9 km

from entrance of Jalan Kubu Gajah at the junction of Jalan Kuala Selangor.

Figure: The route from Kuala Lumpur (starting point in Suria KLCC) to project location.

Figure: Aerial view of the project location. Proposed land is bound by the red rectangle with

area of approximately 3000 square meters.

Figure: The land view of the proposed project location. The land is clear thus no demolishing

is required and it is near flat thus less levelling work will be needed.

Figure: The general view of surrounding neighborhood (100 meters from proposed location).

The houses are scattered through the lands.

Figure: The general view of the surrounding neighborhood (300 meters from project

location). The road is one lane per direction.

Problem Statement

From our survey of the vicinity, there are no significant signs of current or future

development, the neighborhood is limited to small shops and restaurants aging from 5 to 15

years which are built on small budget and are scattered all over the area. It is well known that

it has become part of the culture of Malaysians to dine out or simply to spend the afternoon

on conversation over a teh tarik, it is the most prominent way used by Malaysians for

socializing and gathering, but generally restaurants in the neighborhood are not catered for

social dining and the size does not permit for a decent family gathering.

Figure: One of the restaurants located 200 meters away from project location, the owner

utilizes front of his house as a restaurant, and the house can be seen from the side view.

Figure: A commercial row 400 meters away from project location, the shop opened is a

minimart where people buy daily groceries, it is crowded and structurally weak.

Figure: A commercial area 1.8km away from the proposed location. Some shops comprise

simple concrete columns, wall bricks and zinc roof, some are composite brick and wood

structure.

It can be seen from the photos that in general, the existing commercial buildings are

old, not well planned, small and structurally weak thus this is not an ideal infrastructure to do

business and the simple structures may pose a threat to the life of the shop owners. Since this

is a remote area with limited access to advanced knowledge, it is presumed that structural

safety awareness is not being stressed therefore it has to be addressed and be provided a

solution. No serious developments have taken place in the neighborhood, it is believed that

the existing commercial buildings were built by small scale contractors without presence of

architectural and structural design and drawing which explains why the commercial buildings

are generally simple, low-tech and scattered.

Project Obejctives

In the end, after the survey is done and judging from the evidences, it is safe to say

that Kampung Kubu Gajah will benefit from a well-designed commercial building. Therefore

the construction of the proposed commercial building is hoped to provide following:

1) A safer and stronger infrastructure for the villagers to run their businesses

2) An aesthetically well designed and built area for dining and small businesses for the

local villagers.

3) An opportunity of improvement to their quality of life by having more job openings

and better facilities.

4) A convenient access to a modern dining place without having to go far for a decent

experience.

5) To promote a unified business center to the villagers for ease of access.

Integrated Disciplines

1. Architectural Design – Using SketchUp Pro software for 3D view of building and the

artist impression.

2. Structural Drawing – Drawings of ground floor plan, upper level floor plan and

elevation view using AutoCAD software.

3. Structural Design – Design steel beams and columns in accordance to Eurocode 3

while concrete slabs and roof are designed in accordance to British Standards 8110.

4. Estimating & Costing of Building – Tabulation of the bills of quantity.

5. Project Management – Do a feasibility study, Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and

work scheduling using Microsoft Project.

6. Soil Mechanics – Applied when preparing the soil investigation report to obtain soil

bearing capacity and selection of suitable type of foundation.

Division of Works

Hans Callychurn – Foundation Selection & Design, Reinforced Concrete Beam, Column,

Slab and Roof Design in accordance to British Standards 8110.

Abdul Rahman bin Hilmi – Soil Investigation Report, Project Feasibility Study, Architectural

Impression using SketchUp Pro, Structural Drawings using AutoCAD.

Abu Bakar Ibrahim – Bills of Quantity

Sivanantham A/L Ganason – Work Breakdown Structure and Project Scheduling using

Microsoft Project.

Project Brief & Impression

The building has a built up area of 400 square meters housing an open air food court

on the ground floor and 4 shops on the upper floor, equipped with gender-separated toilets

and prayer rooms for Muslims, the floors are connected via a staircase. To promote better

natural lighting and ventilation, the ground floor has a height of 5 meters and is not enclosed

by walls except for the toilets while the upper floor is partially opened and the windows are

tall.

Figure: An architectural impression of the proposed project. This is the front-left view (Built

with SketchUp Pro software)

Figure: The rear-right view of the proposed building. Upper floor is opened for better lighting

and ventilation, this is also achieved with tall windows.

Figure: Upper floor aerial view which house 4 shops and 2 prayer rooms for male and female

Muslims.

Preliminary Drawings – Ground Floor

Preliminary Drawings – Upper Floor