Asia Pacific International Conference on Environment-Behaviour Studies `Developments and Social Behaviours`, Barcelona Spain, 29 August - 1 September 2015.

1. Therapeutic
Sensory
Stimulation
Garden
for
An
Inclusive
Intergenerational
Malaysian
Society
Hazreena
Hussein
reenalambina@um.edu.my
Syaidatul
Azzreen
Ishak
Zaliha
Omar
AicE-­‐Bs
2015,
Barcelona

3. The
younger
and
older
generations
have
to
engage
in
the
search
for
common
visions
and
virtues,
and
intergenerationally
acceptable
ways
of
ruling
and
relationships,
with
respect
and
courtesy.
To
improve
interpersonal
skills
and
communication
abilities,
wellbeing,
self-­‐esteem
and
health
for
all
involved.

4. Rehabilitating
through
the
senses
Balance
Body
Mind
Spiritual
Throughout
history
gardens
have
been
used
to
aid
in
the
therapeutic
process
-­‐
from
the
Japanese
Zen
Garden
to
the
Monastic
Cloister
garden.
However,
with
the
advances
in
medical
technology
in
the
20th
century,
the
use
of
gardens
as
therapeutic
elements
began
to
diminish.
Fortunately
with
the
recent
interest
in
complementary
and
alternative
therapies,
which
emphasizes
therapeutic
the
whole
person
-­‐
mind,
body,
and
spirit
-­‐
rather
than
simply
alleviating
symptoms,
the
interest
in
garden
as
healer
has
been
revived.

5. Sensory
Garden
Case
Studies
Sensory Garden Case Studies
Future Identified Case Studies in France and Japan
14 in UK
3 in HK
3 in S’pore

6. Sharifah
Rokiah
Knowledge
Centre,
Alor
Setar

7. Therapeutic
Sensory
Stimulation
Garden,
Kuala
Lumpur
(
(

8. Issue
1:
Uncontinuous
circulation
network

9. Issue
2:
Inaccessible
garden
feature

10.
Issue
3:
Lack
of
water
feature

11. Issue
4:
Dysfunctional
garden
feature

12.
Issue
5:
Lack
of
maintenance

13.
Issue
6:
Inaccessible
surface
material

14. Issue
7:
Steps
and
ramps

15. View
to
Petaling
Jaya
Therapeutic
Sensory
Stimulation
Garden
Ward
Elevator
Endoscopy
Unit
View
from
the
entrance
TSSG:
Site
observation

16. 8th
May
2015:
Walk-­‐through
interviews
and
focus
group
discussion
at
TSSG

17. So
what
is
it
about
the
environment
that
is
sensory
and
therapeutic?

18. Sensory
Garden
at
BCA
Academy,
Singapore
Scented
Sound
Touch
Taste
Spatial
Layout
and
Location

19. Accessibility,
Way
finding
and
Circulation
Network

20. Physical
designed
garden
elements

21. Soft
landscape
and
wildlife
refuge

22. Microclimate
It
was
a
misty
morning.
A
young
boy
with
his
teacher
was
having
a
leisurely
walk
in
the
Woodland
Garden.
As
they
walked
on
the
boardwalk
underneath
a
shady
canopy,
the
teacher
jumped
and
grabbed
a
branch.
The
boy
looked
at
her
and
wondered
why
she
had
done
that.
Ì
have
a
surprise
for
you…
are
you
ready?`
she
asked.
Both
of
his
hands
were
holding
the
rope
railing
while
jumping
with
excitement.
The
teacher
had
a
good
grip
of
the
branch,
ready
to
give
him
a
big
surprise.
She
shook
it
hard
with
both
of
her
hands
and
down
came
drips
of
rainwater
from
the
leaves.
The
boy
was
so
surprised;
he
let
go
of
his
hands
that
were
holding
the
rope
railing
and
lifted
his
arms
up
while
his
face
looked
up
to
the
sky.
He
was
feeling
and
touching
the
rainwater.
At
one
point,
he
opened
his
mouth
to
taste
it.
When
the
rainwater
became
less,
the
teacher
stopped
and
laughed,
as
both
of
them
got
wet
(Hazreena`s
research
journal
entry,
May
2009)

23. Safety,
Maintenance
and
Management
Wheeling
stream
was
the
term
used
by
Jane
Stoneham,
who
designed
a
water
feature
for
wheelchair
users.
The
features
gives
them
a
feeling
of
wheeling
in
the
water
through
shallow
water
that
is
safe
to
cross
over.

24. Conclusion
• TSSG
is
the
first
of
its
kind
in
Malaysia.
Its
preexisting
concrete
features
pose
challenges
in
safety,
aesthetics
and
access.
Its
therapeutic
value
and
stimulation
potential
of
the
seven
senses
can
be
improved
with
useful
lessons
from
HK,
Singapore
and
UK
and
taking
comments
by
a
diverse
of
end-­‐users.
• In
the
course
of
designing
the
TSSG,
by
consideration
of
universal
design
would
promote
for
an
inclusive
society.
When
the
design
is
accessible
to
the
intergenerational
population,
it
will
promote
for
an
inclusive
society.
• It
is
important
to
bring
together
Landscape
Architects,
Rehabilitation
Physicians
and
other
healthcare
professionals,
urban
planners
and
policy
makers
to
deliberate
and
make
real
the
making
of
Therapeutic
Sensory
Stimulation
Garden
for
an
Intergenerational
Society.

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