report of gua musang

1. SITE ANALYSIS
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STUDIO III [ARC 60106]
KAMPUNG PULAI, GUA MUSANG
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2. TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 METHODOLOGY
2.0 EXISTING CONTEXT
2.1 ZONING
2.2 LAND USE
2.3 CONTEXTUAL
2.4VEGETATION
2.5 CLIMATE
SHADEAND SHADOWS
WEATHER DATA
2.6 CIRCULATION
VEHICULAR
PEDESTRIAN
3. 0 HUMAN CULTURE
4.0 VIEWS ANDVISTAS
4.1VIEW FROM SITE
4.2VIEWTHROUGH SITE
4.3VIEWTO SITE
5.0 NOISE
6.0 HISTORY
7.1 SWOT
7.0 CONCLUSION

3. Society, culture, history, memory and the landscape of a particular place echoes the meaning of that‘place’, or its‘genius loci’. The
site needs to be understood, in both intuitive and personal ways, as well as quantitative and measured means.
Techniques to record and understand the site are varied, from physical surveys to qualitative aspects of experience and personal
interpretation of the place. Key factors such as location, activities, the people have been taken into consideration on the topics
discussed.
The Site
Kampung Pulai, Gua Musang
Kampung Pulai is a traditional Hakka village located some 8KM from Gua Musang.The Hakka Chinese came to settle in this village
more than 600 years ago.The villagers still maintain a very traditional Hakka culture.The village was almost cut off from the outside
world as the first tarred road that leads from Gua Musang to this undeveloped town was only built in 1988.
1.0 INTRODUCTION

4.  Interview is another method we used this was to get a
clear primary information about the site from the
people are associated with the site
• Photography is a method we used to collect our
dataThis is because it can be an accurate
representation of what the site has to offer as well
as capture our thorough observation
• Written work was also a way we used to collect
data to annotate the ongoing activities, pathways
and to mark circulation of the site as well as the
active and passive zones
• Through observation we collected
information from the site regarding the
activities as well as the social contact that
were on going in the site
1.1 METHODOLOGY

5. 2.1 ZONING
From the macro sites A &B is a recreational street with lots of different activities happening at different times of the day.When
looking at Kampung Pulai on the micro scale we will discuss how the site is used and the districts that fall on the site. How it
affects the people and the site of Kampung Pulai

6. ResidentialRecreational Commercial
Kampung Pulai has repetition of activities such as religious ceremonial event, cafes, grocery stores and other uses
on the land. This also shows that there is not much variety of the place so people just come for their specific task
and leave. It does promote people to do religious tasks and spend more time on the site.
2.2 LAND USE

7. TempleWater Moon Princess Hill Cave
2.3 CONTEXTUAL

8. Temple Site River Site
The Site is adjacent toTempleWater
Moon. Located closer to the main
entrance
The site is located across the
river. 400 metres away from the
Princess Hill Cave

9. Biodiversity directly provides ecosystem services such as pollution and shade.Trees remove significant amount of pollution from air that
we breathe and provide a healthy and comfortable environment.Tress also serve an important role in providing natural shade for
pedestrians and casual relaxation points. Kampung Pulai is surrounded with ample vegetation, inform of trees, planter box and bushes
especially on the River Site.The natural vegetation that is present on site is rather scattered and minimal.
2. 4 VEGETATION
3. 4.
1. 2.

10. According to our analysis, Kampung Pulai experiences tropical climate which is prone to rainfall and sunshine and this can sometimes lead
to hindering certain social activities and other activities taking place in Kampung Pulai and this is due to lack of proper facilities to help
the users protect themselves from the daily weather conditions From that we are using the shades and shadow diagrams and topography
to show how most of the climatic conditions affect the users of the street.
2. 5 CLIMATE
Kampung Pulai tends to get very
hot and humid during the
afternoon, which is the at the peak.

11. SHADES AND SHADOWS
MORNING 9AM AFTERNOON 1 PM
EVENING 5PM
• In the afternoon, the sun is mostly on top of the
buildings therefore the shadows are very short
not making shades.This time of the day,
pedestrians choose not to walk or stay outdoors
due to the sun exposure and discomfort caused.
• In the morning, the casting is on the west side of
the building and a bit shaded but not fully
covering the site, hence, makes the street
relatively comfortable to walk or stay outdoors.
• In the evening, the shadows are not really
with the street hence not helping to shade
the street.
• Therefore, from this analysis we conclude
that Kampung Pulai is not shaded at most
time of the day which currently makes
inconvenient for the street users and social
activities that might need shading. Creating
shaded spaces on the site will help improve
its functionality

12. Gua Musang has a tropical climate.The rainfall in Gua Musang is significant, with precipitation even during the driest month.This
climate is considered to be Af according to the Köppen-Geiger climate classification.The average annual temperature is 26.4 °C in
Gua Musang. In a year, the average rainfall is 2365 mm.
DATA
The driest month is February, with 85 mm of rainfall. In October, the precipitation reaches its peak, with an
average of 309 mm.
CLIMATE GRAPH //WEATHER BY MONTH GUA MUSANG

13. AVERAGE TEMPERATURE GUA MUSANG
The warmest month of the year is May, with an average temperature of 27.2 °C.At 25.2 °C on
average, January is the coldest month of the year.

14. 2. 6 CIRCULATION
Circulation is a very important element in a public space this is because circulation may lead to influencing a lot of
activities within a site and social activities is no exception.

15. VEHICULAR CIRCULATION
• The road connects tot the main road and paves to the temple site where parking is available.Although
huge vehicles are not able to pass through the road.

16. PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION
• The walkway extends to the river site and also an excess to the rubber plantation towards the
Princess Hill Cave.

17. 3.O HUMAN CULTURE

18. Temple Moon is famous for being the oldest temple in
Malaysia. Hence, people come here often to pray.

19. The entrance to
Princess Cave is about
100 feet up and you
have to walk up a
flight of 150 concrete
steps to enter the cave.
The main feature here is an
impressive 12 m high statue
of the Goddess GuanYin
which was carved from a
large stalagmite by master
Chinese craftsmen and
completed in 2008.

20. The open space highlighted is often used for gatherings
or performances. On a daily phase, children gather
around to play with eachother or the elderly as well.

21. The local coffee shop is often visited by the elderly men.
Here they come together and spend time with each other by
chit chatting. Besides that, people who work in the
plantation also come over to grab something to eat.
A gift shop is also available for those tourists who
come to visit the site and its charms. Besides that
they also provide refreshments.

22. 4.0 VIEWS ANDVISTAS

23. 4.1 VIEWS FROM SITE
Temple Site River Site

24. Temple Site River Site
4.2 VIEWS THROUGH SITE

25. Temple Site
River Site
4.3 VIEWSTO SITE

26. 5.0 NOISE
Through our analysis at Kampung Pulai, the site is not exposed to noises that are loud. Unlike the city, Kampung Pulai is a
serene place where light noises will only be heard.The loudest noise that one can get from is the sounds of motorbikes
passing by.
• Noise from the
motorcycles passing by • Cheering of children
plating in the evening
• Birds chirping high up in
the trees
• The noise coming from the
streaming water river
• Crickets from the woods

27. 6.0 HISTORY OF KAMPUNG PULAI
PULAI is a simple small village inland in the northern part of the Malay Peninsula
(MALAY PENINSULA).The residents are almost all Hakkas. Located in the gold-
producing area of ​​Ulujilandan County in southern Kelantan, Brei is backed by the Kelantan
River estuary and can be reached in more than ten days.The upstream tributary of the
Kelantan River, SungaiYasushi (SG.GALAS) flows through Bray, so Bray is commonly
known as Jinshan.
Brei is one of the earliest Chinese settlements on the Malay Peninsula, which has a very
close relationship with the gold mines in Bula.The early residents of the Bray were mainly
in the gold mining industry.The Kelantan Bray is located within the Golden Belt of the
Malay Peninsula (Gold BELT), so there is a gold mine in Brygdo.The Chinese have long
been collecting gold here, and there are those who have bought gold in the mountains, and
those who have collected gold in the sand (the so-called mining gold and sand gold). In the
territory of Kelantan, SG. PERGAU, SG. GALAS and SG. NENG are located on the side of
Yudosakin. In the early days, people were more likely to find small pieces of gold, which
was extremely rare in the later period. Gold miners had to sneak in the sand. Some gold
rush companies scoured a ton of sand to get one or two grams of sand gold, which is
considered a gold mine with a lot of reserves!
When the Hakkas began to move to Bray, there has been no real historical
research. Scholar RENTSE believes that although there is no clear evidence, the history of
the Brei Chinese settlement is very long. In addition to the remains of ancient gold mines
discovered by later residents, the ploughs used by Breikan rice are different from today's
Chinese or Malay ploughs. Because the place is quite isolated from the outside world, the
residents mainly speak the dialect of the Hakka dialect and do not understand Malay.This
shows that Bray is a village that is quite isolated from other parts of Kelantan.The residents
are mainly engaged in gold mining and planting, and are basically a self-sufficient
community.

28. 6.1 HISTORICALTIMELINE
1600 - A group of chinese traders found Kampung Pulai while on their small boat
1941- The Japanese army invaded Malaysia, and the Bula people lived in a three-year, eight-
month life without a day.
1948- emergency, the British colonial rulers used the security as a reason to ruthlessly
expel all the villagers from the country.
1950- Prior to 1950 and the forced removal of Pulai people from their ancestral lands
during the Malayan Emergency, the central temple Shuiyuegong, honored Guanyin. Most
other deities now worshipped in Pulai had their own temples, supported by income from
land bequeathed to them by Pulai men who returned to China or who died without
descendents. In 1950 all of the Pulai deities were carried to the Pulai Baru NewVillage in
Terengganu where they were placed together on the altar of a new branch temple
1972- Deities were returned to a newly deconsecrated Shuiyuegong temple in central Pulai.
1967- Reconstruction of the Shuiyue Palace
1983- Construction of the temple, and the last time it was built.
1984- The Pulai penghulu and the temple committee chair invited Buddhist monks from
Penang to the opening of the newly reconstructed Shuiyuegong temple, and had them
conduct a special Buddhist mass in honor of the dead.
1988- A 7-km asphalt road was built to enter the village

29. Strengths Weakness ThreatsOppurtunities
• CONVENIENCE
• TOURISM
• PEACEFUL
• SENSE OF
PLACE
• COMMUNITY
• LESS PARKING
• NO SHADE
• WALKING
DISTANCE
• INSECTS
• PUBLIC REALM
EASY
• COMMUNICATION
• EXPLORATION
• EXPERIENCE
• DARKAT
NIGHT
• ISOLATION
7.0 CONCLUSION
7.1 SWOT