This document summarizes the site conditions and analysis of Lembuh Bujang in Kedah, Malaysia. It describes the distances to key locations, site orientation, vegetation, wildlife, views, noise levels, and human activities on the site. It also includes a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) analysis. The strengths include the undulating landscape providing different views, scenic views, and natural sounds. Weaknesses are a lack of signage and ineffective exhibits layout. Opportunities exist to improve wayfinding and create a more dramatic path to the candis. Threats include potential vermin, landslides, and security issues.

1. SITE CONDITIONS &
ANALYSIS
LEMBAH BUJANG_ KEDAH
CHIN JOVI| EDWIN HO| CHUA CHANG YEONG| EVON LOW| LIM LI
ERN

4. 5 HOURS , 435 KM

5. SITE SURVEY

7. DISTANCE

8. DISTANCE
ENTRANCE

9. DISTANCE
MUSEUM

10. DISTANCE
CANDI BENDANG BALAWI

11. DISTANCE
CANDI BUKIT BATU PAHAT

12. DISTANCE
BRIDGE

13. DISTANCE
CAR PARK

14. ORIENTATION

15. SUN PATH DIAGRAM

16. SUN PATH DIAGRAM

17. SUN PATH DIAGRAM

18. WIND DIRECTION

19. WIND DIRECTION

20. WIND DIRECTION

21. ADJACENT STREET &
VEHICULAR TRAFFIC PATTERNS

22. TRANSPORTATION

23. TRANSPORTATION

24. TRANSPORTATION

25. TRANSPORTATION

26. VEGETATION

27. 1. MALAYSIA DRACAENA:
FAMILY: ASPARAGACAEA
CATEGORY: TROPICAL AND TENDER PERENNIALS
HEIGHT: 1.8-2.4 M/ 1.2-1.5M
CHARACTERISTICS:
THE LEAVES GENERALLY HAVE GREEN CENTRAL
AREAS SURROUNDED ON BOTH SIDES WITH
YELLOW.
2. ARECA GURITA:
FAMILY: ARECACEAE
CHARACTERISTICS:RACHILLAE OF ARECA GURITA
ARE RECURVED AND RESEMBLE OCTOPUS
TENTACLES, AND
THE FLOWERS ARE MOSTLY ARRANGED IN ONE ROW,
FLOWERS ARRANGED SPIRALLY ON THE RACHILLAE

28. WILDLIFE

29. BIRDS
BLACK EAGLE STORK-BILLED KINGFISHER

30. WILD BOAR

31. VIEWS & VISTA

33. NOISE

34. HUMAN ACTIVITIES NOISE

35. NATURAL NOISE

36. HUMAN CULTURAL

37. TOUR

38. BIRD WATCHING & RESEARCH

39. SWOT ANALYSIS

40. STRENGTH
UNDULATING SITE CONTOUR
 The gentle slopes are rather easy to incorporate
into a design compared to steep slopes
 less prone to landslides
 provides different views at different levels while
progressing through site

41. VIEWS
 Site is placed strategically with many beautiful
panoramic viewpoints
 View of Gunung Jerai
 Surrounded by natural environment

42. SOUNDS
 Echoing of the stream
 Call of the birds
 Rustling of leaves
 Howling of the wind

43. WEAKNESS
LACK OF SIGNAGE
 Visitors usually miss the candis when visiting the
existing museum
 Prone to getting lost and not knowing where to
go without a guide

44. LACK OF DRAMATIC ELEMENT OF PATH LEADING
TO CANDI
 Unwelcoming and causes uncertainty in visitors,
whether they are in fact allowed to proceed
beyond the staircase
 Fails to create a feeling of anticipation

45. INEFFECTIVE LAYOUT
 Without a guide, visitors would not know which
way to proceed and are at risk of missing certain
exhibits because they are not indicated in any way
 The exhibits are too far apart and there is nothing
between them to engage the user’s interest

46. TREATMENT PLANT
 Unsightly
 Smelly
 Disrupts the experience

47. OPPORTUNITIES
WK - LACK OF SIGNAGE
 Through planning a circulation that clearly
indicates the direction in which the visitor should
take, or certain structures that mark where exhibits
are depending on the concept and design

48. WK - LACK OF DRAMATIC ELEMENT OF PATH
LEADING TO CANDI
 Addition of structure, or manipulation of the
contour to create a dramatic element to incite a
variety of feelings suiting to one’s design or
concept

49. WK - INEFFECTIVE LAYOUT
 The fact that exhibits being too far apart can be
used to an advantage by adding items along the
way to retain the user’s interest, for example,
minor exhibits placed on pathways leading to
major exhibits which also serves to guide them in
the right direction while they are exploring
 Or perhaps at the very least, some interesting
landscaping or shading devices could be provided
for pathways between major exhibits to retain
visitor interest

50. STR - UNDULATING SITE CONTOUR and VIEWS
 Manipulation of the site contour and its already
present views, one may create a different
experience and view while the user to progresses
throughout the site due to the gradual elevation
of the contour. The panoramic views are also a
strong plus point to be exploited

51. STR – SOUNDS
 The all natural setting provides calming and
natural sounds which creates a tranquil
atmosphere by default that can be implemented
into one’s design

52. THREATS
PRESENCE OF VERMIN
 Through observation, there was no anti vermin net
observed which may result in animals entering the
site or VIC

53. LANDSLIDE
 Though the risk of a landslide is minimal, due to
the low gradient of the slope of the undulating
site, it is still there and is possible due to soil
erosion witnessed on site

54. SECURITY ISSUES
 When on site, only one guardhouse was detected,
at the front gate, and there seemed to be no
guard inside. The area near the candis were not
guarded at all, and there was no fence protecting
the area from any intruders, which may be a
potential threat