Project 1 Part 1

1. THEORIES OF ARCHITECTURE URBANISM
PROJECT 1: PART 1: STAGE 1
GROUP MEMBERS: a. Ang Yik Chiu
b. Gertrude Lee Yue Siew
c. Kee Ting Ting
LECTURER: Mr. Lam Shen Fei

2. PROJECT PART 1: STAGE 1
Architect/Urban Designer/Theoretician: Jane Jacobs, American-Canadian
journalist, author and activist best known for her influence on urban studies.
Relationship between chosen theories and area:-
Since Bandar Puteri is one of the developing areas in Puchong and it is an urban
area, focusing on planning such as spatial planning and city planning is important in
order for the city to work well.
1. Jane Jacobs says that, “Great cities are not like towns, only larger. They are
not like suburbs, only denser. They differ from towns and suburbs in basic
ways, and one of them is that cities are, by definition, full of strangers.” The
incidents of violence on the city streets have caused the insecurity among the
users and because of fear the users use them less which makes the streets
still more unsafe. She suggested that a city street equipped to handle
strangers, and to make a safety asset, in itself, our of the presence of
strangers, as the streets of successful city neighborhoods always do, must
have three main qualities:
a. First, there must be a clear demarcation between what is public and
private space.
b. Second, there must be eyes upon the street, eyes belonging to those we
might call the natural proprietors of the street.
c. And third, the sidewalk must have users on it fairly continuously, both to
add to the number of effective eyes on the street and to induce the people
in buildings along the street to watch the sidewalks in sufficient numbers.
From Bandar Puteri, Puchong, we can see how the district has been planned
according to its public and private area. The public area (commercials-
shophouses, malls, hospital, office tower) are located facing/surrounding by
main roads while private area (residential) is isolated from the main access.
And how the street planning of Bandar Puteri helps to improve the safety of
the town.
2. As Jane Jacobs mentioned, “The district, and indeed as many of its internal
parts as possible, must serve more than one primary function, preferably
more than two.” From her point of view, a district must have different purposes
which consist of the common facilities for human needs.
From the site plan of Bandar Puteri, Puchong, we can see that there are many
types of buildings which are commercial, residential and services. Each of this

3. building serves different purposes which is important and is the basic need for
the community living in this district.
3. As Jane Jacobs mentioned, " To generate exuberant diversity in a city's
streets and districts, one of the conditions is indispensable: The district must
mingle buildings that vary in age and condition, including a good proportion of
old ones so that they vary in the economic yield they must produce. This
mingling must be fairly close-grained." From this quote, her point of view was
that the upcoming developments should consider about the aged buildings in
order to blend in with the surroundings.
In Bandar Puteri, even though there are upcoming development projects, the
developer still remains the existing commercials and residential areas such as
the Giant supermarket, the Columbia Hospital, Puteri Mart, and so on.
Chosen Developing Area: Bandar Puteri, Puchong
Developer: Flora Development Sdn Bhd (304863-A)
(Subsidiary of IOI Properties Group Berhad)
Relevant Drawing/ Pictures:
From Google Map:

4. Master Plan
Projects
Puteri Hills Luxury Town Villa
Puteri Hills Condominums

5. Puchong Financial Corporate Centre
(PFCC)
The 8 Residency
Kompleks Puteri Square
Puteri Central
The Cube
I0I Rio City
References:
Jacobs, J. (1961). The Death and Life of Great American Cities. New York.
Location. (n.d.). Retrieved April 3, 2015, from
http://www.ioiproperties.com.my/Bandar-Puteri-Puchong/