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ENVIRONMENT SUSTAINABLE DESIGN (ARC 1413/1412) Page 0 SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, BUILDING & DESIGN Centre for Modern Architecture Studies in Southeast Asia ( MASSA)Bachelor of Science (Honours) (Architecture) ENVIRONMENT SUSTAINABLE DESIGN (ARC 1413/1412) Project 1: My community My Commitment (Exploring the sense of environmental and community engagement as future designer) Submitted by: 1. Eelyn Cheong Siew Ying 0314618 2. Wong Voon Yin 0315151 3. Vicky Lee Wei Kee 0313317 4. Chia Wee Min 0315186 5. Tan Zi Cin 0314079 6. Teoh Hui Yu 0313701 7. Evon Low Siew Cheng 0318156 8. Chin Jovi 0317924 9. Edwin Ho Khai Vun 0314846 10. Chua Chang Yeong 0314044 Submitted to: Mr. Sivaraman ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABLE DESIGN (ARC 1413) Project One
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SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, BUILDING & DESIGN Centre for Modern Architecture Studies in Southeast Asia ( MASSA)Bachelor of Science (Honours) (Architecture) ENVIRONMENT SUSTAINABLE DESIGN (ARC 1413/1412)

Project 1:

My community My Commitment

(Exploring the sense of environmental and

community engagement as future designer)

Submitted by:

1. Eelyn Cheong Siew Ying 0314618

2. Wong Voon Yin 0315151

3. Vicky Lee Wei Kee 0313317

4. Chia Wee Min 0315186

5. Tan Zi Cin 0314079

6. Teoh Hui Yu 0313701

7. Evon Low Siew Cheng 0318156

8. Chin Jovi 0317924

9. Edwin Ho Khai Vun 0314846

10. Chua Chang Yeong 0314044

Submitted to:

Mr. Sivaraman

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABLE DESIGN (ARC 1413) Project One

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CONTENT

Introduction……………………………………………………….. 03

Non- Profit Organization……………………………………….. 04

i. Organization Name

ii. Contact Person

iii. Address

iv. Phone Number

v. Internet Homepage

vi. Business Card

Introduction to Site………………………………………………. 05

Project Statement…………………………………………………. 06

Objectives…………………………………………………………... 07

Committee………………………………………………………….. 08

i. Task Delegation

Timeline & Table…………………………………………………… 09 -10

Estimated Budget & Total Expenses…………………………… 11

Sponsorship………………………………………………………… 12

Exploration & Understanding of Site

i. Problem Identification…………..………………………….. 13 - 14

Existing Dog Shelter

Messy and Unorganized garden and plantations

Design Proposal

i. Shelter for Dog………………………………………………. 15

ii. Perspective View …………………………………………… 16

iii. Garden Design………………………………………………. 16

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Execution of Work on Site ( Problem & Solution)……………. 17

Finish Product……………………………………………………… 18- 19

Activities ……………………………………………………………. 20 - 22

Sustainability, Community & Design…………………………. 23 - 26

i. Material Used

(Material Life Cycle, Environment Impact, Carbon Footprint)

ii. Embodied Energy

iii. Green Building Index (GBI) Criteria

Conclusion………………………………………………………….. 27 – 28

Feedback……………………………………………………………. 29 - 31

Appendix……………………………………………………………. 32 - 35

Reference…………………………………………………………... 36

Peer Assessment Form

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INTRODUCTION

„‟My community My Commitment (Exploring the sense of environmental and community

engagement as future designer)‟‟ is an environmental- community related issue in our

local community project. The issue have to be genuine and any solution provided must

have an impact to the environment and community.

In a group of 10, we explored the understanding of sustainability ( environment and

community engagement ) and our role and responsibility as a designer, reflected

throughout the execution of this project. Therefore, in participating in this project we are

asked to engage with the theme and embrace, examine and reflect on the notions of

community as its active member. Though interactive and dynamics exercises, we

gained a deeper understanding of environment and our responsibility to community,

practice solving real –world challenges using creative ideas.

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NON- PROFIT ORGANIZATION

Organization Name : Good Samaritan Home (GSH)

Contact Person : Mr. Robert Ong

Address : 2, Leboh Jelutong, Taman Southern Park,

41200 Klang , Selangor Darul Ehsan.

Contact Number : 603-3372 2289 / 6019- 314 5361

Internet Homepage : http://goodsh.blospot.com

http://www.charityheart.org

http://www.facebook.com/goodsamaritanhouse.page

Business Card :

Figure 01 : Mr Robert Ong ‘s Name Card

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INTRODUCTION TO SITE

Good Samaritan Home Founded in January 1999 by Albert Ong a former pastor and YM his wife, Good Samaritan Home (GSH)

cares for the children such as these-who come from families where parents have abandoned them, or

where a parent is unable to cope with the divorce, or where the child has lost one or both parents.

GSH today is a home to 30 boys and girl whose age ranges from 1-22 years old. The home seeks to not

only provide for their physical and material needs, but also to minister to their emotional and

psychological needs especially in the light of their broken family backgrounds.

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PROJECT STATEMENT

Good Samaritan Home ( GSH) is an orphanage with 36 orphans (aged ranged from 3 to

17 years old), who came from families where parents have abandoned them, or where a

parent unable to cope with divorce, or where the child has lost one or both parents. In

addition, pets such as dog, rabbits and goose donated by donors served as

entertainments for the orphans, were placed at the main entrance of the orphanage.

The first sight when we arrived at Good Samaritan Home was the untidiness of the

garden occupied with unwanted old boxes, crates and pots and also a dog shelter which

was in terrible condition. After having brief conversation and interview with Mr. Robert,

he led us into the house and showed us around. The condition in the house was still

acceptable without much spaces left for improvements or enhancement and the

furniture was still in good condition. Whereas, the garden and the dog shelter located at

the main entrance was a bit chaotic in terms of arrangement and tidiness.

From what we have observed, right next to the entrance of the orphanage was a small

garden planted with various type of herb plant and trees. Kind- hearted donors donated

herb plants which were fenced by Panasonic Company two years ago and formed a

neat garden. However as time goes by, the garden looked messy because of the fallen

leaves with broken pots and unwanted polystyrene boxes abandoned right behind the

fencing. We also have interviewed an orphan named James (aged 13) and noticed that

the children often play with the dog (Breed=Golden Retriever) named Golden sheltered

right beside the small garden formed using old steel bed frames which is mostly rusted.

After a discussion among our group members, we have come out with a few ideas of

improving the current condition of the orphanage. Due to space limitation, we concluded

that we could not do much with the interior spaces or by adding more furniture to

improve the space quality of the orphanage as the existing furniture is still in good

condition. Moreover since the garden is created and sponsored by Panasonic Company,

we are not allowed to make changes to the garden. However, we could help to

rearrange and clean up the garden. Besides, we decided to design a sustainable shelter

for the dog Golden. While cleaning up the garden and installing the dog shelter, we

would be involving children as well to promote environmental awareness and attitudes

and educating them on the importance of greenery which is crucial for the future as well

as some installation techniques which might benefit them in the future. Another

community aspect is to involve children in t-shirt design while interacting with the

children and promote environmental awareness among themselves, this activity benefits

them by initiating their creativity in deigning as well.

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OBJECTIVES

I. To increase awareness of current environment

II. To induce creativity in attempting to explore the current environmental

circumstances

III. To allow students to explore the opportunity to work with the community and for

the community

IV. To create awareness of the importance of creating and environmentally

sustainable product/design/services

V. Able to understand and explain the principles of sustainability from environmental

and social perspective.

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COMMITTEE

President : Eelyn Cheong Siew Ying

Vice- president :Wong Voon Yin

Secretary :Teoh Hui Yu

Treasurer :Chia Wee Min

Public Relations :Evon‟s father Tan Zi Cin‟s father

Transportation :Chia Wee Min

Wong Voon Yin

Teoh Hui Yu

Tan Zi Cin

Vicky Lee

Material Source :Evon Low Siew Cheng

Tan Zi Cin

Photographer :Edwin Ho Khai Vun

Videographer :Wong Voon Yin

Designer :Vicky Lee

Ronn Chua Chang Yong

Chia Wee Min

Chin Jovi

Edwin Ho Khai Vun

Wong Voon Yin

Evon Low Siew Cheng

Teoh Hui Yu

Tan Zi Cin

Eelyn Cheong Siew Ying

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TIMELINE & TABLE

5th September 2014 ( Friday ) First visit to Good Samaritan Home

Acquired permission to visit

Given a tour to the compound of the house

Understanding the needs and necessities of the children

Brainstorming ideas

22nd September 2014 ( Saturday) Second visit to Good Samaritan Home

Acquired permission to redesign the garden and dog house

Acquired dimensions of the space and existing structures

Design proposal

Job delegation

05th October 2014 (Sunday) Clean and beautify garden

11th October 2014 (Sunday) Remove some part of old dog shelter and build new dog shelter

12th October 2014 (Monday) Dog shelter installation

02nd November 2014 (Sunday) Roof installation (dog shelter)

08th November 2014 (Saturday) Completion and carrying out activities with the orphans

Table 01: Timeline

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Table 02 : Timeline

ACTIVITY START END

Members First Meeting 9/3/2014 9/3/2014

Briefing of Project 9/3/2014 9/3/2014

Forming Committee 9/3/2014 9/3/2014

Choosing Site 9/5/2014 9/5/2014

Site Visit 9/5/2014 9/5/2014

Analysing Problem 9/5/2014 9/8/2014

Design Proposal 9/8/2014 9/20/2014

Second Visit 9/22/2014 9/22/2014

Buy/Find Materials and Sponsors 9/8/2014 9/28/2014

Assembling on Site 10/5/2014 10/26/2014

Site Completion 10/26/2014 10/26/2014

Compilation and Documenting Report 10/26/2014 11/9/2014

Table 03: Timeline

ACTIVITY

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Buy/Find Materials and Sponsors

Assembling on Site

Site Completion

Compilation and Documenting Report

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ESTIMATED BUDGET

Budget RM

Dog house materials and tools 660.00

Garden 30.00

Transportation Fee 120.00

Toll Fee 40.00

Activities 150.00

Total 1000.00

TOTAL EXPENSES

Expanses RM

Dog house materials and tools

Meranti wood 372.00

Shellac 62.00

Thiner 3.00

Brushes 2.00

Sand paper 9.20

Screw 1.00

Polycarbonate roof 129.70

Steel frame 17.50

Rubber 7.20

Cement and Bricks 60.00

Others 51.80

Garden

Fertiliser 4.00

Sand 3.70

Activities

T-shirt 234.00

Arcrylic and Paint brushes 53.00

Total 1010.10

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SPONSORSHIP

Items Amount (RM) Sponsored By

Meranti Wood 350.00 Elegance Marketing Co

Cement, Sand and Bricks 60.00 Mr.Tan Soon Hwa (Contractor)

Financial 150.00 Eureka Pools Sdn. Bhd.

80.00 Ace Bake Foods Stuff Industries

100.00 Twins Tech Construction Sdn Bhd

120.00 Kpg Synergy Sdn Bhd

150.00 Wai Kong Hong Sdn Bhd

TOTAL 1010.00

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EXPLORATION & UNDERSTAND OF SITE

I. House Plan

II. Problem Identification Existing Dog Shelter

Figure 02: Dog Shelter before renovate

Problem:

The dog shelter is located at right next to the entrance of the orphanage home to

accommodate the house pet, Golden (breed=Golden Retriever). The dog shelter which

is formed using old steel bed frames that are mostly rusted is unfit to shelter a dog

despite it being a fairly large space where much improvements can be potentially made.

The fencing only covers up both sides of the space leaving the front and back exposed

which may cause unwanted consequences in the long run. In addition, the roof covering

is barely enough to shade the pet under sunny day not to mention during rainy days.

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Messy and Unorganized garden and plantations

Figure 03 : Untidy Garden at Entrance

Problem:

The garden along the entrance of the house has become a major eyesore to visitors.

Unwanted broken pots, crates and polystyrene boxes abandoned right behind the

fencing are accumulated around the area in addition to the already messy and

unmaintained garden causing the compound to be susceptible AEDES breeding

from the stagnant water.

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DESIGN PROPOSAL

1. Shelter for dog

The purpose of the design is to provide a sustainable shelter for the dog. The

materials proposed are unwanted Meranti Woods donated by wood factory as the

ventilated wall with screw joinings; Polycarbonate sheet as the roof covering and

concrete for its footings at all sides (sponsored cement and sand). The design will be

2160mm in length, 1635mm in width and 1350mm in height.

Diagram0 1 : Dimension of Dog Shelter

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2. Perspective View

Diagram 02 : Perspective view of Dog Shelter

3. Proposal for Garden Design

Diagram 03 : Perspective view of beautified garden

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EXECUTION OF WORK ON SITE (PROBLEM & SOLUTION)

Day Date Execution of Work Problem Solution

Day 1 05th Oct 2014

- temporary remove all the plant from garden - replace some broken pot plants to new pot - clean and tidy the garden - reposition plants into the garden

- insufficient of plastic bag for rubbish

- two group mates drive to nearest convenience shop to get two packs of rubbish bag

Day 2 11th Oct 2014

- check the condition pf the plants - remove the old dog shelter - smoothen the surface of wood planks using sand papers - screw and join the wood planks together - apply shellac on both sides of the structure

- insufficient of shellac, thinner and sand papers - having difficulties in screwing the wood planks

- two group mates drive to the nearest hardware shop to buy the materials needed - The person in charge gave us some guidance and helped us out while screwing the wood planks

Day 3 12th Oct 2014

- apply shellac to the remaining structure -mix the cement and sand with water at right proportion - set up the foundation of the dog shelter - Use the remaining concrete to fill up the hole at the roadside

- Inexperience with mixing the concrete and setting up the foundations

- With the guidance from one of our group mates‟ father (contractor), we managed to set up everything.

Day 4 02nd Nov 2014

-roof installation

Table 01 : Execution of work on site

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FINISH PRODUCT

After cleaning and beautifying process, the garden looks tidier. In addition, new design

of dog shelter give improved the overall view.

Figure 04 : Tidy Garden and new Dog Shelter

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Figure 05 : New Dog Shelter

Figure 06 : Golden in his new shelter

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ACTIVITIES

1. T- Shirt Designing to promote creativity

As a architecture students, we would like to promote creativity skill. To do so, we

had T-shirt designing to enhance the creativity of the children. Meanwhile, T-shirt

designing is a gift from us to the children.

Figure 07 : Helping the children designing T- Shirt

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Figure 08 : Children designing T- Shirt

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2. Games

In addition, we interacted with the children through games.

Figure 09 : Music Chair – Game

Figure 10: London Bridge – Game

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SUSTAINABILITY, COMMUNITY & DESIGN

Material used:

1.Timber – Meranti Wood

For the timber life cycle, it started from the forestry. Trees are being cut and transport to

sawmill. The timber will be process by the wood industry and cut into the sizes

according to the customer‟s requirement. The timber are varying used. It can be used

for residential and industries. Timber are long lasting and low maintenance are needed.

The unwanted timber can be recycle to produce recycle paper and plywood.

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CARBON FOOTPRINT: Economically reduce the carbon footprint and environmental impacts of buildings by using more timber and wood products in our dog shelter design. We timber that we used is Meranti Wood. It has lower carbon and environmental impacts than comparable building materials and it also produce lower energy and lower impact process. In addition, timber also provides simple solutions that meet regulatory requirements. Timber in building reduces carbon emissions in three ways. The carbon stored in growing trees is retained and stored in the timber for at least the life of the building. Using wood instead of energy intensive, materials avoids the emissions associated with producing those materials and increased timber use supports the economic expansion of forests through the landscape. Forests are significant carbon sinks. Total life cycle greenhouse gas emission savings gained from preferring timber in building can be as high as 28%.

2. Plastic –Polycarbonate

For the plastic life cycle, it started from the processing of raw materials. The raw

materials are being process and package by the factory. Its product are then being

distribute to the market. The product used will be sent to landfill or recycle. Lastly, the

recycle plastics will either used it as a new recycle products or being process again

through the life cycle.

EMBODIED ENERGY:

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The single most important factor in reducing the impact of embodied energy is to design long life,

durable and adaptable buildings.

The graph below, based on CSIRO research, shows levels of embodied energy for materials

used in the average Australian house.

Source: http://www.yourhome.gov.au/materials/embodied-energy

Materials with the lowest embodied energy, such as concrete, bricks and timber, are usually

consumed in large quantities which we used as the footing and the structure of the dog shelter.

Materials with high energy that we used for the dog shelter which is polycarbonate (plastic) is

used in much smaller amounts.

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GBI ASSESSMENT:

There are six criteria in Green Building Index (GBI) Assessment: Energy Efficiency

(EE), Indoor Environment (EQ), Sustainable Site Planning and Management (SM) ,

Materials and Resources (MR), Water Efficient (WE) and Innovation. From this project,

we had fulfilled the criteria of Innovation by designing a dog shelter with reuse timber

that provided by a wood factory. In addition, we fulfilled the criteria of energy efficiency

by including natural lighting and ventilation into the design of dog shelter. Also, the

material chosen for the dog shelter design according to the criteria of Materials and

Resources which are long lasting and low maintenance.

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CONCLUSION

This project required us to identify an environmental-community related issue in our

chosen site. We need to provide solutions according to the issue with bringing positive

impact to the environment and community. Our chosen site is Good Samaritan House

which located in Klang. It‟s an orphanage house with total of 26 orphanages.

The main issue in the orphanage house is the environment. The garden which just

located outside the house is messy. The unwanted boxes and flowers pots are placed

unorganized that lead to water accumulation. This creates an unhealthy environment to

the kids as many mosquitos can be produced. Besides, messy garden is also a major

eyesore to the visitors when people enter the house. To solve this issue, we worked as

a team with some kids to clean and beautify the garden.

The dog house that located in the garden area was built by weak and rust fencing with a

roof covered barely enough to provide shading and rain. We noticed that the kids like to

walk around the dog house area and play with the dog. Incident might be happened if

the kids didn‟t pay attention when they are playing. To solve this issue, we decided to

rebuild the dog house to ensure the kids‟ safety.

For the garden, we focus on provide a clean and healthier environment. We had cut the

overgrown plants, replant the plants in the new flower pot, collect and classified the

unwanted boxes and rubbish and also tidy up the garden area. The kids helped us

during the process of cleaning up garden. The kids are seldom having the opportunity to

do cleaning and thus, we included them in to let them have the experience of garden

cleaning.

For the dog house, we used sponsored meranti wood to replace the old fencing and

used polycarbonate for the roof. We designed the dog house in a way that can protect

the dog from sun and rain. We chosen the wood to build the dog house were because

wood can provide cooling effect and it is harder and long lasting. We put on shellac to

protect the wood against mould growth, provide resistant to UV ray and weather, and

prevent it from cracking when exposed to weather. We used the UV polycarbonate as it

can filter the UV ray and hotness into the interior. This dog house will be low

maintenance and it is long lasting. It can act to beautify the garden besides than provide

proper shade to the dog. It did not bring negative impact to the environment.

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Aside from environmental-community, we got included activities with the kids. We were

happy to get about 20 kids to join us for the activities. First, which was our main activity

was teach the kids to make their own shirt design by putting on the painting. They are

required to draw a tree with brush or their own hand. Through this activity, we can see

that how creative are the kids and their beautiful mind. They draw out the tress that they

like and other elements that represent themselves, for examples, their names, the

words “Good Samaritan Home”, the smiley face and etc. The whole activities are happy

and we also take this opportunity to understand more about them. Next, we have the

games session. The kids are so happy to have this game session. At the end, the kids

teach us the games that they always play.

Lastly, we have group photo session taking with the shirt that they had made.

Some of the kids kept find opportunity to talk with our group members. They kept said

“bye bye” to us the moment when we wanted to leave. We know each other even more

compared to the previous garden cleaning and rebuilding of dog house. We appreciated

the help and the participation from the kids.

In short, through this project we have the opportunity to work with the community

by using our creativities and knowledge about the environmental sustainability. Besides,

this project helps to increase our awareness of current environmental issues locally and

learnt the importance of creating environmentally sustainable product or services. We

are able to communicate with people and work in a team. Lastly, this project had bring

us joy, fun, passion and love.

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FEEDBACK

Ronn Chua Chang Yeong:

It has been such an interesting experience running this environmental-community

service. Even though it was a long and challenging task, we finally completed the task

satisfyingly at the end. From this project, I learnt to be a better person in caring the

community and environment. In a team, I learnt to communicate with my group mate

and able to learn from their creativity and discipline while planning the tasks. As an

architecture students, we are able to solve the problems and improve the community

with our architectural skills. I am happy with my team and we wish to visit to the

orphanage home again.

Chia Wee Min:

Through this project, I have learnt to stand in client‟s place to discover the problems

faced and solve the problems with consideration to solve the problems in a long term

plan by determine the choices of material used, ways to solve the problems in an

effective way and to consider it as long term planning to solve the problems.

Eelyn Cheong Siew Ying:

In this project, the most unforgettable moment is the smiles of the children when we

play and have fun with them. After interact with the kids in the home, I understand and

realized that being happy doesn‟t mean that everything is perfect. It means that you

have decided to look beyond the imperfections. We need to appreciate what we have

before time forces us to appreciate what we had.

Teoh Hui Yu:

Through this project, I had learn the importance of environmental sustainability. A

product or services that we design should be environment sustainable and brings

positive impact to our environment and community. Next, I learnt that group work is very

important. Without a proper group work, we could not finished this project perfectly.

Lastly, is the passionate that we should have. At the end when we saw the final product,

which built by ourselves, the happiness was indescribable.

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Vicky Lee Wei Kee:

I personally gained a lot from this project which greatly involves community services, for

instance giving back to the community (orphanage) and learnt to serve the community

with love and care while incorporating all the knowledge gained from the module

"Environmental Sustainable Design" together with our own creativity in creating a

sustainable architectural design for the benefits of the community. The satisfaction and

excitement I ever felt when the final product that we designed and constructed with our

own hands for the past few months and finally all our hard work has paid off. I feel so

proud of seeing the structure to be done perfectly, not only it improves the living space

quality of the dog. It was also a wonderful experience to get along and get to know and

understand the circumstances of the orphans while we were organizing activities with

them.

Wong Voon Yin:

Through this project, I am glad that I had the opportunity to participate on community

work for Good Samaritan Home. It help me to open my eyes and heart and become

more aware of the community. I learnt that how important is the integration between

Community, and Environment of designing one product. Through our months of hard

work, I am quite proud of my group and what we've provided to the community and the

environment. The smiles of the children and the moments we have spent together from

this project will always be an unforgettable moments.

Tan Zi Cin:

Through this project, I have gained a lot of amazing experiences. From the beginning of

project on contributing our sustainable architectural knowledge learnt from Module of

Environmental Sustainable design (ESD) and other subjects to design a dog shelter

until constructed a real shelter for the dog according our design by using reused

materials, the feeling of stratification was deeply felt in our heart. I have learnt to be

grateful to my circumstance when our group having activities with the children and

helping them to improve their environment surrounding. I am very proud to my group

mates who are very creative on the designs and constructed to real things while having

spirit of teamwork to complete our tasks and being caring to the children who are

special in community.

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Edwin Ho Khai Vun:

From this project I learn how to be more responsibility of an architect towards

environment and society. Besides, I also learn how to cooperate with each other when

come into group. From planning to doing work and giving back to the society, all these

we need each other‟s people helps and work together to get work done efficiently. Other

than that, I learn how to interact with the orphanage and give more love and care to

them.

Evon Low Siew Cheng:

I feel thankful and lucky for being able to do something for the kids in the orphanage.

This project has given me the opportunity to induce my creativity, to know the

importance of teamwork among group mates, building a doghouse from scratch,

redesign a garden and being able to work with kids.

Jovi Chin:

Throughout the course of this project, I am able to incorporate environmental

sustainability into practice more efficiently. My understanding of the overall concept of

sustainable architecture has been broadened from the environmental footprint to the

embodied energy one design carries. Academic context aside, I am able to understand

our local charity works better from being up close and personal with the association

itself. Being part of the cause, I'm glad that my field of study is able to benefit the

environment the the people living in it.

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