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Design Statement – PAL Elderly Centre | The Void Node

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One of the biggest social transformation in future is the large number increasing numbers of elderly. Years by years, many thinks that elderly or retired should be treated as he or she will not be part of the society in future anymore by sending them to old folks home, abandoned due to getting effortless in doing things. Nevertheless, this incidents will always be seen by the children and will their children follow the same steps? Who knows?

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The proposed site is located at Precint Diplomatik, Putrajaya which surrounded by commercial lot, education building & high rise residential. Through the site analysis, the greatest site forces at proposed site are the open green park and the nexus international school. However, the problem of the site is that lack of walkable street and linkage from one place to another. The human path is not well demonstrated although there are pedestrian walkway.

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Therefore, the open park nearby is proposed to be revitalized and the road along the site will be transformed into a walkable street for human. As it also allow an opportunity to market or even night market to be held there which will become a node that directs people to go and increase in economic value of the place. A resilient community is needed due to the existing environment is going downwards as some of the shop has close down as well as the Museum Alam Sekitar and Dewan Seroja which people had the marriage before.

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Moreover, an urban framework at the area where the program would be integrated into the elderly centre. This proposal seeks to treat elders and retired as the important assets by create a hugging void for them to share the knowledge with each other. It serve as place in searching interests and meeting new friends at same age or different generations. Awareness in elderly transformation in future has to be raised in preparing for a new norm environment.

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Multi-generation interaction and passive education of the importance of elderly are the main approach to get in touch with the teenagers. As the place provided are separated into different pocket spaces in spreading the crowd, it would anticipate various age of person during event days in Nexus International School. Either by having workshops or some other hands on experience such as knitting and playing games.

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