Evaluating Public Expectation on Physical Factors of Community Center Designs in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Abstract

There is a number of factors have to be considered in designing a public building or public spaces as it involves a wide range of users. In this paper, one of the important public spaces will be discussed, which is community center buildings. Community center as a public space must be seen and treated as a crucial part of the planning process for urban development. The Malaysian government is consistently trying to improve the quality of life with Malaysian’s aspiration toward becoming a developed nation. The main objective of this paper is to identify the significant criteria for formulating a design framework for responsive community centers based on community expectation in the Malaysia. To achieve this objective, four community centers in four regions of Kuala Lumpur were used as the case studies in this paper. As one of the key elements in the building design, the physical factors of community centers chose as a main discussion thoroughly in this paper. This research was conducted in Quantitative research orientation, where the data was collected through questionnaire survey and analyzed by using SPSS. The outcome of this paper will be bridging the step toward the development of holistic framework and guideline in designing responsive community center.