Public Evaluation Of Historical Building Facades In The Vicinity Of Dataran Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur
Historical district is an important element of city image content. Among the visual elements of a historical district, the building façade is an important element in representing the architectural features. Building façade is mostly the matter of evaluation to portray the visual characteristics o...
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| Language: | English English |
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2009
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/5782/1/a__FRSB_2009_1.pdf |
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| Summary: | Historical district is an important element of city image content. Among the visual
elements of a historical district, the building façade is an important element in
representing the architectural features. Building façade is mostly the matter of
evaluation to portray the visual characteristics of an environment. Therefore, giving
attention and imposing sensitivity to the evaluation of building facades in a historical
district directly influence the historical images.
A historical area adjacent to Dataran Merdeka, located in Kuala Lumpur city, was
chosen as the study area. The issue is focussed on the lack of harmony among the
shapes, colours, decorations, and architectural styles of the historical building facades
which have influenced the historical images in the study area. This inconsistency is in
contrast with the Kuala Lumpur Structure Plan 2020 visions, which emphasizes on creating strong images for all the districts in Kuala Lumpur city. Thus, to deal with
the stated issue, the main objective of the study was to investigate the building
facades which represented the historical images of the study area based on the
public‘s evaluation. The second objective was to investigate the architectural
elements and characteristics which influence the public’s evaluation of the historical
images of the building facades in the study area. The third objective was to identify
the visual elements which influence the historical images of the building facades in
the study area based on the public’s evaluation. Finally, the research tried to explore
the urban elements which influence the historical images of the building facades in
the study area based on the public’s evaluation.
A quantitative method was used to achieve the objectives of the study. In this line, a
questionnaire-based survey was chosen as a data collection instrument. The research
participants chosen were visitors who are familiar with the area, and willing to
answer the questions. Data analysis was carried out using both the content analysis
and inferential analysis.
The results suggested that the facades, with the highest mean scores, were considered
as strongly representing the historical images and these include harmonious arches,
columns, pilasters, ornament, and bright-coloured materials. Cleanliness, the use of
appropriately architectural details, legibility, coherence, and the harmonious
repetition of the elements were identified as the other factors which also improved the
historical images of the facades. Moreover, the results also denoted the architectural style, colour, shape and material of the facades as the architectural elements, and the
harmony between historical and modern buildings and street furniture as urban
elements which influenced the evaluations of the historical building façade images.
The findings of the study assist urban designers and planners to consider the
importance of people’s evaluation of historical building facades. |
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