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Semantics is the study of meaning in communication. The communication interprets in the study is ... more Semantics is the study of meaning in communication. The communication interprets in the study is between human and the artefacts in the immediate surrounding

Green nature, sunlight and fresh air have been known as important component of healing in healthc... more Green nature, sunlight and fresh air have been known as important component of healing in healthcare facilities. This paper presents the finding of an exploratory study on healing garden elements in healthcare facilities. The purpose of the paper is to find the elements of healing gardens and its healing factors in the existing garden design. In conducting this research study, site observation and informal interview at selected healthcare facilities have been performed. The study reveals the elements of existing garden design, the interactivity and the end users expectation on a garden. The finding shows that lacking some of the elements of garden design lead to less user friendliness and interactivity in the garden. It also shows that the visibility, accessibility, quietness and comfortable condition in the garden give impact to the utilization of the garden.

World Applied Science Journal, 2011

To create simple interior space within heritage building is a tricky challenge. Simple space dose... more To create simple interior space within heritage building is a tricky challenge. Simple space dose not means scanty design, conversely, simple design in heritage area consists a profound meanings and reflects the original aesthetic value of that space. The design of shophouse as a formation is simple raw building, contained three to four main zones. While, shophouse interior space reflects the value of community and rich culture by using simplicity as a factor to present the complex feelings and meanings in one place. Georgetown is the capital city of Penang, Malaysia, which populated by harmonized mixture of communities, this mix-culture influent the architecture and interior style of the city. As a result, eclectic architecture style created and become a staples of Georgetown. Therefore, it listed as World Heritage City in 2008 by UNESCO. The current research is to clarify the relationship between simplicity and aesthetic in interior design of heritage building. Thus, the study is ...

The influences of the culture on the interior space could generate unique interior styles. Howeve... more The influences of the culture on the interior space could generate unique interior styles. However, The combining process between the architectural and cultural identity in the exits building in the ignition point to generate a creative place. Georgetown-Penang as a heritage city, created by the harmonize mixture of cultures. The Colonial style in Georgetown adapted with the cultural influences to meet the users' needs. Therefore, each culture modifies and add their skins to the interior or exterior design elements to the place, in order to meet the physiological, psychological, and emotional needs. Baba-Nyonya, Strait Chinese, Peranakan as they locally named them Baba is generated from intermarriages between Chinese and local people the straits of Malacca Malaysia. Moreover, shophouse is the type of building that used by this culture. The Simplicity of interior space of the shophouse that used by Peranakan culture included multiple ideas, philosophy, and meanings. Under those c...

Ensuring access to the built environment and public transportation is a crucial element in reduci... more Ensuring access to the built environment and public transportation is a crucial element in reducing the mobility constraints of people with disabilities. This study intends to investigate the accessibility of visual impaired passengers regards to interior design of Kelana Jaya Line LRT station. The access audit was evaluated at core area, transition area and peripheral area of selected LRT stations by using site observation and interview research method. A standard checklist was taken in accordance to the Malaysia Standards Code of Practice for Access of Disabled People to Public Buildings (MS1184:2002).The result shows that, although most of the stations accommodate access for disabled people however the design of facilities provided was not fully incorporate with standard requirement and user-friendly. These lead barriers to independent living for persons with disability. As a conclusion, aside from providing a complete of public access facilities, comprehension of social sensitiv...

Although a car is considered as a classical mode of transportation, but it has exceeded its role ... more Although a car is considered as a classical mode of transportation, but it has exceeded its role to become a social and personality status symbols. Auto-showrooms play a vital role in showcasing the cars. The automotive brand had become a major theme to design the auto-showrooms exterior and interior environment, The study aims to determine the role of design (as a set of visual elements) to express the place identity within the interior spaces for showrooms, and how design affects the visitor's perception. The researchers developed the observational techniques in performing this study. The findings show that design plays a clear role on the visitors’ perception of showroom identification via highlighting the automotive brands.

Article history: Received 12 October 2014 Received in revised form 26 December 2014 Accepted 1 Ja... more Article history: Received 12 October 2014 Received in revised form 26 December 2014 Accepted 1 January 2015 Available online 17 February 2015

AIP Conference Proceedings, 2017

There exists nowadays a growing awareness about the development of cultural objects. The impact o... more There exists nowadays a growing awareness about the development of cultural objects. The impact of such development on the identity of nations and global design platforms is significant. Diminishing barriers among societies has helped to spread creative ideas. Recognizing the direction of designs is supposed to develop the lifestyle of nations, cultures, and identities through interior design spaces and their elements such as furniture. The first step to a sustainable creativity goes through an identification stage that upholds the satisfaction of products’ users. Through the identification stage, furniture designers encounter some challenges that are mostly related to the cultural significance of an object before starting to develop that object, especially within the context of a different approach. This paper presents the concept of the cultural significance of objects. It also highlights and illustrates the relations between cultural levels and types of meanings that can be reflected by certain objects...

Advanced Science Letters, 2017

Advances in Environmental Biology

The era of technological development adds new characteristics to interior design towards the deve... more The era of technological development adds new characteristics to interior design towards the development of living and working spaces. Flexibility characteristic is one of these new add. There are many types of flexibility according to the level of use. Interior design environment for small spaces is a new generation of interior design strategy. The idea of how willing to live within the limited space is an important problem faced by most of the users in how to furnish it to achieve uses economical, functional, and aesthetic needs. Identifying the role of interior design strategies is important for addressing those needs. There are important elements of design have special contribute to the optimal exploitation of compact interior space to reach users' needs. The main elements of design can be used to achieve human needs are flexibility and simplicity as a main mechanism to generate interior space, in order to achieve the requirements of function and design to be adapted success...

Human, their feeling and emotions and the possibility of transforming its knowledge in the design... more Human, their feeling and emotions and the possibility of transforming its knowledge in the design of efficient and effective built environment has been undermined. T his paper presents the s tudy of human en vironment rela tionship i n w aiting a reas of h ospitals. It ide ntifies t he interaction of the physical character or attributes of the space to the emotion and perception of the users. The st udy used t he free association method for da ta c ollection, and borrowed the feeling dimensions from the "Kansei" engineering to associate with design intervention. The study was conducted at 2 h ospitals in Penang involving four waiting areas and interview of 40 participants. The results show that there are significant differences for the perceived effective qualities of the selected w aiting a reas. The most de sired fee ling f or c reating affective values is the pleasant quality w ith d esign a ttributes contributed by pleasant c olour schem es, natural ma terials fi nishe...

Interior design is the linking point between designer purposes and the results of these purposes ... more Interior design is the linking point between designer purposes and the results of these purposes inside the recipient’s mind. The interior design process addresses the users’ minds by implication and expression of effectiveness. The sense perception is a stage of mental perception, which ideas and meaning are moving from the designers’ mind to real material and meaning, which realized by the recipient’s senses. Recipient realized the ideas and meanings by matching process for what was realized with mental images, depending on the output format in the space. Recipients can adapt to the interior space according to the sensing process. This process adopted on the first skin elements, which uses the five senses to realize the space physiologically. The second skin or psychic skin adopted on the cognitive and mental image matching process. Using objects or shapes related to specific culture, function, brand, or designer in interior design processes should follow limited rules. The interi...

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2015