"Malacca Site Study Trip"
Date: 3 October 2011 (Monday) - 4 October 2011 (Tuesday)
3 October 2011. It was a relaxing morning for us, with no lectures, no tutorials. Every student has to be in KBU foyer before 8.30am and we departed from KBU around 9am. During this Malacca site study trip we will be staying in Fenix Inn for 2 days 1. It has been a long time for us to have a trip like this with all the classmates.
Malacca Site Study trip is under one of the module, which is Advanced Design Studies for year 3 students. The module enables students to explore a subject of interest in depth both visually and through text based medium. The module is led student through a series of design research projects giving opportunities to integrate research, synthesis and evaluation of particular design issue within a specific context. Therefore, Site visit study is the beginning stage of year 3 student's final year project.
The aim for the Malacca site study trip is to strengthen the network with other cities and increase the knowledge and understanding of the cities through the site survey and analysis which will done by students and learning from one another. Our Class trip included site visit, site survey, site analysis, site auditing and observation.
Malacca is a historical and beautiful city in Malaysia. Malacca is about 150 kilometer south of Kuala Lumpur. Across the North-South expressway you will be within two hours in Malacca.
Malacca was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the year 2008. Within Malacca Town, the World Heritage Site comprises a 38.62 hectare core zone and a 134.03 hectare buffer zone.
The core zone of the Historic City of Melaka, as mapped out by the nomination file submitted to UNESCO, comprises two sections bisected by the Malacca River. They form the oldest part of Malacca. Therefore, if students selected the site which are located inside the core zone, students are not allow changing or redesigning the facade of the existing building.
