First Learning Argreement

KBU International College                                                                                            MODULE: IAC 2

BA (Hons) Interior Archiecture                                                                                     ASSIGNMENT: RESEACH PROJECT PROPOSAL

Nottingham Trent University                                                                                        INTAKE: OCTOBER 2013/LEVEL 2

LEARNING AGREEMENT

1. THE CHOSEN SITE & RESEARCH TOPIC/ISSUES YOU WISH TO STUDY

    Main chosen site       :  Public health care building in Malaysia – rural clinic.

    Issues                       :  Current public health care in Malaysia do not inspire the people. It is a space

                                         to fill in the user for example patient, doctors, nurses, visitors and etc.  

                                    :    The unwelcoming façade and square boxes space of current health care

                                         building do not motivate the user to think positively while getting well from

                                         illness.

                                    :    Private health care in Malaysia is having more patient percentage than                                          public health care where the public health care in Malaysia is much more

                                         cheaper than private health care.

    Aim & objective         :  To identify, study and understand the problems that facing by public health

                                         care in Malaysia.

                                      :  To analyses the human experience in the public health care building by

                                         using human senses.

                                      :  To study the basic criteria of a good health care building and propose new

                                         ideas that able to add value in public health care building by considering

                                         local context.

  Title                            :  Revitalization of Malaysia’s public health care become an inspire space with

                                        considering the users experience and human five senses.

2. OUTLINE OF REPORT AND HOW YOU WISH TO CARRY OUT YOUR OBJECTIVES

Introduction:

i) Introduction of the function of health care.

ii) Typology of health care in Malaysia.

iii) User of health care premise and their points of views on health care design. Studies of their

     psychology, wishes, living routine.

iv) Problems that public health care in Malaysia facing.

First paragraph:

i) Analysis of current public health care buildings and design. Analyze by using senses of the

  dwellers experience.

  [Currently the public health care it is just a place to fill in the user which do not inspire the user.]

  The 5 senses as below:

  - Haptic (touch)

  - Views (sight)

  - Thermal comfort

  - Hearing

  - Smell

  Dweller will experience the space with all their sensory. In the same time this is one of the things that

  will draw the dweller interest on the space or make the dwellers remember the place.

  For example when we smell the taste of medicine we will understand it is a health care place.

ii) Analysis synthesis

Second paragraph:

i) Interviews is carry out to few groups of users/dwellers as below.

     - Patients and families

     - Doctors

     - Nurse

     - Management workers

     - Cleaner

ii) Survey form given to the public

iii) Summarize the interview and survey on the feedbacks on the impact or human experience of

    current public health care on the user.

Third paragraph:

i) The good example of health care center globally and locally.

   - give examples and also analyze with 5 senses as mention about.

   - Explain how their design benefits the user by considering the local context?

ii) Site visit to selected good example of health care center. Recording the experiences and also carry

   out quick interviews with the dwellers.

Fourth paragraph:

i) Basic requirements of a health care center

   - Space

     ~ Type of space needed

     ~ Size

     ~ Conditions

  - Lights

     ~ Openings

     ~ Shadow

   - Ventilation

     ~ Openings and space flow

     ~ Active and passive ventilation

ii) Additional criteria to upgrade the basic health care

    - Acoustic design (excellent acoustics plays key role in ensuring the patient can be completely at

                                  ease and ensure of proper rest.)

    - Impact resistance design (high traffic area with rolling beds and trolley passing)

    - Thermal insulation design (To ensure the patient and professionals stay in the optimal temperature)

    - Wet area design (Wet area like shower and kitchen need to over extremely high level of humanity)

    - Fire protection wall

    - Indoor air quality design (Avoid to use formaldehyde and other volatile organic compounds can

      affect our health)

* Why and how of the ideas with beneficiary the users and the building itself.

* How it is implement.

* The implementation will explain and analysis based on the human 5 sensory.

Fifth paragraph:

i) Potential spaces or activities for health care buildings.

     - Swimming pool

     - Library

     - Gym room

     - Theater

* How these spaces will add value to the public health care buildings?

* Explain by considering human experience and 5 sensory.

Conclusion:

Summaries the paragraph and provide a conclusion.

2. RESEARCH PLAN AND METHODOLOGY

Item	Books	Proposal start date
1	Roger,Y. 2002. Health Care Spaces. New York, 1st ed, Visual Reference Publications, Inc.	20th  April 2014
2	Christine,N,W. Hans,N. 2006. The New Hospital. Page One Publishing Private Limited.	25th April 2014
3	Philipp,M. 2014. Construction and Design Manual Medical Practices; Public health care. Dom Publishers	2nd May 2014
	Websites
4	Health Care Systems and Solutions http://www.gyprocmalaysia.com/systems/segment/healthcare	23rd April 2014
5	Blueprint Development Of The Health Sector Reform And Transformation http://www.undp.org.my/	15th May 2014
6	Why is government helping private hospitals? http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2011/07/24/why-is-govt-helping-private-hospitals/	15th May 2014
7	Hospital Kuala Lumpur http://hospitalmalaysia.com.my/	22nd April 2014
8	Mayo Clinics http://www.mayoclinic.org/	22nd April 2014
9	Good Health Care by Design http://www.thehastingscenter.org/FableEssays/	27th May 2014
10	Health care Design Regulations: The Good, The bad, and the ugly http://www.healthcaredesignmagazine.com/blogs/bsa-lifestructures/healthcare-design-regulations-good-bad-and-ugly	27th May 2014
11	Re-imagining Patient Care http://www.hok.com/design/type/healthcare/	27th May 2014
12	Way to good Healthcare design http://www.buildings.com/article-details/articleid/8804/title/lighting-the-way-to-good-healthcare-design.aspx	29th May 2014
13	Cost Model: Primary Healthcare http://www.building.co.uk/cost-model-primary-healthcare/3067767.article	5th June 2014
	Videos
14	Singapore Healthcare: Building a healthy nation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_t8k3kO6Hg	27th May 2014
15	Top 25 Countries with The World’s best healthcare systems https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbMOp1qzBMc	27th May 2014
16	Comparing British and US Healthcare systems https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUSU6OsNxQk	5th June 2014
17	Why should care about building design and aesthetics in health care? Mr. Bill Curran https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=health+care+building+design	8th June 2014
	Guidelines
18	Queensland health; Guidelines for the planning, Design and Building of Primary Health Care Facilities in Indigenous Communities.	15th June 2014
19	UK Health Building Note 00-01 General Design Guidance for healthcare buildings.	1st July 2014
	Surveys
20	Question will be set and given to random individual for survey to investigate how the public experience in local public health care buildings.	15th July 2014
	Interviews
21	Conduct an interview with Dr Tan Wooi Peng (Doctor of a clinic)	18th July 2014
22	Conduct an interview with doctors and nurses from public health care.	25th July 2014
23	Conduct an interview with doctors and nurses from private health care	2nd August 2014
	Site Visits
24	Visit to Hospital Kuala Lumpur	29th May 2014
25	Visit to Hospital Prince Court Medical Centre	30th May 2014
26	Visit to Penang General Hospital	15th June 2014
27	Visit to Gleneagles Medical Centre, Penang	16th June 2014
28	Visit to Lam Waj Ee, Penang	20th June 2014
29	Visit to Singapore General Hospital	25 August 2014

Agreed by,

STUDENT NAME          :  Heah Chee Shean  (A3521)

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DATE:  8^th May 2014

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