Design for improving social intercation of high-rise housing community

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to improve the social interactions of the high-rise residential community. This is because nowadays many high-rise housing designs are developed for profit and without considering the culture and social issues of the users in the building. Many people are spending their lifetime to pay for their housing loans. But what they get did not reflect what they pay. Many high-rise housing facilities are often overlooked and social facilities are not provided. Some cases that provided those facilities, they did not maintain from time to time. Active social interaction can promote social harmony and reduce anti-social behaviour among the residents. Therefore, it is very important to instill quality living among the residents to create a strong sense of community in the neighbourhood. There are a few architectural solutions are established to promote active social interactions in highrise residentials based on the analysis of the study group and area. This research was conducted by using interviews, case studies, and questionnaires as the main source of data collection to achieve the objectives. The data collection was done at Johor Bahru area with the target group of Malaysians who commute and work in Singapore but stay in Johor Bahru. From the findings, the author studied the lifestyles and the needs of the target group in order to suggest a few architectural solutions that can be applied to the housing design. Finally, the suggestions are incorporated into the design thesis of high-rise residential.