Lima Kedai vertical housing : implementing vertical social pockets to improve interaction in social housing

Abstract

For Malaysians, the most crucial necessity is a house, whether they are renting or owning one. One of Malaysia's most popular forms of housing is social housing, which connects residents to their community. People can now purchase or rent affordable or low-cost homes because of the availability of this social housing. However, the sheer number of occupants per block in high-rise living makes it impossible for social communities to establish, even when multiple designated communal areas are at the ground, podium, middle, and roof levels. Therefore, resisting temptation becomes difficult to engage in lonely activities like browsing the Internet or watching television. To encourage social interaction, people should have access to social places closer to their homes. Using existing transitional areas in high-rise living, such as the elevator lobby. This study proposes to promote social interaction by complementing already stratified social spaces with vertically-connected social hubs, which may be created cost-effectively. Furthermore, the need for sustainable development techniques is growing to distribute wealth and promote human well-being. A vital component of this approach is that communities are well-maintained and engaged in sustainable development. There will also be a wide range of issues to contend within view of the fast population expansion, particularly in metropolitan areas, where urban people will soon account for two-thirds of the world's population. One solution proposed as a new way of living in harmony with your neighbors is sustainable cohousing. Cohousing is a kind of cohabitation in which a group of individuals intend to create their neighborhood and actively participate in the design and management of that neighborhood. Using this approach, the community may select how to integrate social, economic, and environmental sustainability principles in their area. Therefore, Using case studies from Malaysia, this study examines the layouts of residential high-rises. It then proposes many design options for transforming the elevator lobby into a social place on each floor.