|
|
|
|
STAGED SCENERY PLAN
In order to design a very successful park in the urban space : Careful planning was done for this park to make its scenery attractive from its initial opening through every stage of its future development. Particularly with respect to vegetation, a staged scenery plan was developed to meet the growth of the plants as it is difficult to expect all of the trees to be fully grown from the beginning. In the first stage, the scenery is to be composed of a lake surface, blooming shrubs, large cutting trees, transplanted trees and such artificial elements as a waterfall and fog. In the next stage, the scenery is to be mainly composed of an abundance of greenery created by fast growing trees and also flowering trees. In the final stage, a picture of a matured park with fully grown trees with luxuriously spreading branches.
ZONING
The park can be divided into a number of zones by the characteristics of each respective space. Zoning is determined by various site conditions relative to the surrounding facilities, roads or access.
The Shah Alam Lake and Park is broadly divided into three zones – the Eastern Lake Zone, the Central Lake Zone and the Western Lake Zone – by the two roads that run from north to south. Each zone may be characterized as follows:
The Eastern Lake Zone This zone, being contiguous to the Mosque and Padang, has a strongly religious atmosphere, serene and mystic. Major facilities of this zone are the zone that surrounds the Ornamental Garden, featuring a clear, serene stream lined by flowering trees and shrubs and the zone around the Memorial Plaza at the center of which are the Padang and the lakeshore in front of it.
The Central Lake Zone This zone, being contiguous to the Town Center, will be strongly urban in atmosphere, gay and lively. The northern lakeshore zone across the lake will be composed of gently rolling hills to become the Lakeside Promenade.
the Western Lake Zone Being contiguous to the residential area and schools, and having the largest area of the three zones, this zone will accommodate the widest range of activities, such as family outings, etc. Major contituent facilities are the zone around the Park Center and the boat station, the zone where the Children’s Center lies at its core and the zone including the planted area in the southern half of this zone and the entrance plaza.
Purpose of Using the Park
The park’s service territory (sphere from whichpark users are attracted), assumed types of visitors and their purpose for using the park can be summarized as follows. Service Territory Being a regional park, this park has a very large service territory. It will serve the entire greater Kuala Lumpur area including Shah Alam. Types of Visitors In view of its nature, the park is to have a wide use spectrum, the types of visitors and the age groups being related as follows:
Use Purposes and Patterns The park will have a broad spectrum of visitors and large visitor demand, its use purposes use patterns being classified as follows:
RELAXATION This is an intermediate activity between active recreation and passive recreation, and includes a broad range of activities, from individual rest and relaxation to fraternal gatherings of large numbers of people. In particular, activities which are well established in Malaysia, such as bazaars, or events planned by the park administrators, including outdoor concerts, exhibitions and the like will further increase the utility of the park. PLAY This is primarily composed of active recreation, and provides the greates freedom to participants in addition to being where the direct feeling of participationis strongest. Ordinary sporting activities and sports events will take place in the Sports Complex, and in the park emphasis is to be placed on light recreation such as recreational activities on the lawn or lakes, and on children’s recreation. Measures will be taken to provide for indoor play and due to the heat, for ample shade for outdoor play.
|
