SITE ANALYSIS

JEREJAK ISLAND
DETENTION CENTRE

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Location Plan

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Timeline

1786 1868 1875 1914 1930 1948 1969

CONSTRUCTION OF LEPER ASYLUM QUARANTINE STATION WAS ESTABLISHED

FRANCIS LIGHT ARRIVED

WORLD WAR 1 TUBERCULOSIS/LEPROSY HOSPITAL WAS BUILT TRANSFORMED INTO BRITISH DETENTION CAMP JEREJAK REHABILITATION CENTRE

Fence

Jerejak means

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User & Building Function

British Detention Camp

Built 1930, begin to lock anti colonialist without trial. 12 cells on each side, separated by a concrete barricade. Afterwards, it is converted into a quarantine center carrying out health inspection for immigrants who plans to go to the main land.

Malay Nationalists who were detained in the center.

Interior of a cell, inmates have to endure pitch black darkness eithout electricity.

Building at 1930, only house with electricity 20 feet away is the warden house.

Jerejak Rehabilitation Center

Built for people that are involved in the 1969 racial riots. It is to detain hardcore criminals and those who are associated in the narcotics industry.During the 1980s, center include criminals and drug dealers but officially closed down in 1993 and relocated to southern Malaysia. People involved in the 1969 racial riots. Since 1969, Pulau Jerejak has 32 rehabilitation center in total. Interior of the center, showing remnants left behind by prisoners as the only connection to the outside world.

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User & Building Function

CHURCH

Built 1911 during the British colonisation, it was converted to a British army headquarters. After the war ended, it was abandoned for a certain time and were took over as an office to observe and study the site to build a resort. After the building of the resort completed, the office closed down and this place is used as a storage to keep equipment for water tank repair.

Married couple and the family in front of the chapel.

It was taken over as an office to observe and study the site to build a resort.

After the building of the resort completed, the office closed down and this place is used as a storage to keep equipment for water tank repair.

ABANDON PORT

In 1797, Wellesley had proposed Jerejak Island as the possible site for Fort Cornwallis.Use as a mode of transport for supplies for staff and as transport for assengers.

Receiving point for goods and passengers.

Rest area for people to wait for jetty to arrive and take off.

Old ships were stopping by for supplies during the second world war.

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User & Building Function

MAZU TEMPLE

Mazu, also spelt Matsu and Ma-tsu, is the Chinese goddess of the sea who is said to protect fishermen and sailors' sea Goddess Temple - a former leprosy ' sick souls tuberculosis hospital built was also a World Heritage Site in 193O. Beihai Huang Jiao help solicit 1O8 Worshippers brought Mazu gilded finish ~ second statue sits in the Temple : Selangor pair Man Tan Thean Hou Temple.

Local feng shui master of Mazu Temple giving his blessings.

Built in the 1930s as a tuberculosis sanatorium an converted to a chinese temple.

After World War II, there was an increase in the numberof tuberculosis patients and a sanatorium was set up in Jerejak for victims.

RUSSIAN CEMETERY

A memorial was built on the island for two crew members of the Imperial Russian Navy who died when their cruiser Zhemchug was sunk by the cruiser SMS Emden belonging to the Germans. There is also a monument for the Russian sailors in the Western Road Christian cemetery.

Memorial for two crew members of the Imperial Russian Navy who died when their cruiser Zhemchug.

German U-boats sunk about 18 ships in the Indian Ocean.

Russian army paying their respects to the deceased annually.

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Culture & Human Activity BUDDHISM
Buddhism is a religion indigenous to the Indian subcontinent that encompasses a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, who is commonly known as the Buddha .Pua Jia Ee temple was established by inmates for Leprosy patients on the island. Buddhists have activities such as taking part in the Wesak Day procession in 1964.

CHRISTIAN

A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. Activity which involves the church is Tan Cheng Hoe's marriage to Ho Ah Soh at the Christian church located at Camp 4, Pulau Jerejak in 1953.

HINDUISM
Hinduism is the dominant religion of the Indian subcontinent, particularly of India and Nepal. It includes Shaivism, Vaishnavism, Smartism among numerous other traditions. Among other practices and philosophies. Hinduism is practiced in Pulau Jerejak because remnants of a Hindu shrine is still present till date.

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Economy

COIR INDUSTRY

SHIPYARD

CONSTRUCTION

MEDICINE

HUNTING

TONGKAT ALI

CARPENTRY

BOAT MAKING

NURSING

QUARRYING

LAUNDRY

SEWING

FARMING

FISHING

FORESTRY

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Leisure

BEACH VOLLEYBALL

PAINTBALL

MOUNTAIN BIKING

ABSEILING

HISTORICAL TREKKING

ARCHERY

ROCK CLIMBING

WATER POLO

FLYING FOX

TEAM BUILDING

CANOPY WALK

WIRE OBSTACLE

HIKING

NATURE TREKKING

GUIDED TREKKING

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Trip to Jerejak Island

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Macro & Micro Circulation

Macro Circulation

Micro Circulation

Trail (19th Century) Trail Balqis (1500m) Trail Razak (850m)

Point of Entry/ Exit Human Circulation

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View : To Site

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1. From view 1, we can see the gruard house before we entering the area. 2. For view 2, this unknown structure almost disappear and we can find more information about it. 3. After the unkown structure, view 3 can be seen which was the structure as a washroom for those officer that worked at the detention center. 4. In view 4, We guess that it was function as an office and some trees covered some part of it. 5. View 5 shows the second guard house infront of the office.

6. View 6 shows the detention center.

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View : Through

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1. View 1 shows from the windows seen through in the unkown left-over structure. 2. View 2 shows the interior of the office from the offices window. 3. View 3 shows the front right block to back of the detention center through the corridor. 4. View 4 shows the front left block to back of the detention center through the corridor.

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View : From Site

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1. View 1 shows the front elevation of the office. 2. View 2 is a partial bad view as there were a lot of trees cover the detention center. 3. View 3 is totally a bad view as there were a lot of trees blocked the view. 4. View 4 and view 5 shows the area has nothing but only trees. 5. View 6 shows the area beside the office.

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Climate

Wind Direction
Wind flow of Pulau Jerejak, Penang are from the South West direction most of the time, es- pecially during monsoon attacks. The wind speed is consistent flowing at 5 to 6kts every- day. There is always a slight wind flowing throw the trees in the site from the South West direc- tion of the island. It improves the ventilation of the site.

Interior Ventilation

Temperature
Warm air holds more water vapour than cold air. At such temperature, users will feel hot and sticky during the day time, especially during dry seasons like January and February. During the night time, users will feel cold and chilled due to the air moisture

Humidity
Humidity in Pulau Jerejak is high, because it is surrounded by the sea and amount of water evaporated is high caus- ing high air humidity. High Humidity can facilitates the growth of fungi and bacteria. It also causes condensation forms on the buillding materials which provides damages to the materials.

Rain
Average rain fall in Pulau Jerejak during September and October is the highest because it is the monsoon season. The amount of rainfall in Penang is high but there wont be any water clogs around the site be- cause the water collected will be transferred down the slope to the sea. Only some of the water are absorbed into the soil so the soil around the site is always moisture except for January and February.

Sun Path

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Building Materials

Clay Brick
Building material is any material which is used for construction purposes. Many naturally occurring substances, such as clay, rocks, sand, and wood, even twigs and leaves, have been used to construct buildings. In this building, clay bricks and concrete is used as the primary construction material because due to its resistance to fire, cost, longevity, formability, and ease of transport.

Is a common material used to build structural walls and various masonry construction.

Is a material used in cladding the walls and constructing the floor slab.

Concrete

Iron Bar

Is a material used in making the prison bars and as reinforcement for the wall and floor.

Colour Change
Colour of brick turned darker over time due to moisture.

Colour of concrete turned darker over time due to sunlight and moisture.

Colour of iron bars turned brown due to rust.

Mold, mildew, and algae are signs of an aging brick wall.

Discolorations, scaling, algae, cracking are common occurrence in aging concrete.

Rust, corrosion and loss of strength are signs of aging iron bar.

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Legend Noise
Site Building Existing Building Sound of Waves and boats

Sound of Transportation from Penang Island

Sound of Flight

Flight peak hour:

Evening: 6-9pm

Transportation peak hour:

Weekday ; 8am and 6pm Weekend : 12pm and 6pm

Boat peak hour:

Every two hours

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Noise

Sound of Insects

Rain

Wind Blow

Sound of waves and boats

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GENIUS LOCI

sense of place

Defined by protective spirit of the place. The use of these energies, not only to make buildings self-sufficient, should enhance the quality of the architecture and our built environment. Our vision for future buildings is that they will 'live' on local resources only, and even more help to improve the local environment in terms of air quality, water quality as well as aesthetical quality. The building should be one system within the natural environment, a Genius Loci.

NATURE, RUINS, MAN MADE

FRAGMENTS, DEMOLISHED, PUZZLE

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-Shading from sunlight, wind control and active evaporation. -Different view is obtained compared to other sites -Less noise, calm and peacefull with less sound from the ocean tides. -Oxygen production, pollution reduction.

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-Site belong to a tropical climate moisture could cause structure to decay fast. -Site is extremely humid, causing swelling, corrosion, rust, oxidation. -Time taken to reach the site is longer compared to others.

O
-Being in the jungle, there is possibility to design a skin to blend in the contour. -With great scenic quality, any form would have adequate view. -Building can be more energy efficient because of sunlight and oxygen produced by trees which have an active cooling factor. -Potential biological pest such as snakes and lizards.

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-Soft soil causing possibility of the building foundation unstable.

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Conclusion
Based on our research, we have concluded that building our building near the shore wouldnt be a problem for our chosen site because the wind direction isnt facing our site and without the strong wind directly coming to our site, we know that the waves wouldnt be as strong st compared to the waves from South West. Due to the views of our chosen site, we realized that it would be best for us to design our building facing East or South East. Despite the building facing East or South East,there wouldnt be a problem of getting direct sunlight due to the fact of the height of the trees at our site. The trees also helps cool down the area of our site. For circulation, the easiest way to get to our chosen site is by taking a ferry. Unless the visitors want to use the trail from the resort to our site.
For the activities based on our site, it is clear that having outdoor activities besides going to the Detention camp would not be advisable BUT designing a VIC that can both be used as a place for visitors to gain knowledge and also for the kids to run around in an open free space in the VIC might just change the site to a more interesting place. We have discovered that there are 3 main cultures in Jerejak Island. Therefore, the VIC could address each culture separately or together.

CLIMATE

ACTIVITIES

VIEWS

CULTURE
The main reason why we chose the site is because it radiates various poetic elements. Compared to other sites, our site is located far away from Penang. As compared to the Detention Centre, we cannot design a VIC that is too far from the city, therefore triggers curiosity of the visitors. Our aim is to replicate the feelings - fear and avoidance towards towa the island back then.

CIRCULATION

CONCLUSION