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• URBAN DESIGN ELEMENTS' ANALYSIS OF BANDAR ENSTEK, NILAI NEGERI SEMBILAN, MALAYSIA

  Irene Ng Wei Yong, Yasser Arab, Jestin Nordin, Ahmad Sanusi Hassan (School of Housing, Building & Planning, Universiti Sains Malaysia, MALAYSIA).
  

  Disciplinary: Urban Planning & Design.

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  DOI: 10.14456/ITJEMAST.2020.176

  Keywords: Urban Design Element; Superblock township; Modern urban design; Loop and cul-de-sac road systems; Smokeless and slumless city, Land use; Street system path; Landmarks; Nodes; Edges; Real social interaction.

  Abstract
  The study discusses modern urban design elements in a superblock planning concept for housing development in Malaysia. A case study of Kuarters KLIA & Bander Enstek, Nilai is conducted on how urban design elements influence the behaviour and flow of the tenants in the studied neighbourhood. To determine the quality of urban design elements in Kuarters KLIA & Bandar Enstek by conducting a qualitative and quantitative survey through the inventory of the layout plan, observations and interviews with residents. The curvilinear design approach accentuates the planning. Loops and cul-de-sacs increase security and privacy, reduce car traffic, allow more green spaces and create a social-interactive neighbourhood. Public courtyards and playgrounds in every superblock promote communal interaction. The superblock concept with public courtyards is an ideal urban design method for modern housing that promotes social interaction in a neighbourhood.
  
  Paper ID: 11A9N