Housing Space Quality towards Quality Of Life: A Case Study of Double Storey Terrace Houses

Nurhayati Abdul Malek,Rosniza Othman,Mohamad Abdul Mohit,Aliyah Nur Zafirah Sanusi,Aniza Abu Bakar

doi:10.1051/matecconf/20166600083

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https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20166600083

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Abstract

The success of every housing area is determined by its user satisfaction level, living there. The quality of the house, its spaces within the unit, housing neighbourhood and green open space can directly influence the quality of life. Limitation of space following high land cost in an urban area, evaluation of the housing environment as a whole including the green open space needs to be studied as it affects the residents’ satisfaction level. This study concentrates on spaces within a housing area to evaluate the residents’ level of satisfaction of the Taman Melati Mastika (TMM), Kuala Lumpur and to understand how they perceived their quality of life through the housing environment and the availability of green open space. Thus, this research was carried out through site observation and analysis, and self-administered questionnaire survey. 247 questionnaire surveys were distributed to the residents of TMM and (n=62) responded. When focused on the housing unit, this study provides insight on the types of outdoor spaces (front yard-front lane and backyard-back lane) and their elements and utilization, and quality of housing spaces toward users’ quality of life in TMM, Kuala Lumpur. On the green open space, the assessment of the quality of life is based on three factors that are the safety level of the neighbourhood and park, health issues related to housing environment and park as well as the satisfaction on the housing amenities and park facilities. The result of this study suggests that the residents are satisfied with the existing spaces within their compound and adjacent to it and this lead towards the overall satisfaction living in the area. The quality of space and good utilisation of housing areas can lead towards a better quality of life in the Terrace housing area is confirmed.

Highlights

House quality is a major factor that can determine a comfortable environment for the users
Taman Melati Mastika (TMM) which is located in Setapak, Kuala Lumpur, a double-storey terrace housing area was selected as the case study
This area can be considered as matured with various facilities such as schools, commercial areas, mosque, green open spaces, and the light rail transit (LRT) covers this area with a designated station named as Taman Melati station

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House quality is a major factor that can determine a comfortable environment for the users. Following the weather and environmental condition, it is agreed that most of the time, users spend their time indoor [2]. These might be among the reasons that hinder users from spending their time outdoors which affect them from socialising optimally with neighbours. Certain parts of the individual house are turned into space to park car while some are renovated to widen the indoor spaces. The rear area of the house mainly the back lane may not be seen as a potential quality space for daily activity and to a certain extent it could be neglected or perceived as negative space.

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