Study on acceptance of urban garden in bamboo seating structure in Ipoh, Perak

• Main Author: Mohd Hamezan, Intan Syafiqah
• Format: Undergraduate Final Project Report
• Published: 2019
• Online Access: http://discol.umk.edu.my/id/eprint/4578/

This project involves discovering does urban gardening interests the people that lives in an urbanized area and the perception they have on value added design of an ergonomic bamboo seating structure. The goal is to gives more awareness on urban gardening for the people that lives in an urbanized area and to propose ways on saving space by using bamboo which is sustainable as a seating structure when gardening. This project has been done by handing out questionnaires around Plan B area in Ipoh, Perak. Upon collecting data in the study area, it becomes clear that 59% of respondents do not have awareness on urban gardening. Next, regarding the design of bamboo seating structure proposed, Design 2 was the most selected by all of the respondents that is by 57.8%. Furthermore, it was respondents in early age that have the most interest in urban garden, so with this project done, it is hope that there will be more individual consider to practice urban gardening in the future while knowing how to use the limited space.