Developing criteria for evaluations of water closet facilities in Malaysian mosques and it’s compliance with standards, guidelines and legislation

• Main Authors: Mohamad Nazir, Amni Umirah, Ramli, Nor Azam, Ismail, Mohd Rodzi, Rasli, Nur Baitul Izati, Shith, Syabiha, Zainordin, Nazatul Syadia
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malay Arts, Culture and Civilization Research Centre, Institute of the Malay World and Civilization 2018
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/72231/1/Developing%20criteria%20and%20design%20transformation%20process%20in%20designing%20landscape%20elements%20based%20on%20nature%20and%20Islamic%20principles.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/72231/; http://spaj.ukm.my/ajehh/index.php/ajehh/article/view/67

Water closets generally provide general facilities, such as wash-hand basins, ablution areas, shower areas and water cubicles (including those for the disabled). This study seeks to developed a list of criteria for evaluation of the design of these ancillary components as defined in various Malaysian standards and guidelines relevant to water closet design, namely, Malaysian Standard MS 2577: 2014 (Architecture and Asset Management of Masjid – Code of Practice), Malaysian Standard MS 2015: Part 1: 2006 (Public Toilet – Part 1: Minimum Design Criteria), Malaysian Standard MS 1184: 2014 (Universal Design and Accessibility in the Built Environment – Code of Practice, Second Revision), JKR 1999 (Guidelines on Buildings Requirements for Disabled Persons) and UBBL: 1984 (Unit Building By-Laws – Part III: Space, Light and Ventilation). A five-point rating scale was developed for the access audit (1=not provided; 2=provided but below the recommendation; 3=provided and exactly as the recommendation; 4=provided but above the recommendation; 5=provided but not in the recommendation). The scores of every criterion were computed to determine the compliance percentage. The study was conducted in five mosques to assess the on-site and as-built compliance of their water closets.