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Spatial Usage and Socio-spatial Qualities of Migrant Workers’ Accommodation: A Case Study on Construction Site Living Quarters in Klang Valley
This paper explores the spatial usage and socio-spatial quality of temporary migrant workers’ living spaces located in construction sites. The socio-spatial quality of migrant workers’ accommodations was often ignored as the design of these quarters adhered to only basic spatial requirements regulated by the local authorities. This resulted in prolonged issues of workers’ poor living environment being unresolved even after the implementation of several authority guidelines such as MS 2593:2015 and Act 446. This research aims to identify the actual spatial usage and socio-spatial quality in construction site accommodations, focusing on the common areas. Adopting a qualitative case study approach, the common spaces of construction workers’ quarters are investigated through a micro-spatial lens and physical trace observation. The case studied in this research is located within an urban construction site that consists of temporary living cabins built by shipping containers. Spatial observations were conducted in common areas such as the kitchen, dining, laundry drying and other miscellaneous areas. The findings of this study indicate that many areas were self-built, altered or utilised by the migrant workers beyond the designated functions. Three socio-spatial qualities are summarised from the observations, including neutral space, small functional spaces and dispersed spatial usage.
Spatial Usage and Socio-spatial Qualities of Migrant Workers’ Accommodation: A Case Study on Construction Site Living Quarters in Klang Valley
This paper explores the spatial usage and socio-spatial quality of temporary migrant workers’ living spaces located in construction sites. The socio-spatial quality of migrant workers’ accommodations was often ignored as the design of these quarters adhered to only basic spatial requirements regulated by the local authorities. This resulted in prolonged issues of workers’ poor living environment being unresolved even after the implementation of several authority guidelines such as MS 2593:2015 and Act 446. This research aims to identify the actual spatial usage and socio-spatial quality in construction site accommodations, focusing on the common areas. Adopting a qualitative case study approach, the common spaces of construction workers’ quarters are investigated through a micro-spatial lens and physical trace observation. The case studied in this research is located within an urban construction site that consists of temporary living cabins built by shipping containers. Spatial observations were conducted in common areas such as the kitchen, dining, laundry drying and other miscellaneous areas. The findings of this study indicate that many areas were self-built, altered or utilised by the migrant workers beyond the designated functions. Three socio-spatial qualities are summarised from the observations, including neutral space, small functional spaces and dispersed spatial usage.
Spatial Usage and Socio-spatial Qualities of Migrant Workers’ Accommodation: A Case Study on Construction Site Living Quarters in Klang Valley
Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering
Nia, Elham Maghsoudi (editor) / Awang, Mokhtar (editor) / Ng, Veronica (author) / Liang, Lok Mei (author) / Srirangam, Sucharita (author) / Mari, Tamilsalvi (author) / Gupta, Anindita (author)
International Conference on Architecture and Civil Engineering Conference : ; 2023 ; Putrajaya, Malaysia
2024-07-06
12 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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