INDIGENOUS HERITAGE
AND CULTURAL LIVING LAB IN GOMBAK
CONCEPT
LIVING HERITAGE, INCREASE HERITAGE CONSCIOUSNESS, RESTORATIVE, REGENERATIVE
REGENERATIVE HERITAGE with sustainable function, materials and accessibility, integrated into the environment and creating catalyst effects for REGENERATIVE SUSTAINABILITY.
REGENERATIVE SUSTAINABILITY is seen as a future level where social and ecological systems are enabled to continuously regenerate and evolve. The final output of a REGENERATIVE HERITAGE approach should be the creation of a space that is able to revitalize the surroundings and the context where it is placed.
KEY TOPICS AND VISIONS FOR REGENERATIVE HERITAGE:
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•PLACE: Visual, social, cultural, economical (i.e. tourism) catalyst for the community
•ENERGY: Learn from the past (i.e. low tech), Local / Renewable Energy sources
•CARBON: Reduction / Avoidance through re-use / re-utilization
•WATER: Sustainable water / sewage system (i.e. Re-use, water collection …)
•RESOURCES: Heritage as a resource itself, Local resources, materials, techniques
•WELLBEING: Elimination of unhealthy materials, ensure quality of air, light, comfort
•EQUITY: Improve accessibility, Integrate into the living campus
•EDUCATION: Learn from the past / history, Heritage mediates history
PROPOSED FLAGSHIP PROJECT : INDIGENOUS HERITAGE & CULTURAL LIVING LAB IN GOMBAK
SDG IMPACT (DIRECT)
SDG 11: Sustainable Cities & Communities
Sub-SDG 11. 4: Strengthen efforts to protect and safeguard the world’s cultural and natural heritage
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OBJECTIVE:
Enhancing and sustaining the heritage and cultural components of Gombak Communities, including Orang Asal and Orang Asli in IIUM immediate surrounding areas, in an integrated green campus development.
•Building / Architecture
•Food & Cuisine
•Garment & Craft
•Culture / Lifestyle
•Language
•Music / Arts / Dance
•Natural (Landscape / Aquascape)
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JUSTIFICATION
i.Short-term (low hanging fruits)
ii.Leveraging on existing Rumah Perak
iii.Platform to integrate between Org Asal & Org. Asli community
iv.Exposure to IIUM international community
v.Align with KAED Niche Ares
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Unique
Showcasing Integration and Appreciation of IIUM and Surrounding Community Heritage and Cultural Values in a Green Campus
Impactful
A Green Campus for the Regeneration of Heritage and Cultural Values of its Surrounding Communities
SUB-PROJECTS
PROJECT MAPPING
