Analysis The current condition Biotech 3 being an old building does not have any facilities for the

disabled. There are no accessible entrances. All the entrances into the building do not have any ramps, but steps. As for particular spaces like toilets and parking lot, there are none in the Biotech 3 building. Supporting facilities like hand rail or guiding blocks are also absent. Further observations and suggestions will be explained below.

Figure 1: The Main Foyer of Biotech 3 Observations: No ramp for the disabled and the excess door which only swings outwards is closed to the landing, so it is difficult if not impossible for disabled people to enter. Suggestion: Provide a ramp at the side with a wider landing and use double swing or automatic sliding door instate. The ramp should be of 1:12 gradient and 1400mm in width. (According to Code of Practice on Access for Disabled Persons to Public Buildings (First Revision) and Malaysia Standard 1331)

Figure 2: Male toilet in Biotech 3 Observation: There are no separate toilets for disabled people and one of the general toilets is as shown in the picture. The entrance of the toilet as seen is narrow and one needs to turn 90 degrees immediately to enter the toilet. Other than that, there are no hand rails available at all. Suggestions: Change the entrance to the toilet, so that it faces the hallway for easier excess for disabled people. Also the doorway should be wider, al least 1000mm wide. Other than that, instate of a drop into the toilet use a gradient for smooth access for wheelchairs.

Figure 3: Hall way in Biotech 3 Observation: No supporting facilities, like handrail or guiding blocks. Suggestion: Provide guiding blocks and hand rail.

Figure 4: Side exit of Biotech 3 Observation: this exit works as a fire escape, no through road to this exit. No ramp available. Suggestion: At least provide a ramp so that disabled people on wheelchair can exit, and provide guiding blocks for the blind.

Figure 5: Vertical access (stairs) on Biotech 3 Observation: The only type of vertical access is stairs, therefore users with walking disability cannot go up to the other floors. Suggestion: Provide lift for disabled people. Because ramp will take up too much space on site.

Figure 6: Side exit with ramp Observation: The only exit with ramp, however the ramp is too steep and it is hard for disabled people only wheelchair to go up. And there is no proper path from the road/ parking to this ramp as can be seen on the picture. Suggestion: Make a proper ramp wit gradient 1:12 and provide proper access to the ramp from the parking/ road.

Figure 7: Blok B access from parking

Figure 8: Entrance to one of the rooms at Block B of Biotech 3

Observation: From Figure 7 it can be seen that there is a proper access that disabled people can use to access the building from the parking. However from Figure 8 it can be seen that the rooms are one step higher. Suggestion: It would be better if the accesses to the rooms are gradient instate of a drop. Other than that, eventhough the access from the Block B parking is sloped and is easily accessed by disabled, it is still a step from the link from Block B to Block A. So it means the wheelchair is still unable to access Block A through Block B parking.

Figure 9: the entrance into Block A from the walkway link from Block B. (no ramp)

Figure 10: The parking of Biotech 3 Observation: Newly drawn parking lots, but no disabled parking provided Suggestion:

D A B
MAIN C

DISABLED RAMP WITH GRADIENT OF 1:12 PROPOSED RAMP TO BE 1200MM IN WIDTH TO AVOID CONGESTION DURING WHEELCHAIR OCCUPATION ACCESS RAMPS CONNECTING GROUND FLOOR WITH 300/150MM DROP

300

Gradient 1:12

3600 Proposed ramp at Main entrance & entrance B, C

150

Gradient 1:12

1800 Proposed ramp at entrance A

Reference for ACCESS RAMP

 NO. OF DISABLED CAR PARK REQUIRED = 4 OUTDOOR 4 DISABLED CAR PARK AT MAIN ENTRANCE AND ENTRANCE D IN RESPECTIVELY LOT SIZE IS 3.8M X 5.0M OKU SIGNAGE/MARKING PROVIDED CAR PARK PROVIDED ADJACENT TO BUILDING ENTRANCE

 DISABLED TOILET ALLOWS CLEAR FLOOR SPACE FOR WHEELCHAIR ACCESS NO DROP OF FLOOR LEVEL FOR SAFETY AND SMOOTH ACCESS OF WHEELCHAIR USERS

SIZE AND SPACING OF GRAB BAR

PROPOSED SIZE OF DISABLE TOILET

 DIMENSION OF ELEVATOR CAR TO ACCOMMODATE STANDARD WHEELCHAIR (1100MM D x 900MM W x

700MM CLEAR DOOR OPENING)

PROPOSED DIMENSION OF ELEVATOR CAR ACOOMMODATES A WHEELCHAIR AND AN ATTENDANT (2200MM D x 1650MM W x 1200MM DOOR
OPENING)

PROPOSED DISABLE LIFT

CONCLUSION
The disabled people suffered a lot of difficulties living in this none disabled-friendly country even though Malaysia passed the Persons with Disabilities Act (PWDA) in 2008 as part of its obligations under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN Convention). This research is carried out with the aim of investigating and improving the design and services in building and infrastructure to suit the needs of disabled people. The research is conducted by accumulated data through literature review, case study and interview. From the literature review, Prime minister has said that all buildings and public amenities, including existing buildings, must be disabled friendly. This includes public facilities, amenities, services and buildings, public transport, education, employment, information, communication and technology, cultural life, recreation, leisure and sport should have considered about disabled people. The case studies had been carried out at Faculty of

Biotechnology and Biomolecular Science. The purpose of the case study is to investigate trend and present situation in social design for Biotech 3 for disable at University Putra Malaysia and provide suggestion to improve the facilities. From the research and analysis, we found that the facilities for disabled people in Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular are very unsatisfied. We found that many factors have caused the failure in providing the disabled facilities. The factors that caused failures in providing disabled facilities may be comportment of local authorities, developers and town planners. It led to the

fact that the problems still exist in building and infrastructure which is inaccessible by disabled. The problems including inappropriate design of facilities, impracticable facilities provided lack of maintenance and upgrading of facilities, facilities are inadequately provided, lack of understanding on disabled peoples needs and no strict enforcement of building by-law. From the interview with En.Uzair, who is a disabled student in University Putra Malaysia saying that it is very inconvenient studying in this school, he usually using wheel chair but since there is no ramp provided in the school, he has to walk every time. To conclude, every building should have considered about disabled people in term of planning, design and function.