Master Plan

1. Space and Orientation

2. Road Layout
3. Parking
4. Services and Utilities
5. Landscape and Plantings
Master Plan
q  The art of arranging the external physical
environment to support human behaviour
q  Master plan locate structures and activities in
3-dimensional space.
q  Site plan will often relate to a detailed design
for a specific use such as housing, shops, or
offices in a particular area.
q  The nature of the use and the form of its
layout will be governed by the relevant
provision of the development plan, the general
accessibility and location of the area, the
topography and characteristics of the site.
Space and Orientation Requirements
q  The placing of buildings in relation to one
another, and with due regard to sun and wind.
q  The effect of shadow on high-rise
development.
q  Building line prescribes a line at a given
distance from the boundary beyond which the
erection of buildings is prohibited.
Road Layout
q  Provides the framework for development
q  Channels of communication between
respective land uses
q  Carries the facilities and utilities that service
the dwellings
q  Determining the character and environment of
the development
Dimension and hierarchy of road
Road Type Nos of Width of each Road width
Lane lane
Expressway 10-12 ft 197 ft

Federal Road >4

LRP 1 10-12 ft 197 ft
LRP 2 10-12 ft 164 ft
LRP 3 10-12 ft 132 ft
Arterial Road
- Dual carriageway 4 10-12 ft 100 ft
- Single carriageway 4 10-12 ft 80 ft
Collector Road 2 10-12 ft 66 ft

Local Road
Main local road 2 10-12 ft 50 ft
Small local road 2 10-12 ft 40 ft
Low-cost area local road 2 10-12 ft 30 ft
Back lane 1 < 40 ft < 40 ft

Source: Planning Guidelines, Department of Town and Country Planning,

1996
Cross Sections of road
Hierarchy of roads at residential area
Definition of street
§  Based on Street, Drainage and Building Act
1974 (Act 133)
§  street
ü  includes any road, square, footway or passage, service
road, whether a thoroughfare or not, over which the
public have a right of way, and also the way over any
bridge, and also includes any road, footway or passage,
open court or open alley, used or intended to be used
as a means of access to two or more holdings, whether
the public have a right of way over it or not; and all
channels, drains, ditches and reserves at the side of any
street shall be deemed to be part of such street;
§  Public street
ü  means any street over which the public has a right of
way which was usually repaired or maintained by the
local authority before the coming into operation of this
Act or which has been transferred to or has become
vested in the local authority under this Act or in any
other manner;

§  Private street
ü  means any street not being a public street;

§  Footway
ü  “footway” includes footpaths and verandah-ways at the
sides of streets;
Pedestrian Walkway
§  Minimum dimension:
§  Paved walkway – 7.3 ft (2.25m)
§  Walkway next to road – 4 ft (1.2m)
§  Walkway with bicycle lane – 20 ft (6m)
Road Junction Type
§  3 types of junction:
§  T-junction, cross junction and multi-tier
 Parking

CAR PARKS
§  Size of parking
lots follow the
standard size of
a car
§  Standard size in
UK and US is
8.5’x18’
§  Standard size in
Malaysia is
8’x16’ (2.4mx4.8
m)
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Source: Jabatan Perancang Bandar dan Desa, Semenanjung Malaysia

Source: Jabatan Perancang Bandar dan Desa, Semenanjung Malaysia
Source: Jabatan Perancang Bandar dan Desa, Selangor
Services and Utilities
q  Flow of energy, information and waste.
q  Due to the damage and leakage and the
consequent need for inspection and repair, all
pipes and cables should, wherever possible, be
laid under a public right of way so that they are
readily accessible and cause the minimum
amount of inconvenience, delay and expenses.
q  Unsightly clutter of poles, wires, aerials, lights,
power lines and other such apparatus.
q  We should demand a clearer expression of the
essential elements instead of camouflaging
them.
Drains and Sewers
q  Pipes, channels and culverts within the
individual property boundary which convey
water and waste to local authority sewers.

Water
q  The quantity, quality, pressure, and general
availability of water exercises a material
control over the feasibility of development.
Electricity
q  Location of transformer stations is importance
to minimise low voltage secondary line in site
planning.
q  Electricity cables, whether for power or
telephone, are best situated underground.

Gas
q  Because of the great danger caused by
leakage, electricity and gas pipes are not laid
in the same conduit.
Refuse Disposal
q  Provision must be made in the overall layout
and internal design of the buildings for the
collection of domestic refuse.
q  Estate roads must be of sufficient dimensions
to allow the service vehicles access and
facility to turn.
Landscape and Planting
q  To supplement the bare form of buildings with
a more natural and visually pleasing
environment.
The Site
When surveying a site in preparation of landscape
plan, it is important to take into consideration the
following features:
Existing vegetation for retention or replanting.

Availability of natural water.

Micro-climate on rainfall, temperature and winds.

Type of bedrock and the condition of the soil.

Appreciation of surrounding area.

The Purpose
§  Landscaping can play a positive role in
assisting the plan to fulfil its function.
§  Examples:
Reduce the visual impact of car parks

Segregation of pedestrian and motor vehicle

Act as a visual, and even physical link between dwellings

To break the monotony of uniform estate layout.

Provides relief and contrast.

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