Water Resources Solutions: River of Life Benefitting from the Revitalization

Scott Dunn December 2015

Klang Valley

Top 20 Most Livable Cities by 2020

Kuala Lumpur 1960

Makati

Sultan Abdul

Samad Building

Kuala Lumpur 1970

Makati

Panggung

Bandaraya

Sultan

Abdul

Samad

Building

Kuala Lumpur 1978

Makati

Jalan Sultan Ismail - Golden Triangle

Kuala Lumpur 1980

Makati

Kuala Lumpur 1990

Makati

Kuala Lumpur 1992

Makati

Kuala Lumpur 2000

Kuala Lumpur 2012

Makati

•Annual Real Growth Rate of 6% in GNI

• High Income Nation Status with USD15,000 per capita income

• Create 3.3 million jobs

Klang Valley : Urbanisation as a driver to growth

Kuala Lumpur City by 2020

Livability

Education

Healthcare

Safety

Political and Social

Economic

Socio-cultural

Public Services

Mobility

Recreation

Natural Environment

Housing

2015 - 84th

• Annual Real Growth Rate of 6% in GNI

• High Income Nation Status with

USD15,000 per capita income

• Create 3.3 million jobs

Kuala Lumpur City by 2020

River of Life

as a

Catalyst

Entry Point Project (EPP) in the Greater

Kuala Lumpur/Klang Valley National

Key Economic Area under the

Economic Transformation Programme.

The goal is to transform the rivers into a

vibrant and thriving waterfront by 2020.

Three components

River of Life Planning Area

Originates from Ulu Gombak

Forest Reserve.

4th biggest river basin in

Malaysia, joined by 13 major

tributaries.

Length of River: 120 km

Catchment Area: 1,288 km2

Jurisdictions:

Encompassing of Federal

Territory of Kuala Lumpur and

Selangor.

Cities:

Kuala Lumpur, Shah Alam,

Petaling Jaya, Klang, Subang

Jaya and Ampang Jaya

Secretariat

Director Of Master Plan City Hall Chairman

Mayor of Kuala Lumpur

Planning, Development &

Beautification Task Force River Cleaning Taskforce Land Development Taskforce (LDT)

Leader Taskforce

DID , MALAYSIA

Leader Taskforce

JPF, DBKL

Leader Taskforce

JPEPP, DBKL

Government Agenies

JPRB

JKA

JPB

JRBB

JSTKPB

JSPS

JPPH

JPEPP

KPTG

PTG WPKL

Members

KWP

Jab. Penilaian & Perkhidmatan Harta. MOF

KPTG Malaysia

JKPTG WPKL

PTG WPKL

UKAS JPM

Bhg. Kawalan & Pemantauan MOF

Penasihat Undang-Undang KWPKB

JUP DBKL

JUB DBKL

JPPH DBKL

JPF DBKL

JPRB DBKL

Steering Committee-Chairman : Minister

+

JPS WPKL

JAS WPKL

Kementerian Sumber Asli & Alam Sekitar

JKPTG

KWP ( Bhg. Pembangunan )

Jab. Perkhidmatan Pembentungan

Jab. Pengurusan Sisa Pepejal Negara

Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Air Negara

Pej. Menteri Besar Selangor

Unit Perancangan Ekonomi Selangor

Jab. Pengairan & Saliran Selangor

Jab. Alam Sekitar Selangor

Jab. Perancang Bandar & Desa Selangor

Pej. Tanah & Galian selangor

Pej. Tanah Daerah Gombak

Peh. Tanah Daerah Ulu Langat

Majlis perbandaran Ampang Jaya

Majlia Perbandaran Selayang

Lembaga Urus Air Selangor

RIVER OF LIFE – ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE

Planning Design & Development Lead

Consultant

AECOM Lead Consultant

(23 sub-consultants)

Entry Point Project (EPP) in the Greater Kuala Lumpur/Klang Valley

National Key Economic Area under the Economic Transformation

Programme.

The 3 Goals set by the client, DBKL are to

• transform the rivers into a vibrant and thriving waterfront by 2020.

• invite original ideas with excellent designs in planning -- architecturally,

functionally and economically.

• create an iconic waterfront development for the city.

CONTENT AND CONTEXT OF THE PROJECT

CONTENT AND CONTEXT OF THE PROJECT

• The project core is a confluence of the Klang and Gombak Rivers, located in the historical part of the city including: o Masjid Jamek, o Law Courts o Medeka Square o China Town

• The site is characterized by long stretches of inaccessible, under utilized and unsafe riverfront

• Rapid urban development throughout the decades have made the river a forgotten component of the city

“THE RIVER WAS NOT PART OF DAILY LIFE”

River Master Planning Beautification

KLCC Masjid Jamek

Puah Pond

KL Tower

KL Sentral

•Istana Negara

Merdeka Square

PWTC

•Sungai Klang

River Beautification

Where we are we now?

DISTRICT 1 – NEAR PUAH POND

Where we are we now?

DISTRICT 1 – JLN 9/48A

Where we are we now?

DISTRICT 2 – TITIWANGSA LRT STATION

Where we are we now?

DISTRICT 2 – NEAR DAMAI COMPLEX

Where we are we now?

DISTRICT 2 – PWTC

Where we are we now?

DISTRICT 3 – NEAR OPEN UNIVERSITY MALAYA

Where we are we now?

DISTRICT 3 – NEAR DANG WANGI LRT STATION

Where we are we now?

DISTRICT 4 – MASJID JAMEK

Where we are we now?

DISTRICT 4 – PASAR SENI BUS STATION

Where we are now? Where we are we now?

Where we are we now?

DISTRICT 5 – NEAR TUN SAMBANTHAN MONORAIL STATION

River of Life

KEY NUMBERS

TOTAL STUDY AREA: 781.5 HA

TOTAL EXISTING POPULATION: 56,600

TOTAL PROJECTED POPULATION: 92,100

CONNECTING THE WATERFRONT

CREATING GREAT STREETS

JALAN TUANKU ABDUL RAHMAN

TITIWANGSA VILLAGE Density / population related to transit oriented

development & public space

SUSTAINABILITY • Environmentally responsible design

for new buildings: e.g. energy use, natural daylighting, waste product recycling, use of renewable materials

• Creation of Transit Orientated Developments around existing planned stations

• Restoration of native habitats of local flora and fauna; restoring riparian vegetation and enhancing biodiversity

• A reforestation program to revive a 100-year-old forest – creating an urban green lung

• Local materials have been used in the first stage of built work

• Water Sensitive Urban Design principals - water runoff is cleaned before entering the river

• Bicycle routes

RESILIENCE • The design and initiatives will improve flooding conditions and aid in flood mitigation

• The reinvigorated natural elements will provide a buffer from pollution

• Use of water sensitive urban design restores and maintains the natural richness of the river’s ecology

• The new flora and fauna along the river will improve the wider ecology and in turn enliven the people and communities along the riverbanks

SMARTNESS

• The various zones are planned to be interrelated connecting a mix of new developments with re-developments

• An open space network that is multifunctional and fulfills a wide range of recreational, environmental and cultural functions

• Eco Valleys are designed and composed to display best practice in sustainable landscape design, which forms critical eco system services such as water sensitive urban design, habitat connectivity, biodiversity and bicycle and pedestrian paths

• Education Gardens are working demonstrations where you can see, feel and experience how new habitats are created and grow; how water management and cleansing systems work; what habitats are required for the local fauna.

GRADE OF INNOVATION

• The plan’s goal was to give a make-over to the RoL and create a one-of-a-kind riverscape incorporating history and culture

• The various districts are planned to be interrelated and interconnected, mixing the new and the old, investigating adaptive reuse into derelict heritage buildings and in the process encourage a symbiotic relationship between the varied mix of developments and uses of land

River of Life planning has won several awards: ISOCARP – International Planning Congress : Best Project Institute of Landscape Architecture Malaysian : Innovation Award AECOM Excellence Award

STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK FOR FUTURE PROJECTS

• This project will provide a strategic framework through Urban Design Guidelines and Landscape Design Guidelines to promote cohesive future developments in the entire region

The

Confluence In the heart of the city

River of Life

Jalan Raja

Masjid Jamek

Bangunan Sultan Abdul Samad

MASJID JAMEK & BANGUNAN SULTAN ABDUL SAMAD

River of Life

MERDEK

A

SQUARE

MASJID

JAMEK LRT

STATION

River of Life – Water Sensitivity

River of Life – MASJID JAMEK

CURRENT WORKS

MASJID JAMEK

MASJID JAMEK GRAND STAIRS

CURRENT WORKS

MASJID JAMEK

MASJID JAMEK EXTENDED PRAYER AREA

PHASE 1 – GUIDING GALLERY A LANDMARK AND HEART OF RoL

River of Life

LEBOH PASAR BESAR

River of Life

BSAS CARPARK DEMOLITION

CURRENT WORKS

BANGUNAN SULTAN ABDUL SAMAD

RIVER EDGE WORKS

CURRENT WORKS

BANGUNAN SULTAN ABDUL SAMAD

CHINA TOWN STREET LIFE

River of Life

CHINA TOWN STREET LIFE

BANGKOK BANK TRIANGLE AND LEBOH PUDU

ARCHITECTURE DESIGN

China Town Streetscapes after

ARCHITECTURE DESIGN

China Town Streetscapes after

LEBOH PUDU

Connecting Communities

Through connecting the urban core, enhancing the vitality of the city, preserving significant historic assets, encouraging new access to the waterfront, and establishing a regional asset River of Life will become a harmonious resolution to the concerns of urban life in Kuala Lumpur.

Water Retention

Human Connection

District 1 – Puah Pond

District 1 – Puah Pond

District 1 – Puah Pond

District 1 – Puah Pond

District 1 – Puah Pond

District 1 – Puah Pond

District 1 – Puah Pond

District 1 – Puah Pond

District 1 – Puah Pond

District 1 – Puah Pond

District 1 – Puah Pond

District 1 – Puah Pond

District 1 – Puah Pond

District 1 – Puah Pond

District 1 – Puah Pond

The Unique KL City Story

Continuing the Story

Terima Kasih

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