The Influence of SenSory GardenS
on The BehavIour of chIldren wITh
SpecIal educaTIonal needS
Hazreena Hussein
Department of Architecture, Faculty of Built Environment,
University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
reenalambina@um.
edu.
my
ABSTRACT
This study...
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The Influence of SenSory GardenS
on The BehavIour of chIldren wITh
SpecIal educaTIonal needS
Hazreena Hussein
Department of Architecture, Faculty of Built Environment,
University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
reenalambina@um.
edu.
my
ABSTRACT
This study explores the use of sensory gardens by observing the zones
and how they are utilised by children with special educational needs.
Methods applied were interviews, observation and behaviour mapping,
which was used in conjunction with the affordance theory.
Affordance was
categorised by landscape furniture, soft and hard landscape in relation
to three categories of activities: Sensory stimulation, physical and social
skills.
The findings had discovered continuous pathways that link the
sensory garden to the site context, had easy access to the features, and
had the highest number of user.
This study also found that users spent
a longer time in zones where sensory, rather than aesthetic value, was
emphasised.
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