To study the circulation layout in playground design / Muhammad Khairee Ahmad Latfi

It is a research to examine the circulation layout in playground design. This qualitative research was inspired by reading few articles regarding how to create a good quality of playground. Playground is one of the most important social context in which children meet, interact and form friendship. The aim is to understand and determine the circulation layout in playground design. A search for the truth started by understanding the problems that always occur to the elders by going through severel books, magazine articles and journal, the problem faced by this people began to graspable. As a case study, the target location is playground in Taman Bandar Universiti and Taman Sidec. Through a comprehensive observation and photo collection, the finding data are collected and analyzed. From the observation that has been carried out, it is shown that the both playground in Taman Bandar Universiti and Taman Sidec has their own strength and weakness in circulation layout. One of the weakness is the entrance is not link together. Other than that, the entrance to the playground is not safe because there is a big drainage between the playground and the road to access to it. Therefore, to improve the circulation layout in playground design in Malaysia, the government should create an organization which functions to inspect the design of the playground. Other than that a playground should also be implemented to serve as a guidance for people to design playgrounds.