International Journal of Research and Innovation in Applied Science (IJRIAS) | Volume VI, Issue III, March 2021|ISSN 2454-6194 www.rsisinternational.org Page 136 Penjara Pudu: Demolished Prison of Dark Recollections Izzul Hafiy Rosli, Roslina Abdul Latif Taylors University, Malaysia DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.51584/IJRIAS.2021.6303 Abstract: Penjara Pudu is one of the oldest buildings in Malaysia. If still standing, Pudu Prison or also known as Pudu Jail would have been 130 years old as of this year (2021). The historic building last held incarcerated individuals in 2007, was demolished in 2012 and was never declared a national heritage site. The purpose of the 3D Modelling is to let society know how Penjara Pudu looked like during its abandoned years after 2012 by using a video walkthrough covering the exterior only. In this study, the texture for the remodel used a displacement map to get more in depth of the textures used. Next, for the lighting, the sky dometesting proved to be the most suitable light to be used in this project. For the rendering process, offline rendering was used to produce the realism of the images in the highest standard. The remaining structure of Penjara Pudu has been captured throughout the site visit which was carried out on the 11 th of March 2020. The design and analysis for this 3D mock-up prototype of the whole exterior structure was recreated using polygons and Maya software. By the end of this project, society can now see how Penjara Pudu looked like during its abandoned stage and simultaneously increase their acknowledgement to support our heritage, no matter how dark the recollections. Keywords: Penjara Pudu, Pudu Jail, history, remodel, abandoned, texture, polygons, heritage I. INTRODUCTION enjaraPudu is not an uncommon site among Malaysians. Built in 1891by the British administration of Malaya, it took four years to complete. Penjara Pudu also known as Pudu Jail, was built on the site of a former Chinese burial ground. It is located at the heart of Kuala Lumpur and was home to rapists and killers. Pudu became a brooding symbol of British power, and an even harsher system of justice. In August 1895, an outbreak of cholera swept through Penjara Pudu. The prisoners were quarantined but left to die in their cells. The unstoppable epidemic that killed hundreds was caused by the contaminated water supply. It took three years for the outbreak to clear(Ismail, 2014). Penjara Pudu also had solitary confinement cells. The cellswere tiny, dark, and putrid. Only the toughest of the tough could hold their sanity here. The prisoner's day started at 10 o’clock on the day where they worked as tailors, cobblers and at the dhobi, but at night the prison came alive with activities. Secret deals were made via ‘night shooters’, where the prisoners would share information with other inmates by using what they called a blowpipe or in Malay ‘sumpit’ made from rolled-up newspaper and shoot paper bullets with messages (Inishah, 2011). After functioning for more than 100 years, Penjara Pudu was formally closed in 1996 and abandoned until 2009 till the government decided to demolish the building for future development. There were several reasons for this. First, the Malaysian present legislation on historic buildings was the main threat to Penjara Pudu’s existence. This, coupled with the pressure of high real estate value estimated to be RM 300 million worth. This amount pressured the stakeholders to develop the site for commercial development. UDA Holdings Berhad proposed to develop aRM 2 billion Bukit Bintang City Centre due to start in 2006 and completed within five years in 2011. Next, the surrounding development of Penjara Pudu was not suitable due to its location in the middle of Kuala Lumpur. The greenhouse effect gases such as carbon dioxide led to acid rain and therefore damaged the walls of the abandoned building further. The structure was also predicted to slightly move because of the vibration caused by the nearby train and construction works. To top it all off, poor maintenance and upgrading work was neglected. The art mural was peeling off badly due to lack of supervision. The steel bars from the prison were stolen by thieving scrap metal traders. This was a huge loss as the steel bars were important features of the prison’s characteristics. The lack of public awareness and the inability of recognizing the building as a heritage brought on debates of whether to keep or demolish the building for future expansion. Due to poor conservation awareness, the government decided to demolish the building (Azhar, 2020). The city had become a space to be ordered, regulated and configured through managing the interplay of territory and infrastructures, “what was discovered at that time was the idea of society” (Foucault, 1984) and what was deemed important to them. There were three key features that characterised most cases of these infrastructures (Graham and Marvin, 2001, pp77-81), as was the case with Penjara Pudu. Firstly, there was a broad consensus that the infractucture through which services were distributed were most effectively managed through “natural monopolies”. In extension, a publicly regulated monopoly was able to benefit from economies of scale by developing one infrastucture whereas a fragmented industry was likely to lead to duplication of costs, especially in terms of maintenance. P