HIGHRISES
SSM INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
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SSM-Forest City will offer an American-style educational program starting with its youngest students and culminating in a variety of Upper School offerings in Advanced Placement (AP). School work will allow for not only formal teacher-based instruction, but also guided independent exploration of knowledge and regular collaborative work. A rigorous academic program featuring a particular focus on STEM will be complemented by robust offerings in arts and athletics
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VERTIGO RESIDENCY
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A Housing Development earmarked in a green enclave. Vertigo - means vertical. As reflected in the the site aerial view, the other side has undergone massive earthworks ready for another form of major development within the neighborhood. In this attempt, we tried to explore 2 major components. One being the so called low cost apartments while the other the mid cost apartment. In both attempts, we tried to improved on the floor layout and the internal layout of the units to bring back some form of dignity to the common average stratified user. Again, this is not a high-end expansive product but a sensible design attempt to house the masses.
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RESIHUB
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This is an attempt to design and propose a neighborhood of communities for students and teaching staffs for institution of higher learning in Desaru. The initial attempt is to orientate the blocks to avoid the East and West Axis. Next to introduce common facilities with a club house facing the football field. Finally, the green lungs connecting one precinct with another.
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SUNMED
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Competition entry for a mixed development in Medini. Comprising of SOHO, Office Tower and Apartment block above a Commercial Podium. Having the Green Lung linking the SOHO with the Apartment Block thus creating a seamless connection. Multiple green deck above podium has been an exclusive sanctuary for the office block. A sky bridge connecting SOHO to the office tower create additional executive level for mutual facilities.
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MEDINI
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An unsuccessful bid for a competition in Medini through a larger firm for which we attempted to engaged. The briefs calls for an iconic tower in Medini to house its HQ and to lease out the others. In this attempt we employ a twin tower strategy with a bridge, not through the mid section, but at the highest floor to allow for a circulatory connection among the people in the building that is believed to increase productivity without the need to come to the lobby.
The tower blocks are twisted to minimized solar gains and at the same time, facade comprising a skin of green walls are employed within the threshold of the solar gain surfaced during the most extreme of the day and the evening. Webs of pattern resembling the geometry was employed to shelter away the car park deck. Green deck is located at the podium top, break tanks levels and the penthouse unit to capitalize on the notion of vertical green. |
PALMSPRING
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Palm Spring (also known as Palm Spring Condominium) is a high density condominium located in Kota Damansara and developed by Muafakat Kekal. It comprises of 6 condominium blocks with a total of 2,180 condominium units. Each block has U-shape design thus one cannot see the passage far due to the U-shaped corridor. There are 329 parking bays provided (besides the individual each car park per resident) plus 38 parking bays for visitors.
Furthermore, just besides Palm Spring, there are rows of shop that comprise of a number of cafes, restaurants and 7-Eleven. Within short driving distance, residents can reach prime shopping malls, namely The Curve, Cineleisure and IKANO Power Centre as well as a hypermarket, Tesco Damansara and the renowned Swedish furniture store, IKEA. All these malls are connected to each other and one can walk through all of them. These malls contain chic and fancy restaurants, branded apparel stores and also leisure centers, such as karaoke center, cinema, skating ring, bowling center as well as Kidzania.
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BLINK
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Interesting enough this is a project we had attempted to collaborate with the foreign design consultant to proposed a mixed use development in a piece of land in PJ which has so many constrains and obstacles. It started of as the business development approach the group is undertaking build upon the following principles:- Integrated Commercial Development with High Rental Yield for the commercial spaces inclusive of building and services management. Business and Shoppers Friendly. In line with the call for corporate social responsibility, the group undertook to provide an environmental friendly urban design approach maximizing on plot ratio and building height yet able to provide sufficient green lungs and urban design for the pedestrian and handicapped alike. Modern contemporary sophistication outlook.
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