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EDITOR’SNOTE
This issue marks our entry into the year 2016
which promises to be ‘challenging’. World
Bank has announced that weak growth in
emerging markets will weigh on global performance. For us in publishing,
work goes on as we try to bring you more industry news from around the
region, if not the world.
Asia is still a dynamic powerhouse generating work for architects and
builders from around the globe. Some of the world’s tallest buildings are already
RESEARCH & ADMINISTRATION
Jennifer Lau
Mohamad Azhar Kasim
in this part of the region, Shanghai Tower (pg 10) being one of them. Also in
CIRCULATION
Tan Wee Aik
Ronald Foo
Borneo Convention Centre (pg 12) and Paramount Utropolis, Selangor (pg
HONORARY ADVISORS
Datuk Merlyn Kasimir
Dato’ Dr Ken Yeang
Datuk Ar Tan Pei Ing
Ar Chan Seong Aun
this issue, we feature the University College of Technology Sarawak (pg 6),
14). In our Special Feature section, we talked to AHI Roofing to get a better
understanding of their Decra stone-coated metal roof times (pg 18); while
WTW gave us their views on the likely scenario for the property market in
2016 (pg 22).
Not all sectors are slowing down as we found out—the mining machinery
suppliers are optimistic about the future (pg 24). In our News & Events section,
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JAN-FEB2016
PROJECT HIGHLIGHT
6
University College of Technology Sarawak
10
Shanghai Tower, China
12
Borneo Convention Centre, Sarawak
14
Paramount Utropolis, Selangor
6
14
18
44
24
50
SPECIAL FEATURE
18
Interview with AHI Roofing (Malaysia)
Regional General Manager-Asia,
Mr Robert Aaron
22
WTW Property Market Report 2016
NEWS & EVENTS
24
bauma 2016: Mining machinery sector
optimistic about future
26
ICONS: Malaysian Architects Global Acclaim
30
M101 SkyWheel: Premier of first iconic design
project in Malaysia
32
ASLI: 18th Malaysia Strategic Outlook
Conference 2016
34
BMAM: Seminar on Strata Management Act
2015
36
Mah Sing bags two awards at Corporate
Governance Asia Recognition Awards 2015
PRODUCTS & SERVICES
38
LYSAGHT® 360 SEAM® roofing solution used
for state-of-the-art University in Sibu
42
Sincere Aluminium Works: Commitment to
quality and customer satisfaction
44
Zambelli RIB-ROOF metal roofing systems quality with operating efficiency
48
Monier® Horizon™ 8 Roofiing System innovative technology meets contemporary
style
50
Hansgrohe’s Talis Select technology - pleasure
at the click of a button
52
Hume Roofing: Sheltering Malaysia since 2002
DESIGN FEATURE
56
Casino du Lac-Leamy, Québec
58
The Mellier at Mayfair, London
60
Ikanos Restaurant, Montréal
62
Du Tour Residence, Québec
64
Creative designer transforms garden flat
62
REGULARS
70
B & I Reports
78
Exhibitions & Conferences
80
Advertisers’ Index
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Project Highlight
Bird’s eye view of UCTS.
New college campus design in East
Malaysia takes a ‘leaf’ out of nature
University College of Technology Sarawak (UCTS) in Malaysia aims for green ratings
while taking design inspiration from the forest canopy and fern leaves.
The complexity of the configuration of the aluminium
cladding is to create the organic shape of the rainforest canopy.
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UNIVERSITY COLLEGE of Technology
Sarawak (UCTS) is the culmination of the
state of Sarawak’s vision in establishing a
world-class institution of higher learning to
spearhead the development and production
of technical human resource for the Sarawak
Corridor of Renewable Energy (SCORE).
UCTS is committed to facilitating
student access to an affordable world-class
university education that nurtures creative
and entrepreneurial leaders through a broad
education in science and technology.
Located in the town of Sibu, Sarawak in
East Malaysia, one of the main gateways into
SCORE, UCTS’ campus, when completed,
will be equipped with the latest state-of-theart facilities to facilitate teaching, learning and
research activities necessary in the production
of graduates required by the industries within
SCORE.
UCTS will collaborate with Universiti
Kuala Lumpur, one of Malaysia’s leading
technical university with over 18,000 students
across the country, in areas like: automation
& industrial maintenance; machine building
& metal fabrication; product design &
precision manufacturing; information
technology; animation & multimedia; food
technology, chemical & bioengineering;
marine engineering; automobile engineering;
aviation engineering; electrical, electronics &
telecommunication; quality engineering &
industrial logistics; medical & allied health
sciences; business, entrepreneurship &
Islamic finance; oil & gas; built environment;
environmental design; civil engineering &
construction management.
The campus site which covers a total land
area of approximately 96.98 acres is situated
adjacent to the Old Sibu Airport Runway. It is
in an elongated shape with an organic form.
UCTS is envisaged to be the first university
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to be rated under the “Green Building Index”
certification.
Key green features include: integrated
photovoltaic panel which will generate
electricity daily; advanced building envelope
to minimise heat gain including low-emissive
glass and insulated roofs; variable speed
drive chilled with VAV system for the air
conditioning system; rainwater harvesting
and water recycling system, among others.
In terms of design concept, the designers
looked to the mighty Rejang river for
inspiration. The large water body in front
of the campus not only creates a sense of
arrival by boat but also reminds visitors of
how Sibu was created. Sibu is also known as
a “timber town” and this is reflected in the
“forest canopy” rooftop over the areas where
students gather for social activities.
The overall master plan adopts the shape
of fern leaf ’s frond whose organic shape offers
an excellent spatial planning idea. The central
spine branches off to secondary corridors that
connect to the various faculties leading to the
individual classrooms much like the structure
of the fern leaf.
The UCTS campus is divided into six
zones namely: public space; semi-public
space; academic zones; recreational areas;
private residential space; and the research &
development areas.
The public zone includes the Convocation
Hall and Surau which are located at the main
entrance. The Convocation Hall is located on
the north-west end of the campus, fronting
the feature lake with good landscaping view.
Adequate parking spaces are provided to
cater for higher vehicle volumes during peak
season. The semi-public zone will be the
‘forest canopies’ for social interactions.
The academic zone will be the faculties
comprising the school of built environment,
school of civil engineering, school of electrical
Ground floor of the library.
Rainforest canopy to eliminate glare from direct sun penetration and diffuse radiation from the sun.
Panoramic view of UCTS campus.
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The rainforest canopy design concept over the areas where students gather for social activities.
CREDIT LIST
DEVELOPER/OWNER: SARAWAK STATE
ARCHITECT/INTERIOR DESIGNER: AKI MEDIA
CIVIL & STRUCTURAL ENGINEER:
JURUTERA MINSAR CONSULT SDN BHD
MECHANICAL & ELECTRICAL ENGINEER:
PERUNDING TEKNIKAL
QUANTITY SURVEYOR:
JURUUKUR BAHAN TEMA SDN BHD
CONTRACTORS:
NS BLUESCOPE LYSAGHT (MALAYSIA) SDN BHD
(Metal roofing works)
Another design feature called The Oculus.
and electronic, and school of management
science/general studies and also the lecture
theatres which are fronting the main entrance
and the forest canopy, sprawling towards to
the east direction.
The recreational zone will be the newly
proposed indoor stadium and will also
include the existing stadium, which are
located adjacent to the site. The library and the
recreational block within the site will be the
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supportive recreational area for the campus.
Hostels which are being grouped under
the private residential zone are proposed at
the east end of the site with a multi-level car
park. These hostels are slightly further from
the centre of the campus. However, they are
still within walking distance. An exit is also
proposed near the hostels so that students can
go out from there without creating congestion
at the main entrance.
SINCERE ALUMINIUM WORKS SDN BHD
(Aluminium curtain walling system & skylight)
STAR TECH ALLIANCE SDN BHD
(Furniture for auditoriums, lecture halls & offices)
The future phase which comprises the
proposed technology parks are grouped under
research and development areas. „
More information at www.ucts.edu.my
We are proud to be appointed as the Furniture Supplier for
University College of Technology Sarawak.
Creative solutions for quality work environments
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Shanghai Tower
World’s second tallest building located in China.
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Shanghai Tower makes the list as
world’s second tallest building
Aurecon provided facade engineering design for the striking Shanghai Tower, which is now on
the official Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat’s (CTBUH) “Current Tallest 20” list.
SEVEN YEARS after construction began, Shanghai Tower has officially
been completed, becoming China’s tallest skyscraper and the focal point
of Shanghai’s skyline. To commemorate this milestone, Shanghai Tower
has been added to the official CTBUH “Current Tallest 20” list, which
presents the world’s tallest 20 buildings as recognised by the CTBUH’s
Height Criteria. In addition, the tower has also achieved impressive
sustainability credentials.
At 632 metres high, Shanghai Tower is the world’s second tallest
building, after the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. It is also the world’s tallest
double-skin building, with its distinctive helix-like facade. Global
engineering consulting firm Aurecon provided facade engineering
design for the striking building, working with US architectural firm
Gensler to combine the complex façade with the structure and services
systems. In addition to its work on the facade, Aurecon also collaborated
with New York engineering consultancy, Cosentini Associates, to
provide mechanical, electrical and plumbing design services, including
materials selection and schematic and development design.
The tower’s unique design comprises a circular central floor plate
enveloped by a suspended outer skin, triangular in plan, twisting as
it ascends. This feature was not only included for aesthetics, it also
contributes to Shanghai Tower’s functionality and sustainability, greatly
reducing wind load and enabling the easy capture of rainwater to be
used in the building’s air conditioning and central heating system.
Designed as an eco-building, the Shanghai Tower’s sustainable
features took the US Green Building Council and the Chinese threestar Green Building rating and certification systems into account. The
tower’s sustainability features include greywater recycling systems
located at basement and mid-level to collect water for reuse; 15 3kW
vertical axis wind turbines located on the roof to provide 157,500kWh
of renewable electricity each year; two sets of natural gas turbines which
generate electricity, chilled water and hot water, while reducing carbon
dioxide by 49 per cent; as well as a 12-storey ‘sky garden’ created by the
interstitial spaces in the form which act as environmental buffer zones
and maximise the usage of the double skins.
“Shanghai Tower is a landmark achievement – both in terms of size
and sustainability – and we are incredibly proud to have been a part of
its construction,” says Margaret Cao, country manager for Aurecon in
China. “It’s exciting to finally see such a long, complex project come to
fruition so that the people of Shanghai can begin to enjoy this building.”
The landmark building will include offices, commercial space, a five-star
hotel, exhibition and conference halls as well as recreational facilities.
Aurecon provides engineering, management and specialist
technical services for public and private sector clients globally.
With an office network extending across 26 countries, Aurecon
has been involved in projects in over 80 countries across Africa, Asia
Pacific, the Middle East and the Americas, and employs around 7,500
people across 12 industry groups. „
More information at www.aurecongroup.com
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Project Highlight
New convention centre provides a
meeting place under the ‘rainforest trees’
Borneo Convention Centre Kuching in East Malaysia is designed with the theme “let’s meet
under the trees” – a concept that most locals can relate to.
AS THE first dedicated convention centre
on the East Malaysian’s island of Borneo, the
Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK)
was designed to blend with it’s natural
surroundings. A key element of this design
strategy is it’s free flowing roof structure. The
roof is shaped in the form of a “ririg” leaf,
which in Iban language refers to the species
phacelophrynium maximum. Ririg grows in
abundance in Sarawak and due to its large
leaves, is used by many indigenous tribes for
wrapping rice and food.
The roof canopy is supported by a series
of exposed structural elements resembling
the trunks and branches of rainforest trees.
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At the tip of the roof canopy there is a
stone collection pond, reminiscent of water
drops falling off a ririg leaf after a torrential
monsoon rain. The combination of function
and design come together seamlessly in a
form that is truly representative of Borneo
island and it’s people.
BCCK is located in Kuching, Sarawak,
East Malaysia. Located eight kilometres
from the city centre, the centre aims to
organise and attract local and international
concerts, events, exhibitions and conventions
to Sarawak. Sited on a six hectare riverfront
site, BCCK forms part of a new marina and
tourism development on the ‘Isthmus Island’.
Construction began in June 2006 and was
completed in October 2009. The actual cost
of construction is about RM200 million.
BCCK is designed on an east-west access
to mitigate the effects of solar heat gain. It is
also oriented to face Mecca and incorporates
a Muslim prayer room. The building has a
gross floor area of 36,500 square metres and
the internal design offers complete flexibility
with functional spaces able to be sub-divided
into a variety of sizes and configurations for
plenary sessions, exhibitions and banquets.
The capacities in BCCK include 5,000
delegates in plenary, a 2,000 capacity banquet
hall and 14 breakout meetings rooms. The
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largest pillar free exhibition space is 2,500
square metres. Parking spaces for 620 cars,
20 coaches and 180 motorbikes is provided
in a combination of underground and open
parking.
In addition, BCCK provides supporting
service areas including reception and prefunction assembly areas, a VIP lounge,
administration offices, commercial kitchens
capable of servicing 2,000 delegates and a
public restaurant.
Incorporated with the best of modern
communication technology of the time, the
centre is equipped with wireless internet access
in public areas and provide simultaneous
translation facilities in four languages.
The core functional considerations of
BCCK are flexible multi-function rooms
and energy efficiency. This allows the centre
to adapt to various user needs while being
sensitive to nature and the environment.
The design elements implemented to
respond to functional requirements include:
advanced traffic circulation and parking
studies; design of dense vegetation to cool
ambient surface temperature of external
carparks and driveways; extensive sun angle
studies and modeling to minimise direct
sunlight penetration on the 3,400-squaremetre curtain wall; expansion/spill-over space
considerations (eg five-metre ceiling height
for carparks at Level 1 to allow for additional
exhibition space & roof cavity space for
additional storage areas); acoustic testing
CREDIT LIST
CLIENT PERBADANAN PEMBANGUNAN EKONOMI
SARAWAK WORKS (S) SDN BHD
ARCHITECT/INTERIOR DESIGNER
ARKITEK KDI SDN BHD
Design Team: Dato Sri Ar. John Lau, Thomas Ling,
Sharon Ngimat, Tang Ming Hing, Roger Choo, Alan
Wong, Goh Shiaw Chi, Edison Tan
CIVIL & STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
JURUTERA MINSAR CONSULT SDN BHD
MECHANICAL & ELECTRICAL ENGINEER
KTA (S) SDN BHD & UNI-KENYALANG ENG’G SDN BHD
QUANTITY SURVEYOR
JUBSAR SDN BHD
and treatment to all public and service areas
to achieve optimum acoustic levels; flexible
conference areas to accommodate between
20 and 5,000 people. „
More information at www.bcck.com.my
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Project Highlight
Paramount Utropolis – an integrated
township built around an academic hub
Paramount Property’s new project in Shah Alam offers residential units with
dual-key access amid a university metropolis.
PARAMOUNT UTROPOLIS is an integrated
development spanning 21.7 acres of freehold
land in Glenmarie, Shah Alam.
Anchored by the 10-acre flagship campus
of KDU University College, Paramount
Utropolis is Glenmarie’s first university
metropolis offering a complete live-and-learn,
work-and-play concept with all the benefits
that a learning environment creates.
For the developer, Paramount Utropolis
marks the first time two businesses of
property and education have come together
in one place – a perfect example of the
synergies that these two businesses can enjoy.
A university metropolis is a self-sustainable
address that never grows old as there will be
a steady influx of students. Meanwhile, the
Utropolis community will enjoy spillover
benefits from a myriad of activities in the
KDU campus environment.
The self-sustained township will offer
components like: SOHOs and serviced
apartments with a dual-key option whereby
the owners can enjoy their own space
while renting out a portion of their unit for
additional rental income; and the Utropolis
Marketplace – 120,000 sq ft of retail space
opening around the second quarter of 2016.
Paramount is currently launching Tower
D (under Phase 2B) with 117 serviced
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apartments ranging from 797 sq ft to 1,202 sq ft and priced between
RM672,300 and RM1 million. The units come fully-fitted with
innovative space-saving furnitures and owners can practically move
in with just their luggage. The target date of completion for Tower D
is around 2018.
The project is located adjacent to residential hubs like Subang,
Klang, Sunway and Petaling Jaya. In future, it will be linked by three
new LRT stations: Kelana Jaya Centre Point, Subang Jaya and LRT Line
3 Glenmarie station (Bandar Utama to Klang) – and the DamansaraShah Alam Elevated Expressway (DASH).
The project developer is Paramount Property, an award winning
developer with a 35-year track record for building homes in Klang
Valley and Sungei Petani. From its beginnings as a township developer,
Paramount Property has grown its portfolio to include residential,
commercial, retail, educational, industrial and integrated developments.
Paramount Property is a subsidiary of public-listed Paramount
Corporation Bhd which is focused on property development and
education services. „
More information at paramountproperty.my
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Special Feature
Kudat Riviera Resort at Sabah.
Decra® stone-coated metal roof tiles
Lightweight, durable and sustainable
AHI Roofing (Malaysia) Regional General Manager-Asia, Mr Robert Aaron talked to B&I team
on Decra® brand and the company’s plans for the future.
AHI ROOFING (MALAYSIA) is a wholly owned entity of Fletcher
Building, a leading New Zealand based manufacturer and provider of
construction related materials and services. AHI Roofing (Malaysia)
operates under Fletcher Building’s international Roof Tile Group (RTG)
and produces and distributes stone coated metal roof tiles (a high quality
roofing material that is lightweight, sustainable and proven to withstand
severe weather conditions) to markets across Asia and Africa from its
facility in Nilai, Malaysia. It is a part of RTG’s broader plant and market
network which together service over 120 countries across 4 continents
under the brands “Decra® Roofing Systems” and “Gerard Roofing
Systems”. Here on home soil, it has been a decade since AHI acquired
Malaysian Roofing Industries Sdn Bhd (MRI) and upgraded the Nilai
plant to support its regional growth in Japan, Southeast Asia and Africa.
Recently, B&I talked to Regional General Manager-Asia, Mr Robert
Aaron, about the company’s achievements and its plans for the future.
B&I: By way of introduction to our readership, would you brief
us on AHI Roofing’s history?
AHI Roofing (Malaysia) Regional General Manager-Asia, Mr Robert Aaron.
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RA: It’s a bit of a long history that dates back almost 60 years now. The
business was founded in New Zealand by Mr L J Fischer, the inventor of
stone-coated metal rooftops, in 1957 and subsequently acquired by AHI
(Alex Harvey Industries) in 1969. When Fletcher Building (Roof Tile
Group) acquired AHI, the product was integrated into its (Fletcher’s)
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Seremban High Court at Seremban 2, Negeri
Sembilan and new warehouse.
business portfolio which, over time, has had a
history of innovation and development. The
business here in Malaysia began in 1985 when
Fletcher provided a licensing agreement to a
company called MRI - they built the facility
that is currently at Nilai – under which they
were entitled to produce and sell the Decra®
brand in Malaysia. During that time, AHI in
New Zealand was already exporting Decra
products to Asia, including markets such as
Japan.
In 2005, Fletcher acquired MRI - since
then we have been operating under the AHI
Roofing entity in Malaysia, producing and
distributing Decra® brand into Malaysia
and other Asian markets. We also produce
for several markets in Africa to support
RTG’s growth there. RTG operates with
ISO-accredited production in New Zealand,
Malaysia, Hungary (Europe) and Corona,
California (USA), supplying into markets
across Asia, Europe, Africa, the Americas and
New Zealand / Australia. In that context, RTG
is the largest manufacturer of stone-coated
metal roof tiles in the world and the only
stone coated metal roof tile producer to have
a multiple plant network with a truly global
reach.
As for AHI Roofing Malaysia, what’s
interesting is that our production is almost
entirely destined for export outside of
Malaysia. In the Asian context, Japan is a
leading market for us, the Philippines is a
growing market and we have footholds into
many other regional markets.
B&I: AHI Roofing’s flagship product
Decra® Roofing Systems has been around
for ages - what distinctive features set it
apart from the others?
RA: If you think about the traditional
roofing market here in Malaysia or in the
region, clay and concrete tiles are traditional
“heavyweight construction” materials. Our
product range falls into the “lightweight”
category and by comparison can weigh 7
times less than other traditional materials.
In other words for an equivalent area of roof
coverage, our product would be lighter by a
factor of 7. This offers architects, developers
and homeowners a variety of benefits in terms
of structural and cost advantages - roof trusses
can be reduced to bear the same weight load,
same for columns, foundations, etc.
I think the more compelling advantage
to the architect, developer or home owner
is the aesthetics achieved from the flexibility
of design offered by our product range. Our
products are durable yet pliable, allowing
designers to integrate bolder aesthetic design
elements (curves and angles for example)
which would be difficult to achieve with more
traditional materials. This advantage provides
a unique opportunity for creativity and end
design.
In a d d i t i o n to e n h a n ce d d e s i g n
opportunities, the performance of the product
offers impressive advantages as well. The
product itself and the nature in which it is
fixed into place, is well suited to high intensity
storm environments. Our system is proven
to offer wind resistance of up to 193km per
hour (120mph) in wind tests, making it very
suitable for typhoon exposed markets and
coastal regions. And its durable nature can
help to reduce maintenance costs over the
lifespan of the roof. These are some of the
reasons our products are coveted in resort
projects across the region, including here in
Malaysia.
For high intensity seismic areas, (e.g.
Japan, the Philippines and Indonesia), there
is a compelling argument to use our products
because of their lightweight nature and the
way they are fastened to the roof structure.
This interlocking and horizontal fastening
system can provide incremental structural
integrity and a lighter load on the structural
frame below. This differentiates the Decra®
offer in our opinion.
B&I: What of the ‘desired’ roof pitch for
Decra®?
RA: We perform best when roof pitches
are 15° or higher - we can go to 12° for some
profiles. And we back our performance
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with warranties of up to 50-years, which
is significant. This is another compelling
reason for the end user to adopt our system
- confidence that their choice will last them
a lifetime.
B&I: What about rainwater ingress/leaks,
how does Decra® perform?
RA: Again, because it is an interlocking
system with a unique installation method/
treatment, we are leakproof when installed
correctly (to the manufacturer’s specification).
Another key consideration for homeowners
is noise transmission, especially with the
intensity of rain in the region. We have
commissioned formal field tests on in situ
homes by independent third party testing
agency and have achieved a reading in their
“comfortable” zone category (the categories
are “silent”, “comfortable” and “other”). Our
stone chip coating acts as a natural noise
transmission dampener and allows us to
achieve levels within the required tolerance of
the testing standard.
B&I: You qualified your comment with “if
properly installed”. Does AHI have a team of
trained installers?
RA: Part of the important service that we
provide is being affiliated with competent
roofers and installers trained by our own
technical department. Homeowners can call
on these trained installers or opt to approach
our distributors directly, many of whom can
offer a supply and install service. When feasible,
we will support projects with installation
inspection service as well.
B&I: What are some of the landmark
projects in Malaysia, and the region, for
that matter, where Decra® Roofing Systems
are installed?
RA: We have supplied some landmark
projects, for example, Shangri La’s Rasa
Sayang Resort and Spa, Penang, Awana
Kijal, the Seremban Syariah High Court and
Government/JKR projects (e.g., Cultural
Palace extension and Mahkamah Alor Gajah)
and recent private residential projects (for
example S P Setia Eco Glades, Cyberjaya). We
are seeing increased interest for our products/
system among architects and developers
because of the benefits it offers in design,
durable performance and product lifespan as
demonstrated through our 50-year warranty.
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Dayang Bay Resort Langkawi.
In the region, we have established strong
relationships with national homebuilders in
both Japan and increasingly in the growing
market of the Philippines. In the Japanese
construction sector, lightweight construction
methods are favoured, so we believe we have
an exciting potential for growth in that market.
As construction methods continue to evolve
across other markets in Asia, we also believe
growth prospects are strong. Lightweight
materials contribute to more effective and
efficient construction, providing opportunities
to improve areas such as construction speed, on
site management (7 times lighter also translates
to significantly less pallets of products for
equivalent roof coverage optimising site
storage requirements) and supply chain and
logistics management (transport, distribution
and handling opportunities). These offer
real efficiencies for developers and general
contractors.
B&I: Projects in Philippines and Japan, are
these new or renovation projects?
RA: We operate in both segments of
the market although in Japan, new-build
construction is actually on the decline as the
population there contracts. In the renovation
segment, we offer the Japanese market a
lightweight solution which can be installed over
an existing roof, which in the case of Japan, is
supported by a sub-deck (platform). This is
more cost and time effective, not to mention
less disruptive for a family living in the home
during a roof renovation. Here in Malaysia, you
must either place battens on top of the existing
roof or replace it entirely - in either scenario,
re-roofing is an attractive market for us and an
interesting option for homeowners.
B&I: Where do you stand with GBI as a
sustainable green product?
RA: We are committed to manufacturing a
sustainable product and being made of steel,
Decra® products are durable, long-lasting and
recyclable at the end of their useful life. We
are listed in Green Pages Malaysia by MGBC
(Malaysia Green Building Confederation) as a
sustainable green product.
B&I: Going with what the construction
industry has to offer, how do you see the
market potential in Malaysia for Decra®
Roofing Systems?
RA: I think there is a huge potential in the
roofing sector in Malaysia where, for now, we
have a small market share. Generally speaking,
metal roofing or metal roof tiles are not as
commonly accepted as clay and concrete but
we are now getting feedback during product
presentations to architects and developers, that
the benefits we talk about resonate with them the advantages of lightweight construction, the
durability of our product, the design flexibility
etc. These characteristics are catching people’s
attention.
We believe we provide a unique product
and system whose attributes differentiate
it from other offers. This makes us excited
about the future for us here in Malaysia, the
Asia region and globally. We have backed
this confidence in growth with a recent
expansion at our Nilai facility, investing in a
new warehouse and container loading yard - a
sizable investment that will also allow us the
flexibility to expand production capacity in the
future as our growth ambitions are met. In the
interim, we have the benefit of a RTG network
of manufacturing facilities from which we can
service our markets as required. Q
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Special Feature
WTW Property Market Report 2016
Outlook for various sectors in the ensuing year.
IT IS A carry-over from the preceding year – the gloom, that is,
though not the doom. Whereas 2015 was a time for caution in a slow,
albeit price-resilient, property market, the prognosis for 2016 by
C.H. WIlliams, Talhar and Wong (WTW) is that, even for the tough,
the going will get tougher and, in the final reckoning, it is the fittest
that will survive. The overall sentiment is that the market will remain
“flat”, in consequence of falling crude oil prices and commodities, the
depreciating Ringgit, under-performing services sector, increasing
cost of living, sluggish global economy, etc. Property developers,
in general, are keeping prices up by strategically launching smaller
number of units, lamentably, “beyond the affordability of first-timer
buyers.”
Economic Considerations
Tabled in October last, Budget 2016 had based oil revenues on
crude prices at a “conservative” USD 48 per barrel. At this writing,
however, a “recalibration” of Budget 2016 is imminent (scheduled
for 28 January 2016) following further dips in crude oil prices, now
wavering at USD 30 per barrel. For now, indications are that “minor”
cuts are on the cards - in operating expenditure and the shelving
of non-priority development projects. Priority projects, e.g., Mass
Rapid Transit (MRT) and Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed
Rail would go ahead, per the 11th Malaysia Plan. Whilst a modest
GDP growth of 4.5% had been earlier forecast for 2016 (likely to
be trimmed, come 28 January), domestic demand will remain the
main driver of growth. Facilitated by Government infrastructure
initiatives, private sector participation and FDI (Foreign Direct
Investment), the manufacturing and industrial sectors are expected
to expand.
Overview by Region
Against the above backdrop of economic fundamentals, the WTW
take on the property market focused on three regions, namely, North
(Penang), South (Johor Bahru) and Central (Klang Valley):
Penang
s Despite general weaker market/business sentiments, “no notable
decline” in prices/realised rentals as property owners hold out;
land reclamation projects (32.76 acres Light Waterfront Penang
and 891 acres Seri Tanjung Pinang Phase 2) opens up new
areas for development. State Government raised net household
income cap to “render affordable housing more accessible.”
s Landed residential is still the preferred choice, especially in
Seberang Prai - with transactions for 2½-storey and 3-storey
semi-detached houses fetching more than RM2.0 and RM3.0
million, respectively.
s Slower growth expected for high-rise residential as more
affordable flats/apartments being launched/under construction;
bulk of existing apartments/condominiums in northeast sector
of the island whilst more being developed and launched in
Butterworth/Bukit Mertajam; accordingly, spike in supply
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s
s
s
s
expected within next 3 to 5 years.
Purpose-built offices - existing supply 9.14 million sq ft with
average occupancy rate 88%; prime office space expected to stay
in demand (e.g., slightly-increased rental rate of RM2.80 per sq
ft/month in Georgetown), the new growth area will be in the
south-east.
Healthy albeit competitive outlook for hotel sector, with 11 new
developments coming on-stream in next 2-3 years (Georgetown,
Tanjung Tokong/Tanjung Bungah and Bayan Baru).
Retail market likely to stay healthy in next few years; major
developments on island/mainland include Designer Village
(NLA 400,000 sq ft), IKEA & Integrated Mall @ Aspen Vision
City, both at Batu Kawan and Mydin Hypermarket at Bukit
Mertajam (NLA 536,507 sq ft).
Industrial development remain focused in south-east, i.e., Batu
Kawan and surrounds of Byram and Changkat, with multinationals establishing new plants/investments, engaging in
mergers, acquisitions and/or relocation.
Johor Bahru
s Generally, property market expected to be lacklustre, carrying
over from 2015, insofar as less new projects and protracted
selling period. In the case of high-rise residential development,
State Government deterring new applications to build serviced
apartments by imposing tax (1% on GDV).
s Demand still significant for landed residential properties,
particularly in established areas where prices have escalated
11.5%; in next two years, existing supply expected to increase
5.7% from the current level of 291,284 units and new launches,
outside of these areas, are likely to be affordably-priced to
promote buying interest.
s Continued sluggish performance for high-rise residential with
downtrend in sub-market transaction activity and value as well
as occupancy, aggravated further with new launches coming onstream this year.
s Purpose-built office sector to remain stable over next two years,
with existing supply of 9.2 million sq ft, 75% occupancy rates
and rentals (in prime areas) averaging RM2.80 to 3.50 per sq ft/
month.
s Retail market is expected to remain steady in next 1-2 years with
average occupancy rate of 77% and rentals of RM27 per sq ft/
month.
s Occupancy rates in hotel sector to increase slightly, supported
by mix of leisure/business/catalytic developments, whereas
average room rates to remain steady following added supply of
establishments in 2015, e.g., Holiday Villa, Somerset Medini and
Citadines Medini.
s “Flat” outlook for industrial as market softened, compared to
2014, notwithstanding new developments completed in 2015,
namely, SME City i-Park@Indahpura and Tropika Industrial
Park.
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Klang Valley
s Subdued scenario, generally, excepting
several “notable” land and property
deals, e.g., The Intermark (RM1.813
billion) and KL Sentral (RM1.57 billion)
and major announcements, i.e., Bukit
Bintang City Centre (former Pudu Jail)
and TRX Lifestyle Quarter.
s Continued slowdown in landed
residential market; with improved
connectivity, new schemes (mostly on
smaller scale) launched further from
city, e.g., Rawang, Kajang and Semenyih,
with prices ranging from RM300 – 400
per sq ft over built-up area. Soft market
conditions, however, may prompt
“new developments with affordable
price range.” Transactions in secondary
market are projected to increase.
s Large incoming supply (13,500 units)
of high-rise residential in next two years
will exert pressure on occupancy rates
whereas rentals will be competitive
(buyers’ market); slower transaction
activities in KL city centre even with
discounts (owners disposing due to
concerns about economic climate).
s Prime rentals for purpose-built office
Kuala Lumpur Office:
No 28, Jalan Perindustrian PBP3,
Taman Perindustrian Pusat Bnadar Puchong,
47100 Puchong, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
Tel : 603-8060 8653 Fax : 603-8060 8654
Johor Bahru Office:
45-2, Jalan Titiwangsa 2,
Taman Tampoi Indah,
81200 Johor Bahru, Johor Darul Takzim, Malaysia.
Tel 607-241 3801 (5 Lines) Fax : 607-241 3811
KL Sentral.
s
s
expected to stay stable although
occupancy rates may dip as the 10.0
million sq ft threshold (of cumulative
office supply) is breached; continued
demand for Grade A buildings but,
overall, this sector is essentially a tenant’s
market.
With additional 7.56 million sq ft (NLA)
retail space to open in 2016/2017,
slowdown in this sector is of concern,
i.e., challenge to let out so much space
against cautious consumer spending and
uncertain economic future.
Hotel segment in 2016 looks promising
by virtue of weakened Ringgit and
s
increased tourist arrivals; average room
rates expected to remain stable but
occupancy to decline with opening
of new international branded hotels/
serviced apartments. Increasing interest,
though, noted in KL as venue for MICE
(Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and
Exhibitions).
Industrial sector will continue to grow
steadily over next few years, supported
by on-going Government infrastructure
development and new investments
(Johor topped the list for nine months
of 2015, followed by Sarawak, Melaka,
Selangor and Penang). Q
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Visitor in the
outdoor area.
Aerial shot bauma.
The Entrance West during bauma.
Mining machinery sector
optimistic about future
With an increased in customers enquiries reported, machinery manufacturers
hope bauma 2016 marks a turnaround in sales for the industry.
THE MINING ASSOCIATION, affiliated in the German Engineering
Federation, the VDMA, is again reporting falling sales. Nevertheless,
it is optimistic that 2017 will bring a return to profit. As regards the
global market, too, the analysts are expecting things to improve in
2016 and 2017. One reason for the cautious optimism is bauma,
which takes place from April 11 to 17, 2016 in Munich.
Experience shows that many customers delay purchasing decisions
until bauma, where they can first get an overview of the world market
offering. Also as regards to the rising number of customer enquiries,
bauma is coming at a good time—an upturn would certainly do the
sector a lot of good.
In 2014, worldwide exports of mining machinery were around
€27.929 billion (2013: €31.087 bn), which is a fall of 10.2 percent. The
biggest exporting nation, when it comes to mining machinery, was
the US, with €7.694 bn (2013: €8.364 bn). The only country to report
a rise in exports was China, where the figures rose from €3.940 bn to
€4.071 bn. Singapore was in third place in the statistics for exporting
nations, with €3.098 bn (€3.468 bn), because of its high volume of
transshipments of mining machinery in Southeast Asia. The US thus
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has a 27.5 percent share of world exports of mining machinery, China
has 14.6 percent and Singapore 11.1 percent, followed by Germany
with 7.0 percent.
In Germany, in the current year, machinery and plant worth
€3.62 bn is being built. That’s three percent less than in the previous
year. At least this reflects a much lower annual drop in sales, especially
in view of the figures for 2014, when sales fell 29 percent as compared
to 2013. For 2016, Dr Michael Schulte Strathaus, Chairman of the
Mining Association, fears that sales will “probably fall further, also by
a single-figure percentage”.
With an export share of 94 percent, the sector expects sales of
only €0.21 bn (- 7.8 percent) on the German domestic market this
year, as compared to €3.41 bn (- 2.7 percent) abroad. Most of the
exports (17 percent) go to the Mediterranean and the Middle East,
and here Saudi-Arabia is the single biggest market, at almost nine
percent. “Together with Iran, governments there want to reduce their
dependency on oil,” says Schulte Strathaus, adding: “Mining is being
developed as an additional mainstay.” The second-largest region for
sales of German mining machinery is Latin America, which accounts
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for 11 percent, followed by China with eight
percent, the US with seven percent and
Russia with approximately five percent.
In the medium term, the sector is
cautiously optimistic about the future,
with increase in customer enquiries being
reported - an indication that customers
are again starting to look at buying new
equipment. Also some companies are
successfully opening up new areas of
business, for example in hard-rock mining.
The VDMA Mining Association expects
that demand for the metallic but also mineral
raw materials extracted in hard-rock mining
will increase substantially as a result of a
global expansion in alternative methods of
energy production.
Another reason for this cautious
optimism, says Schulte Strathaus, is in the
need for raw material producers to reduce
costs: “In order to achieve profits in the
current low-price environment, they have
to increase the efficiency of their machinery
and plant, and thereby reduce their costs.”
A global trend towards increasing
safety also benefits the sector, he reports.
Many countries, like China and Turkey, are
busy making their coal mines safer. And
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construction site.
Mining machinery in bauma.
as regards to the technology required for
this, the German mining industry - at least
in underground mining - Germany is the
global leader.
The sector seems therefore to be
regaining optimism in time for bauma in
Munich, and that is also being backed up by
the registrations coming in from exhibitors
in this area. Mareile Kästner, Exhibition
Director of bauma, explains: “The current
difficult situation in the sector is not being
reflected in the registration figures for
exhibitors at bauma. The interest from
mining companies and manufacturers of
mining products in exhibiting at bauma is
still very high.” A list of all the exhibitors
registered so far for the mining section is
available online at http://exhibitors.bauma.
de/en/exhibitors-products/mining (correct
to December 2015). Q
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ICONS: Malaysian Architects Global Acclaim
Showcase of 28 “stellar” projects by Malaysian architects;
Eco-architect extraordinaire Kenneth Yeang on eco-design.
TAKING CENTRE STAGE at ICONS:
Malaysian Architects Global Acclaim, a
month-long exhibition held at University
Malaya from 1 - 31 December 2015 are
notables of international repute, whose
contributions to the field of architecture
and design have been nothing less than
exemplary, if not outstanding. Organised
by the Department of Architecture, Faculty
of Built Environment, University of Malaya
(FBEUM), in collaboration with Lembaga
Arkitek Malaysia (LAM) and Pertubuhan
Akitek Malaysia (PAM), and in conjunction
with the Construction Industry Development
Board’s (CIDB) 20th anniversary, the
event showcased the achievements of
Malaysian architects whose works have
earned global acclaim and accolades. These
latter includes the ASEAN Energy Award,
UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural
Heritage Conservation, ARCASIA Awards
for Architecture, SIA Architectural Design
Awards and other similar prestigious awards
between 1995 and 2015.
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As well as 28 “stellar” projects by
Malaysian architects, the exhibition’s
agenda, along with conservation, sustainable
green buildings and timber structures, also
included a complementary programme of
talks by pillars of the profession in Malaysia
such as Dato’ Dr Ar Ken Yeang of T.R.
Hamzah & Yeang, Ar Hijjas Kasturi of Hijjas
Kasturi Associates Sdn Bhd and Ar Sonny
Chan of CSYA Pte Ltd.
Amongst these icons, eco-architect
extraordinaire, author and more, Dato’ Dr
Ar Ken Yeang, of T.R. Hamzah & Yeang Sdn
Bhd, named by the Guardian, UK as “one of
the 50 people who could save the planet”,
presented on ‘Eco-architecture and Ecomasterplanning: Key ideas that drive our
work’.
“I think buildings should imitate
ecological systems….no waste to
materials used in an ecological
system....the waste of one organism
becomes the food for another and
everything’s recycled whereas in
our human built environment
there’s a throughput system. We
use something then we throw it
away. We have to try to re-use
everything we make or recycle
them - when we cannot re-use
or recycle them we should try to
re-integrate them back into the
natural environment.”
Dato’ Dr Ar Kenneth Yeang
Eco-Design with Yeang
Nature is in peril and the eco-system, its
biological and physical constituents, which
is irreplaceable, is under siege by human
activity. Environmental problems would not
exist at all but for the callousness of modern
society, from Man’s predatory relationship
with nature. ‘Everything we do is upsetting
the eco-system and Nature in its pristine
state is being fragmented by urbanisation,
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infrastructure development, etc.,’ lamented Yeang. What we will be
bequeathing to future generations is a world that is polluted with
enormous constructed artefacts that are estranged from nature.
“We have to build in harmony with nature, not simply to retard
the present rate of environmental impairment, but to eliminate
it entirely”, to bring nature back into the built environment. Ecoarchitecture is designing in such a way that the human-built
environment or our design system “integrates benignly and seamlessly
with the natural environment.” It is about designing human-made
artefacts in the context of site characteristics (location), its ecological
features and integrating at three levels, namely, physically, systemically
and temporally:
s Physical integration - of the location, its topography, ground
water, hydrology, vegetation and the different species on the site.
s Systemic integration - of human “processes”, i.e., use of water,
energy, waste, sewers, etc., and nature, to ensure no pollution and
no waste.
s Temporal integration - of the rate of use of resources and
replenishment thereof.
To this end, Yeang advocates that the platform for green design
or eco-designing is the integration of four basic components or ecoinfrastructures (colour-coded in parenthesis):
s Eco-technology/Engineering
(grey), “which
we
need
(indispensable) to maintain our standard of living”, encompassing
concerns and issues in energy system, clean technology, renewable
energy, smart grid/IT network, transportation systems, waste
management systems, carbon neutral, recycling;
s Water Management (blue), “what life is all about”, i.e., rainwater
harvesting, “closing the loop”, grey and black water re-use,
acquifier recharge, sustainable drainage, constructed wetlands and
wastewater treatment;
s Nature’s Utilities (green), “what you cannot see but it’s there”,
opportunities and options in resource conservation, ecological
corridors, reconnecting nature, rehabilitation, habitat creation,
biodiversity;
s Human Behavioural patterns (red), “laws have to change because
we cannot live the way we have been doing for the last 100 to 200
years”, with the focus on lifestyles, activities, economic systems,
industries zero impact, regulations/legislations, mobility/
transport concepts, penalties/incentives, materials/enclosures,
products/food.
With any of the four components/infrastructures as a starting
point, green design, the Yeang approach, when looking at a site, is
to look at latitude, “where we are at” and its diversity, two factors to
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Dato’ Dr Ar Ken Yeang psoing with students and attendees after his
presentation.
OPPOSITE PAGE CLOCKWISE (from top right):
Ar Sonny Chan of CSYA Pte Ltd, Ar Lim Take Bane, Principal of Arkitek
Shilpa and Ar Chris Wong, Director of C’ arch; (From right to left)
Dr Judin, Dr Yahaya Ahmad, Dean, Faculty of Built Environment,
University of Malaya (UM), Ar Hijjas Kasturi of Hijjas Kasturi Associates
Sdn Bhd and Professor Dr Awang Bulgiba Awang Mahmud, Deputy
Vice-Chancellor (Academic & International), UM; (From right to left)
Professor Dr Awang Bulgiba Awang Mahmud, Ar Tan Pei Ing and Dr
Judin; Dato’ Dr Ar Ken Yeang give speech to audience.
consider before start of design - different regions of the earth have
different ecology, being more intense in tropics than higher or lower
latitudes. For example, in a master plan project in India, next to a
forest reserve, ‘the first thing we did was to create a spine between
the development and the reserve and collect all the species to stretch
across the site. Then we laid the other infrastructures, the red, the grey
and the blue - “closing the loop” in water management where grey
water and black water is recycled with construction of wetlands.’
Citing projects successfully undertaken at home (DiGi Technology
Operations Centre) and abroad (Solaris Singapore and SOMA
Masterplan India), Yeang illustrated examples of eco-structures, i.e.:
s ECOBRIDGES TO LINK WHEREVERWHENEVER NATURE IS DISCONNECTED
e.g., the green infrastructure ‘bifurcated by roads and highways
– vegetating bridges so that the species can move from one
disparate piece of land to the other and becomes one single
habitat, integrating the four eco-infrastructures into the single
whole.
s VERTICAL URBANISM OR URBAN DESIGN OF hPARKSINTHESKYv WITH
ecologically-linked vegetated pedestrian walkways/ramps
weaving up from ground level to sky gardens and winding down
to basements to create “eco-cells.”
In the final reckoning, he concluded. ‘as human beings, we have
to change our diet, the way we move, live and play’; a suggested idea
is the 7-minute community, i.e., time taken for residents to access
facilities in a city by walking, cycling, electric carts, medium public
transport. It discourages the use of private cars, reduces energy
consumption and pollution to make a healthier environment something to ponder when planning the city. Q
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M101 SkyWheel: premier of first
iconic design project in Malaysia
New state-of-the-art complex by M101 Holdings Sdn Bhd to grace city skyline of Kuala Lumpur.
WITH A 10-PROJECT portfolio up to
2018 totalling RM4.0 billion in Gross
Development Value (GDV), property
developer extraordinaire M101 Holdings
Sdn Bhd has unequivocally served notice of
its quest to re-define “Metropolitan Living”
and, in turn, the urban landscape and city
skyline of Kuala Lumpur. Following on from
two other undertakings, namely, the M101
Dang Wangi and M101 Bukit Bintang which
are slated for completion by June 2017,
the company made headline news again
recently with the façade launch of the third
under the brand with its flagship project
M101 SkyWheel, sited at 34 & 36 Jalan Yap
Kwan Seng. Present, in celebration of the
auspicious event, were M101 Holdings Sdn
Bhd co-founders/directors Dato’ Seth Yap
Ting Hau and Datuk Chua Eng Pu, joined by
Porsche Design Group Managing Director,
Roland Heiler and Chief Financial Officer,
Frank Angelkötter.
Revolutionary in more ways than one,
bringing several “firsts” to the property
scene, the iconic M101 SkyWheel is a twotower “all-in-one” integrated commercial
and retail development that will house
luxury residences, office suites, an
international-class hotel, food and beverage
facilities and an expansive shopping mall,
atop which sits a Ferris wheel – the highest
A scale model of the officially
launched M101 SkyWheel.
FROM LEFT:
Yang Berbahagia Dato’ Seth Yap Ting Hau, Founder and Executive Director, M101 Holdings Sdn
Bhd; Frank Angelkötter, Chief Financial Officer, Studio F. A. Porsche; Yang Berbahagia Datuk Chua
Eng Pu, Founder and Executive Director, M101 Holdings Sdn Bhd; Tobias Huettl, Studio Manager
(Singapore), Studio F. A. Porsche, and Roland Heiler, Managing Director, Studio F. A. Porsche.
in South East Asia. For interior design spaces,
including executive suites and cabin interiors
(of Ferris wheel) and a façade theme for the
building, M101 Holdings has partnered a
leading European design house, Studio F.A.
Porsche, renowned for its distinctive, timeless
and unmistakeable designs since its founding
in 1972.
Development Composition
With a GDV of RM1.4 billion and earmarked
for completion in 2019, the 78-storey freehold
landmark will comprise:
a) From the ground to the 52nd floor:
s Malaysia’s first sky-retail mall from
level 48 to 52, i.e., SkyMall with
200,000 sq ft of retail space laid out
over five floors – the world’s highest
shopping experience for everyday to
high-end global brands;
s 96 units luxury residences with
lifestyle amenities - 13th - 46th floor;
s a culinary heaven of food and
beverage outlets and cuisine on
two floors, with the city skyline as
backdrop;
s car parking on 12 floors;
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s
s
award-winning landscaping by Lim
In Chong (Inchcape Sdn Bhd);
access (walking distance) to the
proposed underground MRT Second
Line, i.e., Station 15, Kg Baru North.
b) From the 52nd floor up:
s Tower A 600 SOFO (small office/
flexible office) units for local
buyers and Tower B 300 units for
foreign buyers, sized from 400 sq ft²
onwards;
s the 100-room Planet Hollywood
Hotel, first in Asia, will take up 26
floors; managed by Best Western
Hotels, each room and suite will
feature
one-of-a-kind
movie
memorabilia;
s a Ferris wheel, on the 52nd floor,
that will stand, at its highest vantage
point, 220 metres above ground
level. A 60-metre LED screen will
span its frontage (on the 53rd floor),
visible for miles around, with space
on its lower structure for private
gatherings, fine dining and an
observatory point for panoramic
views of the city. Q
News & Events
18th Malaysia Strategic
Outlook Conference 2016
Organised by the Asian Strategy & Leadership Institute, prominent panellists shared
insights on the economic outlook for Malaysia in 2016.
AGAINST A BACKDROP of rising costs
(living/doing
business),
depreciated
Ringgit, weak oil and commodity prices,
moderate property market, uncertainties
in domestic politics and external factors
(China slowdown, threat of terrorism,
fledging world economy, etc.), what is in
store for Malaysia in 2016 and after? How
will the Malaysian economy fare and will
there be sustainable growth? How will the
global and regional scenario impact on
Malaysian business? What steps, if any,
should we strategise so as not to stagnate, or
worst, regress in our quest for high-income
status by 2020?
These posers, earlier addressed at the
recent 27th ASEAN and related Summits,
were taken up again/reviewed at the 18th
Malaysia Strategic Outlook Conference
2016 organised by the Asian Strategy &
Leadership Institute (ASLI). Themed
“Coping with Uncertainty - The Way
Forward in Difficult Times”, the day-long
event, timed at the beginning of each year,
serves to (a) assess key trends, strategic
challenges and critical issues facing the
nation in the ensuing year, (b) evaluate
economic outlook by taking stock of
current developments and their impact on
the business environment and investment
YB Datuk Seri Panglima Madius Tangau,
Minister of Science, Technology and
Innovation in his opening keynote address on
“Outlook for Innovation and Technology - The
Way Forward for Malaysia”.
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FROM LEFT: Tan Sri Dr Lau Ban Tin (B.I.G. Industries), Mr Edward Clayton (PwC Consulting
Associates), Mr Tay Kay Luan (Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers) and Tan Sri Michael Yeoh
(CEO of ASLI).
PANELLISTS AND TOPICS:
“Malaysia’s Economic Outlook”: Key Issues and Challenges
Mr Rafael Munoz Moreno, Senior Economist, World Bank; Prof Rajah Rasiah, Faculty of Economics
and Administration, UM and Dato’ Dr Mohd Nazri Khan, Affin Hwang Investment Bank.
“Sectoral & Industry Outlook”
Property: Tan Sri Eddy Chin, REHDA/Director MKH Group
SME: Mr. Michael Kang, President SME Association Malaysia
Shipping & Logistics: Tan Sri Dr Jason Goh, Tumpuan Megah Developments Sdn Bhd
Commodities: Tan Sri Dr Yusof Basiron, Malaysian Palm Oil Council
“The Corporate Outlook”
Tan Sri Dr Lau Ban Tim, B.I.G. Industries Bhd; Mr Edward Clayton, PwC Strategy (Malaysia) Sdn
Bhd and Mr Tay Kay Luan, CEO Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers.
climate.
Notwithstanding the general consensus
that Malaysia’s economic fundamentals
still remain robust (World Bank projects a
4.5% GDP growth for 2016 and 2017, driven
by domestic demand), with (economic)
transformation programme on track, some
concerns highlighted were:
s need for structural reforms to be
deepened to “improve public sector
performance, accelerate human capital
development and re-engineer economic
growth”
s potential markets provided by AEC and
TPPA?
s lacklustre, though stable, property
market plagued by rising costs (land,
building materials, etc.) - demand for
affordable housing (very much on the
s
agenda of 11th Malaysia Plan) remain
unabated;
excepting crude oil, major commodities
are not expected to experience fall in
prices.
Perhaps, as suggested by YB Datuk
Seri Panglima Madius Tangau, Minister of
Science, Technology and Innovation in his
keynote address, “Outlook for Innovation
and Technology – The Way Forward for
Malaysia”, the “stark” reality is that we
have to create a “national innovation
environment or innovative ecosystem”
to stay competitive, if not have, an edge
globally. “To rejuvenate the economy and
unleash the nation’s potentials”, he added,
“the key is innovation, in products, services
and business models.” Q
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Seminar on Strata Management Act 2015
Industry experts addressed issues and implications in day-long seminar organised by the
Building Management Association of Malaysia (BMAM).
ALTHOUGH GAZETTED ON 8 February
2013, the Strata Management Act (SMA)
2013 and its governing Strata Management
(Maintenance and Management)
Regulations (SMR) 2015, finally came into
effect on 1 June 2015, under the auspices of
the Ministry of Urban Wellbeing, Housing
and Local Government. Ostensibly to do
away with the Building and Common
Property (Maintenance and Management)
2007, the SMA and SMR serve to provide
clear-cut steps in the sales, purchase and
management of stratified properties and,
at the same time, safeguard the interests
of owners of said properties. Accordingly,
a framework is now in existence for the
establishment of a joint management body
(JMB), management corporation (MC), a
subsidiary MC, rights and responsibilities
of owners and the appointment of a
Commissioner of Buildings (COB) to
administer the new legislation.
Strata Management Seminar
However, implementation of the SMA and
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SMR has, inadvertently, served up a number
of unforeseen issues – administrative,
operational and legal – with impact
significant enough to warrant review and,
more importantly, resolution. Hence the daylong Strata Management Seminar, organised
by the Building Management Association of
Malaysia (BMAM), where industry experts
sounded out on precautions to be taken and
pitfalls to avoid in the building, management
and maintenance of stratified properties.
Some concerns brought up at the Seminar,
themed “The Good, The Bad and The Ugly”,
included:
s Section 6 (1) (a) and (b) – of the
13 sections or stages in the housing
development process – mandates the
filing of complete/final plans of schedule
of parcels (showing proposed share units
of each or proposed parcel and total
share units of all parcels) to the COB
before the sale of any parcel. In the case
of phased developments, provisional
plans, for subsequent phases, also to be
submitted, i.e., total project submission.
s
s
s
This “envisages” that plans, schedule
of parcels or share units cannot be
amended/changed without penalties.
Impractical to disallow amendments/
changes in parcels - the reality is that
minor ones need to be done from
viewpoint of “architecture, engineering,
aesthetics,
constructability,
site
constraints, availability of materials, etc.”
This problem is further compounded
in the case of mixed developments
comprising apartments, retail outlets,
offices, etc.
“Overkill”, in the liabilities for noncompliance or negligence, to the tune
of thousands of Ringgit or jail terms or
both.
Restrictions in tenure of office for
members of JMBs/MCs (volunteer
parcel owners) and, in relation to
accounts, failure to comply is an offence
with liability of fines or jail term.
This will deter and aggravate existing
difficulties in finding volunteers willing
to serve. Q
Underwriters Laboratories Inc.
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Mah Sing bags two awards at Corporate
Governance Asia Recognition Awards
Group adjudged a winner for Asia’s outstanding companies on corporate governance and
Group MD, Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Leong Hoy Kum, named Asian Corporate Director of the Year.
MAH SING GROUP BERHAD (Mah Sing) was recently adjudged
for two awards in the 11th Corporate Governance Asia Annual
Recognition Awards 2015. The Group was named winner in the
Asia’s Outstanding Companies on Corporate Governance category
whilst the Group Managing Director Mah Sing, Tan Sri Dato’ Sri
Leong Hoy Kum was named Asian Corporate Director of the Year.
Both the Awards are the fifth consecutive wins for Mah Sing.
Mah Sing’s Group Managing Director, Tan Sri Dato’ Sri
Leong Hoy Kum said, “As a corporation, we are a firm believer of
the importance of corporate governance. We are determined to
continuously uphold our brand values and creating values for all
our stakeholders; from our customers, our shareholders, to our
employees, our business associates and the community. Hence, we
actively engage with the investing public where we provide updates
via various platforms.”
Corporate governance is a continuing process which the
majority of public companies in Asia continue to adopt based on
standards, in Asia and across the global financial markets. For the
past 12 years, Corporate Governance Asia has put emphasis on
recognizing companies in the region who continue to lead the way
in initiating best practices which provide an open, ethical, Asian
values, fair spirit and continuing dialogue with all the stakeholders.
Mah Sing was one of the two Malaysian winners from the total of
18 regional winners in the Asian Corporate Director of the Year
category. The Group was also one of the 2 Malaysian winners from
the total of 6 regional winners.
Founder, Managing Director and Publisher, Aldrin Monsod
said, “Corporate Governance is important, especially in terms
of sustainability – especially for property developers. In addition
to looking at the bottom line, investors nowadays take into
FROM LEFT: Mah Sing’s Group Managing Director Tan Sri Dato’ Sri
Leong Hoy Kum accepting the Awards from the Publisher, Founder and
Managing Director of Corporate Governance Asia, Mr Aldrin Monsod.
consideration the organizations’ commitment, communication
and initiatives when it comes to engaging with stakeholders; both
internal and external; as well as the environment and the society at
large.”
Corporate Governance Asia is an authoritative journal
on corporate governance in Hong Kong and Asia. Corporate
Governance Asia provides news and analysis on corporate
governance issues, boardroom performance and shareholder
activism. Q
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University College
of Technology
Sarawak (UCTS).
LYSAGHT® 360 SEAM® roofing solution
used for state-of-the-art university in Sibu
Tasked with materialising the futuristic design of University College of Technology Sarawak,
NS BlueScope Lysaght meets the challenge with LYSAGHT® 360 SEAM®.
SINCE ITS INCEPTION as an educational institution in September
2013, the University College of Technology Sarawak (UCTS) has
garnered much praise as an environmentally sustainable structure as
well as an architecture marvel even before its completion. As the first
university in Malaysia to be awarded the Green Building Index (GBI)
Platinum Index, UCTS campus is a futuristically designed campus
with an intent to reflect the characteristics of the town of Sibu.
Seeing that Sibu is known as a ‘forest town’, the architecture of
UCTS was carefully constructed to reflect the environmental state of
Sarawak itself. Amongst the most striking features of the structure is
the entrance of the university with a circular pool of water, designed
to pay tribute to the powerful river of Rejang, the cradle of Sibu.
As the first university in Malaysia to attain a GBI Platinum
status, the inception of UCTS was also properly constructed with
considerations to: (i) Cost-effective construction; (ii) Limited
energy consumption; (iii) Consideration of user comfort; (iv) Rain
water harvesting and water recycling; (v) Reduced volatile particle
emissions; (vi) Solar power generation; and, (vii) High thermal
performance rating.
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NS BlueScope Lysaght products utilised on UCTS
Working closely with Mr Stephen Ho from Aki Media, NS BlueScope
Lysaght Sarawak was tasked to achieve the challenging feat of
materialising the architect’s state-of-the-art roofing design. This
was not an impossible feat as NS BlueScope Lysaght has the most
suitable products with the right specification and features to achieve
the design requirements.
Through constant discussions between architect, Lysaght’s
technical team, highly skilled roll-on-site workers and installers, the
astonishing task was completed successfully, meeting the architect’s
Sound Transmission Class requirements without compromising
quality and safety standards of NS BlueScope Lysaght.
The construction of Phase 1 which was completed in 2014,
consists of 7,800sqm of LYSAGHT® KLIP-LOK® 406 roofing
installed for Main Campus building, Administrative Office, Library,
M&E Building as well as the guard house. Phase 2 of the construction
consists of the completion of 3,800sqm of LYSAGHT® KLIP-LOK®
OPTIMATM roofing for the Academic Staff Office Block 2, School
of Engineering and School of Food Technology, and 10,282sqm
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TOP: Oculus -the elliptical cone in the middle
of rainforest canopy formed by carefullyassembled tapered pieces of LYSAGHT® 360
SEAM®.
BOTTOM: Clamshell (during construction)
- a tapered and curved standing seam roof,
measuring 24m in height from base to the top,
a masterpiece made possible by the Lysaght’s
installer and technical team.
NS BlueScope Lysaght Malaysia, Your Trusted Partner in Building Systems
NS BlueScope Lysaght Malaysia, comes under the umbrella of BlueScope Steel Limited
Australia, a leading global supplier of premium metallic coated and painted steel building
products. With manufacturing facilities in Shah Alam, Sarawak, Sabah, Singapore and
Brunei, NS BlueScope Lysaght Malaysia is a synonym to premium steel roofing and walling
solutions, structural decking systems, as well as light-weight truss systems.
As a leading rollformer with close to 50 years of experience in Malaysia’s building industry
NS BlueScope Lysaght’s strength lies in the Australia Technology, innovation and expertise.
All Lysaght products are tested and developed at BlueScope Technology Centre in
Chesterhill, Australia, an independent testing facility accredited internationally by the
National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) and the Commonwealth Scientific and
Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) in Australia.
In addition, NS BlueScope Lysaght also prides itself to provide total peace of mind
solutions and value added services to their clients:
Roofing Solution with tested acoustic performance.
Supply and install of Lysaght products and systems.
Engineering advisory on product application and design.
LYSAGHT® 360 SEAM® roofing for
Rainforest Canopy.
It was notable that, unlike the
conventional approach of “fabricate in the
factory and transport to the construction
site”, most of the LYSAGHT® KLIP40 Building & Investment | www.b-i.biz
LOK® 406 roofing installed in UCTS was
roll formed on site. This is a dedicated
step taken by NS BlueScope Lysaght to
reduce the carbon footprints generated
from transporting the roofing sheet to the
construction site.
Situated at the Rainforest Canopy Area
is the Oculus, serving as an elliptical cone
to collect rainwater, and the Clamshell,
is designed to produce an effect of a vast
waterfall gushing into a pond below.
The beautiful 3-dimensional curve effect
requires each piece of the roofing sheet to be
customised and rolled on the construction
site with precise measurement of the cross
sections of each piece of roofing sheet in
term of curvature, length and width, made
possible with LYSAGHT® 360 SEAM®
concealed fastened roofing system, and was
also a true testament to Lysaght’s skills and
machine capabilities.
The LYSAGHT® 360 SEAM® roof
system has been proven as the best choice
for either straight curved, tapered or even
curved tapered roof designs, for both
vertical and inclined applications. Made
from BlueScope’s CLEAN COLORBOND®
Steel imbued with a stunning, metallic sheen
and colour tones that blends beautifully into
the cityscape or tropical environment, it is
also highly resistant to dirt, fungal growth
and staining as well as stronger corrosion
resistance compared to galvanised steel.
The roofing solution also provides excellent
durability against weathering and paint
delamination, perfect for long-term colour
stability and long-lasting aesthetic beauty.
Apart from UCTS campus, proud
adopters of the outstanding innovation
of the LYSAGHT® 360 SEAM®, are
structures such as Putrajaya Waterfront
in Malaysia and Esplanade-Theatres on
the Bay in Singapore, and the upcoming
iconic landmark in Malacca: the Malaysian
Academy of Han Studies. Q
For more information about NS BlueScope Lysaght Malaysia,visit
www.lysaght.com.my or contact us at: [email protected],
hotline: 1700-88-8688.
CONCRETE CHINA
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March 17-19, 2016
China International Exhibition Center (Old Venue)
CONCRETE CHINA 2016
China International Concrete Industry Exhibition
Special Pavilion
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Formwork and Scaffolding Pavilion
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Steel Processing Pavilion
Technology Development Co., Ltd.
Beijing Building Materials Expo Science &
Add: Rm 1515, Unit C, China Building Materials
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Mining & Aggregate Pavilion
Plaza, No. 11A Sanlihe Road, Beijing
Precast Concrete Pavilion
Fax:8610-88084171
Tel:8610-88083329
Email: [email protected]
Web:www.concretechina.org
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Marina Bay Sands Hotel, Singapore.
Commitment to quality and customer
satisfaction in providing solutions
Sincere Aluminium Works Sdn Bhd, specialist in the design, engineering, manufacturing and
installation of aluminium systems.
WITH A WORKFORCE of about 250,
production facilities and office located in
the Industrial Complex Zone of Brunei
Darussalam, Sincere Aluminium Works
Sdn Bhd has more than 30 years expertise,
specialising in the design, engineering,
manufacturing
and
installation
of
aluminium curtain walls, windows and
doors and glass works for building projects
at home and abroad. Incepted in 1984,
it is a part of the International Sincere
Aluminium Group, with the common
focus of service at “reasonable costs” and
“uncompromising quality”, providing
solutions that are both technically feasible
and commercially profitable for full
“customer satisfaction.”
The company has added to its
notable list of projects with the successful
completion, and timely delivery, of the
University College of Technology Sarawak
(UCTS) and Technology Park in Sibu,
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Sarawak. (Note: UCTS is Sarawak’s vision
to establish a “world-class institution
of higher learning to spearhead the
development and production of technical
human resources for the Sarawak Corridor
of Renewable Energy”). The undertaking
by Sincere Aluminium Works involved
aluminium and glazing works that included
supply and installation of curtain walls,
windows, doors, skylights and Oculus
structure (circular opening in the centre of
a dome) – contributing substantially to the
building’s GBI Platinum rating.
The Sincere Approach
To this end, Sincere Aluminium Works
fabricates and installs only international
well-known and original aluminium
systems, e.g., “TECHNAL” France , as in the
case of 4-sash sliding systems in 2000 hotel
rooms (equivalent to 25,000 m² surface of
sliding system) of the iconic Marina Bay
Sands Hotel, Singapore. It is projects like
these and the Sincere Aluminium Works
approach that has earned the company
local and international recognition,
appreciation and acceptance.
The Way Ahead
In its particular field of expertise, Sincere
Aluminium Works aims to “create
value for its client through continuous
improvement, relying on the experience
garnered over three decades, and “excellent
managerial and earnest workforce
and continuous development of all its
employees.” Its stringent policies of quality,
commitment, innovation and trust are
centered beliefs, which have served as the
company’s “winning philosophy” thus far
– it is these same values and principles that
Sincere Aluminium Works will emphasise
as cornerstones of its future progress and
ensure its continued success. Q
University College of Technology Sarawak & Technology Park
Combining quality with energy efficiency
We are honoured to be involved in the development of this prestigious project as
the Aluminium Curtain Walling System and Skylight contractor.
Lot 20, Beribi Industrial Complex II, Gadong BE1118, Bandar Seri Begawan
P.O. Box 1199, Gadong BE3978, Brunei Darussalam
Tel: +673-244 4913 Fax: +673-244 4914 E-mail: [email protected]
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International Passenger Bus Terminal of Ashgabat is
the main bus station of Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.
Zambelli RIB-ROOF metal roofing systems
Quality with operating efficiency
Built to last, efficient in function and now available in Asia, the Zambelli RIB-ROOF metal
roofing with its own sliding clip system is simple and easy to install.
FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION
is
fundamentally the bedrock of modern
architecture and design, i.e., that the shape of
a building or object should be based upon its
intended purpose. The very same principle
that spurred siblings and craftsmen Franz
and Carlo Zambelli Sopalu, both expert
plumbers and experienced in tin-coating,
specialising in building construction and
renovation of church roofs, to design and
innovate and set up the Zambelli Company in
1957. Primarily, a craftsman‘s establishment,
it has evolved, two generations on, into an
internationally-active industrial enterprise
in the metalworking sector with more
than 800 employees at nine locations in
six countries. Zambelli RIB-ROOF GmbH
& Co. KG is an integral part of the Group,
with a track record of over 30 years in
manufacturing and over 15 million m² of
roof surfacing as one of Europe´s leading
metal roofing producers.
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Hangar MG.
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The Zambelli priority then, and now, is to
provide metal roofing that is “unbelievably
simple and quick to install”, i.e., cleverness
and time-saving simplicity in technique
based on RIB-ROOF principles of “simply
Simplicity is our challenge –
Evolution the result!
RIB-ROOF metal roofing systems stand for high functionality and safety. Our products save time, costs and problems as we
emphasize handling and use. RIB-ROOF Evolution follows these basic ideas, gaining experience and developing further designs.
By focusing on our principles, we have developed a design which satisfies both visually and functionally. The slim and
round-shaped profiled sheet seam makes RIB-ROOF Evolution creative and interesting. Of course, RIB-ROOF Evolution offers
Zambelli’s simple and time-saving installation technique. A safe roof cover is guaranteed in the long term by an excellent sliding
ability and stable profiled sheet connection. RIB-ROOF Evolution proves that a sophisticated technique does not have to be
complicated but also can be good-looking.
Slimmer, round-shaped profiled sheet seam
(profile height 65 mm)
Offering design options both in roof
appearance and material choices
Standard panel width: 440mm
Suitable for all roof built-ups and substructures
Installation possible for roof pitches up from 1.5°
Diverse shapes of profiled sheets up to 33 m,
rollforming at site also possible
Stable profiled sheet connection without any
zipping or crimping
No time consuming traditional halter lay out required
Excellent sliding ability by our innovative directional clip
Simple and time-saving installation: position of clip is
determined by the profiled sheet, place clips, swivel
profiled sheet and lock-into-place
Unique male and female inter-locking seam
Installation without transversal joint
Zambelli Asia Sdn Bhd (1085728-W)
B-2-28 ( 2nd Floor ), Tropicana Merchant Square, No.1, Jalan Tropicana Selatan 1, PJU 3,
47410 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
Tel: +603-7806 3701 / 7806 1166 Fax: +603-7886 5600 E-mail: [email protected]
www.zambelli.com
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Ferencvárosi TC Stadium in Budapest, Hungary.
doing everything right, perfectly proportional, prefabricated and
guided into place.” RIB-ROOF metal roofing is distinguished by the
innovative sliding slot connection with its own sliding clip system
that substantially reduces construction time due to the high degree
of prefabrication. Combined with uncompromising product quality
and operating efficiency, time-tested Zambelli RIB-ROOF metal
roofing systems offer perfect functionality and architectural freedom,
i.e., variable possibilities in design and build with its wide range of:
s roof profiles - straight, conical , curved (convex and concave),
conical curved (convex);
s materials (metals) - including steel (galvanised and coilcoated both sides), aluminium (mill finish, coil-coated both
sides, aluminium (stucco-embossed), aluminium (mill finish,
protective plating on both sides), aluminium-zinc (steel sheet
with aluminium-zinc coating), titanium zinc and copper;
s Surfaces - patina look, zinc look and stucco-embossed patina
matt, and colour coatings that meet the highest requirements for
weather and corrosion resistance.
Wien Hauptbahnhof is the main
railway station in Vienna, Austria.
s
s
Benefits
Aside from advantages mentioned earlier and quality, of product (CE
marking according to the EN 14782) and management (DIN EN ISO
9001:2008 accreditation), additional benefits accruing include:
s dilatation of profile sheet (to avoid tension in metal roofs)
allowed for by Zambelli RIB-ROOF sliding seam and sliding clip;
s “Clicking into Place Mechanic” ensures permanent connection
to the profile sheet through closed linkage;
s permanent water-proofing through impenetrable installation
with no transverse joints;
s impenetrable installation of fittings onto the profile sheet
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s
substructure
suitable solution of system fittings can be selected for applications/
use in areas with high wind-drag loads (coasts and mountains);
no pre-assembly of clips necessary, i.e., translates to immediate
start-up of work to install profile sheets;
quick construction process without final mechanical flanging,
and production and curving of the profile sheets is also possible
directly at site.
The proverbial icing on the cake, though, is Zambelli’s after-sales
service rendered in external monitoring supervision and permanent
internal control-checks, all to satisfy the client’s highest aspirations of
quality material used and quality finished product delivered. Q
For more information please visit www.zambelli.com
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Innovative technology meets
contemporary style
Introducing the new Monier® Horizon™ 8 Concrete Roof Tile Solution
engineered for roof pitch as low as 8˚.
MODERN HOUSES OFTEN sport low
pitch roof designs, commonly known as the
flat roof design. This design is regarded as
being contemporary and stylish, as well as
minimalistic. The new Monier® Horizon™
8 Roof System offers the complete solution
for low pitch roof design, delivering the
lowest pitch level in the market at only 8˚.
This means that roof designs for houses
can be even more flexible and go even lower
or flatter. Aesthetic outlook on modern
houses asides, concrete roof tile are known
for their durability, high heat reflectivity
and low noise. All this attributes ensure
occupants a more comfortable, enjoyable
and environmental friendlier living space in
Malaysia’s tropical climate.
Monier® roofs are trusted by Malaysian
homeowners for over 50 years. It is also
the world’s leader in total roofing solution.
Its low pitch, leak-proof solution prides
a solid track record and is widely used in
many countries around the world including
Germany, United Kingdom, and France.
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Every Monier® product undergoes extensive
and stringent tests conducted by roof physics
engineers and scientists in its laboratories in
Germany for extreme weather conditions.
Not only that, certified roofing components
are used in the roofing system including
specialty underlay, dry fixings, counter
profile and other accessories.
Contemporary Style
The Monier® Horizon™ 8 roof tile is
modern, trendy and highly functional. At
a competitive price, this new roof system is
poised to offers even more roof design choices
for home owners. There are three colours
to choose from and they are Black, Brown
and Grey. Choose from the types of angular
fitting series available such as Angular Ridge,
Angular Ridge End, Verge, Monoridge,
and Monoridge-End to compliment the
different types of roof design. High quality
surface material is used to maintain its
colour stability and consistency even after an
extended period.
Horizon™
Colour
Palette
Products & Services
1. Angular Ridge Tile
2. Angular Ridge End Tile
3. Verge Tile
4. Monoridge Tile
5. Monoridge End Tile
Monier® Angular Fitting Series
Underlay
Counter Profile
Dry Fixing
Accessories
Wakastrip 1.2m
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L-Angle Eaves
H8 Eaves Tile Clip
RadenShield Veltisun Light
Verge Seal
H8 Tile Clip
Easyflash Plus
Monier® Roof Solutions
100% Leakproof
Monier® roof system is durable and 100% leakproof. Even with rain
falls aplenty in Malaysia, house owners do not need to worry about
leaky ceilings and wet floors. Additionally, concrete actually gains in
strength over time as they get harder through further carbonization
by absorbing CO2. This gives concrete tiles an edge over other types of
roofing in terms of durability and longer lifespan. Monier’s roof tiles
are made to prevent fungus and algae growth on the surface. They are
not easily damaged and allow walkability.
Low Noise
The natural properties of concrete tiles provide outstanding acoustic
performance for quieter indoor environment. The mass of the tile
body and the batten system absorb sound waves, helping home
owners to save on heavy investment for huge insulation. What’s more,
the sounds from rain, wind or street traffic are less noticeable with a
concrete-tiled roof, which translates to more uninterrupted sleeps in
a peaceful ambience.
Superior Heat Reflection
Monier® Horizon™ 8 Roof System effectively reflects radiant heat
and has higher residual heat dissipation which prevents large buildup of residual heat to ensure residents a cooler indoor environment
and maximum comfort of living. The surface materials for roof tiles,
underlay and passive heat removal design applied for this roof system
remove excess heat through self-ventilation.
Monier® Horizon™ 8 Roof System is the ideal and environmental
friendly roof system for low pitched roof. It’s competitive price and
high performance also give your wallet a run for its money. Monier’s
complete roof system is available at all major cities and towns
nationwide. For more information, call toll free 1800 88 0865, e-mail
at [email protected] or visit www.monier.com.my. Q
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Products & Services
Hansgrohe’s Talis Select technology
Pleasure at the click of a button
Mixer and shower manufacturer Hansgrohe introduces
Talis mixer collection with EcoSmart technology.
WITH ITS NEW mixer range Talis Select,
the mixer and shower manufacturer
Hansgrohe introduces its popular Select
technology to basin mixers for washbowls.
The flow of water is turned on and off by
clicking the Select button instead of using
a conventional lever. This is useful, for
instance, if you have soapy hands – you can
simply use the back of your hand or your
lower arm and your mixer stays clean.
Hansgrohe’s Talis Select technology is
purely mechanical and works by means of
a specially developed cartridge. It controls
water temperature and turns the flow of
water on and off by turning the valve. This
added convenience requires no electricity
or other devices in the base cabinet.
The mixer collection was created in
close collaboration with Hansgrohe’s longstanding partner Phoenix Design. Talis
Select is available in two versions: with a
flat spout or a round, conical spout. The
aesthetic appeal of the range lies in its clean
lines and the seamless transition of the
spout to the mixer body. Intuitive controls
make handling easy. Now, thanks to the
introduction of the Talis Select range, the
entire bathroom – from showerheads,
thermostats to basin mixers – can be
equipped with Hansgrohe Select products.
Talis conserves water
The entire Talis mixer range features
Hansgrohe’s EcoSmart technology. With
the help of an aerator, the flow of water
is limited to about five litres per minute
– without sacrificing comfort. The water
is enriched with air, creating a soft,
voluminous water jet. But what is more, you
can save water quickly and easily by simply
pressing the convenient Select button which
stops the flow of water. Talis mixers are also
available with the CoolStart function: when
the handle is set to the middle position, only
cold water flows from the tap. For hot water,
the handle must be turned to the left. This
technology makes sure that the pipes are
not needlessly filled with warm water and
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Hansgrohe Talis Select.
Water flow is turned on and off by clicking the Select button with your fingers, your hand or lower
arm instead of using a lever. If you have soapy hands, you can use the back of your hand or your
lower arm and keep your mixer clean.
Within the international Hansgrohe Group, Hansgrohe is the premium brand for bathroom and
kitchen fixtures, showers and shower systems as well as thermostat and plumbing technology.
Winners of numerous awards throughout the world, the brand’s products stand for modern
technologies, innovative design and a superlative level of functional quality. This explains the
success of the brand as a market leader in the shower segment and as one of the leading
manufacturers of fixtures. With inventions such as the shower bar, adjustable spray types, the
QuickClean function, the AirPower or the EcoSmart technology as well as the convenient Select
technology, Hansgrohe is regarded as one of the leading innovators in the international sanitation
industry.
continuous-flow heaters and circulation
pumps do not start up unless they are really
needed.
Washbasin and mixer interaction
Talis mixers are available in a variety of
spout heights for different types of basins
so that washbasin and mixer not only
harmonise in terms of style, but also in
terms of practical everyday use. The wide
range of products offers every customer the
model that best suits his or her individual
ComfortZone. The mixer and shower
specialist based in the Black Forest carried
out the Hansgrohe ComfortZone test on all
Talis mixers to find out how well they work
in combination with numerous washbasins
from leading manufacturers. Q
For more information on Hansgrohe products, please contact
Agrow at [email protected]
Products & Services
Sheltering Malaysia since 2002
Assurance of premium quality roof tiles with imported manufacturing
processes, innovative technology and state-of-the-art facilities.
HUME MARKETING CO SDN BHD, a member of the Hong
Leong Group is proud to bring to you a complete roofing solution
that entails a wide range of concrete roof tiles, components and
accessories.
To provide thermal comfort in buildings, we are pleased to
introduce the ‘Duofoil’ insulation ranges into the concrete roof tile
system. ‘Duofoil’ is capable of reflecting up to 97% of radiant heat
and it also acts as a vapor barrier to prevent the penetration of water
and keeping moisture away. With its strong and high tear resistance
feature, it is also highly recommended for other roofing systems. (i.e.:
Clay roof tiles, metal roof, etc.)
By fusing Hume roof tiles with ‘Duofoil’, we are able to deliver a
concrete roof system superior in quality and appearance.
Over the years, Hume Roofing Products has consolidated its
position as a pioneering force in building materials, adding distinctive
colours and character to the Malaysia’s pitched roof landscape,
whether in residential, commercial or public developments.
Design and Technology
Hume Roofing’s assurance of premium quality comes by way of its
state-of-the-art facilities in Kanthan, Perak and Tenggara, Johor, with
fully-imported (from Italy) manufacturing processes and innovative
technology to produce concrete roof tiles that exceed industry
standards (SIRIM MS 797:PT1:1982) and ensure ready availability of
supply nationwide. Specially-designed for the tropics, typical features
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of a Hume Roof tile are (a) a unique interlock mechanism for zero
leakage, (b) water channels and weather check patterns, and (c)
water-repelling joints.
Product Lines
Hume Roofing’s flagship product lines include:
s Marina Roof System – bold, beautiful and durable, an
aesthetically-pleasing roof tile with a profile and range of colours
that blends, chameleon-like with any architectural design and
surrounding landscape; customers can choose from colour
Products & Services
FR1 (AL)
NFR1 (AL)
FR2 (AL/MPET)
NFR2 (AL/MPET)
SBF 2 (AL/MPET)
BBF 2 (AL/MPET)
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choices of classic (classic red, sunrise and woodland brown) and modern (slate grey or
midnight).
Marina Plus Roof Tiles – sleek and glossy-smooth finish and outstanding lustre coating
system; Bio-Temporised Technology to slow fungal or algae growth giving the roof a longlasting shiny surface; low maintenance, well-defined weatherlocks to protect against water
leakage, complete coverlock provides good rain protection through efficient draining.
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Marina Zen Roof Tiles – satin matt finish
to provide a trendy look and texture
to any roof design; with consistent and
minimalistic colour tone, it creates
an opacity and depth for any house;
Resolute Colour Technology ensures
high performance of colour durability.
Espana Roof System – of ageless classic
design that lends a quiet elegance to any
home, with colour choices of standard
(monotone or duotone) or premium
colours of emerald green, blue, etc.
With Hume Marketing’s extensive
nationwide network in Peninsular and East
Malaysia, we aspire to become your partner
in Roofing Solutions. Q
Kindly contact us at:
Hume Marketing Co Sdn Bhd
4th floor,Wisma Kemajuan, No. 2, Jalan 19/1B, 46300 Petaling Jaya,
Selangor Darul Ehsan, Tel: +603-7958 5018 Fax: +603-7958 5008
e-mail: [email protected] website: www.hlm.com.my
Architectural Lighting Solution
LED LIGHTING
COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL
PRODUCT RANGE
Enquiries:
ETX Industries Sdn Bhd (SA0237493-P)
Suite 201, Block A, Mentari Business Park,
Jalan PJS 8/5, Bandar Sunway,
46150 Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.
Tel: (603) 5637 6308 Fax: (603) 5611 7838
Mobile: (6016) 221 2838 [Mr Eric Tan]
E-mail: [email protected]
Design Feature
Casino du Lac-Leamy
Sid Lee Architecture in partnership with FCSD architecture + design
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Design Feature
Casino in Canada gets new design
makeover with an aquatic theme
Sid Lee Architecture in partnership with FCSD architecture + design tackles
the revitalisation of Casino du Lac-Leamy in Gatineau. Photos by: Stéphane Bruger
WISHING TO reinvigorate its image and
position itself as an essential player on the
entertainment scene, Société des casinos du
Québec commissioned Sid Lee Architecture
and FCSD architecture + design to lead
an intervention strategy at Casino du LacLeamy in Gatineau, Québec, Canada. The
casino presented major organisational
challenges: its interior spaces were cluttered
and undistinguished, producing a confusing
and unwelcoming result, devoid of hierarchy
or landmarks. The re-design therefore
aimed to bring coherence to the space; open
perspectives to better connect the spaces and
identify their functions.
An aquatic theme was naturally chosen
to develop a unique identity for the casino,
located on the shores of a lake and surrounded
by water. “The main staircase was brought to
the middle of the central space, among the
game tables and machines, while connecting
to the restaurants and discotheques on the
upper floors. Designed as a beacon visible
from all around the casino, the stairs are
dressed with a unique carapace composed
of 595 backlit metal scales declined into
94 different models, reminiscent of fish
skin and its changing reflections. An iconic
architectural element, it centralises all visual
perspectives and asserts the space’s identity”,
explains Martin Leblanc, architect and
partner at Sid Lee Architecture.
The project was carried out in close
collaboration with Lightemotion for an
immersive lighting installation and with
Trizart-Alliance for the multi-media segment.
Founded in 2009, Sid Lee Architecture
is the fruit of architects and urban designers
Jean Pelland and Martin Leblanc. Operating
on a global scale from its Montreal offices,
Sid Lee Architecture gathers more than
35 architects, technicians, designers,
managers, and artisans offering services in
urban studies, architecture, interior design,
strategic development and positioning,
brand integration, and signage – for cultural,
residential, institutional, recreational, and
corporate projects.
FCSD architecture + design was created in
2015 when Mrs Annie Damphousse joined the
team of Mrs Sylvie Corriveau, Mr Luc Fortin
and Mr Guy Salvail, all architects. Since the
beginning, the firm Fortin, Corriveau, Salvail,
Damphousse architecture + design senc has
developed an expertise in architecture as
proven with its work on different interior
design and revitalisation projects. „
More information at www.sidleearchitecture.com
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Design Feature
The Mellier at Mayfair
by Studio Mackereth
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Design Feature
Former 1930s car showroom
transforms into modern apartments
Interior designer Studio Mackereth re-creates The Mellier apartments
in the posh neighbourhood of downtown London.
BEHIND THE building’s handsome BeauxArts facade in the heart of Mayfair, London,
The Mellier includes five voluminous
lateral modern apartments and one unique
penthouse overlooking the rooftops of
London. Formerly a Buick car showroom in
the 1930s, the building has been refurbished
in 2015 by Eric Parry Architects with Studio
Mackereth appointed as interior designer for
each of the apartments and the lobby—this
includes sourcing all fabrics, rugs, lamps,
contemporary as well as vintage furniture and
works-of-art. A free-standing folding walnut
screen ‘Albemarle’ has been designed specially
for this project.
These lateral apartments benefit from a
real sense of scale with spectacular ceiling
heights, elegant proportions and dramatic
use of light. The client’s brief was to take a
brave step away from the usual bland beige
formulaic interiors of most speculative
residential property developments. In
response, the designer’s approach was to
create luxurious apartment interiors that
epitomise Modern Mayfair: bold colourful
spaces that flow, settings that are dramatic
without being overly formal, effortlessly
stylish and unashamedly contemporary
homes.
“It was important that the prospective
buyers walk in and can immediately imagine
themselves living here. In order to create this
sense of home we sourced vintage as well as
contemporary pieces from all over Europe to
create a story, as if the home had evolved over
time rather than the bling-yet-lifeless look of
most speculative show homes. We carefully
curated a library and also briefed a florist on
our overall vision so as to reinforce this sense
of a real home,” says Sally Mackereth of Studio
Mackereth.
“Is it gorgeous? Sure. Would I like to live
there? Yes, please. It’s borderline perfect,”
writes Giles Hattersley in The Sunday Times.
The Mellier is the winner of the World
Interior News Award 2015 for the category
of Residential Development Interiors.
Studio Mackereth’s principal Sally
Mackereth was recently featured as one of
the six best architects in London by The
Daily Telegraph’s online magazine Luxury.
Mackereth studied architecture at The
Architectural Association in London, and has
gone on to teach the subject at the prestigious
Royal College of Art. After working with
renowned architects like Piers Gough and
Stanton Williams, she established her own
practice in 1995. „
More information at www.studiomackereth.com
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Design Feature
Ikanos Restaurant
by Montréal design and architecture studio Blazysgérard
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Design Feature
Restaurant in Old Montréal
gets Mediterranean makeover
Designer BlazysGérard adds Greek accents to the interior of Ikanos Restaurant.
Photos by: Jean Longpré
IKANOS, AN OLD Montreal restaurant with
Mediterranean flair, is located along McGill
Street in Montréal, Canada. For his new
Mediterranean-styled restaurant, the owner
chose an imposing space in an old warehouse
that had more recently served as an artist’s
studio. He appointed designer Blazysgérard
to take on the challenge of crafting a strong
identity for the restaurant.
The concept is based on a re-interpretation
of the characteristic architecture of Greece
and neighbouring countries. The goal was
to develop an architectural language that
would meet the client’s requirements while
remaining consistent with the theme, without
becoming a mere pastiche or stage set.
Designers Alexandre Blazys and Benoit
Gérard approached the problem from a
fresh, modern angle. The bar sets the tone
with a blackened steel arch, antique mirrors
and deep blue bar stools. By installing a
constellation of smoked globe lights of
varying sizes, the designers sought to echo
the Mediterranean sky.
Wood and leather banquettes structure
the restaurant’s space and different zones. They
help maximise the restaurant’s capacity while
giving guests excellent views of Old Montreal
outside the restaurant. The wood and seagrass
chairs are accented with sheepskin, giving the
space a playful feminine touch.
Meanwhile, the designers approached
the ceiling as an infinite pergola made of
suspended wood planks. Spaced at regular
intervals, the planks generate an interesting
interplay of shadow and light on the brick and
straw paper walls. Lights and service conduits
are concealed above the planks, giving the
space a warm, intimate character and a more
human scale. Lighting at the base of the
partitions is concealed inside steel mouldings,
creating a visual horizon for guests.
The placement of the kitchen in the
basement made it possible to consolidate
all technical services on the left side of the
building. The kitchen is a major technical
achievement in its own right. Faced with the
need to run an enormous exhaust conduit
across four levels, including a huge elbow
behind the bar, the designers turned the
constraint to their advantage by making the
conduit the focal point and unifying element
of the bar.
Alexandre Blazys and Benoit Gérard
joined forces in 2003 to form Blazysgérard,
a Montreal design and architecture studio.
Their mission is to create balanced, functional
environments at a human scale. „
More information at www.blazysgerard.com
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Design Feature
Du Tour Residence
by Architecture Open Form & FX Studio par Clairoux
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Design Feature
Transforming an old home’s interior
into a contemporary living space
Architecture Open Form & FX Studio par Clairoux takes on the challenge
of turning a mid-20th century residence into a modern space.
THE DU TOUR Residence is a renovation
project in Laval, Québec, Canada. Designed
by an architect in the 1960s, it has belonged
to the same family for decades. The designers’
challenge was to transform the home’s interior
into a contemporary space without losing its
soul and the memories associated with it.
In collaboration with interior design
firm FX Studio par Clairoux, the concept
was developed by highlighting the stretched
building’s “prairie style” architecture and
re-introducing the use of natural wood. In
addition, the openings on the south side were
enlarged on both levels in order to offer, in the
heart of the living area, impressive views of the
river and the surrounding natural area.
To complement the building’s stretched
width, attention was paid to movement
within the space, the perspectives it offered
and its distinct horizontal volumes. Some
existing elements, including the huge central
chimney of natural stone, were conserved
to preserve the essence of the family home.
Light materials and pale, nuanced colours
were used to enhance the quality and volume
of the space.
The stretched building is underlined by
terraces at each end that are covered by the
continuous wooden roof. The first, to the
northeast, overlooks a small stream flowing
into Rivière des Prairies.
Connected to the kitchen and dining
room, it has become a place of meditation
at breakfast time. At the other end, more
than 110 feet away, the second terrace faces
south and is connected to the gym and sauna,
which are in the basement. It houses an
outdoor kitchen, a fireplace, a dining room,
a relaxation area and a spa. Enclosed by its
roof, its cedar shutters and vegetation, it has
become a haven of peace.
The mix of stone, masonry and wood
in the transformation of the terrace is very
much in the style of the original house. To
enhance the warm feeling of its cedar ceiling,
the existing steel structure was replaced by
a structure of solid cedar. Cedar posts and
screens with insertions of stained cedar unite
the wood ceiling and the ceramic floor.
Founded in 2008 by architects Maxime
Moreau and Maurice Martel, Architecture
Open Form strives to promote innovation
in architecture and landscapes through built
projects, critical research, exhibitions and
writings. Each project begins by listening
attentively to the needs of the client and
extensive research. „
More information at www.openform.ca
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Design Feature
Creative designer transforms
a garden flat into a ‘villa’
Designer ROHD goes all out to turn a flat in the posh neighbourhood
of Rabieh, Lebanon, into a luxurious dwelling.
HAV I N G T H E v i s u a l a p p e a l a n d
sophistication of a villa, this ground floor
garden flat is an eye-catching trompe l’oeil
that draws from interior architecture master
tricks that command—besides the inevitable
amazement—scrutiny.
Roland Helou Design (ROHD) is behind
the interior design marvel for this flat whose
intriguing design will delightfully bemuse
even the most philistine eye.
ROHD is a Beirut-based (Lebanon)
interior architecture and multi-disciplinary
design studio that rests on the aesthetic
sensibility and design expertise of Roland
Helou, a master graduate of the University of
the Arts London.
The garden flat has no dull corners or any
detail left to whims or spontaneity. Everything
is thought-out and even the silent spaces are
studied.
Conceived for a young professional
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couple, the garden flat stretches across 300
sq metres of ground floor space in a building
located in Rabieh, Beirut’s most affluent
suburb, nested on a hillside to the north of
the city.
Seamlessly blending with a quaint
outdoor garden, the flat appears like a
villa. This result is achieved through clever
execution of curtain glass and a terrace
serving dual usage: annexed living space in
winter and an extension of the garden in
summer.
Luxurious fittings abound, such as the
Onyx marble and black lacquered wood lit
bar that protrudes to the outdoor area, serving
as an organic connection along with the large
curtain glass doors. Another impressive piece
is the black basalt built-in chimney of the
main living room. Made of volcanic stones,
it radiates a distinctive blend of elegance and
dominance, like that of the central jewel of a
State-of-the-art Powder-Coated 4-wing Revolving Door by Blasi of record.
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State-of-the-art Powder-Coated Curve Door by Blasi of record.
record Automatic Doors (M) Sdn Bhd
(formerly known as Bizzy Door Automation Sdn Bhd)
No. 30, 32 & 34, Jalan PJU 1A/13, Taman Perindustrian Jaya, Ara Damansara,
46050 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
Tel: +603-7845 9868 (Hunting line) / 9926 t Fax: +603-7845 2868 (Admin) / 9906 (Marketing) t Mobile: +6012-209 1266
Email: [email protected] t Website: www.recorddoors.my
Design Feature
crown, and dialogues its equally impressive
roommates, a Kelly Hoppen Dining table,
a Natuzzi Sofa, and ROHD custom-made
central tables.
In a high-end space like this one,
distinctiveness is not exclusive to any one
room. Even the guest bathroom, with mirror
cladded ceiling and Tala Maron Marble, is
worth lengthily dwelling over—and in.
Not to be outshined, the master bedroom
has an Ivano Redaelli bed, placed in its centre,
facing the outdoor jacuzzi, and surrounded by
hidden American Walnut wooden closets. „
More information at www.rohd.co
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PTS Tech Solutions Sdn Bhd (1059059-T) (GST : 001949442048)
KL Office/ Warehouse:
No. 3, Jalan PJU 1A/18, Ara Damansara, 46050 PJ, Selangor, Malaysia.
Tel: +603 7734 1600 & 01 Fax: +603 7734 1602
Melaka Office:
Level 6-3, Tower B, Jaya 99, No.99, Jalan Tun Sri Lanang, 75100 Melaka, Malaysia.
ASTM F1282 : 2010; BS 7291-1&3 : 2010; AS 4176-2&3 : 2010
AS/NZS 2492 : 2007; AS/NZS 2537-2 : 2011
ISO 15875-2&3 : 2003; ISO 21003-2&3 : 2008
B & I Report Malaysia
Majusama Megah Sdn Bhd (a subsidiary of Orionluck Sdn Bhd):
D’SAND @ JALAN KG. PASIR, OFF OLD KLANG ROAD, KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA
PROJECT REF. 1215-6594
CLASSIFICATION Residential
STAGE OF PROJECT Sitework
LOCATION Lot 38328 (GM4249), Jalan Kampung Pasir,
Mukim Petaling ,Kuala Lumpur,
Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
(Coordinates: 3.085693, 101.664477)
APPROX. PROJECT COST RM500 million
APPROX. COMMENCEMENT DATE 2Q 2015
APPROX. COMPLETION DATE 2Q 2017
ARCHITECT
Care of the developer
C & S ENGINEER
TLK Alpway Associates Sdn Bhd
33-1 Jalan USJ 1/1B, Subang Mewah
Regalia Business Centre
47600 Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Tel: +603-8011 0567 Fax: +603-8023 9580
E-mail: [email protected]
Engineer. Ms Lim
DEVELOPER
Majusama Megah Sdn Bhd
(a subsidiary of Orionluck Sdn Bhd)
2-1 & 2-2 Bangunan Orionluck
Jalan 5/109F, Taman Danau Desa
58100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tel: +603-7980 1809 / 2024 Fax: +603-7980 8781
E-mail: [email protected]
Contact: Mr Chan
M & E ENGINEER
Zeal Perunding Sdn Bhd
23-3 Block B, Jaya One
No 72A Jalan Universiti
46200 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Tel: +603-7931 2063 Fax: +603-7957 8687
E-mail: [email protected]
Engineer: Mr Ang
ARCHITECT / PLANNER:
ONG & ONG 360 Consultancy Sdn Bhd
Unit 1B-08-1, Blok 1B
Plaza Sentral
Jalan Stesen Sentral 5
50470 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tel: +603-2272 2360 Fax: +603-2272 3360
Architect: Mr Saiful
QUANTITY SURVEYOR
Perunding PCT Sdn Bhd
Box 371 Lot 6.12 6th Floor
Wisma Central, Jalan Ampang
50450 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tel: +603-2163 5853 / 5848 / 2168 8278
Fax: +603-2164 1537 / 2168 8608
Quantity Surveyor: Ms Lee Thim Yiing
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MAIN CONTRACTOR
Pacific United Partners Sdn Bhd
2-3 (3rd Floor), Plaza Danau 2
Jalan 5/109F, Taman Danau Desa
58100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tel: +603-7980 1809 Fax: +603-7980 8781
E-mail: [email protected]
Engineer: Ms May
BRIEF DESCRIPTION
Proposed development of two blocks of residential towers of
27- and 30-storeys (with 159 units and 206 units of serviced
apartments respectively over a 6-storey podium car park
with four units of commercial spaces at level G on freehold
commercial land.
Let’s Green Our
Living Environment
Zepher comes with 5 years pro-rata
warranty for its solar module and motor.
Zepher is the 1st high-powered solar heat extraction
roof ventilator in Malaysia. It draws hot air and
moisture from the roof space and discharges them
out of the roof.
Radiant heat from the roof material heats up the
air beneath resulting in a hot roof which can reach
up to 70oC and can easily seep part of it into your
home interior. By using Zepher solar heat extraction
roof ventilator in combination with Lama
KOOL@ROOF, it is possible to reduce indoor
temperature from 5oC up to 15oC.
The highest consumption for electricity at home
is Air Conditioning!!! Therefore, a cooler house
should be your main priority if you intend to save on
electricity. The table below shows an estimation of
energy consumption for normal home appliances.
The below wattage
are approximate
Lighting New Style LED Bulb
2W - 20W
Lighting 4 Feet White Fluoro Tube
35W - 45W
Fridge 275L: (665 kwh/yr)
82.46W
Television 40" Flat Screen LED TV
100W
Rice Cooker 1.8L
600W
Kettle
800W - 2200W
Mini Oven
800W (23 Litres)
1600W (26 Litres)
Iron
1500W - 2000W
Air Conditioning 1 HP
2550W
Air Conditioning 1.5 HP
3490W
Analysis: Presume that a house has 2 × 1hp unit and 1 × 1.5hp
unit air conditioners. The two smaller 1hp units are in the
bedroom and are used for 6 hours a day and the larger 1.5hp
unit is used for 4 hours a day. Total Watts used would be:
2550 W × 2 units x 6 hrs = 30600 W/hr
30.6 kWh per day × 30 days = 918 kWh/month
3490 W × 1 unit x 4 hrs = 13960 W/hr
13.96 kWh per day × 30 days = 418 kWh/month
Total cooling energy per month
918 kWh + 418 kWh = 1336 kWh
If you save 5% in electricity for cooling, savings of 66.8kWh per month
1 kWh = RM0.218 to RM0.516 depending on the block pro-rata
electricity rate.
Total savings = RM15 – RM35 per month or RM180 – RM420 per year.
This is based on a mere 5% electricity saving on air conditioning alone!
Apart from electricity saving, other savings such as the
lifespan expectancy of home and contents, air conditioning
maintenance costs and health benefits have not been
considered here.
Zepher is able to stabilise temperatures by ensuring
sufficient frequency or air volume exchange. Where a lot of
moisture and humidity is present, the life expectancy of many
items in the house will be affected. Zepher is a very effective
tool in extracting air together with moisture out of the house,
factory, warehouse or office.
Zepher can be installed on concrete roofing tiles and clay
tiles for residential or metal roofing for industrial use.
For more information on Zepher, please contact:
Tel: +606 7625 886 / 7626 351 / 7639 651
e-mail: [email protected]
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Araprop Development Sdn Bhd (a subsidiary of The Lion Group):
CRESCENT PARK TOWN VILLA @ BANDAR BUKIT MAHKOTA, SELANGOR, MALAYSIA
PROJECT REF. 1215-6588
CLASSIFICATION Residential
STAGE OF PROJECT Sitework
LOCATION Lot Pt 14862, Bandar Bukit Mahkota,
Mukim Beranang, Daerah Hulu Langat,
Selangor, Malaysia.
(Coordinates: 2.8757, 101.805339)
APPROX. PROJECT COST RM36 million
APPROX. COMMENCEMENT DATE 4Q 2015
APPROX. COMPLETION DATE 4Q 2018
DEVELOPER
Araprop Development Sdn Bhd
(a subsidiary of The Lion Group)
Level 2 - 5, Office Tower
No Jalan Nagasari (Off Jalan Raja Chulan)
50200 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tel: +603-2143 2299 Fax: +603-2141 3578
Sr Project Manager: Mr David Eng
ARCHITECT
Atelier Alan Teh Architect
D-53-3, Jalan One 72-A, Jalan Universiti, Section 13
46200 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Tel: +603-7960 7253 Fax: +603-7960 6253
E-mail: [email protected]
Director: Ar Alan Teh Yee Neng
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C & S ENGINEER
Jurutera Perunding Tegap Sdn Bhd
No 19, Jalan Opera F U2/F
Section U2, Taman TTDI Jaya
40150 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
Tel: +603-7847 3313 Fax: +603-7847 3323
E-mail: [email protected]
Engineer: Mr Ong Wei Yang
M & E ENGINEER
Zaidun-Leeng Sdn Bhd
6th Floor, Bangunan Ming
Jalan Bukit Nanas
50250 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tel: +603-2030 9888 / 2070 3033
Fax: +603-2030 9576
E-mail: [email protected]
Sr Engineer: Mr Lee Joo Ho
QUANTITY SURVEYOR
QuantiConsult Sdn Bhd
1 - 5, Block D2
Jalan PJU 1/39, Dataran Prima
47301 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Tel: +603-7803 3553 Fax: +603-7803 3554
E-mail: [email protected]
Quantity Surveyor: Cik Shafira
MAIN CONTRACTOR
WS Teamforce Sdn Bhd
No 2-5, Jalan Puteri 1/8, Bandar Puteri
47100 Puchong, Selangor, Malaysia
Tel: +603-8051 1396 Fax: +603-2034 9529
E-mail: [email protected]
Director: Mr Loo Ah Tee
BRIEF DESCRIPTION
Proposed developmemnt comprises 134 units of three-storey
town-houses having built-up areas ranging from 1,609 sq ft
to 1,872 sq ft (and lay-outs of 3+1 bedrooms and three
bathrooms) in a gated and guarded community with strata
titles on freehold land.
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SBC Corp Bhd:
JESSELTON QUAY @ KOTA KINABALU, SABAH, MALAYSIA
PROJECT REF. 1215-6598
CLASSIFICATION Mixed Development
STAGE OF PROJECT Planning & Design
LOCATION Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
(Coordinates: 5.995291, 116.080762)
APPROX. PROJECT COST RM1.8 billion
APPROX. COMMENCEMENT DATE 2Q 2016
APPROX. COMPLETION DATE To be determined
ARCHITECT
Dexter Koh Design Architect
79 Pinggir Zaaba
Taman Tun Dr Ismail
64000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tel: +603-7733 8938 Fax: +603-7733 8938
E-mail: [email protected]
Principal: Mr Dexter Koh
DEVELOPER
SBC Corp Bhd
Wisma Siah Brothers, No 74 A, Jalan Pahang
53000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tel: +603-4041 8118 / 4041 6333
Fax: +603-4043 5281
Quantity Surveyor: Mr Samson Goh
C & S ENGINEER
Asia Pacific Engineering Consortium Sdn Bhd
B-2-18 Block B, Merchant Square
Jalan Tropicana Selatan 1, PJU 3
47410 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Tel: +603-7883 0690 Fax: +603-7883 0650
Email: [email protected]
Engineer: Mr Yeow Poh Chun
LAND OWNER:
Suria Bumiria Sdn Bhd
(Subsidiary of Suria Capital Holdings Berhad)
Lot 9CF 03-04, 9th Floor, Block C, Kompleks Karamunsing
88300 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
Tel: +6088-2357 87 / 088 231 081
Fax: +6088-2310 86
Chairman: Datuk Faisyal Yusof Hamdein Diego
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M & E ENGINEER
Perunding Timur Sdn Bhd
8A, Persiaran Zaaba
Taman Tun Dr Ismail
60000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tel: +603-7729 0077 Fax: +603-7729 1428
Director: Ir Mohd Nazari bin Haji Jaffar
BRIEF DESCRIPTION
Proposed mixed development comprises serviced suites,
hotels for business and leisure travellers, business signature
offices, professional suites, culinary centre with gourmet
dining, artisan cafes, casual pubs, festive malls marina and
cruise terminal spread across over 16.25 acres of prime
port land strategically located at the waterfront of kota
Kinabslu City Centre.
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BSS Development Sdn Bhd (a subsidiary of Matrix Concepts Holdings Bhd):
SURIAMAN 3 @ BANDAR SRI SENDAYAN, SEREMBAN, NEGERI SEMBILAN, MALAYSIA
PROJECT REF. 1215-6586
CLASSIFICATION Residential
STAGE OF PROJECT Sitework
LOCATION Suriaman 3, Bandar Sri Sendayan,
Daerah Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
(Coordinates: 2.672849, 101.863889)
APPROX. PROJECT COST > RM100 milion
APPROX. COMMENCEMENT DATE 4Q 2015
APPROX. COMPLETION DATE 4Q 2017
C & S ENGINEER
Aries Engineering Consultant
311 1st Floor
Jalan S2 B13
Uptown Avenue
70300 Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
Tel: +606-601 4311 Fax: +606-601 4311
E-mail: [email protected]
Director: Ir Chong Chee Yen
DEVELOPER
BSS Development Sdn Bhd
(a subsidiary of Matrix Concepts Holdings Bhd)
Wisma Matrix
No 57 A&B, Jalan Tun Dr. Ismail
70200 Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
Tel: +606-7642 688 Fax: +606-7613 575 / 7646 288
E-mail: [email protected]
Sr Contract Manager: Mr Teh
M & E ENGINEER
Jurutera Perunding Inspirasi Sdn Bhd
No. B2-2-41E
Jalan Pinggiran 1/3
Taman Pinggiran Putra, Section 1
43300 Seri Kembangan, Selangor, Malaysia
Tel: +603 8948 6610 Fax: +603-8948 1250
E-mail: [email protected]
Director: Ir Wan Maliki b. Wan Mohd (E)
ARCHITECT
John Lim Architect
B8-3-3 Lorong Kelantan
Gaya Commercial Centre, Pusat Bandar Melawati
53100 Taman Melawati, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tel: +6018-622 0218 Fax: +6018-622 0018
E-mail: [email protected]
Director: Ar John Lim
MAIN CONTRACTOR
Juwasan Maju Sdn Bhd
Wisma Matrix
No 57 A&B, Jalan Tun Dr. Ismail
70200 Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
Tel: +606-7642 688 Fax: +606-7613 575 / 7646 288
E-mail: [email protected]
General Manager: Mr Tiong Ting Hap
BRIEF DESCRIPTION
Proposed construction and completion of 385 units of
2-storey super-linked houses with lot sizes of 22’ by 80’ and
built-up areas ranging from 2.766 sq ft to 3,510 sq ft on
residential freehold land.
The development will inclub a club-house and facilities
such as:
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Ken Holdings Bhd:
KEN RIMBA @ SHAH ALAM, SELANGOR, MALAYSIA
PROJECT REF. 1215-6601
CLASSIFICATION Residential
STAGE OF PROJECT Sitework
LOCATION No. 1, Lot 96816, Jalan Lengkuas 16/26,
Seksyen 16, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
(Coordinates: 3.058062, 101.484261)
APPROX. PROJECT COST > RM100 milion
APPROX. COMMENCEMENT DATE 1Q 2015
APPROX. COMPLETION DATE 1Q 2018
DEVELOPER
Ken Holdings Bhd
No 6, Jalan Datuk Sulaiman, Taman Tun Dr Ismail
60000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tel: +603-7727 9933 / 7728 0093
Fax: +603-7728 8246
E-mail: [email protected]
Quantity Surveyor: Mr Chang
ARCHITECT
KH Tan Architect
368-5, Bellisa Row, Jalan Burmah
10350 Georgetown, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
Tel: +604-227 7348 / 227 7358 Fax: +604-227 7360
E-mail: [email protected]
E-mail: [email protected]
Principal: Ar Tan Kian Hio
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C & S ENGINEER
Civil Engineer:
JPS Consulting Engineers Sdn Bhd
Unit A-11-5, Tingkat 5, Block A, Jaya One, Seksyen 13
72A, Jalan Universiti
46200 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Tel: +603-7955 2496 / 7958 8433 / 7958 8477
Fax: +603-7955 6810
E-mail: [email protected]
Engineer: Mr Toh Ling Chuen
Structural Engineer:
SNA Consult Sdn Bhd
Unit C 313, 3rd Floor, Block C, Damansara Intan
No.1, Jalan SS 20/27
47400 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Tel: +603-7729 2299 Fax: +603-7729 2599
E-mail: [email protected]
Engineer: Mr Sim Jae Shen
M & E ENGINEER
LMC Consult Sdn Bhd
B-3-23 Block B, 10 Boulevard Sprint Highway, PJU 6A
47400 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Tel:+603-7725 7018 / 7725 7028 Fax: +603-7728 7790
E-mail: [email protected]
Engineer: Mr Yap Yee Soon
MAIN CONTRACTOR
Ken Grouting Sdn Bhd
6, 6A & 6B, Jalan Datuk Sulaiman
Taman Tun Dr Ismail
60000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tel: +603-7727 9933 / 9358
Fax: +603-7727 9436 / 7728 8246
E-mail: [email protected]
Project Manager: Mr Hong
BRIEF DESCRIPTION
Proposed mixed development comprises shop-offices, twostorey linked-houses and condominiums on freehold land.
The commercial component will have 109 units of shopoffices of various designs and lay-outs of varying sizes of
built-up areas (with intermediate lots of 1,800 sq ft, end lots
of 2,100 sq ft and corner lots of 2,800 sq ft). The residential
components will have a total of 496 units of two-storey linked
houses and 26 units of three-storey villas with individual
private pools (with built-up areas ranging from 1,840 sq ft to
2,215 sq ft), and three residential towers of 27-storey (two
blocks each with 211 units of condominiums ) and 30-storey
(one block with 231 units of condominiums) with a total of
919 units of condominiums.
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HSL Land Sdn Bhd:
LA PROMENADE @ SAMARAHAN, SARAWAK, MALAYSIA
PROJECT REF. 1215-6587
CLASSIFICATION Commercial
STAGE OF PROJECT Sitework
LOCATION Lot 1587 (part of original Lot 893), Block 14,
Muara Tuang Land District,
Off Kuching-Samarahan Expressway,
Samarahan Divison, Sarawak, Malaysia
(Coordinates: 1.499355, 110.401548)
APPROX. PROJECT COST > RM50 milion
APPROX. COMMENCEMENT DATE 3Q 2015
APPROX. COMPLETION DATE 3Q 2018
C & S ENGINEER
Jurutera Minsar Consult Sdn Bhd
Level 2 & 3, West Moore House
Twin Tower Centre
Rock Road
93200 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Tel: +6082-4210 61 Fax: +6082-4150 40
E-mail: [email protected]
Director: En Sa’id bin Haji Dollah
DEVELOPER
HSL Land Sdn Bhd
Lot 1004-1006, Jalan Kwong Lee Bank
93450 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Tel: +6082-332 755 Fax: +6082-484 653
Purchasing: Mr Tay
M & E ENGINEER
Perunding CHL Sdn Bhd
No.15-A, 1st & 2nd Floor
Lot 511, Section 6
KTLD Jalan Kulas
93400 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Tel: +6082-245 911 Fax: +6082-230 911
Director: Ir James Ling Chai How
ARCHITECT
Jurubina Unireka
Suite 19.11, Kueh Hock Kui Commercial Centre
Jalan Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce
93150 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Tel: +6082-418 155 Fax: +6082-418 177
E-mail: [email protected]
Principal: Ar Donald Moa Mee Muk
MAIN CONTRACTOR
Nyan Sin Construction Enterprise Sdn Bhd
C-1-26(B) Plot 15 AC 206, 1st Floor
Batu Kawah New Township
Jalan Batu Kawah
93250 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Tel: +6082-576 568 Fax: +6082-571 768
Project Manager: Mr Alex Bong
BRIEF DESCRIPTION
Proposed mixed development named “La Promenade”
comprises residential components consisting of detached
bungalows and duplex villas, high rise condominium blocks
and commercial components comprising a shopping mall,
a 10-storey office tower and 4-storey commercial space, a
clubhouse and other public amenities.
The flagship residential component named “Precinct
Premiere” has a gross development value of RM70 million
and offers 12 detached bungalows and 32 luxury duplex
villas. The land sizes for the bungalows ranges from 766.7
sq metres and the duplex villas from 451.4 sq metres. In
addition, there will be 113 units of super-linked houses.
“La Promenade” has a GDV of over RM2 billion and will
be developed in phases over a period of 10 to 15 years.
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Peranan Makmur Sdn Bhd (a subsiadiary of Naim Holdings Berhad):
SAPPHIRE ON THE PARK @ KUCHING PARAGON, KUCHING, SARAWAK, MALAYSIA
PROJECT REF. 1215-6602
CLASSIFICATION Hotel & Serviced Apartment
STAGE OF PROJECT Sitework
LOCATION Lot 3287, Block 10, K.C.L.D (Plot),
Jalan Batu Lintang, Kuching, Kuching,
Sarawak, Malaysia
(Coordinates: 1.534637, 110.342169)
APPROX. PROJECT COST RM92 million
APPROX. COMMENCEMENT DATE 3Q 2015
APPROX. COMPLETION DATE 3Q 2017
DEVELOPER
Peranan Makmur Sdn Bhd
(a subsiadiary of Naim Holdings Berhad)
Sub Lots 12 to 16
Rock Commercial Centre
1 1/2 Mile Jalan Green
93150 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Tel: +6082-233 667 Fax: +6082-419 663
General Manager: Mr Tony Paulus
ARCHITECT
Architect Design Practise
Wesberry House, Suite 21
Lot 2812
Blok 195 Rubber Road West
934000 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Tel: +6082-415 278 Fax: +6082-243 521
E-mail: [email protected]
Architect: Ms Carol
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C & S ENGINEER
Jurutera Minsar Consult Sdn Bhd
Level 2 & 3, West Moore House
Twin Tower Centre
Rock Road
93200 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Tel: +6082-4210 61 Fax: +6082-4150 40
E-mail: [email protected]
Engineer: Mr J P Yeo
M & E ENGINEER
CH Engineering Company
1st Floor, Survey Lot No. 14894
Block 11
Muara Tebas Land District
Jalan Setia Raja
93350 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Tel: +6082-368 925 / 955 & 368925
Fax: +6082 363 155
E-mail: [email protected]
Director: Ir Chee Kung Nee
QUANTITY SURVEYOR
KPK Quantity Surveyors (Sarawak) Sdn Bhd
Lot 178-180 2nd Floor
Jalan Tan Sri Ong Kee Hui
93300 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Tel: +6082-241 244 Fax: +6082-420 475
E-mail: [email protected]
Quantity Surveyor: Ms Jacklyn
MAIN CONTRACTOR
Naim Engineering Sdn Bhd
(subsidiary of Naim Holdings Berhad)
Sublot 2 Rock Commercial Centre
Jalan Green
93150 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Tel: +6082-258 006 / 411 667 Fax: +6082-411 291
Contract Manager: Mr Sim Kong Yong
BRIEF DESCRIPTION
Proposed development comprises 3 residential towers (with
a total of 445 units of condominiums) within the heart of the
Kuching Paragon integrated development with residential,
retail and hospitality components covering an area of 33
acres.
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www.bauma.de
www.ptstechs.com
Beijing Building Materials Expo Science & Technology ................ 41
Development Co. Ltd / Concrete China 2016
record Automatic Doors (M) Sdn Bhd ............................................ 65
www.recorddoors.my
www.concretechina.org
Bentley Systems International Limited ............................................. 3
www.bentley.com
CIDB Malaysia (HBE Asia / MCIEA 2016) ............................... 33, 47
www.cidb.gov.my / www.hbe.asia
CSC Steel Sdn Bhd ............................................................................. 17
www.cscmalaysia.com
ETX Industries Sdn Bhd .............................................. 55, Back Cover
Hume Marketing Co Sdn Bhd .......................................................... 53
www.hlm.com.my
IR Ecotech Sdn Bhd ........................................................................... 23
Sincere Aluminium Works Sdn Bhd ................................................ 43
Sphere Exhibits Pte Ltd (FMSE 2016) ............................................. 77
www.sphereexhibits.com.my / www.fmse.com.sg
Star Tech Alliance Sdn Bhd ................................................................ 9
Swissma Building Technologies Sdn Bhd .............. Inside front cover
www.swissma.com
Tormax Far East Sdn Bhd ................................................................. 35
www.tormax.com.my
UAC Bhd ............................................................................................... 1
www.uac.com.my
www.irecotech.com.my
United Business Media (M) Sdn Bhd .............................................. 37
(ICW 2016 / Ecobuild SEA 2016)
Lama Tile-Works (Seremban) Sdn Bhd .................................... 69, 71
www.ecobuildsea.com
www.lamatiles.com.my
M Metal (M) Sdn Bhd ............................................... Inside back cover
VNU Exhibitions Asia (R+T Asia) ............................................. 27, 29
www.rtasia.org
www.mmetal.com.sg
Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd (Guangzhou International .................. 31
Lighting Exhibition)
www.light.messefrankfurt.com.cn
80 Building & Investment | www.b-i.biz
Zambelli Asia Sdn Bhd ..................................................................... 45
www.zambelli.com
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