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SD8.00 the official magazine of the malaysian institute of architects

M as j i d
R a ja H a j i F i
S ab i l i l l ah
p l a Z A VA Ds
vol 28 issue 6

Villa
S ant u b o ng
ecowo r l d
ga l l ery
DECEMBER 2016

M A L AYS I A N
PAV ILIO N , M IL A N
EXPO 2015
Ut u san M e l ay u
H ea d q uarters

+ PA M C E N T R E B A N G S A R spec i a l pr o f i l e

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A l a n d m a r k f i x t u r e o f B a n g sa r , t h e n e w PA M C e n t r e
i s d e s i g n e d w i t h c o n s i d e r at i o n s f o r t h e e n v i r o n m e n t,
c u lt u r e a n d s o c i e t y w i t h a t i m e l e s s a n d m i n i m a l i s t i c
app r o ac h i n o v e r a l l d e s i g n a n d d e t a i l i n g , b e f i t t i n g
PA M ’ s a s p i r at i o n s a s a c e n t r e f o r a r c h i t e c t u r a l
a dva n c e m e n t a n d d e v e lo p m e n t.
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BANGSAR, KUALA
LUMPUR, MALAYSIA

CENTRE
OWNER
PERTUBUHAN
AKITEK MALAYSIA

B ANG S AR
(PAM)
Level 7
ARCHITECT
HMA & ASSOCIATES

PROJECT TEAM

5 KEY DE S IGN
Ar MOHD HEIKAL
HASAN, HASAN
MOHAMED

F EATURE S
F R O N T FA C A D E – 1 s t l ay er F R O N T FA C A D E – Second l ay er
G l a ss G a lva n i s e d S t e e l F r a m i n g
DESIGN PERIOD
2012-2013

1
CONSTRUCTION
T i m e l e ss PERIOD
Level 6
B as i c B u i l d i ng F o rm 2014-2016
N atura l M ater i a l s
SITE AREA
Q ua l i ty o f S pace 1,120 SQM
B a l ance
S ense o f P l ace FLOOR AREA
3,782 SQM
S i mp l i c i ty
S usta i nab i l i ty F R O N T FA C A D E - T h i rd l ay er R E A R FA C A D E CONTRACTOR
A l u m i n i u m M e s h / G a lva n i s e d Fa i r - fa c e d B r i c k wa l l
C u l ture AL-AMBIA SDN BHD
steel mesh R a n d o m ly p o s i t i o n e d o p e n i n g s
f o r c r o ss v e n t i l at i o n
STRUCTURAL Level 5

2 S U S TAINA B ILITY
Front
Front Elevation Side
Side Elevation
ENGINEER

Elevation Elevation
L o w E nergy T.Y. LIN
Front Elevation
INTERNATIONAL
C o nsumpt i o n CO., LTD.
R ene w ab l e E nergy
E n v i r o nmenta l l y LANDSCAPING
IN-SITE DESIGN
R esp o ns i v e
E c o - f r i end l y INTERIOR DESIGN
mater i a l s CHRIS YAP SENG
CHYE
Waste management Level 4
Water management PHOTOGRAPHY
R a i n w ater MOHD RADZI
IBRAHIM
management
P ass i v e D es i gn
M easures

3 P RACTICALITY
S i te and S pace
P l ann i ng
Level 3
M a i ntenance
H uman C o m f o rt
C i rcu l at i o n
C l i mat i ca l l y < T h i s Sect i on
V i e w s h ows t h e
R esp o ns i v e or g an i s at i on of
Fact o rs that s pace s fro m t h e
Ma i n E ntrance at
c o ntr i bute t o hea l th Leve l 2 u p to t h e
A u d i tor i u m Leve l
and pr o duct i v i ty at l eve l 5 . T h e
o f o ccupants by e l e m ent s t h at

c o ns i der i ng :
are e x p re s s ed Level 2
are :
T herma l c o m f o rt 1 ) D i fference i n
vo l u m e of s pace s .
A ccess t o f resh a i r Rear Elevation
Rear
Rear Elevation
Elevation Side
Side Elevation
Elevation
2 ) R e l at i on s h i p

Front Elevation Side Elevation

of p u b l i c area
A c o ust i c pr i v acy and p r i vate area .
A esthet i c v i e w s 3 ) C a s cad i n g
vo i d s w i t h
Funct i o na l o utd o o r l and s ca p i n g .
space 4 ) Uno b s tr u cted
v i e w s fro m
Leve l 2 u p to

4
A u d i tor i u m Leve l .
INNOVATION 5 ) Sta i r w e l l .
Facade treatment 6 ) D o u b l e - vo l u m e Level 1
A u d i tor i u m .
B reath i ng S pace
C ascad i ng A tr i um
Interact i v e S paces

5 ECONOMIC VIA B ILITY

F l o o r area
e f f i c i ency
R o bust space des i gn
S peedy c o nstruct i o n Ground
L o w M a i ntenance
C o st
L o w R unn i ng C o st
R epet i t i v e e l ements
M o du l at i o n
C o st - e f f ect i v e
mater i a l s

Side Elevation Side Elevation

Front Elevation Rear Side Elevation
Elevation Side Elevation Lower Ground
0m 5m 10m

Drawings as per competition submission Renders as per competition submission

PA M C E N T RE BA N G SA R S pec i a l pr o f i l e PAM CENTRE B ANG SAR S pec i a l pr o f i l e

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S H A D O W P L AY O F B R I C K W O R K different bricklayin g techni q ues resultin g in various wall te x tures
M A L E A N D F E M A L E washroom si g na g e

R O O F TO P F U N C T I O N A R E A

T R A N S PA R E N C Y E F F E C T

F R O M TO P : F I R E S TA I R S ; F R O M TO P : R O O F TO P S PA C E ; L AY E R I N G E F F E C T O F break O U T S PA C E S
SUNSHADING GRILLES S TA C K E D C O U R T YA R D ;
T R I P L E - V O L U M E S PA C E

le v el S I G N A G E F R O M L E F T: R O O F D E C K F U N C T I O N R O O M ; E X H I B I T I O N S PA C E ; L E V E L 7 S E C R E TA R I AT O F F I C E

R E A R C I R C U L AT I O N space

F R O M TO P
(C LO C KW I S E ) :
PIGEONHOLE
W I N D OW;
A U D I TO R I U M ;
S E AT I N G D E TA I L
W I T H S K Y L I G H T;
skyli g ht

B R E A K O U T S PA C E S C O N T I N U O U S staircase LIGHT WELL L I G H T I N G A N D L AY E R I N G O F C I R C U L AT I O N S PA C E

PA M CE N TR E BA N GSA R S pec i a l pr o f i l e
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B a c kg r o u n d
P e r t u b u h a n A k i t e k M a l ay s i a ( PA M ) , t h r o u g h t h e PA M E d u c at i o n F u n d ( P E F ) , d e c i d e d i n O c to b e r 2 0 1 0 to p u r c h a s e a f o u r - s to r e y
b u i l d i n g o n J a l a n Ta n d o k , B a n g s a r w i t h t h e i n i t i a l i n t e n t i o n o f d e v e l o p i n g i t i n to a n a r c h i t e c t- d r i v e n c e n t r e f o r c o n t e mp o r a r y
a r t s , i n t h e s p i r i t o f t h e N at i o n a l A r t G a l l e r y a n d M u s e u m o f M o d e r n A r t s ( M O M A ) i n t h e i r f o r m at i v e d ay s .

H o w e v e r , t h e p l a n c h a n g e d w h e n D e wa n B a n d a r aya K u a l a L u mp u r ( DBKL ) i s s u e d a n ot i c e to PA M to va c at e t h e PA M C e n t r e p r e m i s e s
at J a l a n Ta n g s i b y J u n e 2 0 1 2 . T h e PA M C o u n c i l t h e n d e c i d e d to c h a n g e t h e i n i t i a l d e s i g n b r i e f to a c c o mm o d at e a n e w PA M C e n t r e a n d
C e n t r e o f A r c h i t e c t u r e i n st e a d.

A s pa r t o f t h e e ff o r t to e n c o u r a g e a t r u ly c o l l a b o r at i v e p r o c e s s , a s i n g l e - s ta g e c o mp e t i t i o n wa s h e l d a n d o p e n e d to a l l PA M
C o r p o r at e M e m b e r s to s u b m i t d e s i g n s o f w h at t h e y e n v i s i o n t h e n e w PA M C e n t r e to b e . At t h e c l o s i n g d at e o f t h e r e g i s t r at i o n o n
9 M ay 2 0 1 2 , a tota l o f 5 5 s u b m i s s i o n s o f r e g i s t r at i o n w e r e r e c e i v e d . At t h e c l o s i n g d at e o f t h e d e s i g n s u b m i s s i o n o n 3 0 M ay 2 0 1 2 , a
tota l o f 3 6 e n t r i e s w e r e r e c e i v e d . T h e j u d g i n g o f t h e e n t r i e s wa s c o n d u c t e d o n 4 J u n e 2 0 1 2 .

T h e w i n n e r , H M A & A s s o c i at e s ( A r M o h d H e i k a l b i n H a s a n ) c a m e u p w i t h a d e s i g n t h at wa s e l e g a n t a n d a n e ff i c i e n t s o l u t i o n o n a
v e r y t i g h t a n d h i g h ly c o n s t r a i n e d s i t e . I t s e a s t- fa c i n g f r o n t fa c a d e s h o w c a s e s a s t r o n g b u t s i mp l e g r i d t h at c r e at e s a f l e x i b l e
c a n va s f o r va r i o u s s c r e e n i n g d e v i c e s to b e d e p l oy e d . T h e d i a g o n a l ly s ta c k e d a n d l a n d s c a p e d o p e n at r i u m s o n t h e s t r e e t fa c a d e
m a k e a d i s t i n c t i v e t r o p i c a l s tat e m e n t. T h e s t e pp e d at r i u m s a l o n g s i d e t h e l o n g s i n g l e - f l i g h t s ta i r s o p e n u p t h e s ta i r s , c r e at i n g a
d r a m at i c c e n t r a l c o n n e c t i n g s pa c e to u n i f y t h e w h o l e b u i l d i n g .

Pa ss i v e G r ee n B u i l d i n g S t r ate g y
I n te n t i o n / P u r p o se S t r ate g y

1 To maximise the use of The whole northwest facade from floor to soffit of slab is of clear glass.
natural day lighting Skylights provided over the straight-flight stairs light up the area near the southeast facade.

2 To maximise natural Openings are provided on all sides of the building to allow for cross ventilation.
ventilation/thermal Stack ventilation effect through the creation of stepped atriums with abundance of openings. All public and circulation
comfort spaces are naturally ventilated, including lift lobbies, escape staircases, toilets and sub-basement.

3 The reuse of existing Retaining the four-storey existing structure and incorporating it with the new building reduce the amount of new building
structure materials required. The cafeteria, exhibition spaces, auditorium, storage space, training room and prayer rooms occupy the
existing structure.

4 To reduce heat gain ‘Egg crate’ sun shading devices and blinds are provided at the northwest facade to prevent glare and heat from penetrat-
and glare ing into the office spaces. The shading device negates 60% of solar radiation on facade glazing. Trees are planted at break
out spaces to reduce glare and provide shade to the northwest facade. The cold air trapped at the concrete wall at the
southeast-facing facade is released in the morning to cool down the building.

5 To maximise views/ Most of the spaces in the building are organised to have maximum views by providing floor to soffit glazing and voids across
visual comfort the buildings, thus creating indoor and outdoor relationship of spaces that provides comfort to the occupants of the building.

6 Greenery Trees planted within the building on all floors help to absorb CO 2 and produce oxygen. Vertical greeneries and herb gar-
dens are provided for human comfort and consumption respectively.

7 Innovation On-site composting allows building users to be involved and educated in organic waste processing and to contribute to
the building landscape sustainability.

8 Building materials Recycled content materials, regional materials and low-VOC materials are used.

A c t i v e G r ee n B u i l d i n g S t r ate g y
I n te n t i o n / P u r p o se S t r ate g y

1 Air conditioning system High-COP Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) System to provide cooling with reduced energy consumption.

2 Lighting Lighting zoning. Energy-efficient LED and T5 lighting.

3 Renewable energy 25kWp photovoltaic (PV) system.

4 Building automation Building Automation System equipped with Energy Management System to improve building energy consumption and user-
friendliness through control of general lighting via photo and motion sensors, energy monitoring via digital power metres,
water usage monitoring via digital water metres, dynamic educational display and analyses of building energy performance.

5 Rainwater harvesting Rainwater harvesting system to fully offset potable water requirement for flushing and irrigation.

6 Water-efficient fittings WELS 3-ticks rated fittings.

7 Innovations Hybrid vehicle charging stations and bicycle racks to promote greener modes of transportation.

8 Building Energy Intensity (BEI) Combination of energy efficiency measures to reduce total building energy consumption, resulting in a BEI of <100.

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