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FOLIO 2006 - 2007 |
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SIME DARBY WORLD HEADQUARTERS, BUKIT KIARA, KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA |
Background Information
The winning competition entry for the new Sime Darby World Headquarters to be located in Bukit Kiara at the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur.
This 4 storey building was the initial wining design for the new corporate headquarters of Sime Darby, the largest of Malaysia’s Multi National Corporate company. Sime Darby, a diversified company involved in various industries from plantation, property, heavy equipment energy to motor vehicles. Since its establishment in 1910, Sime Darby has built a reputation for competence and professionalism. Its name, projects a strong and bold corporate identity that is easily recognizable and highly respected in Malaysia and the Asia Pacific Region. Sime Darby’s identity is towards its commitment to quality, service and attention to detail in all aspects.
It is imperative that this new proposed World Headquarters for Sime Darby reflects its corporate identity and core values. It has also to project an image of being modern, dynamic, current, responsible, friendly caring, transparent, efficient and most importantly “Green”.
Design Approach
The site measuring approximately 4.5 acres which gradually slopes from entrance road to the forest of Kiara Hills. It has great views from the front overlooking the golf course and from the back to hills of Kiara.
Our design concept is based on a U shape plan centered around a covered garden atrium space. As the building is only 4-storey high, the center courtyard is used as a center piece, as well as the main access to the various floors. This shall reduced the need of elevators (lift) in this building while making it pleasant to use the stairs to the various floors. The glass atrium is protected by sun shading louvers against direct sun light which will help to reduce heat gain to the internal courtyard space below.
At various floors, we have introduced various roof gardens, to bring nature and greenery into the building. This building is design to exists with nature by introducing trees on to the various roof top spaces. The roof top spaces can also be used for outdoor events and entertaiment.
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| Option 1 |
Site Plan
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Lower Ground Floor Plan |
Ground Floor Plan |
First Floor Plan |
Second Floor Plan |
Third Floor Plan |
Fourth Floor Plan |
Fifth Floor Plan |
Roof Plan |
The Chairman, Board room and the CEO area is located at the Executive floor on the fourth level which can be accessed through a sculptural spiral staircase at the third level.
The large overhang roof of this building is purposely designed to act as a massive sun shading device to shade the building from the natural elements i.e. heat, rain and sunlight.
The light weight sweeping central glass roof for the atrium represent the flight to the future for Sime Darby. It also acts as ventilators to extract hot air from the atrium to the highest level and will discharged to the outside. |
Overhead View |
Overhead View |
Perspective View |
View Above The Atrium |
Interior View-lounge and spiral staircase to the executive floor |
View From The Atrium |
| Option 2 |
Background Information
Upon wining the design competition for Sime Darby’s World Headquarters, we were requested to design the new proposed building on a different site measuring approximately 6.11 acres. The new site is located near the original site (Option 1) and next to the KLGCC Golf Course. It also faces a major highway and is very much visible by motorists, using this highway.
In our proposal for option 2 and 2a, we were requested to design 2 towers where one is 20-storeys and the other a 10-storeys building connected by a shared two storey podium building. The total built up area would be approximately 1.3 million sq ft. However, for option 2a, we were requested to design another option with 23-storeys and an 18-storeys building with a total built up area of 1.5 million sq ft.
This new world headquarters for Sime Darby is to be completed by the year 2010, in time for Sime Darby’s 100 years anniversary. |
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Design Approach
The placement of the two tower buildings for both option 2 and 2a took into account the KLGCC view and the Jalan Damansara highway. In option 2, we used a curve shaped floor plinth for the main tower and the oval shape floor plinth for the second tower. In this design for option 2, tower 1 will have 20-storeys and 10-storeys for tower 2.
For option 2a, we used a mirror image of the curve floor plinth for both towers resulting in two identical towers of different heights. The curve shape of the building is used to allow maximum glass areas for views from the office spaces inside the building. For this option, tower A will have 23-storeys and 18-storeys for tower B. |
Ground Floor Plan |
Level 2 |
Level 3 |
Typical Tower |
Ground Floor Plan |
Detail View |
Street and Entrance View |
Overhead View |
Street Level View |
Street Level View |
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Both option 2 and 2a, were designed with a large overhanging roof over a roof top garden. As the building is required to be a low energy “green building”, the large roof design shall be used to place photo voltic cells for harvesting solar energy.
After much deliberation between Sime Darby our office, option 2a design was chosen to be Sime Darby’s new World Head Quarters and is schedule to be completed in 2010.
At the podium floor, the two buildings shall be connected allowing easy access to the shared facilities i.e. auditorium, cafeteria, art gallery, gym etc. The integration and used of ESD elements as an architectural feature into the building facade is to reduce heat gain into the building and thus, reduces the energy consumption of the building.
As a responsible “MNC”, and a major Public Listed Company in Malaysia, Sime Darby requires its new building to be listed as an energy efficient building or to be classified as a “Green Building”, in line with the Malaysia Government drive in promoting the use of renewable energy. |
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| Option 2a |
Ground Floor Plan |
Second Floor |
Third Floor |
Fourth Floor - Roof Top |
Tower 1 (level 5-15, 20-21)
Tower 2 (level 5-16) |
Tower 1 (level 16-19)
Tower 2 (level 5-16) |
Typical Tower |
Basement Car Park |
Overhead View |
Street and Entrance View |
Street Level View |
Street Level View |
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