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Interface House / Core Design Workshop

Miwa Negoro — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0000

Interface House is a residential renovation in Kuala Lumpur that rethinks outdoor living within the constraints of a developer-built zero-lot bungalow.

ELIT Office / DualSpace Studio

Miwa Negoro — Sun, 01 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0000

The entity, with each zone expressing its function while remaining visually connected through recurring wood details and rhythmic patterns. One of the primary challenges was balancing flexibility with clarity of spatial identity. The space needed to accommodate a wide range of functions — from focused work and meetings to large-scale gatherings and events — without becoming visually fragmented or programmatically confusing.

Armoua House / Fabian Tan Architect

Miwa Negoro — Fri, 21 Nov 2025 19:00:00 +0000

Armoua House sits on an end-lot terrace, overlooking a line of treetops and the city beyond. The project carries an unusual narrative: it started as a single newly built three-storey home, and just before completion, the owners acquired the neighbouring unit. The two units were then combined and redesigned as one residence.

Temple of Darkness Bakhoor Bakhoor Pavilion / Bunga Design Atelier

Miwa Negoro — Sun, 16 Nov 2025 02:00:00 +0000

The Temple of Darkness Bakhoor Bakhoor by Bunga Design Atelier is an outdoor experiential installation – a contemporary temple born from smoke, scent, and silence. Inspired by the ritual of burning bakhoor, where fragrant wood releases sacred fumes into the air, the piece reimagines the temple as a space of reflection rather than worship, of darkness rather than light.

Cher's Hair Salon / DualSpace Studio

Miwa Negoro — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 19:00:00 +0000

This hair salon interior explores a refined sensibility through material restraint and spatial clarity, creating a space where contemporary elegance meets quiet indulgence. The design intent was to elevate everyday beauty rituals into moments of serene immersion—an atmosphere of modern luxury without excess.

Flovik House / Fabian Tan Architect

Pilar Caballero — Mon, 19 May 2025 19:00:00 +0000

Flovik House, nestled in a quiet Kuala Lumpur hillside, is a two-storey bungalow on a 6,800 square foot plot with a 4,000 square foot built-up area. The house has been fully transformed while maintaining the original split level of approximately 1.5 meters.

REXKL Arts Space and Community Hub / Mentahmatter Design Sdn Bhd

Valeria Silva — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

The original REXKL cinema was a dilapidated building that had much historical significance but was reduced to a slow death by non-usability and repeated historical fires. Forgotten & illegally used as a travellers' hostel, the old cinema had much cultural recognition with the local community, with the site being located near Petaling Street, a popular yet seedy part of downtown Kuala Lumpur.

The 25 Tallest Buildings in the World

Nicolás Valencia — Mon, 02 Dec 2024 06:30:00 +0000

Humanity has become obsessed with breaking its limits, creating new records only to break them again and again. In fact, our cities’ skylines have always been defined by those in power during every period in history. At one point churches left their mark, followed by public institutions and in the last few decades, it's commercial skyscrapers that continue to stretch taller and taller.

CC House / Fabian Tan Architect

Miwa Negoro — Sat, 02 Nov 2024 19:00:00 +0000

CC House is a spacious corner terrace home located in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur, with a sloping rear garden and a distinctive split-level interior. The renovation retains much of the original structure while thoughtfully adapting it to meet the owner's new needs. The exterior is simple, featuring a clean white facade and high garden walls that curve around the corner. Above these walls, a matching curved metal facade hints at the design elements found inside.

Apple Store The Exchange TRX / Foster + Partners

Hadir Al Koshta — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 07:00:00 +0000

Apple The Exchange TRX is the first Apple Store location in Malaysia, located within Kuala Lumpur’s new Tun Razak Exchange (TRX). The store’s three-dimensional layered roof emits a warm glow at night and draws people into the development. The design creates new visual and spatial connections between the mall’s central atrium and a rooftop park, which includes a lush tropical garden and a communal lawn that wraps around the store’s upper level.

Brickwood Villa / Futurground

Hana Abdel — Sat, 29 Jun 2024 19:00:00 +0000

This renovation project aims to transform a 35-year-old, single-story semi-detached house in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The existing structure suffers from significant issues such as roof leaks and mold, exacerbated by its layout on three different sloping levels towards the front. This results in low ceiling heights and cramped spaces. To address these challenges, our design approach focuses on reconfiguring the entire layout to enhance privacy and spatial hierarchy.

Tessera House / Fabian Tan Architect

Pilar Caballero — Sat, 29 Jun 2024 17:00:00 +0000

The house is nestled in an affluent neighborhood in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This newly built bungalow has a built-up area of 6,000 sqft on flat land spanning 12,000 sqft.

Kemaris House / DRTAN LM Architect

Anna Dumitru — Sat, 13 Apr 2024 19:00:00 +0000

Kemaris House is nestled in the residential suburb of Kuala Lumpur's Bangsar neighborhood. Commissioned to embody the essence of minimalism while ensuring functionality for a modern family, this Northeast-facing abode ingeniously integrates elements to address the split-level site and combat the relentless tropical sun. Drawing inspiration from the region's climatic challenges, the design harmoniously incorporates brise-soleil louvers and indigenous landscaping to temper the harsh sunlight. Honest materials, celebrated for their intrinsic colors and textures, lend the structure an authentic allure, seamlessly blending with its natural surroundings.

The Lost Cove Store / Spacemen Studio

Hana Abdel — Fri, 08 Mar 2024 07:00:00 +0000

“In a sheltered cove, where golden rays cascade
A TROVE of treasures awaits, in secret shade.
Beneath the waves, secrets lie untold,
A hidden world of wonders to behold.
Let the sun guide our path, its golden glow,
As we unearth stories that only cove winds know.”

Bar Kar / Spacemen

Hana Abdel — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 03:00:00 +0000

At Bar Kar, an immersive wood-fired restaurant that revolves around the concept of primordial community cooking, the journey begins at the main entrance, where guests are greeted by a distorted arch, evoking the ambiance of a cave-like space. Inside, patrons get immersed in an infinite firewood-lined pathway that leads toward the heart of the establishment.

Parkroyal Collection Hotel Kuala Lumpur / FDAT Architects

Pilar Caballero — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000

As urbanization becomes increasingly rapid, it is increasingly important to look at innovative ways to green our cities. Much focus has been on new buildings, with older existing buildings often overlooked. The design of PARKROYAL COLLECTION Kuala Lumpur is an opportunity to transform an existing enclosed concrete box into a lush green lung by integrating a substantial amount of greenery into the building using innovative means. Numerous cantilevered gardens perforate the building envelope, adding extensive green real estate to the otherwise fully built-up site. These floating gardens bring lush greenery directly to the hotel's public areas and guestrooms; from the exterior, a lush green outlook is created - ending vistas from surrounding streets, adding a refreshing interlude in the built-up Kuala Lumpur city center.

Project Conservatory / Kee Yen Architects

Hana Abdel — Thu, 14 Dec 2023 16:00:00 +0000

Project Conservatory, a testament to design resilience, was conceived and meticulously crafted before the pandemic's onset, and it emerged into its full glory after the challenging days of COVID-19. Project Conservatory has undergone a remarkable transformation, evolving from a mere residential concept into a blank canvas, an empty architectural slate waiting to be filled with life. Nestled strategically within the bustling heart of Kuala Lumpur's urban landscape, Project Conservatory stands as an embodiment of hope and creativity. Its blank spaces yearn to be imbued with purpose, ready to house the aspirations of those who dare to envision its potential; like a blank canvas, it stands in anticipation, awaiting the artful infusion of life into its spaces.

181Chambers Office / Gibert&Tan

Hana Abdel — Wed, 04 Jan 2023 02:00:00 +0000

This design for a law firm is located in the residential neighborhood Damansara Heights, in the heart of Kuala Lumpur. The project involved the reuse of a partially demolished 40-year-old house that was then expanded by 50% of its original size. An expanse of brickworks unites the existing and new building sections and provides for an increased thermal mass through large wall protrusions protecting glazing windows from direct sunlight exposures. While the appearance of the building is monolithic from the street front, large, glazed surfaces are located at both sides opening up to a series of pocket gardens that allows for ample natural daylight and cross ventilation to the interiors. Essentially, passive cooling methods have been employed as a core principle to optimize the building’s performance and prevent extensive use of mechanical air conditioning while maintaining optimum comfort.