Project Tag: interiorfit-out

end-lot House

The ‘End-lot’ House is a remodelled urban home located in Bangsar, a bustling neighbourhood in the heart of Kuala Lumpur. The original structure was built in the 1980s with low ceilings and floors split into 4 different levels within a two-storey structure. The project came together as an exercise of extending an existing structure and reconfiguring the internal spaces to create a family home that is lucid, comfortable, and private but with views of the city.

Project Information & Credits:
Location: Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Status: Built
Completion Year: 2020
Total floor area: 272 m²
Floor area extended: 94 m²
Photography by David Yeow Photography
Architectural Design team: Eleena Jamil, Yow Pei San, Dalia Qistina Nasaruddin, Bahirah Rahman, Cheah Zhi Bin, Nurhidayah Ab Razak
Interior Design Team: Eleena Jamil, Yow Peisan, Chow Lai Leng
Contractor: TH Tham Engineering Sdn Bhd
Interior Contractor: Midor Interior Designer & Furnishing Sdn Bhd

kampung endah library

This small library was built to serve the community of Kampung Endah, a small village with a local population of about 2000 people along the west coast of peninsula Malaysia and about 60 kilometres to the south west of Kuala Lumpur. It is located close to a mosque, school and clinic, and together they form part of the community centre for the village.

This village library was extended and remodelled from an existing structure which had decaying timber roof frames and flood-damaged walls and floors. The extension involved removing the front façade and adding a new one about 2 metres away from its original location. This move added the total floor area from 800 to 1000 square feet, allowing the addition of a small information technology room and a pre-school children’s library. The main reading area is a small but elongated space inserted with a series portal frames set at about 1 metre apart. Spanning between these frames are horizontal shelving systems and window seats.

The front façade imparts a sense of playfulness with a series of colourful boxes which defines window openings. Concrete benches built into this façade provides a place to sit and chit chat or simply watch friends play.

Location: Kampung Endah, Banting, Selangor
Completion Year: 2020
Size: 93 square metres
Photography by GARISPXL.CO
Client: Selangor Library (CSR initiative by the architect)
Design team: Eleena Jamil, Bahirah Rahman, Yow Pei San, Cheah Zhi Bin
Builders: Kurnia Murni Engineering/Penal-link Sdn Bhd

engineering laboratory

This project involves expanding an existing full-scale structural engineering laboratory to include a new range of state-of-the-art testing for building materials and structural components. The facility is managed by a local construction research institute and is located within an existing warehouse-like structure in the heart of Kuala Lumpur. The renovation spans across an area of 340 square metres (3660 square feet) where parts of the existing interior had to be stripped bare and replaced with new flooring, partitions, ceilings and services.

Laboratories tend to be sterile environments with bland boxes and maze-like interiors. Here, the idea is to create vibrant and creative spaces that are conducive not only for research and testing but also for demonstration and training. It was to be an informal but energised atmosphere, where bright colours and geometric patterns are used to break the monotony of simple lab spaces stringed along corridors.

Photos by Pixelaw