At One with Nature. Ken Yeang

right down into the lowest basement levels.

      The partially symmetrical towers sandwich a landscaped promenade on the ground level,

      that opens up to an active public realm, encouraging a similar sense of community with

      seating pavilions, planting areas, relaxation zones, reflective pools, and temporal event

      spaces. Verandas give way to covered and/or shaded walkways within the ground floor of the

      building, reminiscent of the 'Kaki Lima' (the five-foot walkway) in front of the traditional pre-

      war shop-houses of Malaysia's old towns. In a wider context, the concourse and two towers

      arrangement is specifically aligned so that a visual axis is maintained, running from the

      Millennium Monument through to the Prime Minister's Office.

      View from Millennium Monument ramp

      Millennium Monument

      Millennium Monument ramp

      

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      Retail zone

      F&B outlets

      The axis points the direction from the

      Millennium Monument to the boulevard

      leading to the Prime Minister's Office.

      

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      Retail zone

      Verandahways

      Site

      Verandahways along the ground promenade

      is reminiscent of the 'Kaki Lima' in Malaysia's

      pre-war shop-houses. On ground level, retail

      areas face a central promenade designed to

      be an active public realm with seating pavilions,

      planting areas, relaxation zones, and temporal

      event spaces.

      The building maintains a visual axis to the

      Millennium Monument from the boulevard,

      through a landscaped promenade and atrium

      space between the two building blocks.

      

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      Rainwater harvesting

      Rainwater is collected at the bottom

      of the eco-cells. Collected rainwater is

      filtered and reused to irrigate plantscapes

      around the building.

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      Eco-cell

      

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      Green vegetated facade

      Sky gardens

      Cracked leaf

      Openings inspired by leaf cracks

      

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      Faceted form

      Outer facade sun

      shading glass

      Facade facing Dataran Wawasan

      Diamond metaphor faceted facade

      Faceted glass sun shading

      

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