PENANG: Equine Capital Bhd plans to rebuild the master of Penang Turf Club site in Batu Gantung took place in 2004 according to its group executive chairman Datuk Patrick Lim Soo Kit.
The contest was proposing a mixed development project comprising residential, commercial and public in the 256-acre Penang Turf Club site.
"Seven internationally renowned architects presented their proposals to develop the Penang Turf Club. These architects, who were invited from countries such as France, USA, Germany, Netherlands, and Japan."
Architects are Naserine Seraji (France), Hani Rashid, Michael Sorkin, and Thom Mayne (USA), Almut Ernst (Germany), Ole Scheeren (Netherlands), Riken Yamamoto, and Tetsuo Furuichi (Japan).
"They spent several months in Penang, the study of culture and local needs before writing his master plan. Designs were also associated with some local architects to ensure that their projects contienian elements of Malaysian culture and heritage" said Lim.
"The draft master plan contained the premise incorporate designs taking into account the need to preserve the environment, energy conservation, and the interaction between humans and space. In fact, the architects were invited for their work in Modern urban development in their respective countries. "
The aim was to Penang in the heart of a development project that iconic figure that solutions to the problems of the cities of tomorrow.
The projects contained designs of gardens and buildings of great expressiveness to attract people's attention.
"The interior and exterior of the buildings are designed, for example, to harness the forces of wind, light and rain water for cooling, thereby reducing energy use.
"Some of the projects master plan contain designs of low-rise buildings that maximize light penetration, reducing dependence on artificial lighting.
"The landscape is designed to be in harmony with the buildings, the environment and the local environment, ie, taking into account a good feng shui."
Professor Datuk Dr. Ken Yeang of Asia Design Forum, an internationally recognized architect, headed the panel of seven judges.
The other judges were internationally renowned architects and critics such as Professor Peter Cook, Bartlett School of Architecture and Archigram in Britain, Clifford Pearson, editor in chief of Architectural Record, a newspaper renowned architecture in the U.S. and Professor Leon van Schaik of RMIT in Melbourne, Australia.
"The jury will select the best master plan for the group of horses to take," said Lim.
Tim Christ, a senior architect of Morphosis, an architectural firm based in California, said the draft master plan to incorporate the latest designs of landscaping for the legacy and heritage of Penang Hill in the redevelopment project.
"Our plan is to develop more buildings in a smaller area, so there's no room for gardens and green areas. There will be a mixture of low rise buildings and high. The low-rise would be designed to ensure that there is a cross ventilation of view from the interior to allow better penetration of natural light, "he said.
"The high-rise buildings were designed to harness the forces of wind, rain water, and electricity for cooling. These designs are aimed at reducing energy use."
Michael Sorkin, director of Michael Sorkin Studio in New York, said his master plan project to create a self-sufficient community.
"We want to create a community where residents can play, work, and shop where they live. The project also allocated for a central loop of energy, distributed power to the community, a transport hub that will reduce congestion traffic within the community, and higher education and medical centers, "he said.
Ole Scheeren, a partner at the Metropolitan Architects in the Netherlands, said the draft master plan designs that limits buildings to specific areas.
"Our design is porous to contemporary culture and heritage can claim space and existence in the project," he said.
In this post we analyze the contribution of one of our favorite studies, the Asymptote.
Asymptote's design for the PGCC complex is centered on the idea of creating a powerful new image for the city of Penang and the new initative associated with the development of the Northern Corridor of Malaysia.
The design achieves its elegance and prestige through the simultaneous embrace of natural landscapes and contemporary urbanism. The PGCC will become a vital new precinct that complements and enhances the unique features that characterize Penang as a remarkable island metropolis.
The design of the iconic towers, in particular, is inspired not only the lushness and drama of the mountains and seascapes, but also rich and diverse cultural heritage that constitutes the nation of Malaysia and Penang in particular.
The shapes of the two towers consist of two horizontal and vertical elements: sculpted horizontal components move across the plinth, rise up and transform into articulated vertical structures. In contrast to the backdrop of the nature reserve of Penang Hill, the twisting, glass facades of the towers "perform" various effects on the surface reflective, refractive and distorting views of Penang, the landscape and seascape beyond. The broad base in cascade, which functions as a public plaza with multiple gathering spaces, are venues for the performing arts center, convention center and various facilities for residential, office and urban life.
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