PROGRESSIVE ARCHITECTURAL SOLUTIONS FOR THE NEW MILLENNIUM

Friday, February 25, 2011

Masjid Al Mujahiddin Extension, Damansara Utama










Preliminary conceptual drawings for proposed extension of Masjid Al Mujahiddin, Damansara Utama. The design intention is for the extension to blend into the existing architectural features of the present mosque.


The proposal is based on requirements put forward by the mosque working committee. The ground floor comprise a Zakat collection counter and office, retail spaces for rental and a management office. The first floor will have meeting rooms, a classroom, a library and a small dining area. The design considers air flow and cross ventilation into and around the existing mosque area.

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

4G9 Tower: Progress as at 16/2/2011






Regular monthly progress photographs. Tower cranes have been dismantled and works on the roof and skylight structure in progress. Interior works and tile laying still in progress but spray painting works hardly progressed since the previous progress photographs were taken on 17/1/2011. The Government offices in Putrajaya developed by Putrajaya Holdings Sdn Bhd is part of privatisation plan by the Government, implemented by UKAS (Unit Kerjasama Awam Swasta) based on a build, lease and transfer arrangement. Chapter 10 of the Ninth Malaysia Plan 2006-2010 under the heading 'Benefits of privatisation' stated that : 'Privatization also led to speedy delivery of facilities, such as in the development of the Federal Government offices in Putrajaya through the build-lease-transfer mode'.

Friday, February 4, 2011

Travels: The Architecture of Ipoh, Perak.









During my trip to Ipoh today, I had the opportunity to take some photographs of some interesting old buildings. These include Arthur Benison Hubback's Ipoh Railway Station, shophouses and various buildings around Padang Bandaran Ipoh, in the heart of the administrative district. I've posted around 100 photographs on Jafri Merican Architect's facebook page. The photograph at the top is the Old Town White Coffee's original premises which have been done up nicely since the branding of this kopitiam chain.

Brigadier General Arthur Benison Hubback C.M.G., D.S.O.1871 - 1948 was an architect who designed many important buildings in British Malaya including: The Railway Station, Kuala Lumpur; The Railway Station, Ipoh, Perak; The Railway Administrative Building, Kuala Lumpur; The Old City Hall, Kuala Lumpur (Now Panggung Bandaraya); Ipoh Town Hall Building, Perak; The White House of Klang (Now Galeri Diraja Sultan Abdul Aziz, under the auspices of the Sultan of Selangor); Jamek Mosque, Kuala Lumpur (Masjid Jamek); Ubudiah Mosque, Kuala Kangsar, (Masjid Ubaidah, under the auspices of the Sultan of Perak); State Secretariat Building, Seremban (Now State Library); The Extensions of The Royal Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur (What we see it as, today); Carcosa Sri Negara, Kuala Lumpur; Numerous smaller buildings in Medan Pasar, Kuala Lumpur; Post Office, Kuala Lumpur. He was one of the first British Architects to become a Brigadier General during the First World War. See http://blog.thehubbacks.org/ for more information.