Client: Bukit Kiara Properties
Location: Mont Kiara, Kuala Lumpur
Project: Verve Suites Sales Gallery Mont Kiara
Description:To design a 17,538 sqft, two level sales gallery around four basic principles
Award: 2009 Winner - Malaysia Interior Design Awards. Design & Industry Excellence
Our role: Lead designer, space planning, architectural input
The design focuses on four principles. The first being that the design must adhere to the developer’s cost plan. Secondly the show gallery should appeal to a broad market who could be attracted to the three modern style service apartments for Vogue tower. Thirdly the design should cater for the practical needs of the staff employed on the premises. And fourthly the design should reflect the essence of the Bukit Kiara group’s core values; caring, quality,
innovation and integrity. In addition to the four principles the developer requested that the Hypercubes Sky Lounge concept from Vibe tower be included into the ground floor of the gallery. This included a working replica of the “hyper-kitchen”.
The office facilities included a sales office complete with 3 managers’ offices, 14 work stations, 1 internet station, filing area, print station and pantry. The ground floor gallery hosted a reception, waiting area, crèche, conference room, small meeting room, project wall, space for up to 8 project models, hyper kitchen and cafe area. The first floor serviced the show apartment gallery; reception area, 2 meeting rooms, resting areas and marketing wall.
Bronze tinted glass was selected to clad the columns, emulating one of the designs that belonged to Vox, the current tower for sale. The reflective quality of the glass lightened the solid elements while the colour tied into Vox’s concept of Concentrico living.
The rest of the colour palette was carefully balanced with future launches and concepts in mind, giving the gallery a longer lifespan. Where possible the design specifies materials manufactured locally.