Client: Bukit Kiara Properties
Location: Mont Kiara, Kuala Lumpur
Project: Verve Suites Mont Kiara
Description: To create a sense of community and design four different Sky Lounges, centered around modern, urban living. The spaces are designed to be extensions of the apartments for individual residents to socialise and entertain in.
Award: World Gold Winner for Residential High Rise - FIABCI Prix d’Excellence Awards 2015
Our role: Lead designer, space planning, architectural input
Verve Suites is a four tower, 931 unit service apartment development in the heart of Mont’ Kiara, Kuala Lumpur. It was the first property of its kind to sell fully furnished service apartments in Malaysia. Each of the towers feature Sky Lounges, open to all residents meaning everyone enjoys a penthouse view.
Covering up to 6,000 square feet on the penthouse floor of Viva Tower, Vertigo Lounge is the ultimate place for chilling out or throwing a party. It comes with a sky gym, theatrette, indoor Jacuzzi with sauna, pool table, food and beverage facilities. It also features comfortable sofa areas and quiet reading corners to relax in.
We took full advantage of the penthouse, panoramic views by bringing the activities up to the edge of the glass glazing. We created spaces full of enjoyment and entertainment which had an intrinsic relationship with the outside.
We explored this relationship further by representing the notion of being "in the clouds”, to reflect the name, Vertigo.
The curvaceous wall panel design amplified the sense of being in a cloud. And indirect lighting was used wherever possible to enhance the perception of light penetration.