Reducing construction costs — Negeri Sembilan seeks know-how from Rehda
"The state government will sit down with Rehda to find out what development aspects that could be exempted which can indirectly cut construction costs.”
Penang government mulls measures against abusers of affordable housing scheme
Penang Housing, Town and Country Planning Committee chairman Jagdeep Singh Deo said the state authorities are very strict in their selection process for affordable houses.
Rewriting the narrative
While he is no architect, Ee Soon Wei is no stranger to the practice of adaptive reuse. In 2012, the 36-year-old spearheaded the transformation of The Royal Press, his family’s printing press business in Melaka, in a bid to preserve the family legacy and revive the dying art of the letterpress.
The case for adaptive reuse
Standing at the corner of Leith Street in George Town, Penang is the iconic indigo blue-walled Cheong Fatt Tze Blue Mansion.
The homes of tomorrow
Imagine living in a neighbourhood that generates its own electricity, where public areas have 24-hour camera surveillance and residents are encouraged to get around by electric car-sharing services provided by the township.
Designing for wellness
WHAT do hospitals of the future look like? Drawing from his experience of designing the award-winning Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH) in Yishun, Singapore, Jerry Ong, senior vice-president of architecture of the healthcare division at Singapore-based CPG Consultants, envisions hospitals as “centres of wellness for everyone” instead of “repair shops to treat sick patients”.
Looming challenges in property development
Technology, low birth rates and an aging population are among the trends that will disrupt or affect the property development industry in the future, according to Varangkana Artkarasatapon, vice-president of business development and new business (high-rise) of Sansiri Public Company Ltd (Thailand) — one of Thailand’s most prominent luxury property developers.
Understanding people to predict trends
TA Global Bhd, as its name suggests, has a global presence as a property developer with projects in various countries including Malaysia, Australia and Canada.
Building with purpose
When thinking about architectural design and ecosystems of the future, Japanese architect Paul Tange and his colleagues at Tange Associates constantly challenge themselves with this question —“How do we create a comfortable environment for people?”
LPHP to help Perak build more affordable houses
"We hope LPHP will help boost constructions for low and medium cost houses for people."
