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British Council Malaysia

LOCATION

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,

CLIENT

British Council

SECTOR

Education & Institution

DATE

2004 - 2005

British Council Malaysia

Bright and flexible South East Asia HQ for the British Council

Following a competitive process, we were selected to provide the British Council with concept designs for its worldwide estate. The 2,000 sqm Kuala Lumpur facility provides a regional headquarters for south-east Asia and is located in the bottom four floors of a tower block in the central business district, close to the Petronas Towers.

Circulation between floors is managed with an elegant new giant steel helical stair. The first floor mezzanine has been extended to accommodate 100 workstations and the second floor houses the teaching centre, which is one of the Council’s most important centres globally.

Our flexible design combines a cool restrained palette with moments of drama, matching the best of contemporary Britain with the fast moving high tech economy of Malaysia.

Working with the British Council, we have also been involved with projects in St.Petersburg and Madrid, demonstrating our enthusiasm and ability to work on fast track schemes within different time zones, often many thousands of miles away.

Project Details

HBA TEAM
Hugh Broughton
Adam Knight
Gianluca Rendina
Phil Wells

COLLABORATORS
Laurent Lim Associates (Executive architect)
ARUP (Structural engineer)
Network Platform (Services engineer)
Davis Langdon (Cost consultant)
City Axis (Main contractor)

PHOTOGRAPHY
Laurent Lim Associates

AWARDS
FIABCI Property Award of Distinction
Malaysian Institute of Architects Award for Excellence in Architecture
Malaysian Institute of Architects Special Award for Colour in Buildings