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Tabuan Tranquility is
an integrated mixed
development project
spanning over 162
acres, comprising
commercial centres
as well as inimitable
residential property
units that evoke the
quintessential living
experience.

In this project, he acted as a project director.

He was to know the Firms standard
procedures on site supervision.
He had to approve all certification of
payment to the contractor during
construction stage. He was responsible for
the evaluation of any contractors claims,
variation orders and application for extention
of time.
He also ensured that the design/drawings
and all instructions are checked.
During the construction stage, he took note
and decided on changes of design to suite
site conditions.

ALL ABOUT THE INTERVIEW

MR.WONG
Mr. Wong did his architectural
studies in UK,
KIONG

Architecture Association school and graduated in year

1985 as a diploma graduate after 5 years course.
(Currently referred to us as master degree). He then
came back to Malaysia in the same year, worked here
for two years and later went back to London for three
years. This was because he got recession in that
period that there were less job opportunity in this field
in
HeMalaysia.
then did his part

In this project, he designed the landscape of the outer

area. He decided the material uses of the pathways,
water features and vegetations of the area. He provide
innovative and aesthetically pleasing environments for
people to enjoy, while ensuring that changes to the
natural environment are appropriate, sensitive and
sustainable.Moreover,he conducted preliminary studies of
the site including contours, soil, ecology, buildings and
roads and carried out environmental impact assessments.
Based on Mr Wong, this project is made for their own company, so they designed everything as
they dream of.

three section of the

architectural course and
qualified as a
professional architect
under the Royal Institute
of British Architects
(RIBA) certification. He
again came back to
Malaysia in year 1990
and worked in Kuala
Lumpur for two years. In
year 1992, he went back
to Kuching. Year 1995,
he went to Shanghai to
work for 5 years. In year
2000, he and his partner
joined up to build DNA
Sdn Bhd (Design
Network Architects) in
Kuching. This is where he
is working until now. The
major reason as to why
he took this profession is
because he love drawing
-Lakechildhood
club competition
since
and had in
Kuala
Lumpur
interest
in sketching. He
-Consolation
got involve inschool third
year
competition like :

-Golden triangle competitio

-PAM organized 2nd price
-Student first place

The Interview

&A!

In 1 October
2015, we
interviewed
Mr Wong to
understand
more about
the details of
the profession
architect.
Furthermore,
he also
briefed us the
information of
two of his
projects
followed by
his roles in
the particular
projects.

Q1.What advice can you

give to a architecture
student?
A- I would advice you to
never give up. Because you
must know that youre
different from other
professions, you are a
.
designer.
An architect needs
to be creative. Creativity
sometimes you need to try
hard, like keep on practice
sketching. Must complete
your task and never quit no
matter how bad is it. You
must be rational. Get ideas
Q2.What are the biggest
somewhere, you can listen
challenges and attractions that
to some music, look at some
you have to face in this
nice building and read some
profession?
A-As books
a professional, I have
nice
to be fully responsible for
what Im doing which I think
its very challenging. And
the other biggest challenge
is to get a job. As an
architect, you must know
where to get a job
otherwise
your
company
has
Q3.What are
your
goals of
nothing
to do.
this firm?

Session

A- Our goals is to get

our design built! We
also want our work to
be published on
magazines, television
Q4.What is the
and so on!
inspiration in your
design?

Q5.Toughest moment?

A- When a project have

a problem, which mean
when somebody have
made a mess then the
client starts to accuse
about something wrong
and I have to rescue
A-As what Ive told you
that project. I have to
just now, inspiration is
make it work and to
like go travelling,
solve all the problems
every year I went
which the previous
travelling to many
architect has done
different countries to
wrong. I have to redo
see what other
everything, to convince
architect design, how
the clients, solve the
they do their building
technical details,
and experience other
meeting all the
peoples work. There
contractors to convince
are many other great
them that things can
architect out there.
be done and so on, that
The other things that
is the most difficult
inspires me are art and
things Ive encountered
nature. I go to galleries
when the project on
and I really like plants.
site went into problem,
My house is full of
I have to solve it as an
plants. Nature is
architect and yet
perfect, like a flower,
youre not being sued.
you can never create a
flower. Besides, music