GREEN BUILDINGS IN MALAYSIA

MENARA MESINIAGA
MEMBERS HANEESAH BT MOHD GHAZALI 111067 FATIN NABEELA BT JUMAAT 110978 MARDHIAH BT MAZALAN 111345

4/17/12

INTRODUCTION TO MENARA MESINIAGA

4/17/12

GENERAL INFORMATION

Located in SS16,Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. It is owned by Mesiniaga Berhad. on 17 December 1981

Incorporated

Principal-in-charge:

Dr. Ken Yeang

Design

Architect : Heng Jee Seng Design :

4/17/12

Interior

Paid up capital of RM60.4 million on Bursa Securities (Main Market) on 17 November 1999 - Subang Jaya; Branches Pulau Pinang and Johor Bahru nationwide service locations Staff strength of more than 900 employees - 63 meters
4/17/12

Listed

Headquarters 41

Height

OBJECTIVES

Uncovers the relationship of buildings, landscape and climate . . . transforming the impact of high rise development in the ecosystem of a city. Boast a commitment to create a facility that would be sensitive to and in harmony with the local environment. 4/17/12

DESIGN CONCEPT
Sky

gardens that serve as villages vertical landscape

Spiraling

Recessed Curtain

and shaded windows on the East and West wall glazing on the North and South

Single

core service on hot side - East

Naturally

ventilated and sunlit toilets, stair ways and lift lobbies 4/17/12

Original sketches that describe the design principles ofMesiniagaMenara ( IBM ) green tower:

4/17/12

SKY GARDEN AS VILLAGES

Built work that utilizes a basis of traditional Malaysian building models and their transition or

4/17/12

RECESSED AND SHADED WINDOWS ON THE EAST AND WEST

Passive solar shading is generally located on the east and west sides in the tropics. All windows on the east and west have aluminium louvers (to reduce solar gain; and the north and 4/17/12 south windows have

CURTAIN WALL GLAZING ON THE NORTH AND SOUTH

North and South faced opening reduce the need for insulation. Deep recesses may provide shade on the buildings hot sides. Large multi-story transitional spaces serve as in-between zones and allow air flow. 4/17/12

4/17/12

INHABITABLE ROOF

The roof holds a pool and a gym. The roof acts as the capping social space of the building as well as an additional buffer between interior and exterior spaces. The sun screen structure is made of
4/17/12

4/17/12

MATERIALS AND FINISHES

FINISHES
Green White

granite to entrance lobby floor, marble to lobby walls,

Composite Quartz

aluminium cladding to columns and walls, tiles to lobby feature wall, aggregate plaster to forecourt and apron,
4/17/12

Exposed

MATERIALS
The The All

main structure is exposed steel tubes. floor plates are concrete over steel trusses. windows on the east and west have aluminium louvers and the north and south windows have the deep insets. sun screen structure is made of steel and holds aluminium panels.
4/17/12

The

Green building will not change the world, but they will contribute to making it a better place.

THANK YOU
4/17/12