The 1.2 Acre Site Is Located At One Of The Main Entrance To Pasir Gudang Industrial Park, A Vast Industrial Estate In Johor. The Brief Called For A New Corporate Office Building To Serve The Factories At Site & To Be The Icon To The Company’s Global Image In Metal Products.
Project Name: Office At Pasir Gudang
Studio Name: S.PIN ARCHITECT
Location: Malaysia
Site Area: 1.2 Acre
Built Up Area: 38000 Sq. ft.
Architects: S.Pin Architect
Lead Architect: Tan Sih Pin
Photographs: S.Pin Architect
Concept: Minimum Intervention Maximum Effect
The Design Negotiates The Realm Between Industrial Practical Utilitarian Need And The Quest Of Statement Making. It Challenges The Typical Programme Of Symmetrical Cathedral-Like Office Fronting The Contrasting Factory Utilitarian Structure. This Office Block Has Been Designed To Greet The Main Access Road Diagonally Via North-West Corner. The Geometry Of The North-West Feature Façade Derived From Minimal Intervention To The Peripheral Of The Already Optimised Floor Areas. The Glazed Feature Corner Is Heavily Shaded By Metal Fins.
Machine In Motion
The Shape Resembles A Gigantic Machine Which Visually Looks Like ‘Running’ The Factory At The Back. The Lower Chamfering Part Of The Feature Corner Give The Building The ‘Ready-To-Move’ Effect. The Asymmetrical Form Is Further Defined By The Cascading Window Lines. The Contrasting Glazing Design Between The Feature Corner And The General Façade Add Momentum To The Non-Static Effect.
Materials, Structure & Construction
Metal & Glass Finishes Used To Express The Various Stainless Steel Products Produced By The Building Owner.
The Wind-Shade Wall
The Shaded Glass Strip Openings At Stair Well Capture Direct Wind. The Glass Wall Creates Stair Silhouette At The Side Elevation. Windows At Stair Well Top Induce Stack Effect.
The Anti-Glare Sun Shading
The Lowered Down Window Shading Panel Reduces Upper Sky Glare At Seating Level And Reflects The Sunlight To The Ceiling. The Low-E Glass Used Reduces The Heat Gain.
Project Significance & Impact
Contextually, The Building’s Futuristic Sophistication Stands Well On The Bare Horizon At The Site Which Only Dotting With The Low & Expansive Industrial Structure. It Manage To Achieve A Non-Box Shape Architecture Without Compromising Much Of The Optimum Use Of Office Floor Space.
