Affordable Residential Challenge!
ABSTRACT
D’Laman, an apartment with the concept of open space, with a panoramic view of the TM tower, creates a better comfortable living sited at Jalan Pantai Permai 2, Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur. Accompanied with a good accessibility, the façade faces south, that is the Jalan Pantai Permai 2, acts as a magnificent entrance to the site. Provided in D’Laman, a handy parking for which a podium level and a sub basement level parking is reserved for residents with cars, while at the podium level is the motorcycle parking. Also provided, a parking area for the public intended to resolve inadequate parking near the site. All the facilities are located at the ground level, making it easy for not only the residents, but for the neighboring community to fully utilize them. The apartment is eight storeys high, with an additional floor for services purpose. There are 80 units with 2 types – a low medium cost with 777sq ft and the other type for medium cost with 950 sq ft floor area.
The idea for this building comes from the main issue of the site, whereby the children have no proper place to play, in which a safe and healthy space, the residents have no earth to do gardening for which the population is mostly populated by the elderly and young children. Thus, an idea came up that can resolve the issue which is, Kampong living, where there are enough open spaces, more greeneries, more healthy lifestyle and this concept is applied into D’Laman, to bring nature into the elderly and the younger generation’s lives. Derived from the idea, a PLAYGREEN area is introduced, to cater for the children’s need to play, and the residents to garden. The openness and the organization of the apartment make it easy to monitor the children playing while reducing social problems.
The building form is adapted from a wind tunnel concept, to ensure enough quality air and making the site breezy and well ventilated without having the trouble to use mechanical means.
The green ramp with its scalloping form, acts as a water collection and filtration device. The ramp also provides the means for rainwater collection to channel from the roof garden, through the eco cell to the water tank located in the basement. The collected water is then pumped back to irrigate the building’s extensive landscaped area.
The building is oriented to the east-west axis, taking the advantages of day lighting. To ensure the natural lighting not to go directly and heat up the housing units, a vertical garden acts as a shading device and indirectly as a source for the greeneries, which serves as a sound absorber and a filter from the vehicles noise.
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