SNOHETTA lecture

project x: plywood house

our project x is here. We started to look at this 20 year old development recently to check on the restoration and refurbishment, currently in a state of flux. Intended Continue reading →

greetings

all of us here at zlgdesign would like to wish all our dear our friends, valued clients and colleagues a merry xmas and a happy new year 2013. We look Continue reading →

corbusien windows

Point92 is an office building, whose facade is designed with two ideas in mind, one of which we place punched out windows and the other a series of random perforated Continue reading →

marine ply on buildings

Here are some recent images of the latest photographs taken of the marine plywood that we use for the lobby walls, the soffit for the arrival areas, and the outdoor Continue reading →

point92 is nearing final completion

We have now reached the final stages of completing point92. The lobby looks really good with 1188 marine plywood ceilings, some are randomly picked to offer naturalistic finish, not to Continue reading →

a tradition is continued

Duyong was zlgdesign’s very first internationally acclaimed restaurant prepared for the monsoon cup annual event which takes place in malaysia in November. The aesthetics was based on a series of Continue reading →

lantern hotel takes shape

The lantern is a 49-key budget hotel development in china town Kuala Lumpur. The building is a four storey dilapidated shophouse and an office block with a bank on the Continue reading →

boh published in world architecture news

Excerpts from WAN 2007: The choice to use metalwork was based strictly on the need to reduce on site construction activities. ZLG Design contemplated to expedite erection of steel frames Continue reading →

resort apartments

All architects we suppose do a lot of resorts and so called hospitality homes, for us it runs from Oman to shanghai, but unfortunately, like it is for many architects. Continue reading →

shanghai revisited

In 2005 and thereafter we were in shanghai to renovate and recreate a residence for mr lee. The house has an enormous courtyard and a basement which totally lacked daylight. Continue reading →

zlgdesign office taken shape

We finally completed the renovation of our new offices. The image shows specialist worker putting in the resin floor and the white epoxy finish in the conference area. In stark Continue reading →

early astro competition model

This is an early competition entry and model designed for Astro new administrative centre. It will house the new administrative functions and additional office space and covered parking for the Continue reading →

avenueK atrium undergoes major facelift

Avenue k is now in its fifth year of renovation and continuous upgrading, we are targeting not later than march 2013. The total retail area has been preserved but there Continue reading →

zlgevents

Typical poster flyer to announce some of our events and some ideas surrounding zlgdesign concept of engaging the public for more design awareness. Amongst the ones we know are happening Continue reading →

snohetta

SNOHETTA has confirmed to come for a lecture in February 2013 next year, the event will be held at KLCC and the manager zlgevent will post more details on the Continue reading →

peter cook first lecture in Kuala Lumpur

Peter Cooks first lecture in Kuala Lumpur was organized by zlgevents and it went so well we had at least a hundred waiting outside the hall. The presentation was extraordinary, Continue reading →

craftsmanship

We took whatever clues we could get from the village where this building wa supposed to be erected. The Duyong restaurant was one of our earliest scheme which took cues Continue reading →

avenueK residential tower

This is an early image in 2005 of avenueK tower known as Kresidence. There are 19 different types of apartment layouts in this tower, each with views of the city Continue reading →

jotun paints showroom

We have been informed by jotun that of the more than seventy offices they have worldwide, this is by far their best, we find this hard ti believe but that Continue reading →

zlgdesign installation manifesto (2011)

Revised manifesto 5/7/2011 GLASS JAR INSTALLATION MANIFESTO There forces within our organization that help inform our artistic direction, philosophy are the very people we employ. Within these glass jars, as Continue reading →

kenanga retail centre

The building has now neared completion, we are hoping by October this year 2011, the premises will launch. The works surrounding the building, roads and pavements and tree planting is Continue reading →

point92 gets the nod for white insitu concrete facade

Point 92 has now completed rock blasting phase – the first set of foundations and ground piles are being casted. CLOB who built the newly opened offices and missed development Continue reading →

grass hotel

grass hotel has a very small site such that a basement carpark would have made it impossible to satisfy the building regulations. Presently the hotel cannot proceed due to restrictions Continue reading →

lantern courtyard hotel

The new 2 star lantern hotel is aptly named for it’s characteristic wall concept- created effect by use of lightweight concrete and clay bricks arranged to give small random openings Continue reading →

climbing centre

Entrance View of Climbing Centre, Challenge Park The Climbing Centre at Putrajaya is slowly nearing completion, most of the materials have been installed, including the climbing facilities. Stretchmarks Asia will Continue reading →

point92

Point 92 sketch here show some of the deliberations on the schematic design, with development on the direction for the lobby and also some issues with respect to the facade Continue reading →

onyx tower

Onyx has been designed and revamped over many time in the past six years. We have been caught in two or more economic crises with this commercial office project. The Continue reading →

point92 has a new mould

Point92 is a new mould, we are investing a lot of time to develop this project in terms of its iconic functionality as well as its premium as an office Continue reading →

kenanga textile centre

This project is interesting for its unusual and most historic location, famously known for many many years as a place where all of the main textile merchants of Kuala Lumpur Continue reading →

starhill sidewalk

The new proposal suggest a green experience, for a corridor now deemed to be a lounge, cum outdoor terraced eatery, perhaps beckoning more visitors to enjoy the urban room, in Continue reading →

aqualive

This was a project that had all the elements of a scheme that would celebrate nature, utilising the most common materials but exploring the new way of assembling the parts. Continue reading →

maldives [2]

After long deliberations on the current trends that has flooded the hospitality and recreation market with so-called Balinese styled chalets, zlgdesign opted to search for that new direction which give Continue reading →

boh visitor centre [4]

Boh Visitor Centre extraordinary landscape [location: Cameron Highlands] and siting has made it a welcome sight for all visitors to this unusual tea estate setting. Most awesome is the longitudinal Continue reading →

photoalbum

This is the link that takes you to our photo album for larger images of selected work: zlgdesign portfolio http://www.zlgdesign.com

philosophy

zlgdesign was founded by Huat LIM and Susanne ZEIDLER. Their work revolves around ideas and concepts that go beyond pre-defined architectural pursuits or entities. “We simply want to engage the Continue reading →

textile centre [2]

There’s never a sure way to decide if the shape of this building is right, until we we have developed the entire interior plan for this 30000 sqm textile and Continue reading →

aar centre [2]

Study models of the AAR centre demonstrated a resolved geometry for the roof and the articulation for the ground. We wanted air circulation for the entire length of the building Continue reading →

aar centre

Towards the end of this year we can see the evolution of a new art direction for a project that has both the Parcel 4 aesthetics combined with the honesty Continue reading →

shanghai

The Zhongtai Project in Shanghai was a collaborative effort between zlgdesign as executive architects and Kuma Associates as Concept Architect. Interior design details and furnishing was by zlgdesign, including many Continue reading →

duyong[3]

Latest photos show the restaurant finally opening to the public, receiving guests for breakfast and dinner serving probably the best coffees in Malaysia. Here we see the planting adding character Continue reading →

boh visitor centre [3]

Detail of floorboards at BOH Visitor centre’s cantilevered balcony, overlooking the Tea Estate of Cameron Highlands Malaysia contrasted to the more rudimentary look of the external wall, altogether striking a Continue reading →

white facade

AvenueK’s latest rendition is one of a white faced elevation for the podium, soon to have white columns along Jalan Ampang, and thereafter a new Tower B for the forthcoming Continue reading →

atrium views: avenueK retail mall

These recent photos of the atrium of avenueK show the very sparsely decorated interior of the shopping mall, akin to a museum ambiance. Never has shopping experience been more culturally Continue reading →

duyong [2]

Sketch of the duyong restaurant was prepared immediately upon receiving details of the site and the context took precedence almost without hesitation. The curvilinear shape of the partition and screens Continue reading →

giraffe chair

zlgdesign pride themselves in providing ‘curiousity’ designs that engage the consumer’s expectations. Their “total design” approach proposes that design is all encompassing experience, and that everything from facade designs to Continue reading →

masterplanning

zlgdesign has executed significant master-plans for several years now including the reknown LinearCity Project located in Malaysia, driven from the idea that air-rights might be used to generate revenue and Continue reading →

photography

Photography is used extensively in our studio and daily work to engage the abstract, beyond what we can see ordinarily. We explore and investigate by eye, how surfaces can be Continue reading →

places

Some of the work we do involve an appreciation of context and ‘genius loci’ of the place. We like the Cameron Highlands Tea Estate, the islands of Maldives, and ancient Continue reading →

people inspire our work

we see movies like Jules et Jim, or we go to events, we look at art, we travel, and we read, and we contemplate feverishly or not on life, but Continue reading →