Natural Wellness
A factory manufacturing wellness products located in one of PetalingJaya’s early industrial areas. The approximately 7566m2 site houses a 5-storey administration block and a 6-storey production block with a common 2-storey basement and a link structure housing common spaces and heavy landscaping, giving a total buildup area of approximately 22,000m2. The structural engineering challenge on this project is to accommodate heavy industrial and landscape loads for large spans and long cantilevers, whilst keeping element sizes to a minimum and, enabling the desired aesthetic and spatial layout.
Location Petaling Jaya
Client Confidential
Architect Hijjas Kasturi
Services Civil, geotechnical and structural
Size/ Cost Approx. 235,000 sqft
Status Design
Year 2019 to date
Signature Market Headquarters Design Competition
An invited design competition for Signature Market’s headquarters and new factory. Our entry was called Signature Park, emphasising biophilic design where employees could experience various aspects of nature whilst they worked. In line with this theme, a structural timber hybrid option was tabled in addition to the conventional reinforced concrete structure.
Location Selangor
Client Signature market
Architect Formzero + MOA
Services Civil, geotechnical and structural
Status Completed
Year 2021
Rawang Workshop
Refurbishment of an existing reinforced concrete industrial warehouse to include an accessible green roof and mezzanine floor. A new steel frame was introduced to keep the refurbishment works independent of the existing structure. The roof is formed from profile metal deck without the usual concrete topping (when a roof is accessible) and laid upside down to enable the green roof system to be directly supported on it. This saved cost by not requiring the concrete and reinforcement that would have been needed for the topping; and reducing the load carried by the steel frame and foundation.
Location Rawang, Selangor
Client Private owner
Architect ZLG Design
Services Structural
Status Construction
Year 2015 to date
TNB Kapar Power Plant
Four existing cooling water pumps in TNB KaparPower Station were being replaced with heavier new pumps. We undertook a structural desktop assessment for this increase in load to determine if the existing structure had to be strengthened. By back analysing the structure using finite element modelling, we were able to conclude that there were redundancy in the existing structure to accommodate the load increase, negating the need for strengthening.
Location Kapar, Selangor
Client Instrutech
Services Forensic and remedial: Assessment and design for change of use
Status Scope completed
Year 2015