S14 House in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia by Archicentre Sdn. Bhd.

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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination.

S14 House in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia by Archicentre Sdn. Bhd.

September 16th, 2015 by Sumit Singhal

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A new two storey residential in the existing established suburb of Section 14, Petaling Jaya. The new extension integrates with the existing old structure and trees on site.

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Architects: Archicentre Sdn. Bhd.
Project: S14 House
Location: Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

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DESIGN SIGNIFICANCE

The project sought to integrate a new house into the existing building, fabric and the trees around it. Not a single tree was removed before, during or after construction. The new house employs an array of green features including the use of ventilated cool roofing, wind turbines, re-use of recycled and raw materials, solar sunscreen shading to the upper level and rainwater collection.

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CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND METHODS

Reinforced concrete and steel structures. Re-use of existing and recycled materials from site. Steel sunscreen louvres and raw common brickworks, concrete Vent–blocks and off-form concrete.

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Tags: Malaysia, Petaling Jaya

Categories: House, Residential

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