The Yeoh Residence by Agence Jouin Manku

The Yeoh family of YTL Corporation owns one of Malaysia’s largest conglomerate company and dozens of upmarket properties in Kuala Lumpur and Singapore.

Now it is more personal, with the completion of the family's sleek-looking 4-storey The Yeoh Residence nestled atop Bangsar in Kuala Lumpur, it may inspire your imagination of being super-rich one day.

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[The following photos and wording are by The Cool Hunter.]

In 2003, Paris-based Agence Jouin Manku was invited to take on its first large-scale integrated architectural design commission for the Malaysian family.

Leisure Farm Villas by Unit One Design Sdn Bhd

Designed by UNIT ONE DESIGN SDN BHD, Leisure Farm Villas is located in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. A complex of 5 separate buildings, consisting of the main parental house (currently under construction) and 4 individual villas where ‘most of the walls are views’, one for each child, all linked by landscaped walkways. The final piece of the overall jigsaw, it is composed of three wings in total, each forming new gardens and courtyards created by walls or difference in levels. Sited towards the apex of the site in totality, the house acts as a wall embracing most of the project where the villas and the orchard sit (the eastern part of the site) which is the private domain of the whole development. The living spaces of this house will have views to the whole development.

Salinger House by CSL Associates

Architect's Brief

The initial brief of the Salinger house was a weekend retreat away from the hustle and bustle of the city.  Dr. Hj. Rudin Salinger and his wife Puan Munira Salinger were then living in Petaling Jaya, 15 minutes drive from the central Kuala Lumpur.  At the time, the site was highly undeveloped and essentially a rural district located on the outskirts of a small Malay village.  With their knowledge and understanding of Malaysian culture, the clients were looking to build a modern home which would embrace their Malaysian heritage and Muslim faith.  Having lived in Malaysia for over 30 years, Dr. Hj. Salinger had developed a great interest in Malaysian's heritage and culture.  This has since a number of papers written on timber woodcarving and handmade roof tiles as well as the ability to cook many local dishes.

The program was simple.  To design a house with two bedrooms, a kitchen, a living and dining room.  With his culinary skills, Dr. Salinger requested that his kitchen be easily accessible and in direct contact with the dining room.  An area with a direct relationship with the garden was necessary for him to indulge in another of his bobbies, gardening.  However, what was of greater importance was the clients' desire for a distinctively Malaysian house.

Lee Residence by Wooi Architect

Architect  Wooi Architect

Client       Mr. Francis Lee

Builder     KN Hoe Seng Sdn Bhd

C&S        Designlink Engineering Sdn Bhd

Situated in the gated property in Shah Alam, Selangor; the site is relatively non-typical in that the access road is about 3m higher than the land and the road at the back is about 1.8m lower.  The site has an eastern aspect that provides an extensive and panoramic views to the golf course and the city.

Ting Residence by Wooi Architect

"Daring vision of bold, spectacular and evocative organic sculptural form sensitively integrated to nature, slope and trees in good weathering materials that are both vernacular and modern."

This house is built for a couple with two grown up children.  The client wanted a house that will take full advantage of the views afforded by the site which is situated on a steep slope.  The access road at the toe of the hillside is approximately 15m lower than the back boundary, where the first buildable level is at about 11m (for a three storey building) higher than the road.

The first curved line that defines the front face of the living and dining area is largely derived from the existing natural contour line.  The organic shape eventually becomes the main body of the building consisting of living, dining and kitchen on the ground floor whilst 3 bedrooms for the family and a guest room are located on the first floor.