Architecture and Design Work 2011-2020 by Shamsul Akmal

SHAMSUL AKMAL Selected Works 2011-2020

2006-2009 Master of Architecture with Distinction Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology 2010 Research Assistant to Professor Mark Burry Sagrada FamĂlia, Barcelona, Spain 2013-2015 Project Architect at Akitek Kamal Alwi, KL 2015-Present Design Architect at Citylab Projects, KL 2015-Present Teaching at Faculty of Built Environment, University of Malaya

SHAMSUL AKMAL terimaakasih@gmail.com / 0123785460

Projects ILMU at Tugu Park

Bamboo Pavilion at Tugu Park

Pengasih

Surau Al-Mustaqim

Bend Unlimited

Kerusi Lumpur

Keris Tower

LOFT Tower

Waroeng House

ILMU At Tugu Park, Kuala Lumpur 2016-19 A learning centre in a park in the city

http://tamantuguproject.com.my/en/khazanah-ilmu

Khazanah ILMU will be a publicly accessible facility located within the site of the Taman Tugu park. It is aimed at cultivating the spirit to Innovate; Learn; Mentor and; Unite within our community.

Design Architect: Citylab Projects Architect: GDP Architects Structural Engineer: WEB Structures Landscape Architect: Seksan Design

Project Management: JLL Project & Construction Management Mechanical & Electrical Engineer: J. Roger Preston Quantity Surveyor: BCQS Consult 1

Top: The design and development of the perforated ceiling of ILMUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s library was inspired by Islamic geometry to allow natural light. Design and management of this complex geometry was made possible through parametric modeling. Top right: Early designs for an umbrella column. These were transcribed from spirograph patterns inspired by learning actitivies in a library setting. Middle: 3D printed model of branching columns studies. Right: Iterations of tile density studying perforated and solid regions. 2

Top: View towards the library from the central courtyard ‘spine’. This spine serves as the main vertical circulation that runs in between the north and south wings. Top right: ‘Muqarnas’ column detail. This serves as a visual connection between the accessible green roof of the exterior and the interior spaces below. Middle: Facade staircase system as secondary vertical circulation between levels highlighted in blue. Bottom: Facade staircase system detail. 3

Left: Structural solution provided by the engineer showing the amount of micropiles required to grip the average 1:4 site gradient. Right: Section through slope and detail section of accessible green roof.

Bamboo Pavilion At Tugu Park, Kuala Lumpur 2017-19 A camping site in the city

http://tamantuguproject.com.my/en/taman-tugu-forest-park-coming-soon/

A key element of Tugu Park is a camping site to be located adjacent to ILMU. This calls for a focal point for gatherings and communal activities to take place within.

A lightweight structure approach was chosen, with bamboo as the main bulding material. This solution was not only driven by cost and sustainabilty considerations, but also by the very program itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s facilitating, being inspired by the inherent flexibility of tent structures.

The design process involved studying structural strategies of bent bamboo via physical modeling, and form-making using parametric modeling. This allows for rapid generation of many different outcomes, balancing formal aspirations and the constraints of working with bamboo.

Pengasih, Bentong 2013 Rahabilition institution amongst the greens Pengasih is a substance abuse rehabilitation centre and a corporate social responsbility project by the investment arm of the Government of Malaysia, Khazanah Nasional.

The site in Kampung Sertik, Bentong Pahang is surrounded by durian farms and its easy access to a trunk road connecting the East coast to the captal city was a particular interest to us. To compliment sporting and religious activities, a third was proposed to take advantage of the land area and that would enhance rehabilitation: gardening. Garden produce would contribute to the supply for the landscape departments of local councils nearby in the vicinity.

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Surau Al-Mustaqim PPR Pinggiran Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur 2018 Faith, worship, and community The surau provides a space for the community of the Projek Perumahan Rakyat to gather for worship and receiving religious education. Presented with a sloping site, this surau was resolved as a one and a half level planning.

With space for 200 worshippers in the interior air-conditioned main prayer hall, and a further 1300 in the open air portico, which surrounds a courtyard that serves as a space for ablutions and airwell. 11

Previous page: Boys getting prepared for the circumcision, a rite of passage in the Islamic faith. Clockwise from top left: A landscaping feature, a view towards the city through pointed arches, the main prayer hall, and an aerial view captured from one of the PPR blocks, showing the tiered roof system, and the opening of the courtyard

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Top: RC columns of the main prayer hall is designed with embedded book shelving and lighting features. Clerestory windows admits natural light and ventilation. Top right: Women and children utilizing the serambi area for a feast. Below: A crowd attending a religious lecture by a visiting preacher.

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Bend Unlimited 2011 64000 unique coffee tables with no repeats Exhibited at TIMEless: Exploring the 4D Possibilities of Space, at The Pacific Design Center, Los Angeles

This design explores the idea of fragmentation and breaking away from homogeneous forms especially seen in the mass manufacturing of furniture. The idea is that a fragmentation of a single object would result in unique broken parts, but are still committed to the formation of its initial object. By working with subdivisions of the circle different forms of table legs were generated. This was made by bending lines along subdivision guides. This resulted in different but coherent table leg designs. From this, different configurations can be made by mixing different legs which results in a unique design for every coffee table. The aim is to try and get a different coffee table design with no repeats. With the resulting forty unique table leg posibilities with three legs per table, this can be worked out to 64000 permutations. These can be mass manufactured using CAD/CAM technologies such as a CNC pipe bending machine. 15

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Kerusi Lumpur 2018 Chair made out of mud from the Klang River

Kerusi Lumpur

Exhibited at Balai Seni Visual Negara in conjunction with the Kuala Lumpur Architecture Festival 2018

Kuala Lumpur can be visualized in two ways: as an extensive system of dwellings, trade, government, transportation, and communication, or as a malleable geological formation of loam, silt, and clay.

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This second and literal picture - lost to time and semantic saturation- has led to an exploration into mud as a sustainable and resilient building material.

Kuala Lumpur can be visualized in two ways: as an extensive system of dwellings, trade, government, transportation, and communication; or as a malleable geological formation of loam, silt, and clay.

Could the mud that the city is founded on be used to make a comfortable chair?

This second and literal picture - lost to time and semantic saturation- has led to an exploration into mud as a sustainable and resilient building material. Could the mud that the city is founded on be used to make a comfortable chair?

1:8 scale prototype with raw unfired clay

Developed through scaled prototypes using actual mud material, an ergonomic was established where seat and back were all the same volume with a sculptural profile. Sg Gombak

Klang Gate Dam

Made of mud collected from the banks of the Klang River at its source, this chair would be expressive of the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history and aspirations. Ancient pottery forming techniques will be used together with computer aided manufacturing processes to fabricate this chair.

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The form can be perceived as a growing organism reaching upwards as two distinct halves transition seamlessly from one to the other: a bottom half with a wide base functions as the seat and a tall tapering volume makes the back. This communicates the transformation of a natural muddy landscape into a modern city unceasingly soaring skyward.

Left: Anonymous competition entry showing scaled model made from pottery clay The source of the Klang River in Ulu Klang

Collecting mud sample by the banks

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Ideal finish after firing in a kiln showing a rough surface of clay with the addition of grog and aggregates

Left: Kerusi Lumpur prototype at the exhibition along with 18 other finalists. Above: Digging for mud at the river banks of the source of the the Klang River in Kampung Kemansah, Ulu Klang, a tranquil suburb 15 minutes away from the city center.

Previous page: Inner formwork made of 6mm corrugated cardboard and a wooden pole; mud being applied on wire mesh. Left: List of 18 chair designs as the finalists. Right: Dignitaries at the exhibition launch event.

Keris Tower Kuala Lumpur 2019 Navigating the kitsch The challenge of this project was to respond to a brief that called for the incorporation of a traditional Malaysian icon, the keris, into a Modern tower design. By interpreting the typical wavy blade of a keris as abstract linear kinks, three profiles were created. To manage the planning of spaces, the three main programs - offices, residentials, and hotels, were segregated into three blocks connected by the inclined segments of the profiles. The outcome is an assymetrical sculptural expression reminiscent of its initial reference point. As a result, this avoids an overly literal representation, while reimagining the metaphorical form.

Left: Study of facade “fins”. Right: Various configurations of the three-block approach.

LOFT Tower, Kuala Lumpur 2020 Parametric tower massing and facade One of the fundamental parametric modeling techniques is creating a volume by joining several planar closed curves with the loft command. This project explores the potentials of this foundational technique in generating a formal complexity in terms of volume and skin treatment.

Left: Facade awnings gradually open as the height increases to balance privacy, climate response, and revealing views. Above: Connected nodes representing the parametric 3D model. Below: Quick iterations of form by manipulating the sizes and deformations of four circles.

Left: Facade awning iterations, studying covered and opened area frequency, along with distance from floor level. Right: Different confugirations of the Loft towers in a podium block scenario.

To accommodate a warung and a house, which are strict private and public spaces, the 10 x 10m site is divided into two clear public and private areas.

Being in the center and most dominant space in the plan, the kitchen is emphasised as the life of this house. It is used to generate income by producing food for the warung, as well as feed the household and their guests.

An additional exterior cooking space is placed in the warung. This follows the typical warung arrangement of Bali.

Two grilling equipment will be used for this warung. A sate grill situated outside will create a strong visual

The warung will occupy the private area while the kitchen and living make up the private area. A garden is also provided to enhance the ground level of the living space.

Awnings are introduced to provide cover to patrons of the warung. A strong border is made in the facade by its double storey height and having minimal openings to sheild the house from noise and maintain privacy.

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Waroeng House, Bali 2017

Two types of mechanical exhaust systems will be used to neatly handle smoke away from patrons, the household and neighbours. These ducting and chimney have the opportunity to become part of the architectural element. They are exaggerated to emphasize the activities below while also functioning as a roof.

Its height and relatively monumental scale not only alludes to the tall, voluminous, well-ventilated roofs of vernacular Indonesian architecture and provides a solution to environmental concerns of a hot, humid tropical climate with seasonal monsoon rains. bold statement of entreprenuership in the suburban fabric of the site. The kitchen is the house.

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This is a house for a pair of entrepreneuring newlyweds. The brief calls for a house that includes a warung to help generate income for this young family. The main design strategy was to separate the public warung from the privacy of the home by placing the kitchen in between. This kitchen will then serve both the home and the warung, being in the heart of this house. In this order, there is an opportunity to celebrate the kitchen as core feature of this project. With its larger than typical required size, the kitchen becomes the most prominent room of the house. This is further highlited by a large void above that simultaneously acts as a chimney to exhaust smoke and the roof of the house.

Its height and relatively monumental scale not only alludes to the tall, voluminous roofs of vernacular Indonesian architecture, but also provides a solution to environmental concerns of a hot, humid tropical climate with seasonal monsoon rains. This distinctive feature glorifies the kitchen, cooking and food while making a bold statement of entreprenuership in the suburban fabric of the site. The kitchen is the house.

Credits The author gratefully ackowledges the principal of Akitek Kamal Alwi (AKA), Ar.Kamal Alwi and the director of Citylab Projects, Ridzwa Fathan, and the staff of these companies for their collective creative input in the projects of ILMU and Bamboo Pavilion at Tugu Park, Pengasih, Surau Al-Mustaqim, and Keris Tower and for giving permission to reproduce material in this document.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;The most personal is the most creativeâ&#x20AC;? -Martin Scorsese

3D printed model of hexagonal tiling, studying the light and shadow effects of subdivision patterns. RMIT, Melbourne, Australia 2008