CHIN ARCHITECT, www.ArchitectChin.com Inland Revenue LHDN Office, Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia.

This is a small site with an ambitious brief.
The challenge was to fit a full fledged office, Dining Hall, Conference Centre, Theatre, Nursery, Gym,
Public Gallery, 2 storey car park into a small site - and within budget!
The concept is a contemporary building that responds to the peculiar Tropical climate of Malaysia.
The design evolved numerous times to the present form. The Final Sketch Design was completed in 2 weeks. Physical Construction took two and half years.

A dramatic curved roof protects the building from the harsh tropical sun and monsoon rain. Large overhangs cover the entire perimeter of the building. The front of the building faces West. Generous usage of aluminum louvers shades the building from low afternoon sun. The building itself is actually rectangular in shape, the columns are spaced at intervals of 8.3 meters. 8.3 meters grid is derived from the car parking width of 3 cars. The curved roof, the curves louvers and curved canvas canopy create an illusion of a rounded and curved building form.

This is an energy efficient building. The roof and sun shades greatly reduce heat loading to the building. A high percentage of direct sun light is blocked from reaching the building at all times. This building uses a lot less energy for cooling. This building is also designed to be earth-quake proof.

The roof frames were set-out on a factory floor, inspected and approved by the Architect and Engineer before a Life- Size mock-up was erected in the factory. The mock-up roof was inspected and approved before full fabrication started. The roof trusses were completed in many segments and transported to site 300 km away by trucks. The roof trusses segments were craned to the top of the building, assembled in sequence, from the edges of the building and meet (thankfully) in the middle of the roof pitch.

The result is a successful application of modern styling using locally made materials to an adaptation to local climate.

Contact us at: chin178@gmail.com

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[gerbee10sia]

what a funny looking building!