Professional Documents
Culture Documents
GROUP MEMBERS
Ahmad Farhan Shah bin Syed Amanullah
0303012
Yasaanth Krishnamoorthy
0304863
Preshant Rasu
0312813
0311772
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PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name
Place of birth
Kedah, Malaysia
Nationality
Malaysian
Religion
Buddhist
Marital status
Married
Hobbies
Drawing, Philosophy
Language
Mandarin, English
Favourite Childhood
memory
Influence of architecture
from family
ACADAMIC QUALITFICATION
Schooling
University
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INSPIRATION AND ROLE MODEL
Mr Wooi inspirations were two Australian architects Bruce Rickard and
Richard Leplastrier. During his 3rd year of study in Australia he had the opportunity to
study under renowned Australian architects Bruce Rickard and Richard Leplastrier.
Rickard taught him about the natural warmth that timber gives to space and his
obsession with natural sunlight for a building helped shape his thoughts on the
importance of integrating nature with ones designs to achieve a sense of calmness
in a living space. Leplastier, whose love for wood began in his childhood when his
father used to build boats, believes that nature matters in the way houses are
designed and that timber should be used sparingly.
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PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION
September 1996- until now
Principal, Wooi Architect
Project involvement: Exclusive Bungalows, Cooperate Office Headquarter and Mixed
Development and Master planning.
March 1996-August 1996
Director of CSL Design S/B Malaysia
Project involvement: Resorts, luxury Condominium Hospital, Bank Corporate HQ,
Offices, Bungalows.
In charge of Architectural Department including concept, planning and project
implementation.
1991-1996
Senior Architect CSL Design S/B, Malaysia
Project involvement: Project Architect for 25 Storey High-rise Corporate Office,
Resorts, Bungalows and Renovation.
1989-1991
Architect Hoffer Reid and Coombs Architects, Sydney, Australia
Project involvement: Design and Implementation 565 Room Urban Hotel, Club
House and High-rise Apartments, Shopping Arcade.
1987-1989
Architect Assistant H. Stossel and Partners, Sydney, Australia.
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DESIGN APPROACH
To understand and analyze the clients needs first and then only put forward a
proposal that is appropriate to the needs.
To proceed well thought out design that both the clients and project team will
take pride in the final outcome of the proposal
ARCHITECTURAL INTERESTS
It was in the essence of the site that Mr Wooi carefully designed is, by using
local materials readily available around the site to ensuring that the mountainous
cliffs of site itself provides his dwelling with passive shelter.
Mountainous cliffs of site itself provides his dwelling with passive shelter. In a
nutshell, Ar. Wooi suggests that instead of trying to reinvent the wheel with new
green rating systems, the architect should by first and foremost understand the
locality of the building. Understanding the site and determining the contextual locality
that could benefit the project should be the most important step of the design
process. In this instance, the locality in question is the Malaysian context, thus
authenticity is key. In a bid to reconcile architecture and the society, it is best to look
at the local architectural history. In this instance, the locality in question is the
Malaysian context, thus authenticity is key. In a bid to reconcile architecture and the
society, it is best to look at the local architectural history.
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MOST INFLUENCIAL ARCHITECTURAL STYLES AND BUILDING MATERIALS
USED
The first thing that strikes peoples minds when they see Mr Wooi architecture styles
is the predominant use of wood. Mr Wooi first interaction with wooden strcutes was
during his childhood most of which was spent living among Malays in rural Malay
village in Pendang, Tanah Merah in a rural Malay village in Pendang . Most of them
lived in wooden houses on stilts, which is actually the most natural way to life
comfortable in a humid tropical country like Malaysia. He also talks about the
traditional wedding feast where the village folks would sometimes tie a few pieces of
bamboo together using rattan to make tables for guest.
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AWARDS AND OTHER EXPERIENCE
1993-1996
Invited as a guest critic occasion to Universiti Teknologi Malaysia and Institute
Teknologi Mara (ITM)
1999
Invited as a guest lecturer for one semester in Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur
Invited as quest critic to Lim Kok Wing Institute of Creative Technology (LKCT
School of Architecture)
2000-2003
Invited as a guest lecturer and external critic in Universiti Malaya, Universiti Putera
Malaysia & Universiti Islam Antarabangsa
Member of organizing committee for WCTE 2002 (World Conference on Timber
Engineering)
Speaker at Conference on Forestry and Forest Product Research (CFFPR) 2003
2004
PAM (Malaysian Institute of Architects) Awards for Excellence in Architecture for
Single Residential Buildings
2005
Speaker at Datum KL: 2005 (International Architectural Forum)
2006
Appointed as The Convener for PAM Awards 2006 International Award Cityscape
Architectural Review. Award 2006 (Dubai) Runner-up in Residential (built) category.
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INSTITUTE POST
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PROJECTS
PRINCIPLE / DIRECTORS
PRACTICE STATEMENT
Wooi Architect
TEL
603 - 7782 5518
FAX
603 - 7782 1780
SELECTED PROJECTS
DIRECT FAX
603 - 5192 9082
EMAIL
info@wooiarchitect.com
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WOOI RESIDENCE
ADDRESS
STATEMENT
ARCHITECT
Wooi Lok Kuang
CLIENT
Wooi Lok Kuang Family
COMMISSION
2000
DESIGN
SPACES
2000 - 2001
CONSTRUCTION
2001 - 2003
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LEE RESIDENCE
CLIENT
STATEMENT
Francis Lee
ADDRESS
Kelab Golf Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz,
Shah Alam, Selangor
TYPE
Residential
NO. OF STOREYS
3
LAND AREA
10, 000 square feet
BUILT UP
12,000 square feet
CONSTRUCTION
4 years and 6 months
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TING RESIDENCE
TYPE
FACILITIES / SPACES
Residential
FEATURE
STATEMENT
NO. OF STOREYS
3
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REFERENCES
Online References
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