Nestled in the bustling commercial area of SS15 Subang Town Centre, No. 19 is the reincarnation of a late 1970’s 3-storey shop house refurbished into a green rated modern flexible-use studio gallery. The brief called for the rejuvenation of an old shop house in an aging and generally dilapidated part of the town centre. It was decided that the new building should incorporate green sustainable features and also be flexible to suit multiple future uses. The architectural language sought to lift the aesthetic quality of the street whilst maintaining the scale and bohemian feel of the area. The poorly maintained 22 feet x 80 feet intermediate shop building was stripped to its original structure and retrofitted for green certification. In the sea of concrete and terracotta roof tiles, the steel vertical fins of the new facade become a contemporary respite. The project employed an array of green features including solar PV, wind turbines and solar screening.

Photos by LinHo