Architecture Asia Special Issue - ARCASIA Awards for Architecture 2020

HONORABLE
MENTION
CloudTree Residence
A-2
Multi-Family
Residential Complexes
Architect:
Chew Zee Keng
Location:
Selangor. Malaysia
The homes in this development complex are built on a challenging topography that is actually
advantageous regarding the design intent of constructing an urban sanctuary with a resort-like
ambiance. Four distinct plateaus along the site's longitudinal axis determined the placement
of five apartment blocks. Notably, a central park and clubhouse were designed and located in
the valley area of the site at the heart of the development as the datum point in CloudTree's
master plan. Here, the interplay of floor plates with layered landscaping has blurred the
conventional boundaries of a building, instead fostering communal connections, movements,
and interactions within a holistic community.
JURY CITATION: The project is nicely done in terms of completion. For cities of high density,
high-rise residential blocks seem to be the only solution. With generic commercial housing
blocks everywhere as duplication of one another, it is good to see the project as an example of
taking the site and neighborhood facilities as well as different family types into consideration.
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