“An imaginative and leading-edge response to upmarket building design” – Holcim Awards Jury

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    Project entry 2011 "Ecologically-designed retail and commercial building, Putrajaya, Malaysia": View of project towards central atrium.

The jury considered this project an imaginative and leading-edge response to upmarket building design. The well balanced, detailed and pinpointed combination of high-tech elements with the functional integration of vegetation demonstrates a complex holistic approach to creating a high-class living space that is responsive to the local climate.

Last updated: July 28, 2011 Mumbai, India

The sustainable building services contribute to the concept in an exemplary way. The whole building vibrantly visualizes its environmental issues, is partially open to the public and is socially engaged with its surroundings. The integrative engineering approach leads to a sustainable building organism and is a commendable example of best practice design processes.