The bold move to create an internal atrium with over 20-storey green biophilic wall creates a wonderful alternative inward green views for all the office Floors, elevating the internal ambience of the office tower immensely.
A benchmark for office design in Malaysia, Menara Hap Seng 3 features world-class amenities and retail options, Malaysia’s first-ever vertical green wall, and connections to mixed-mode public transportation options.The 26-story, Grade-A office development provides 20 floors of office space, a Mercedes Benz showroom and car delivery bay, five levels of retail and rooftop dining.
Sitting in the heart of Kuala Lumpur’s golden triangle, the building is part of the larger Menara Hap Seng development located at Plaza Hap Seng, which includes two adjacent sister towers.
Intervening between nature and man-made, this unique office typology has become one of its kind among the generic office towers in the city.The development has adopted modern trends in office building design by integrating commerce, landscape and art in the cityscape.
The high-performance design is achieved by integrating biophilic design components; the building envelope and vertical atrium are integrated with light, air, water, and vegetation to enhance the passive performance of the space and provide abundant natural light, illuminating the office floors above.
The 90-meter-high indoor vertical green wall within the atrium – which comprises over 27,000 individual pots and 10 different plant species – acts as a natural air filter and provides comfort for all occupants.The building has achieved LEED Gold BD+C certification.
The concept of the project is LIVING WALL. Inspired by nature, a biophilic approach to increase occupant connectivity to the working environment by direct and indirect nature and spatial organisation within an urban setting.
The atrium channels light through a low-E glass skylight and is incorporated with louvres to allow heat dissipation rising up the atrium.
The main core housing vertical transportation and services are side oriented to improve the overall OTTV of the building envelope as opposed to the central core approach.
Recyclable formwork system adopted during construction of the main structure and core helped reduce dependence on conventional timber formwork, hence minimising wood waste whilst promoting modular construction initiatives.
The façade incorporates insulated aluminium panels and double-glazing to reduce solar gain into the building, hence reducing energy consumption to cool the building.
Naturally ventilated stairwells with storm-proof louvres lessen the dependence on electricity and at the same time reduce building mass and embedded carbon footprint.
Rainwater harvesting captures total roof area via siphoning rainwater drainage system into a 40-metre cube rainwater harvesting tank to offset 100% needs of water demand for irrigation of green walls and ground level planting.
Water-efficient sanitary fittings with sensors are utilised. Estimated 45% savings of water requirement achieved compared to EPA standard building.
- High-Efficient Chiller Plant System, targeting less than 0.65 kW/RT equivalent to GreenMark (Singapore BCA green building rating tool) Gold Plus and Platinum level.
- Variable Primary pumping system design to reduce pumping power for chilled water system.
- Lighting: Lighting is designed efficiently; the lux level for the office is designed at 300 – 350 lux with LED Lighting. The overall lighting power of the building is about 6.5 W/m².
- Daylight lux sensor control at the perimeter with automatic switch-off light when daylight is sufficient.
- Indoor Air Quality fully complied with ASHRAE 62.1 requirement to ensure the health of occupants.
- Thermostat control zoning for better thermal comfort for occupants.
- CO2 monitoring and control for sufficient outdoor air supply.
- MERV13 electronic filter inside AHU (air handling unit) for air filtering.
- Sensor control lighting inside toilet and staircase for lighting energy reduction.
- PIBCV (intelligent control valve) for AHU to ensure every floor controls supply temperature. controls supply temperature.
