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SUASANA PUTRAJAYA 7

A linked planting system naturally filters and drains surface run-off water into a centralised gravity-

fed irrigation system, which in turn maintains an impressive green linear habitat filled with various

planting species that sits as the centre-piece of the 7-storey entrance atrium. Flora and fauna

are selected carefully in order to design a desirable habitat for this particular location, by first

looking at which species of fauna are preferred for conservation and biodiversity reasons, and

then selecting the correct flora that will be both native and attract the right fauna. Of its many

eco-friendly assets, a particular innovation is the application of an 'Eco-cell' that contributes to the

holistic cycle of the building. This is a shaft in built form, bringing light, harvested rainwater, natural

ventilation, and vegetation right down into the lowest basement levels.

The partially symmetrical towers sandwich a landscaped promenade on the ground level,

that opens up to an active public realm, encouraging a similar sense of community with

seating pavilions, planting areas, relaxation zones, reflective pools, and temporal event

spaces. Verandas give way to covered and/or shaded walkways within the ground floor of the

building, reminiscent of the 'Kaki Lima' (the five-foot walkway) in front of the traditional pre-

war shop-houses of Malaysia's old towns. In a wider context, the concourse and two towers

arrangement is specifically aligned so that a visual axis is maintained, running from the

Millennium Monument through to the Prime Minister's Office.

View from Millennium Monument ramp

Millennium Monument

Millennium Monument ramp