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WINNING & SHORTLISTED ENTRIES ABOUT MIID The Malaysian Institute of Interior Designers (MIID) or Pertubuhan Perekabentuk Dalaman Malaysia (PPDM) is the national institute representing the interior design profession in Malaysia. The vision of the Institute is to develop a sophisticated society of Malaysians who are conversant and appreciative of the creative world of interior design. To this end, the institute conducts various programmes throughout the year to educate, promote and foster better ties between the public and professional members alike. These include: • Lectures where leading practitioners are invited to share their ideas, experiences and vision for the future • Exhibitions highlighting members’ works and other subjects of current interest • Workshops, seminars and conferences to provide platforms for discourse and discussion • An official design magazine to showcase members’ works, plus the design world at large • Social media – Website for MIID and a Facebook page • Developing since 1980, an education policy with academic programmes geared towards training interior designers for design excellence • Providing an advisory role between the Malaysian interior design profession and the Fire Services Department (Jabatan Perkhidmatan Bomba), statutory/ professional bodies (e.g.) Board of Architects Malaysia (Lembaga Arkitek Malaysia), etc. via the Architects Act 1967 of the Laws of Malaysia (Act 117) • Actively engaging with international and regional design bodies (e.g.) International Federation of Interior Architects/Designers (IFI), Asia Pacific Space Designers Alliance (APSDA), Asian Interior Design Institute Associaton (AIDIA), etc. to promote and develop the interior design profession CONTENTS 02 Organising Chairman’s Foreword 03 MIID President’s Message 04 PAM President’s Message The Premier 05 Co-branding Partner’s Message Interior Design 06 Students’ Work Review Awards Event 07 The Judges 08 The Judging Process of Malaysia 10 The Judges’ Comments 12 MIID Nippon Paint REKA Awards 2015 Design Excellence - Winning & Shortlisted Entries 44 Launch of the MIID Nippon Paint REKA Awards 2015 46 Exhibition of MIID Nippon Paint REKA Awards Panels 48 Committee & Publications MIID NIPPON PAINT REKA AWARDS 2015 01 ORGANISING CHAIRMAN’S FOREWORD from last year’s award). Thank you to Prof Jazman and Pn Diana for encouraging the students from their respective universities to participate. Our categories of the Award are Gold, Silver, Bronze, Honorary Mention AR. LIM PAY CHYE and Mention. To receive any one of these awards in any of the categories is “effort par excellence”, as those submissions are being judged by our distinguished and experienced professional colleagues in the design The good synergy continues as we launched the industry. MIID Nippon Paint REKA Awards 2015 with a little fanfare and media at hand at the Pullman Hotel To those who have participated, I would like to thank you for your effort th on 24 June 2015. in making this Award series a success. To the winners which will be announced at our Annual Ball and Awards Dinner on 30th October 2015, we would like to congratulate you and your team in meeting the panel of judges’ high and professional expectations. They had a challenging task at times to come to a decision on the winning projects in each category. The Nippon Paint Colour of Interior Special Award also saw a good number of submissions and was judged by Ms Gloria Soong, Head of Nippon Paint Malaysia’s Colour Studio. On behalf of MIID and the REKA Awards Committee, I would like to The publicity of the awards continued with online express our sincere thanks and appreciation to the panel of judges broadcasts and announcements to all individual comprising Ar. Tan Pei Ing (Past President of PAM, Past President of members via email and Facebook. ARCASIA), Mr. Ronnie Choong (Immediate Past President of MIID and MIID Awards recipient) and Ar. Chris Yap Seng Chye (President of MIID) Trips were also made by the President and who graciously accepted the judges’ role and imparted their valued Committee Members to Sabah and Penang to experience and professional assessment for all the award winners in publicise the awards together with some other the various competition categories. events, and engage in dialogue with members outside of Kuala Lumpur. A special thanks to Ar. Mohd Zulhemlee An who was unfortunately unable to make it as one of the Panel Judges, but has fully supported The publicity was also effective with the the Award in his capacity as President of the Malaysian Institute of continued collaboration with our high profile Architects (PAM). partner Nippon Paint (M) Sdn Bhd in this Award series. Our sincere gratitude and thanks to them. My sincerest thanks must also go to Sharifah Suzana Simmonds, who presided over my Chairman’s role during my absence in September Overall, there was good response from 2015. Last but not least, to all the MIID Secretariat staff: Sharon, Adilla, members and we received a good mix of Aniza and Esther, my appreciation and thanks for their untiring effort submissions for all the categories. The highest in collating, compiling and making all the necessary arrangements to number of submissions received (apart from see that all materials were received in good order before and during the the Student Category) were for Food and judging of the competition. Beverage (Restaurants & Bars) which garnered 15 submissions in total. The second highest number of submissions was for the Corporate Offices Category with 12 in total, while the rest of the categories received more or less a similar number of submissions. AR. LIM PAY CHYE The largest jump in the number of submissions Organising Chairman were for the Student’s Category, which received MIID Nippon Paint REKA Awards 2015 30 submissions (an almost two-fold increase 02 MIID NIPPON PAINT REKA AWARDS 2015 MIID PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE AR. CHRIS YAP SENG CHYE PRESIDENT, Malaysian INSTITUTE OF INTERIOR DESIGNERS (MIID) The MIID Nippon Paint REKA Awards 2015 All mentioned, MIID would also like to (REKA Awards 2015) for Design Excellence acknowledge the Clients of the projects showed an increase in the number of entries for themselves, without whom there would not both the Professional and Student Categories have been a project to start with, and would and this is very encouraging. like to thank the Clients themselves for sharing their enhanced properties for all to experience, The increase in the number of submissions admire and learn. is the direct result of the significance of MIID amongst the Malaysian Interior Designers and As I have always mentioned in previous the rising prestige of the REKA Awards. It is REKA Awards, there are no losers as far as also the direct result of the efforts by our Co- the Awards are concerned. All entries are branding Corporate Partner Nippon Paint (M) special in their own respective ways and MIID Sdn Bhd to publicise and heighten the “brand would like to thank all Interior Designers and awareness” and positive publicity that comes Students who made the effort to submit their with winning a category in REKA Awards. entries for this year’s REKA Awards. In any profession, competitiveness and MIID would like to thank Nippon Paint (M) competency are necessary to ensure the Sdn Bhd for their valued support again this survival of a firm or company and the Interior year and look forward to future collaborative Design profession is no exception. The drive programmes for the benefit of the Interior and urge to excel and be as close to perfection Design profession. in terms of aesthetics, spatial juxtaposition and delivery are what propel the Interior Last, but not least, my thanks goes out to Designers in search of excellence. the MIID Nippon Paint REKA Awards 2015 Committee for an excellent job done in As such, receiving an honour of excellence bringing forth this year’s Awards to reality amongst peers of the same profession takes from day one. on a significance with a satisfaction and a feeling of accomplishment that is far beyond Conclusively, it is my hope that REKA Awards the basic realm of completing a project or job. itself continues to progress and does its part as a platform to incubate and propel the future The REKA Awards 2015, the third in the series of Interior Design excellence for Malaysian has manifested itself as the platform to society in the years ahead. provide such recognition to the respective winners. Each REKA Award is an eye-opener Thank you. to the latest innovations and creative thinking and this year’s is no exception. Innovative approaches to design has to be supported by skillful application of materials, not to mention articulate and immaculate workmanship in the delivery phase of an interior work. To this effect, I would like to congratulate not only the Interior Designers of the winning entries, but AR. CHRIS YAP SENG CHYE also the Interior Builders as well as material President suppliers for playing their cohesive part in the Malaysian Institute of Interior Designers (MIID) finished interior. MIID NIPPON PAINT REKA AWARDS 2015 03 PAM PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE AR. MOHD ZULHEMLEE BIN AN PRESIDENT, Malaysian INSTITUTE OF Architects (PAM) Heartiest congratulations to the Malaysian Institute of Interior Designers for successfully organising the MIID Nippon Paint REKA Awards 2015. The award will encourage better cooperation between interior designers, clients and contractors in the design process and execution of projects to achieve the best design worthy of the awards. The resultant delightful spaces and creative decors which fulfilled the imaginations of both the clients and the interior designers will set the trend for living and working. To recognise, promote and celebrate the outstanding works of the institute’s members through the awards, will generate the positive interest of the general public and help to push forward the local talents that will further spur the growth of the interior design profession.