Urban Sanctuary // Hospitality Design

Project Brief

To design a sustainable hotel with a concept of “forest in the city”, with the site located at Jalan Bulan, off, Jln Bukit Bintang, Bukit Bintang, 55100 Kuala Lumpur

Client Brief

Hotel Capitol Kuala Lumpur is one of the 14 hotels owned by Federal Hotels International which is established on 28th August 1957 (3 days before Malaysia’s Independence Day). The Group opened Hotel Capitol, in the Bukit Bintang area, in 1997. Hotel Capitol also pioneered the 10 rooms concept, which is based on the understanding that there is a class of discerning hotel guests traveling on business or pleasure, who desire a more unique experience when they book a hotel room. Each of the 10 rooms is unique in size, layout and décor.

The client is the owner of the hotel which is Federal Hotels International where they have been around for over 6 decades in hotel management business, and own hotels both in Malaysia and Sydney. Federal Hotels International (FHI) with its head office in Kuala Lumpur, is the leading hospitality company offering services from mid and upper scale hotels to an impeccable style of loft style living comfort. FHI established in 1957 to manage the first international class of hotel namely The Federal Kuala Lumpur which opened its door on 28 August 1957 to house all the foreign dignitaries in time for the first Merdeka Celebrations.

Site Issue: High Traffic Area which results in Noise Disruption

As known the site Hotel Capitol Kuala Lumpur is located at Bukit Bintang, which is a busy area that has The main factor for my design is the high traffic area around the site which may cause a problem of noise disruption.

Drivers honking the horn, groups of workers drilling the road surface, aircraft flying over us in the sky, cities have now become the epicentre of a type of pollution, acoustics, which, although its invisibility and the fact that coronavirus crisis reduced it until almost yearn it, is severely damaging to human beings. Not only does it hurt humans, it is bad for animals, too. According to the National Park Service (NPS) in the United States, noise pollution has an enormous environmental impact and does serious damage to wildlife. Experts say noise pollution can interfere with breeding cycles and rearing and is even hastening the extinction of some species.

reception lobby

Concept

This concept attempts to create a forest-like atmosphere in urban areas with significant traffic and noise pollution. A proposal was made to create an interior sanctuary that enables people to feel teleported to the beach, making it pleasant and peaceful.

The basic concept is based on soundwaves since noise is the fundamental issue in this project. The concept is developed using three keywords: overlapping, waveform, and undulate. Creating courtyards is one example of how architecture can disrupt sound. Courtyards create a shielding effect that reduces outdoor noise. The idea of using building shapes to fill in the courtyard. Moreover, the idea of bringing tropical forest within led to the picture of a flowing silhouette of tree shadows while beneath the tree. Therefore, it may be made into various void shapes.

Other uses for the keywords include overlaying soundwaves/waveforms with wooden strips to generate a pattern that may be used as a divider or decorative feature. Interior components like sound waves and natural elements that depicts water flow and wind movement will also employ the concept of waveform.

all day dining area 

10th floor- infinity pool area

studio double room and premium room

family suite- w/ living and 2 bedrooms

19th floor- spa relaxation pavilion

private treatment room

rooftop bar and lounge

rooftop garden lounge