Choo Gim Wah Architect is an innovative and design-driven Kuala Lumpur based practice established to provide architectural and professional construction-related services.
The practice is driven by the pursuit of quality design and sensitivity to the climate of the environment. They believe that every small element of a building is important, and strive to provide quality design details that are both functional and aesthetically pleasing.
From long-span bridges to poetic architecture, off-form concrete is the material of choice the world over. Harnessed across different design eras, it is malleable, uniform, yet highly resilient, lending itself perfectly to the harsh climes of the tropics. Its post-postmodern resurgence in the 2000s heralded a new vernacular in Malaysia that, unconstrained by city and suburban limits, would wind its way deep into the countryside. Cast-in-situ’s latest incarnation in The Rainforest Residence – a private abode erected in Janda Baik’s exclusive Tanarimba estate – expresses a Brutalist spirit, an unapologetic modernist box grafted to evergreen slope. Such conviction doesn’t dispossess the house of its Vitruvian qualities. Look past firmitas and utilitas, and a tapestry of textures and of space is revealed, infused with art and homemaking laid upon nature’s doorstep. ART AND ANDO “Zakii [Ahmad Zakii Anwar] approached me a few years ago. He had bought this piece of land in Janda Baik and wanted to build a house. We have a lot of experience working in that area, and luckily for us, a referral got us connected,” says architect…
