The Moment is a 5-storey shop office located in the affluent mixed residential and commercial district of Pulau Tikus in Penang. The building sits in the corner of a junction facing a bustling commercial street, but on the left and back of the building are residential estates. Contextually, the building is designed to address these 2 coexisting but different worlds.
The building also appears as a landmark due to its distinctive design and the first commercial building to be spotted as one approaches the bustling commercial zone.
The main challenge is to create a building that would be able to stand out to create awareness and at the same time able to blend in with the nearby residential buildings in contemporary and chic fashion.
The building facades embrace a fresh modern fusion appearance. The front and corner facades are dressed in a symphony of display windows, billboard and aluminium strips (inspired by the graphic of dynamic moving motion) to exemplify the bold dynamism of commerce. These dynamics eases off into a quieter existence on the side where the wall is adorned with windows and balconies in random sizes and positions. The tall and slim building is visually proportioned down with distinguished layers of black and white coating to relate to the adjoining double storey shop houses on the right.
The left facade steps away from the usual treatment of a commercial building with typical glass front or decorative solid wall panels. Instead it draws inspiration from the townhouse typology by incorporating random but elegant windows and balconies. The result is a rather fluid facade with the balconies effectively providing punctuations to the otherwise flat wall. Together with the glass windows that provide the translucent fabric to the wall, the facade is an interplay of solid and void.
The tall windows and balconies not only allow lights into the building but also serve to capture the outdoor views and atmosphere into the interior. As demonstrated by the accompanying pictures of the cafe on the first floor, the interior of the building is bright and does not rely entirely on artificial lighting. Capturing the best outdoor views but without too much exposure, the windows provide the best backdrop to the interior design.
The balconies at every floor provide semi-outdoor spaces for the occupants to use and reduce the air-conditioned floor footprint. The occupants are encourage to extend their activities to the spacious balconies or plant their own garden, effectively injecting live to the building facade. The appearance of the facade may evolve as more or different occupants move into the building and decorate their balconies and window displays.
The Moment is a 5-storey shop office located in the affluent mixed residential and commercial district of Pulau Tikus in Penang. The building sits in the corner of a junction facing a bustling commercial street, but on the left and back of the building are residential estates. Contextually, the building is designed to address these 2 coexisting but different worlds.
The building also appears as a landmark due to its distinctive design and the first commercial building to be spotted as one approaches the bustling commercial zone.
The main challenge is to create a building that would be able to stand out to create awareness and at the same time able to blend in with the nearby residential buildings in contemporary and chic fashion.
The building facades embrace a fresh modern fusion appearance. The front and corner facades are dressed in a symphony of display windows, billboard and aluminium strips (inspired by the graphic of dynamic moving motion) to exemplify the bold dynamism of commerce. These dynamics eases off into a quieter existence on the side where the wall is adorned with windows and balconies in random sizes and positions. The tall and slim building is visually proportioned down with distinguished layers of black and white coating to relate to the adjoining double storey shop houses on the right.
The left facade steps away from the usual treatment of a commercial building with typical glass front or decorative solid wall panels. Instead it draws inspiration from the townhouse typology by incorporating random but elegant windows and balconies. The result is a rather fluid facade with the balconies effectively providing punctuations to the otherwise flat wall. Together with the glass windows that provide the translucent fabric to the wall, the facade is an interplay of solid and void.
The tall windows and balconies not only allow lights into the building but also serve to capture the outdoor views and atmosphere into the interior. As demonstrated by the accompanying pictures of the cafe on the first floor, the interior of the building is bright and does not rely entirely on artificial lighting. Capturing the best outdoor views but without too much exposure, the windows provide the best backdrop to the interior design.
The balconies at every floor provide semi-outdoor spaces for the occupants to use and reduce the air-conditioned floor footprint. The occupants are encourage to extend their activities to the spacious balconies or plant their own garden, effectively injecting live to the building facade. The appearance of the facade may evolve as more or different occupants move into the building and decorate their balconies and window displays.
The Moment is a 5-storey shop office located in the affluent mixed residential and commercial district of Pulau Tikus in Penang. The building sits in the corner of a junction facing a bustling commercial street, but on the left and back of the building are residential estates. Contextually, the building is designed to address these 2 coexisting but different worlds.
The building also appears as a landmark due to its distinctive design and the first commercial building to be spotted as one approaches the bustling commercial zone.
The main challenge is to create a building that would be able to stand out to create awareness and at the same time able to blend in with the nearby residential buildings in contemporary and chic fashion.
The building facades embrace a fresh modern fusion appearance. The front and corner facades are dressed in a symphony of display windows, billboard and aluminium strips (inspired by the graphic of dynamic moving motion) to exemplify the bold dynamism of commerce. These dynamics eases off into a quieter existence on the side where the wall is adorned with windows and balconies in random sizes and positions. The tall and slim building is visually proportioned down with distinguished layers of black and white coating to relate to the adjoining double storey shop houses on the right.
The left facade steps away from the usual treatment of a commercial building with typical glass front or decorative solid wall panels. Instead it draws inspiration from the townhouse typology by incorporating random but elegant windows and balconies. The result is a rather fluid facade with the balconies effectively providing punctuations to the otherwise flat wall. Together with the glass windows that provide the translucent fabric to the wall, the facade is an interplay of solid and void.
The tall windows and balconies not only allow lights into the building but also serve to capture the outdoor views and atmosphere into the interior. As demonstrated by the accompanying pictures of the cafe on the first floor, the interior of the building is bright and does not rely entirely on artificial lighting. Capturing the best outdoor views but without too much exposure, the windows provide the best backdrop to the interior design.
The balconies at every floor provide semi-outdoor spaces for the occupants to use and reduce the air-conditioned floor footprint. The occupants are encourage to extend their activities to the spacious balconies or plant their own garden, effectively injecting live to the building facade. The appearance of the facade may evolve as more or different occupants move into the building and decorate their balconies and window displays.
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