Project Highlight
Alice Smith School wins gold at
architectural design award competition
Clever use of architectural elements and colours creates a whimsical and
playful feel to the exterior of the school. Photo credit: Lin Ho Photography
THE DESIGN for the dining hall and onestop centre at the Alice Smith School primary
campus was recently awarded Gold at the
Malaysian Architecture Malaysia (PAM)
Awards 2015.
The design was the work of Lee Chor Wah
Arkitek in collaboration with IPartnership and
MvS Architects. “It was particularly special as
the award was reviewed by our peers. The
project was the first to be delivered by this
collaborative team and to get the highest
level of recognition was a very pleasant and
welcomed surprise. Even more so when we
were selected to be in the top three for the
selection of the Building of the Year Award,”
says Lee Chor Wah, the lead architect.
The project was part of an educational and
development plan for Alice Smith School - a
British international school in Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia. Through this development, the
master plan was designed to carefully phase
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in a series of new buildings and renovation
projects over a period of seven years.
Phase One involved the design of a
cafeteria and a one-stop centre for parents.
These facilities are housed in a new two-storey
building with a roof garden. The building
(pictured above) provides a gateway to the
school while its amenities serve both students
and parents alike.
The cafeteria and one-stop centre
comprises a ground level open-air shaded
dining area which seats 200 children for
meals, and is serviced by an industrial kitchen
that also provides catering for the rest of the
campus. Rising over a sunken play area to
the east is the vertical circulation stack of the
building that is made up of a dynamic external
stair adjacent to the elevator. On the first
floor, the one-stop centre houses a parent deli,
administration offices, large meeting rooms
and the uniform shop. There is also a lovely