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High Street of Penampang
F
ounded in 1989, Glowbest is one of the leading property
developers in Sabah which have built many residential and
commercial projects in Kota Kinabalu, Beaufort, Papar, Kota
Marudu and Tenom.
Their latest development located in the centre of the Penampang
residential hotspot is Lido Plaza, an ultra modern shoplot which
was designed to serve the high density residents living around the
Nosoob area.
According to Executive Director Benny Ng, Lido Plaza aims to be
a mixed used shopping precinct is the melting pot that binds
the community together. It will house one of the biggest tuition
centres in the city, a church, a high-end supermarket, a modern
boutique hotel, a pharmacy, and multiple restaurants and coffee
shops.
Ng said, “Although we have clusters of commercial developments
within a three kilometre diameter around Lido Plaza, traffic is
terrible. Thus we wanted to create something that is self sufficient.
Lido Plaza is very much based on a post-war model, a centrepiece
where all basics, independent stores, market, education hub,
residential and office knit the community together.”
The central plaza which is the heart of the development has
an eight-foot sculpture designed by local artist Aks Kwan. This
monument will be one of the main highlights in Lido Plaza,
whereby the developers hope it create a modern and playful
space that can be enjoyed by patrons to the development. The
robot like statue called Kawan Lido is based on Kwan’s series of
Kawan (which means friends) figurines.
Kwan explains, “Kawan Lido is symbolic to this development as
it will be a place of gathering where you can come and bond
with your family and friends. When you travel overseas, you can
see a lot of modern sculptures and artwork on the street which
becomes iconic and popular. Everyone wants to go there to take a
picture with it, and I hope that Kawan Lido will be one of the icons
for KK’s art scene.”
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