Rackson House Bangunan Kantua by Mei Ee Architect

Rackson House Bangunan Kantua by Mei Ee Architect is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Gangsa in Arsitektur Competition Category.

GangsaArsitektur· 2022

Rackson House Bangunan Kantua

by Mei Ee Architect

Client: Mei Ee Architect

A' Design Award Gangsa Winner in Arsitektur Category

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The Design

About Rackson House Bangunan Kantua

Rackson House adolah bangunan kantua nan dibuek jo caro marenovasi struktur lamo di George Town, Penang, Malaysia. Blok nan lah ado tatap mampatahankan atok warisannyo, beranda, jandela teluak, sarato tanggo, sarato manyimpan ruang-ruang utamo. Sabuah ekstensi baru dari baja jo kaco disisipkan tanpa manyantuah dindiang lamo, nan tatap talieh jo bakeh-bakeh intervensi maso lampau. Blok baru tu labiah tabuka, labiah tinggi, sarato ditutuik dek atok kaco, sarato bakisi ruang-ruang layanan. Sabuah kolam pantulan nan tanang basuo jo dasar volume kaco tu sarato mamantuakan tampek tu. Cahayo alami mangisi bagian dalam bangunan.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Gangsa

Rackson House Bangunan Kantua adolah pamenang A' Design Award Gangsa, sabuah pangakuan nan sangaik bapresti nan dibarikan ka rancangan nan cemerlang nan dicirikan dek kreativitas, kacerdikan jo kabijaksanaan. Pamenang Gangsa adolah karya nan cukuik mahir jo kreatif sacaro mangesankan nan mamastikan pangalaman nan luas, imajinasi jo kacerdikan parancangnyo. Rackson House Bangunan Kantua dipaokan manjadi bando nan sangaik dihormati, dikagumi jo disayangi, nan profesional jo inovatif sacaro nampak. Rancangan nan manang Gangsa iko mamuek praktik tabaik dalam seni, ilimu, rancangan jo teknologi jo cemerlang dalam parhatian ka rincian. Rackson House Bangunan Kantua mamanuhi kaparluan jo elok, manyantuah karinduan, mamikaik parasaan jo manarik raso ingin tahu.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Rackson house is a refurbishment project to transform the existing old building Into Corporate house. Old Meets New - The project is the exemplification of old architecture meeting the new. Old building that have good bones and character was carefully maintain and given a new lease of live, bathed with abundance of natural lighting in the interiors. The existing building and the new extension are made up of two Interlocking programmatic blocks.
Dimensions & Packaging: Rackson house is located at Jalan Bagan Jermal, George Town and It sits humbly amidst a 2640m2 of land area surrounded by landscaped garden.
Tags: Rackson, heritage, adaptive, reuse, refurbishment, old meets new, glass house
Production Technology: The existing building and the new extension are made up of two interlocking programmatic blocks. The existing block is developed with a more closed character, maintains the heritage roof, and houses the main programmatic spaces; while the new block consists mostly of servicing spaces and is developed with an open character, with greater height, and with a glass roof. The floor plan maintains its original heritage and flavor with elements such as verandah, bay windows and stairs that reminds of the building's history. The annex, a gallery and multipurpose space is separated by a subtle corridor right next to the building. The old walls are kept without any demolition, leaving in sight the details and traces from past times and interventions that have manifested since.
Design Challenge: The project is the exemplification of old architecture meeting the new.
Research: While the focus of the project was to rejuvenate the existing building, it strives to achieve more than just that. A series of strategies include the Introduction of new materials and features into the space are based on referencing to the existing building, its unique characteristics and function of the space within. Volumes and components made of new materials like steel and glass are inserted Into the building without touching the existing wails that is standing firm. This results in a contrast of transparency and texture, exposing the narrative between the old and the new
Inspiration: Old meets New - The project is the exemplification of old architecture meeting the new. Old building that have good bones and character was carefully maintain and given a new lease of live, bathed with abundance of natural lighting in the interiors. The new added section is designed in steel and glass that seems to merge into the sky. The glass forms possessed its own contemporary spirit, it came to the design naturally ,finding their way into the plan.
Project Duration: The project began in 2021 in Penang, Malaysia and finished In December 2021.
Operation Flow: The existing building and the new extension are made up of two interlocking programmatic blocks. Volumes and components make of new materials like steel and glass is inserted into the existing building without touching the existing walls that is still standing firm. This results in a contrast of transparency and texture, exposing the natives between the old and the new. A calm reflective pool that comes right up to the base of the glass building mirrors the site along with the golden shower tree, heritage building, and new annex, blending them harmoniously and holding the viewers' attention.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Mei Ee Architect, 2022
Team Members: Mei Ee Loh
Ni Fei Lim
Yong Rong Ooi
Chiang Teik Koay
Nur Amalina Binti Fuad
Zi Lin Chew
Ming En Lim
Chee Twan Ng
Image Credits: Twjpto