COMPANY PROFILE:

INTERIOR DESIGNER

MALAYSIAN EDITION

DESIGNING HARD

ROCK CAFÉ: MELAKA

HMSK & ARCHITECTURE TGV CINEMAS

IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDULGE CAFÉ INDUSTRY

KAMEEL EXPLAINS AN INTERIOR DESIGNER’S HIS ROLES AND

JOURNEY RESPONSIBILITIES AS

AN INTERIOR DESIGNER

WHO IS KAMEEL ISPHA? :

C O M P A N Y P R O F I L E

HMSK Architecture Sdn.

Bhd..

ESTABLISHED

IN THE YEAR 2000

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HMSK is a design consultancy firm that offers the creative planning solutions to each unique sites and its requirements. The firm conducts details

analysis of each client’s requirements and approaches each project with the

DIRECTORS

Ar. Micheal Chong

Ar. Hiew Hong Wai

Ar. Ravi s/o M.Nadarajan @ Periasamy

ADDRESS

Unit A-21-8, Level 21, Tower A, Menara UOA Bangsar, No. 5,

Jalan Bangsar Utama 1, 59000, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

HMSK

highest care and also attention.

The firm’s clientele spans from individual house owners to corporate companies; both local and international. They also affiliated with Zone

Architect Engineering Consultancy, which are based in the U.A.E as part of their vision to offer their expertise abroad.

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People INTERIOR DESIGNER PROFILE

K A M E E L I S P H A

“Who is Kameel Ispha??” Name Kameel Ispha Age 34 years old Job Head of Interior Design HMSK Architecture Sdn. Bhd. Years of experience 10 years Graduation Bachelor of Arts, Nottingham Trent University, UK

KameelIspha graduated in honours in Interior design from the Nottingham Trent University in UK recently. In 1996, he started working as freelance working with different companies such as Kembara Dunia Sdn. Bhd., Airbrone Shoppe, Radius Gsea Sdn. Bhd., Parker Caroll design Sdn. Bhd., Zen Aura Sdn. Bhd. and so on. He joined HMSK Architecture Sdn. Bhd. in year 2013 as the Head of Interior Design Department. Kameel Ispha has worked on many projects through nearly a decade. His ability to develop on-of a kind design solution which is to visualize entire concepts and also his outstanding, eminent and captivating sense of balance and harmony have been pursing him to a successful career.

DIRECTOR(S) PROFILE

Ar. Micheal Chong

-B. Sc (Arch) Uni. Of Newcastle

-B. Arch UNSW (Aust) APAM, P. Arch

Michael Chong graduated from Australia in1990. He worked Philip Cox’s Sydney office for two years before coming back to Malaysia where he joined SA Architects Sdn Bhd. He was promoted as an associate director in996 where his role expanded to manage the architectural team in both Kuala Lumpur and Manila offices. In year 2000, he established HMSK Associates Sdn Bhd, in association with ZONE Architect and have worked on projects regionally in the Asia pacific region. His design skill and direction is largely developed from his international exposure. This range of experience introduces a design style and building vision that captures the

essence of a project.

Ar. Hiew Hong Wai

-B. Sc (Arch) UNSW

-B. Arch. UNSW (Aust.)

Upon graduating from Sydney, he worked with Akitek Maju bina Chartered Architects for 10 years, designing and implementing high-rise residential, commercial, interiors, airline offices, institutional and bungalow projects. In 1996, he was promoted to design associate and was a founder of Maju Bina Horizon Sdn Bhd, a firm established to provide interior design and space planning consultancy services mainly to corporate offices.

He led the design team in 1996-1997. On the completion of the designs, he left his previous office to commence his architectural practice HMSK Associates Sdn Bhd in associate with ZONE Architect in the year 2000.

Ar. P. Ravi

-B. Dip. Arch. UTM

-B. Arch. (Hon.) UTM

P. Ravi did his tertiary in University of Technology, Skudai, Johor, majoring in Architecture. Started working in the public Works Department before joining SA Architects Sdn Bhd in 1992. He has successfully designed and completed a number of notable projects. His flair in design has gained him promotion to Design Associate in 2002 leading the office design team. Through his designs, he has won prestigious projects. He joined HMSK Associates Sdn Bhd in year 2005 as Director in-charge of Architecture and Design Management. He has just completed assignment for

international projects such as Dubai Marina Service Apartment and Jumeirah Lake towers cluster Z.

HARD ROCK CAFÉ Hard Rock Cafe Melaka is located in Melaka.

It’s the biggest in Asia.

The restaurant is built to be unique and classic.

Giving the best services is what they do. Services like American foods and local foods. Not only have these but they also have performances...

Hard Rock Cafe also offers specified items that only can be purchased in this location.

TGV INDULGE TGV Indulge is placed inside One Utama in Bandar Utama Damansara, Petaling Jaya.

Indulge is a new concept for a new movie-going experience. It has the most luxurious cinema. It has reclining chairs, fluffy comforters and personalized call-waiter-service that can give relaxation while watching a movie...

To complete a cinema watching experience, it also own a private ticketing counter, and a private lounge area.

DESIGNING the HARD ROC

K CAFÉ Designing Hard Rock Café Melaka

has been a very cultural project despite its international renowned brand for interior designer Kameel Ispha, with its location of being in the heart of Melaka along the famous Jonker street. The historical site listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site located by the river maintains the design language of neighbouring buildings and successfully transmits the diversified local culture into the vision of famous international brand.

Kameel was required to meet the standards of Hard Rock International and blend them with the domestic influences mainly the Peranakan culture – a mixture of Malay and Chinese influences. A team was put together to come up with several idea and

“A MIXTURE OF CULTURAL AND INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED DESIGN’’

design options using design programs such

as Sketch up, Adobe photoshop and illustrator, Studio max and Autocad based on the information given by the client.

Finalized designs were consulted with electrical and mechanical engineers and lighting interior designers. After the green light was given by the client, contractors, suppliers and quantity surveyors were called in for the production of the project. The floor is designed with the use of the local timber known as Merbau. Other parts of the café uses floor tiles that further transforms into Peranakan inspired designs, which combines the traditional local texture and pattern with the brand colours – maroon red and mustard yellow. The focal point of every Hard Rock Café which is the memorabilia, runs along the left wall to the dining area, where the items, against the background of red velvet, are displayed above circular shaped banquette seating. High wooden ceiling space with the brick wall at the back were inspired by the architecture of local houses. The floral pattern from traditional

batik fabric was laser cut in the vertical stripped black metal panels and highlighted by colour changing LED lights. The interior on the other hand is separated from the outside dining by windows inspired from Chinese heritage and multi-coloured glass partitions.

TGV Indulge@One Utama

located in cinemas in One Utama Shopping mall.

It’s a 2 hall venue seating 72, part of a larger cinema complex with 12 cinemas inclusive of Beanie, Luxe and IMAX. Indulge being a product from TGV cinemas as an alternate way to enjoy going to the movies, by offering a intimate lounge dining environment. The space is intended for small groups to corporate events. Where the patrons may enjoy dinner or an event before continuing to indulge in a screening. The process for the designing TGV, Indulge @One Utama is firstly the client reach the Interior Designer due to social networking. The ID got 2weekstime to understand the brief and come out with the concept in 2 weeks time. That concept will be the first presentation of the ID to the client. Secondly, the ID will change the first presentation item change in to the client requirement. After the client comfirm the design and ID will pass the plan to the Quantity Surveyor (QS)

Thirdly, QS will bounce back with a price list and the client will comfirm it or change the material to the cheaper one and cut the budget. Fourthly, once the client comfirm with the price list, the plan will be passed to the Mechanical Engineer (M&E).

During Construction, ID responsible to edit the plan or change to plan as changes will occur during construction.

Next, air-conditioning system will be installed and as well as the projectorFloor carpet will be install and as well as the seats for consumer. Lastly, the soundproof wall’s should be done at this time.

PeopleEDITOR(S) PROFILE

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