of the built environment. For example,
one device regularly employed involves constructing sustainable territories within the
wider development and then populating them with selected indigenous fauna species,
to augment the local habitat. These are coordinated with selected flora typologies to
create a multifarious ‘biodiversity matrix’ that goes much deeper than merely adding
greenery or landscaping to his built forms. The book specifically focuses on his practice’s
latest projects, defining and explaining every cutting-edge tested technology, and newest
innovation within each scheme. This is coupled with a pursuit of the aesthetics of
ecological design, seeking to define in terms of form and materiality what a green building
or masterplan could and should look like.
Ken’s continued persistence in advancing green design towards ecocentrism
makes it environmentally significant; the Guardian newspaper named him as one of the
‘50 People Who Could Save The Planet’ in 2008. That urgency is now increasingly being
realised globally, and his work has never been more pertinent or visionary. Ken’s belief
is that up until the last decade, architects sought only to prevent further impairments
of the natural environment. Today – with the extent of devastation and its impact on the
biosphere evident – the design effort must become a full ‘race and rescue’ mission. His
ideas are therefore relevant not only to those in the design professions but also to others
worldwide who share his concern for the future of the planet.
INTRODUCTION xv
xii INTRODUCTION
GREEN TECHNOLOGIES xvii
Ecological design as the seamless
and benign biointegration of
ecoinfrastructures
© Ken Yeang (2021)
xviii INTRODUCTION
FAUNA & HABITATS xix
Species research as basis
for creation of habitats
within the built environment
© Ken Yeang (2021)
xx INTRODUCTION
Built environment as bioengineered ‘constructed ecosystems’
LIM KOK WING UNIVERSITY MDTC xxi
LimKokWing University
Ecomasterplanning must start with green infrastructures
xxii CASA ROCK
H- House
Commercial Developments
Vegetated ramp as art gallery
2 COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS
Frontal facade shows symmetrical blocks
Intermixing
Biointegration patterns
West facade
SUASANA PUTRAJAYA 3
Suasana Putrajaya
Putrajaya 2C5 is a 14-storey mixed-commercial development in the city of Putrajaya, Malaysia, completed in 2017. The
building's design features incorporate a Central Promenade that acts as an active public realm with seating, planting
areas, relaxation zones, reflective pools, temporal event spaces with additional retail spaces, as well as covered
seating areas.
Green terrace
Biodiversity enhancement
Experimental fritted-glass facade
Eco-cell
Rainwater harvesting
Double-skin facade
Verandah as transitional space
Sky-courts
Type :
Commercial Building
Owner :
Putrajaya Holdings Sdn. Bhd.
Location :
Lot 2C5, Precinct 2, Putrajaya
No of Storeys :
14
Date of Completion :
August 2017
Overall Thermal Transfer Value :
29.11
Roof
