This document provides a summary of the KLCC development project in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It describes the KLCC project as an integrated, mixed-use development on a 500-acre site that includes commercial, retail, hotel, convention, residential, and entertainment facilities built to world-class standards. Key innovations included the large metropolitan park occupying half the site for leisure and the Petronas Twin Towers, which used Islamic geometric patterns and modern Malaysian motifs. The development was a public-private partnership led by the government and implemented in phases from the 1990s to present.

1. Report on Malaysian Case Studies
Kuala Lumpur City Centre
by
Norhaslina Hassan, PhD
Noor Rosly Hanif, PhD

2. Outline
Introduction
The KLCC Project Description in Brief
Identifying Innovations in KLCC
Background of KLCC Development
Analyzing KLCC as an City Innovation
Future Works
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3. THE INNOVATION
What is this innovation all about?
Development concept is a city within a city.
Provides > . million sq. meters space for commercial, retail, hotel,
convention, residential and entertainment facilities
All envisaged to be built and maintained at a world class standard
A self-contained integrated development where people can “work, live,
play and pray” all in one place
Remains as one of the more premier integrated development in the region.
Has able to command premium values
Has generated spill over benefits to the nearby residential and commercial
properties.
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4. THE INNOVATION
Why is it an innovation?
Robinson , KLCC is one of the largest real-estate developments to be
showcased at least for two reasons.
Landscaped park occupying half of its total development which was meant
purely for rest and leisure.
The odd “intelligent” buildings surrounding the park, which use high
technology automatic controls and communications systems designed for
maximum energy efficiency while keeping residents and visitors safe and
comfortable.
Further, all buildings in the complex are cooled by chilled water from a central
plant powered by natural gas supplied from local sources.
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5. THE INNOVATION
Why is it an innovation?
any innovative applications in KLCC. The R . billion,
meter high, iconic Petronas Twin Towers is more noteworthy.
Its construction represents alaysia’s aspiration to marry high technology with
the cultural and Islamic values.
Pelli’s design which was based on the Islamic geometric patterns incorporating
contemporary alaysian motifs adapted from traditional handicrafts such as
songket and timber carvings.
The two buildings are joined in the middle by a sky bridge, meant to serve a
functional purpose of human movement between the two towers and serve to
symbolize as a sky portal and the gateway to ision
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6. THE INNOVATION
Why is it an innovation?
Equipped with the state-of-the-art communication facilities like other
buildings, the Twin Towers are located in the northern boundary of the
ultimedia Super Corridor SC
The SC itself is a planned “silicon valley of alaysia”, which serves as a
launching pad to spearhead the country into the frontline of the information
age.
The SC starts at the Twin Towers, extending south to include the modern IT
city, Cyberjaya and connected with the new Federal Government
administrative centre of Putrajaya
The Twin Towers are landmark development identified in the ex-Prime
inister, Tun Dr. ahathir ohamad’s ision for alaysia
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7. THE INNOVATION
Why is it an innovation?
The Petronas Twin Towers, much like the SC itself, has been studied by many
KLCC tagged as “world class” urban development did not share the same
limelight as the SC which it is part of nor the Twin Towers which are part of it.
There is a tendency among scholars to doseparate analyses of the precinct’s
stand-alone components when their success or otherwise is more often than
not, contextual to the KLCC development as a whole.
Carley, Kirk and cIntosh , critical success factors for such mixed used
regeneration schemes include tying the scheme into an integrated regeneration
strategy; involving all local stakeholders in the development process; promoting
design excellence; marketing a strong brand; adequate transport provision and
car parking; and planning for sustainable future.
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8. THE INNOVATION
Why is it an innovation?
The innovativeness of the etropolitan Park:
Its sheer size relative to the total KLCC development . The park satis ed
both the public concern about the shrinking green lung in the city center while
concurrently capitalizes on the strategic location of the site for businesses and
enhance the surrounding land values.
The design integrates man’s creations with nature and it ensured that the
public would benefit from this project through provision of ample spaces for
recreation in the midst of the bustling KL city.
The maintenance of the park which is privately funded unlike other public
open spaces in the city.
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9. BACKGROUND OF THE INNOVATION
Where did the idea originate?
The concept of urban regeneration/redevelopment
“is a comprehensive and integrated visions and action which leads to the resolution
of urban problems and which seeks to bring about a lasting improvement in the
economic, physical, social and environmental condition of an area” Batey, .
EP further popularize the idea of city marketing and promotion as key
components of urban regeneration EP . This requires capitalizing on the
benefits of urban regeneration to attract economic activities for development of the
city and a need a search for new roles for a city by promoting business, cultural and
other modern sector activities, including tourism.
This is precisely what inspires the making of KLCC after which the ordered relocation
made available a hectares piece of prime land, worth hundreds of millions of
ringgit, in the heart of KL for redevelopment with multiple objectives.
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10. BACKGROUND OF THE INNOVATION
How did it start?
The events at the Selangor Turf Club race course were the culprit of the infamous traffic
jam along Jalan Ampang, along with an increasing number of high-rise commercial
buildings in the area.
There was increasing pressure for the local authority to solve the traffic congestion and to
redevelop the area into a green area and public park.
In , following the relocation of the Turf Club, the Federal Government disclosed a
plan to redevelop the whole site into a public park in line with the recommendation
made in the Kuala Lumpur Structure Plan DBKL, .
The plan was later changed to include commercial development with the park as part of
the larger area. The reason being that it would be too costly to develop a hectares park,
and later on maintain the park.
Innovative planning and design of the big-scale redevelopment was the aspiration of the
government then, one which would help achieve multiple objectives including projecting
Kuala Lumpur as a global player
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11. BACKGROUND OF THE INNOVATION
Who created it? (1)
Seen as a brain child of alaysia's retired Prime inister, Tun Dr. ahathir ohammed.
Transforming the “underutilized” but strategically located site in central Kuala Lumpur
into a world class city is a way of materializing ision , a concept Tun coined earlier
for the country to move forward.
Following the consent given by the Federal Government, an international competition
was held in to select the most innovative Development aster Plan Site Plan
The conceptual redevelopment project was to convert the -acre racecourse located in
Kuala Lumpur's so-called “Golden Triangle” into an integrated, self-contained modern
city as well as creating a new landscape for the capital city of alaysia.
Additionally, the development would be the site of a world famous landmark to
announce the arrival of a relatively unknown but nevertheless, potential city in the global
race.
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12. BACKGROUND OF THE INNOVATION
Who created it? (2)
A committee consisting of representatives from City Hall of Kuala Lumpur
directors of KLCCH the owner and developer of the project and Federal
Government representative was set-up to study the proposals
High level of government involvement at both the conceptual and design
stages was crucial because the project was of national importance.
The Development aster Plan designed by a SA based consultancy – s
Klages, Carter, ail and Partners KC was chosen as the winner.
The plan involved turning the site into an integrated mixed-use development; a
place, according to the promotional literature, “where people can work, live,
visit, shop and enjoy leisure and cultural activities”.
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13. THE KLCC MASTER PLAN
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14. BACKGROUND OF THE INNOVATION
Who and how was it implemented?
KLCC Holdings Berhad, incorporated in was to implement the KLCC project.
The largest shareholder was PETRO AS, the national petroleum company, AI Holdings Sdn Bhd,
Selangor Turf Club and some others.
The Kuala Lumpur City Center Berhad KLCCB a wholly-owned subsidiary of KLCCH as the owner
and developer of this project is currently still coordinating new projects in the precinct undertaken
solely or in joint ventures with others.
Given the scale of the project and in line with strategic planning against the backdrop of the country’s
economic conditions at any point in time, the -acre KLCC development is being undertaken in
phases.
Anchoring phase of the development is the north-west development, which serves as the gateway to
the precinct. These include developments of the Petronas Twin Towers, the Suria KLCC shopping
complex, a -hectare public park and a , capacity mosque.
The planning authority, Kuala Lumpur City Hall, received the application for planning approval to
develop the site in June, soon after which construction began
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15. ANALYZING THE CITY INNOVATION
The Product
The KLCC as a product is an impressive precinct with developments which have been
completed and occupied until currently as follows described to highlight their prominent
features, services, facilities and amenities.
storey Petronas Twin Towers
Suria KLCC
Dewan Filharmonik Petronas
Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre
Aquaria
storey enara axis
storey enara Esso
storey andarin Oriental Kuala Lumpur Hotel
Traders Hotel
enara Exxon obile
hectare acre etropolitan Public Park
The Binjai on the Park residential
asjid As-Syakirin,
District Cooling Centres, which use natural gas to chill water for air-conditioning
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16. KLCC Featuring the Skybridge
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17. Suria KLCC
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18. Kuala Lumpur City Centre
KL Convention Centre As Syakirin Mosque
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19. The Metropolitan Public Park
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20. ANALYZING THE CITY INNOVATION
The Process
“Globe spanning” involving international, local experts in the conceptual plan as well as the design of
individual developments of the precinct.
. The master was inspired by Klages and partners which is a .S. based architectural rm consisting of
engineers, architects and urban planners adjusted to accommodate the developer’s marketing goal and the
local authority’s requirements.
. Architectural design for the Petronas twin towers and the shopping complex was by Argentine Caesar Pelli
and Associates
. The public park was designed by a Brazilian landscape artist, the late Roberto Burle arx.
To minimize the risk, actual construction of the different land uses market with its own cycles was
implemented by project phasing. The Twin Towers, the Suria KLCC, the etropolitan public park, the
mosque consist the project’s first phase and serves as the gateway to the development. The arrival of Lot C
and Lot D would provide an additional . million square feet of gross oor area, made up of a mix of retail
and o ce space and service apartment scheduled to be delivered in onwards.
This is the first case in alaysia where the private developer KLCCB and landowner was given the full
responsibilities by the government to plan and develop an area in the city center of Kuala Lumpur whose
development planning is of significant importance. The full support extended by the Town Planning
Committee right from the beginning of the development process made it a joint partnership in
redevelopment project
The planning application was processed through the normal procedure, conducted in a constructive manner -
adapting and problem- solving style which sought to maximize the parties’ interests.
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21. Work Scheduled for the Next Phase
Items Progress
Development of conceptual and
Completed. All literary and related articles written about
methodological framework
KLCC have been collected.
Documentary and interview survey • nterview survey has been conducted with city
officials from the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (KLCH):
- The officer from the Master Plan Department
to solicit information on urban development
plan and policy for Kuala Lumpur and how
KLCC help achieved the stated urban policy.
- The officer in from Urban Planning
Department to solicit information regarding
the planning process, issues related to the mprovement of the analysis of city innovations based on
Analysis of city innovation project
development of KLCC and how those issues feedbacks received during the mid-term workshop
were solved/negotiated.
Further analysis and writing up analysis of the systems of
• Examination of Town Planning Committee minutes of city innovation and city innovators
meeting throughout the KLCC development process
(starting -currently). August
Submission and Revision of first draft
• A survey of respondents has been conducted in
November
Feb/Mac using structured questionnaires to solicit Submission of the final draft
first hand information regarding various aspects of
KLCC including perceptions on imageability,
attractions and attractiveness, accessibility,
satisfactions with facilities and amenities, and related
issues. Data of the survey has been keyed into the
SPSS software and are now in the process of
tabulation to
February
Submission of progress report
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