T. R. Hamzah and Yeang Sdn Bhd is an architect practice that has delivered ecologically-focused architecture and master planning for over 40 years. They are recognized as the only firm worldwide that specializes in "super-green" designs that consider a building's ecological impacts and efficient use of energy and materials over its lifetime. The firm employs a bio-climatic design approach that prioritizes passive low energy designs and climate responsiveness through research-driven methods and design experiments.
2. Definition of T R Hamzah & Yeang Sdn Bhd
Practice over 40 years.
Only architect practice worldwide that deliver signature ecologically-
authentic ‘super-green’ architecture and master planning.
Received over 20 awards for their intervention eco architecture.
Consideration given to their impacts on the site's ecology and the building's
use of energy and materials over its life-cycle
Design approach
Bio-climatic design approach
Passive low energy benefit
Climate responsiveness architecture
3. Research terminology used
Research through design
New design method as outcome
Experimental
OTTV Calculation
Calculation of overall building heat transfer, outcome
to decide arrangement of spaces, with inhabited space
at the side where most heat received.
4. Research terminology used
Design as research
Creation of knowledge
Generate and validate new knowledge/ understanding
Design Diagram
Study the diagram with experimenting different
possibility and enhance performance of building to
achieve best ecology solution.