Building Investment (January-February 2021)

NEWS & EVENTS
MTIB and TTITC sign MoA for Bamboo Farm Model
Development Project in Terengganu
Malaysian Timber Industry Board (MTIB)
and Terengganu Timber Industry Training
Centre have signed a Memorandum
of Agreement (MoA) for the Bamboo
Farm Model Development Project on
19 December 2020 at TTITC’s campus in
Kuala Berang, Terengganu.
The MoA was signed by MTIB
Director-General Mr Mohd Kheiruddin
Mohd Rani and TTITC Chief Executive
Officer Mr Muhammad bin Sulong. This
signing was witnessed by YAB Dato ‘ Seri
Dr Ahmad Samsuri bin Mokhtar, Minister
of Terengganu with YB Dato ‘ Dr Mohd
Khairuddin Aman Razali, Minister of
Plantation and Commodities.
The RM5 million project will be
implemented from January 2021 on
a 15 hectare land owned by TTITC at
Kampung Peris in Kuala Berang. It will
cover the development of bamboo
farm model including a study plot, and
research of bamboo growth as well as a
training hall.
Crown Group teams up with Kengo Kuma
and Plus Architecture to design riverside
development in Brisbane
Australian property developer Crown
Group has engaged Kengo Kuma and
award-winning firm Plus Architecture
to design a $500 million riverside
development at West End, Brisbane.
It is the Group’s first project in
Queensland and will offer beautifully
designed luxury apartments, offer
luxury apartments, terrace homes and
penthouses on 1.25ha of prime waterfront
land at 117 Victoria Street. It also features
Crown Group’s signature resort-style
facilities including a pool, barbecue and
poolside facilities, gym, community room
and lush tropical gardens.
“Brisbane is a beautiful city with rich
culture and natural heritage,” says Kuma.
“People’s lifestyle and culture embrace
and integrate nature into their everyday
lives here,” he adds.
His design will include a large open
space component that will provide a
place where people can connect with one
another while enjoying the views, sounds
and atmosphere of the Brisbane river.
Kengo Kuma is a highly acclaimed
Japanese architect, known for creating
some of the world’s most extraordinary
public buildings and homes. With offices
in Tokyo and Paris, he is famous for his use
of cedar and often melds timber and the
natural environment with contemporary
urban structures.
Some of Kuma’s most notable works
include the Suntory Museum of Art in
Tokyo, Bamboo Wall House in China, LVMH
(Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy) Group’s
Japan headquarters and Tokyo’s Olympic
Stadium for the 2020 games.
“Our buyers will enjoy the opportunity
to live in Brisbane’s only Kengo Kumadesigned
homes,” says Crown Group’s
Chairman and Group CEO Iwan Sunito.
This is the second time Kuma is
working on a Crown Group project. The
first was 368-unit Mastery by Crown
Group at Waterloo, Sydney.
A design concept is expected to be
completed by early 2021, with design
revisions to be lodged with the Brisbane
City Council in mid-2021.
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