Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC)

KLCC - KUALA LUMPUR CITY CENTRE

KLCC is sited on a piece of land that was formerly the Selangor Turf Club race course. This real-estate development is an area of 40 hectares, with the estimated value at RM4 billion. It is a self-contained, city-within-a-city. The integrated mixed-use development provides more than 1.67 million sq. meters (18 million sq. feet) of commercial, retail, hotel, residential and entertainment facilities. The winning Masterplan submitted by Klages, Carter, Vail & Partners delineated the site into 22 freehold lots located around a 20 hectare (50 acre) park. 7,000 people worked on the site at its peak of construction.

KLCC comprises of:

• 88 storey Petronas Twin Towers
• Suria KLCC - the six-level, 1.5 million sq. feet shopping centre
• 49 storey Menara Maxis
• 30 storey Menara Esso
• 32 storey Mandarin Oriental Kuala Lumpur Hotel
• 20 hectare (50 acre) Public Park
• Masjid As-syakirin, a mosque which can accommodate 6,000 people
• 2 District Cooling Centres, which use natural gas to chill water for air-conditioning

PETRONAS TWIN TOWERS

The world's tallest twin building - Petronas Twin Towers is the anchor project of KLCC. Standing at 451.9M high, it has two towers of 88-storey office building. The 1.8bil Ringgit Petronas Twin Towers building was officially opened on August 31, 1999 by Malaysia's 4th Prime Minister, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad. The Petronas Twin Towers was designed by Argentinian architect Cesar Pelli. The original design was 421M tall but later reworked to the present height.

Below the Petronas Twin Towers is the premier shopping mall of Kuala Lumpur City Center - Suria KLCC. The design of the mall utilizes maximum skylight form the spacious center court for natural lighting, to befit the name Suria KLCC - "Suria" means sunshine. Its huge 6-level crescent shaped shopping mall contains over 200 shops of specialty stores, 3 departmental stores, fashion boutiques, cinemas, a 1200-seat food court on the second floor and a 300-seat local food court and theme restaurants on the fourth floor. At the ground floor of Suria KLCC there are several cafes facing the beautiful KLCC Park.

Outside Suria KLCC is the 20-hectare KLCC Park, part of the KLCC project designed by the late Brazilian landscapist Roberto Burle Marx. The KLCC Park includes a Symphony Lake with its 2 playful musical fountains at the esplanade just outside Suria KLCC. A 2-acre kiddie playground with colourful child-safe play equipment, a public wadding pool, patterned footpaths and a soft and well design jogging track. Close to 2000 indigenous trees from 74 species are planted in the KLCC park with about 40 trees preserved and replanted from the former Selangor Turf Club.

KLCC PARK
Outside the building is a park with jogging and walking paths, a fountain with incorporated light show, wading pools, and a children's playground. The 20-hectare (50-acre urban sanctuary) tropical landscape is conceptualised by the world famous Brazilian landscape artist, the late Roberto Burle Marx. Roberto Burle Marx. The green spaces of the KLCC Park are carefully contrived to dispel the notion of the garden as a static creation.

The park is unique in its theme and concept. This verdant area accentuated with specially designed water features is a work of art, an 'unnatural garden'. Its special features include a playful fountain pool, 2-acre children's playground, wading pool, patterned footpaths, sculptures, murals, shelters, benches and jogging track set among carefully chosen trees and shrubs native to Malaysia. The children's playground consists of colorful child-safe play equipment which is thoughtfully placed under large shady trees in the middle of the park.

Approximately 1,900 indigenous trees and palms representing 74 species are planted to encourage bio-diversity within the park areas. Out of this number, some 40 trees were preserved and transplanted from the former Selangor Turf Club. A series of murals and sculptures have been installed on the pavement surrounded by trees and palms in the lake area. Another striking features of the park is the Lake Symphony which comprises two water fountains.

A series of murals and sculptures have been installed on the pavement surrounded by trees and palms in the lake area. Approximately 1,900 indigenous trees and palms representing 74 species are planted to encourage bio-diversity within the park areas. Out of this number, some 40 trees were preserved and transplanted from the former Selangor Turf Club. Part of the park is a haven for birds and other local fauna. Much research preceded the selection of indigenous tree species whose fruits attract local and migratory birds. Through such careful effort it is expected that the KLCC park will become an important link in the 'bird corridor' of the region.

LAKE SYMPHONY
Located at the esplanade outside Suria KLCC, the Lake Symphony is programmed to provide 150 colourful, magical and dramatic animations. The total effect is a lighthearted and gregarious atmosphere. The fountain would be most captivating during sunset and against the night sky. The calming effects of the colourfully lit 'water features' is both soothing and relaxing to the mind.