Urban Design

Status: Completion 2027

The new master plan for Trisakti University’s Nagrak Campus envisions a complex built on the principles of green & sustainable approach. Integrating classrooms, research labs, and student residences within a walkable "five-minute city" design, it fosters collaboration and community. The design prioritises inclusivity, ensuring accessibility for all. Smart infrastructure will optimise energy use, waste recycling, and future expansion. Landscaped green spaces and energy-efficient buildings will create a healthy and environmentally responsible learning environment. All aspects will come together to create a vibrant learning community which prizes sustainability, collaboration, and well-being. VERITAS Indonesia in collaboration with Haji Khairul Hazmi Bin Haji Zaini.

Status: Completed 2021

This development increased the availability of medium cost housing in southern-most region. The site snugged 215 units forming a low density residential that will instantaneously establish a well-balanced community. Continuous internal pedestrian walkway linked to key public nodes and a shared common park located in the middle are consistent with the developer’s goal towards a distressed neighbourhood. A communal bridge in between obscured the phases permitting one phase cladded with modern aspiration elevation while another with double pitched shingle roof for contemporary touch that adds versatility. Overall the development intended to create a diverse community integrating usage, activities and incomes.

Status: Completion 2028

VERITAS was selected in late-2019 by President Joko Widodo of the Republic of Indonesia, as one of three design firms to prepare the conceptual master plan for the new administrative capital of Indonesia, to be located near Balik Papan in Eastern Kalimantan Borneo. This prestigious commission arose from a 2-stage international design competition called by the government of Indonesia which attracted over 700 entries worldwide.

The VERITAS scheme is inspired by the symbolism of weaving, i.e. the metaphor of a tapestry in which the many strands of fiber are woven into an overall composition, with the strands representing the various races, religions, generations and economic classes distributed across the archipelago and the resulting tapestry, in all its complex beauty, representing the unity and diversity of the Indonesian nation. It was also inspired by the principles of environmental sustainability by sensitively responding to existing natural context such as topography, water bodies, protected forest and mangrove areas.

The master plan is for a low-carbon “smart-city” in distinct contrast to the dysfunctional entropy of Jakarta. This meant that it was designed not primarily for the automobile like many cities today, but for pedestrians, cyclists and mass rapid transit. More than 40% of land area was set aside for open spaces, linked with a chain of linear parks. To achieve resilience, a rain water retention and filtration system was planned below the alun-alun (public open spaces), upgradable combined utility tunnels below streets, smart power management units to manage the demand of energy usage effectively and reduce carbon emissions, a district cooling plant system for cost-effective and cost sharing among buildings for their air-conditioning needs, an underground mechanical sewage treatment plant to minimize land use and lastly to confront the effects of climate change, the city was set several meters higher than the sea level to anticipate rising sea-water levels.

The VERITAS planning concept for IKN envisioned a Compact and Livable Resilient Community of self-sustainable city blocks, each with a balanced mix of residential, commercial, retail, educational and institutional components. These blocks were on a 1 km x 1 km grid, accommodating 10,000 residents each, and would deform informally to accommodate existing topography and vegetation. The administrative government center of IKN was envisioned to be more formal, with elements of order, hierarchy and axial symmetry. Expansive open spaces and public squares were envisioned to accommodate large gatherings of people, parades and festivals. Here would be located the Presidential Palace, key ministries, Courts of Justice and the new national mosque. The services were provided in collaboration with Ma-Ru Architects of Jakarta, Indonesia.

Cheras Cove is a 23 ha site located at the edge of Cheras, a growing suburb of Kuala Lumpur in the state of Selangor. It is adjacent to an established forest reserve and SUKE Highway, but is accessed from Jalan Hartamas in Hulu Langat. The site is envisioned to become an integrated self-sufficient residential enclave with a population of almost 20,000, to be developed over the next 10 years.

The heart of the project will be a natural lake, which celebrates the entrance to the development in the valley between two hills. This 1.2 ha water body will be encircled by a pedestrian walkway and public park served by a clubhouse/retail village centre. Terracing up from the lake will be arranged the several development parcels, ranging from 3-storey lakeside terrace super-link homes to 30+ storey serviced apartment towers. A pedestrian/cycling-friendly ring-road will provide convenient vehicular access to all precincts as well as to the starting-points for jungle trails into the nearby forest.

In the South-western part of the site, further away from the lake, will be located social/affordable housing to complement the more affluent precincts around the lake. Infrastructure such as water tanks, PPU and STP will also be located here. In total, almost 5,000 homes will be built within the development.

The vision of Cheras Cove is for the creation of a utopian community of middle to upper income residents, who will enjoy a contemporary lifestyle in the safe and green ambiance of this hidden gem. Cheras Cove is developed by Kenco Holdings Sdn. Bhd.

Client: SBC Berhad
Status: Proposed in 2018

The Waterfront Place project is a key site within Bristol’s Harbourside. Located at the southern end of the waterfront, it is adjacent to the Floating Harbour and is bounded by the Bordeaux Quay restaurant to the north. Most importantly, the 0.32 ha rectangular and flat site is uniquely positioned between the high-quality public spaces at Millennium Square and the Amphitheatre/Waterfront Square which fronts the Floating Harbour.

The program for this site included 3 main components: 2 levels of Retail/F&B to complement the Bordeaux Quay restaurant complex, approximal 90 studio apartments and a 120-room tourist hotel. The resulting 6-storey arrangement positioned the apartments overlooking the waterfront and the hotel block at the rear with views of the historic city. The two blocks frame a semi-internal courtyard space which will capture the over-flow al-fresco dining at the retail levels. The façade treatment of the hotel was conventional minimalist with full-height linear glazing while that for the apartments was an undulating wave of angular forms as a metaphor for the actual waves lapping at the water beyond.

Client : Malaysian Airport Holdings Bhd
The Aeropolis at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) in Sepang will be a large mixed-use transportation and urban development. This dynamic mega-project will soon be developed around the existing airport on 2,730 acres of land. It will be an international meeting place which includes business parks, logistic parks, industrial estates, retail centers and wholesale merchandise marts, information and communications technology complexes, hotels, tourism and entertainment centers and large mixed-use residential developments

Client : UDA Land Bhd
The last phase of Bandar Tun Hussein Onn will consists of one of a kind residential enclave. Scenic Regalia describes it all, luxury, tranquillity, lifestyle and community. This 78-acre land comprises of variety residential components, from link houses to semi-detached, town houses, bungalows and apartments that will be well connected to the neighbourhood commercial area through series of green spaces, linear park and central park with a large water body.

Revisiting this final phase of this development was to exert and maximise the value of the land by uncovering the land potential and create the suitable product. Thus, this large piece of land was divided into several parcels between 8 – 15 acres each to accommodate different types of components. This provides exclusivity to the community as well as flexibility to the developer to rearrange the parcel to attune with the market demand. Scenic Regalia will be the only development in this township that coalesce green into the design, emphasizing on community living and organized neighbourhood, the urban and nature living lifestyle.

Client : Al- Hidayah
With a strong community & environmental agenda and flexible planning, Illuminare City will herald Johor Bahru unto the international scene. Designed with a strong dual commercial and residential centre, the development will offer a strong and vibrant international commercial facade while maintaining a more serene and green residential atmosphere. Illuminare City will offer a variety of development products; a Financial Centre, Retail Mall, Expo and Convention Centre, Business Park, Educational Campus, Medical and Hospitality Centre, Superstores and Residential Eclaves

Client : KLLC (M) Sdn Bhd
ASEAN Exchange is located to the North of Elite Highway, approximately 12km from KLIA. Covering 70 acres of land, the township is a platform for trading and other related service industries between ASEAN countries. It is a one-of-a-kind international meeting hub that offers venues for exhibitions, conventions, business transactions, offices and events. A development intended to be a self-contained township that is also able to tap the South East Asian market potential in having buildings close by the international airport terminal.

The core elements of the master plan are creating a place for people to live, culture to celebrate, visitors to enjoy and business to invest. The organization of the spatial is divided into 3 major zonings, namely Living, Fun & Care, and Work, consisting of components such as big box commercial, business park, shopping mall, and hotel and convention centre, interlinked and interconnected with central park, linear park and pocket parks.

The development of this township is characterized by 3 structures; high intensity—trade mission, business parks, offices, hotels etc; medium intensity—neighbourhood commercial, medium high apartments; and low intensity—link houses, semi-detached houses, forest reserves etc.

Visitors will be welcomed by the ASEAN Tower, the iconic landmark of this development, from either side of the highway.

The established 2,400 acres township of kota seriemas is aiming to revitalize its master plan, and is envision to create a new master plan concept that will offer the ideal way of suburb living lifestyle that is sustainable to the environment, social balance, refabricating the current economic status as well as providing high comfort living.  

The new kota seriemas shall be built upon 5 key principles, green spaces, well connected, intimacy, diversity and zero energy. The foundation of these principles are focused on accessibility : pedestrian focused; people : community driven; sustainable : functionality and activity : multi – use destination. With its close proximity to KLIA and Bandar Nilai, the master plan has refined the zoning, namely Education, Sports, Healthcare and Wellness, Sports Recreation and Leisure, Tourism and Residential, aligning its vision with Negeri Sembilan Development Policy, to welcome potential Catalyst Projects.   

Leveraging on the HSR station (Seremban Station) that is located just 3.5km south of the township, the master plan looks forward to elevate its status to a Transit Oriented Development that promotes green transportation, connecting its green network to Malaysia Vision Valley (MVV) proposed green network, creating a seamless connectivity for the future HSR riders. To ensure its success of becoming a transit oriented development, kota seriemas shall collaborate with HSR and local authority on the feeder bus network. A dedicated transit hub located at the neighborhood commercial centre and other social points throughout the township shall be the facilities provided to connect the residents to the HSR station.  

Client : Iskandar Development Berhad
Medini Iskandar Malaysia located within the Nusajaya development zone, flagged as Zone B under the Iskandar Malaysia development blueprint. The project covers land area of 2,300 acres. The development is sub-divided into three development clusters, namely Iskandar Financial District, Medini Central and Lifestyle and Leisure Cluster. This particular project is about an International Village Themed development. Programmatically this comprises apartment complexes retail malls and commercial components interlinked by a network of public zones—boulevards, parkscapes intermingled with spacious interstitial zones spacing out the components of the built environment. Each zone of the masterplan strives for an urban character distinctive from one another.

Client : Ikram Sdn Bhd
UniPark Suria covers an area of 100-acre land located next to the North South Highway (PLUS), in between New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE) and Jalan Sungai Besi interchange. The project is looking at redeveloping the Kuala Lumpur Infrastructure University College (KLIUC) into a vibrant mixed - used development community that offers variety of choices be it living, study, work and play.

UniPark Suria is designed to look at it as a connecting piece within the Greater KL context, to draw people or form part of the landscape within people’s mind map. The character of this project is in how it is connected and the movement of the people. 

From the macro level this connectivity is introduced into the project context through movement of students within spaces, commercial entity intersperse with faculties and residences as well as other amenities in 2D and 3D manner. Looking further it also consider the people’s need through the ages and how it can transform itself through flexible planning and smart growth. UniPark Suria will be a green vertical city within the focal point of Greater KL that is well connected in all levels.

Client : UEM Land
The Nusajaya West Masterplan is an offshoot of the multimillion dollar government backed Nusajaya masterplan, one of the largest property development projects in South East Asia. It covers 823.54 hectares and is an elongated shaped site with a funnel shaped edge towards the Johor coastline. This mixed development land-use project faces the challenge of coping with the varying densities of the Nusajaya’s developments all along its eastern periphery that range from the densest at the Nusajaya Central Business District to the medium-low density of the Residential area.

The design of this masterplan is divided into 4 different zones, each with an overarching purpose in the larger scheme of things. Section D is intended as a neighbourhood oriented development, with resorts next to the Sungai Pulai Forest Reserve. Section C is medium density work and play themed development, comprising residential amenities with a business park within walking distance. This is a Linear Park with a water frontage, with integrated entertainment, retail and office buildings. Section B and A is zoned as a medium to high density international transport hub, with logistics oriented development (business park, commercial and mixed com).

Client : Johor Race Resort Sdn Bhd
The JRR is a concept for a motorsport – themed development to compliment the existing Pasir Gudang track brand. It will become a destination where professional race teams, amateur enthusiasts and recreational adventurers come to step into the world of motorsports.

It is our intention to rebuild on a historic race track and transformed it into an internationally recognized motorsport venue combining the highest levels of competitive professional motorsports with the camaraderie and fun of amateur enthusiasts. The newly revamped resort will offer luxury amenities, including a resort hotel, theme park, high and medium residences, a lifestyle and shopping mall, educational facilities, a medical and wellness centre and several dining venues open to resort guests and general public, adventures and attraction, like go-carting, performance driving courses for an adrenalin – packed getaway.

The development concept is the creation of an ‘eco - system’ where by the various development components are linked via the underlying theme of automobiles and the automotive industry.

Client : Navid Investment and Economy Development Co.
This project is a resort development near the south-eastern tip of Kish Island, Iran. The site is divided into 2 parts, a larger irregular-shaped site bordered by roads on all sides and a smaller rectangular site by a road and the beach. The larger site, includes 2000 resort-style services apartments, a theme-hotel, commercial office buildings, shopping center, leisure facilities, private villas and low-rise apartments. The smaller site will be transformed into a public park which provides facilities such as bicycle riding, roller skating, rock climbing and other outdoor sporting/leisure facilities. There will also be a jetty extending into the water for fishing activities, a restaurant and leisure craft and water sport activities.

Client : Masterplan
In line with the continuation efforts of developing Kampong Bharu into a future city centre district, KB Corp had identified a 41.5 acre site as the turnkey project and development catalyst within the Kampong Bharu Masterplan. This development aims to establish a public place as a community centre for Kampong Bharu, with state of the art and latest strategies of Urban Design, and a Commercial district development that would create development interest towards investors into becoming stake holders in.

The masterplan also introduces a pedestrian bridge, “Saloma Link”, over Sungai Kelang and AKLEH highway to connect two commercial city-centres districts, Kampong Bharu City Centre and KLCC. The network of pedestrian pathways established will offer variety of experiences and to create a dynamic walkable town that prioritise pedestrians’ choice and comfort. This linkage is designed for a variety of uses, namely large public gatherings, special events, celebrations as well as intimate fine grain of streets, lane ways and urban plazas encouraging pedestrian movement throughout the city

Client : M101 Holdings Sdn Bhd
This design proposal is located on a 976-ha parcel in Labu, Negeri Sembilan contained within the Malaysia Vision Valley (MVV). The masterplan aims to be unified with the MVV and to become a new iconic and strategic town within Malaysia. The main intention for this piece of land is to utilise it as a supporting transport hub (located along the proposed HSR) and as a theme park to facilitate tourist & visitor attraction.

The design concept for this project has strong intentions of creating a master plan that provides distinct views and will be able to provide a visual statement. Themed “Infinity Islands”, the master plan aims to be unique, forward thinking and will showcase the Malaysian rich heritage. It will be made up of 14 unique parcels of land, representing the number of Malaysian states. The theme parks itself will be enclosed in 7 distinct circular areas representing the unity and diversity of Malaysia, inspired by the 7 colours of Malaysia; Imagination, Growth, Unity, Wisdom, Spirituality, Passion and Creativity. These strong design ideas are translated into the creation of a bold statement design which can be seen through satellite imagery.

The overall master plan focuses on the core central waterfront which creates the ‘floating islands’, and 7 themed lands which draws inspiration from all parts of the world, all with very different attractions. These themed lands are; Infinity Island, Future Worlds, Underwater City, Around the World, Little Malaysia, Land Before Time, and Toon & Film Town.

Client : Perbadan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor (PKNS)
The project site is located at the heart of Banting town of Kuala Selangor. The strategic location along the Langat River sparks the overall idea to revitalize the river and to bring the water element into the proposed development, creating a vibrant waterfront/ riverfront commercial zone on the east side and more natural and recreational setting for the residential zoning on the west, whilst maintaining the existing landmark of Jugra Stadium.

The fundamental of Riverside design concept emphasized on three major elements, community spirit, symbolic identity and hierarchy of movement and spaces. The master plan is designed with multiple open spaces for community activities with connectivity that leads to the waterfront. The separation between commercial and residential zoning creates two major vehicle loops to allow a smooth traffic flow.

Client : Mah Sing Group Sdn Bhd
The site on an ex-mining area in Puchong, next to the Klang River, neighbouring the Light Industrial Park USJ 1. It is also located along the proposed new access to Kesas Highway, which made it very accessible. The 89-acre site project is visioned to be the benchmark for commercial and mixed-use development in Puchong that designed to offer festivities and celebrations, for social gatherings and family-oriented entertainment.

Inspired with the river delta concept, where multiple streams and rivers flowing from upland to the open sea, the masterplan is translated by creating three man-made waterways/ water features flowing from the iconic towers to the large lake, with a large central urban park crossing from third quarter of the site, signifying main axis and main pedestrian thoroughfare. These provide additional waterfronts, green spaces and frontages that will capitalize the surrounding market as well as set up as visual attraction for the development. To maintain the approach from upland to the water, the buildings are arranged in cascade form, highest from the inner land to lowest at the lake edges, creating urban backdrop from the lake

Client : Naza TDI Sdn Bhd
The KL Metropolis Master Plan is planned to provide an interconnected open space system on ground and above ground for pedestrian that directs ease of movement strategically and shall link all parts of the development. The overall open space strategy supports principles of sustainable design by encouraging the creation of a walkable, pedestrian – oriented development. Shaded and protected outdoor paths shall be designed throughout the site.Comprehensive network for pedestrian movement shall be programmed into the development, through the use of such features as plazas, inner courtyards, amenable streetscapes and other indoor and outdoor places for people to move and gather.

Inter – parcel pedestrian network connections are highly encouraged to add to the mobility of the entire development area. Building setbacks from the property boundary line provides opportunities for pedestrian connectivity with the elevated walkway/ sidewalks and public right – of – way to occur and activate such spaces.  The KL Metropolis Master Plan features a number of visual corridors that link buildings with open spaces. Within the commercial and residential plots, green buffers shall be formally landscaped to reinforce their role as visual corridors leading to buildings, plazas and the commercial offices including retails.

Maintaining views to other scenic resources (parks, plazas, etc) shall be encouraged in all public open spaces. The pedestrian walkways and bridges shall be oriented accordingly to avoid visual barriers.

Client : Ikram Sdn Bhd
UniPark Suria covers an area of 100-acre land located next to the North South Highway (PLUS), in between New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE) and Jalan Sungai Besi interchange. The project is looking at redeveloping the Kuala Lumpur Infrastructure University College (KLIUC) into a vibrant mixed - used development community that offers variety of choices be it living, study, work and play.

UniPark Suria is designed to look at it as a connecting piece within the Greater KL context, to draw people or form part of the landscape within people’s mind map. The character of this project is in how it is connected and the movement of the people. 

From the macro level this connectivity is introduced into the project context through movement of students within spaces, commercial entity intersperse with faculties and residences as well as other amenities in 2D and 3D manner. Looking further it also consider the people’s need through the ages and how it can transform itself through flexible planning and smart growth. UniPark Suria will be a green vertical city within the focal point of Greater KL that is well connected in all levels.