Located in ‘The City of Cats’, the seven-storey Lexus showroom is the first 3S centre in East Malaysia with two branded car showrooms side by side.
The key challenge of the project was to merge two showrooms into one building, yet maintaining each brand’s identity at the same time. To do so, the team applied a ‘semi-detached house approach’ and introduced distinctive colour schemes and façade to distinguish each brand.
To prevent traffic obstruction, the construction required careful planning and consideration. For easier access, an elevated driveway is designed to lead to the main entrance of the showroom on the first floor.
The design team solved this by allocating the 12 service bays at the ground floor, while the showroom, management office and stock yard were split into multiple floors above.
For Toyota, the brand’s primary colours—red, white and grey—were applied on the aluminium screen of the building’s façade. As for Lexus, a black aluminium cladding was used to add an air of elegance and to reflect Lexus’s premium brand position. — Construction+ Online
PROJECT DATA
Project Name: Lexus & Toyota 3s Centre, Boulevard Jaya Sdn Bhd
Location: Kuching. Sarawak
Completion Date: December 2015
Site Area: 4,700 square metres
Gross Floor Area: 30,100 square metres
Building Height: 7 storeys
Client/ Developer: Boulevard Jaya Sdn Bhd
Architecture Firm: Design Network Architects Sdn Bhd
Principal Architects: Ar William Khoo; Ar Hwong How Hing; Wong Kiong
Interior Design Firm: Design Network Architects Sdn Bhd
Principal Designer: Mervyn Wong
Civil & Structural Engineer: PCS Consultant Sdn Bhd
Mechanical & Electrical Engineer: Perunding Dynatech Sdn Bhd
Main Contractor: KPK Quantity Surveyors (Sarawak) Sdn Bhd
Interior Fit-Out Contractor: Yeng Jong Enterprise Sdn Bhd
Images: Mervyn Wong
