Spacelab Design and Build is a CIDB G4 boutique contractor in Subang Jaya, Selangor, building homes, interiors and exhibition pavilions with architects.
Institutional, Interior Design · Bukit Kemuning · 2023
interior design work, submission, approval and construction for BMI Academy in Bukit Kemuning, selangor darul ehsan.
The BMI Monier Academy is the adaptive reuse of a warehouse with layered industrial history, transformed into a Corporate Training & Demonstration Facility within BMI’s Bukit Kemuning roof tile fabrication factory compound. The project repositions an industrial leftover as a purposeful hub where contractors and installers learn correct roofing installation methods.
Design Narrative
The warehouse reflects the evolution of Malaysia’s roofing industry. Originally used by a local supplier for timber truss fabrication, it was later acquired by Monier, a leading roof tile provider. Following BMI’s acquisition of Monier, the warehouse was inherited and renewed. Investigations revealed the roof truss was constructed from Kempas wood, a dense Malaysian hardwood. Samples tested by FRIM confirmed its strength, enabling preservation. Restored and painted white, the truss anchors the academy as both heritage marker and architectural centerpiece. The original roof and floor finish were also retained, saving costs and reinforcing sustainability by reducing material waste.
Design Strategy
Situated in a harsh industrial environment with little shading, the design minimizes openings and relies on solid wall enclosures to reduce glare, heat, and distraction. Sustainability extended beyond preservation: rejected roof tiles supplied by BMI were reused as decorative finishes at the entrance and refreshment area, turning waste into design features while embedding the company’s product identity. A palette of white and blue reinforces BMI’s brand identity, creating a professional yet restrained atmosphere.
Spatial Strategy
The academy integrates multiple functions for training and engagement: Demonstration Workshop – A live installation bay for practical roofing practice. Seminar Room – For technical briefings and discussions. Refreshment Area – A hosting and networking space where BMI provides meals and visitors connect. External Rooftop – Showcasing BMI’s TPO waterproofing system in real conditions.
Purpose and Impact
The BMI Monier Academy is not a conventional school but a corporate facility dedicated to upholding industry standards. By preserving heritage elements, reusing materials, and embedding sustainability, it demonstrates how adaptive reuse can advance corporate identity and industry trust.
Interior Design, Residential · Petaling Jaya, Selangor · 2025
1950s House Refurbishment in Petaling Jaya
This project involves the careful refurbishment of a 1950s residence in Petaling Jaya, completed with submission approval under MBPJ and subsequently issued CCC. Rather than reinterpreting the house through a contemporary architectural language, the intervention takes a quieter position, working through preservation, continuity, and precise insertion.
The design strategy began with identifying elements that defined the original spatial identity of the house. Existing steel-framed windows were retained and refurbished using installation methods consistent with the original construction, allowing the tactile logic of the building to remain legible. A curved wall, one of the defining spatial moments of the house, was preserved and reinforced through the introduction of a new reinforced concrete flat roof that aligns seamlessly with the existing roof plane. This move reduces the visual presence of the extension, allowing the new structure to read as part of the house’s architectural evolution rather than as an addition.
At the roof level, the original clay tiles were replaced with BMI Monier Marseille roof tiles, maintaining the visual familiarity of the house’s pitched roof silhouette while improving durability and performance. The replacement was approached as a continuation rather than a stylistic update, ensuring that the renewed roof remained consistent with the architectural language of the original dwelling.
Internally, the intervention remains deliberately restrained. The original in-situ terrazzo flooring was replaced with white terrazzo tiles following the homeowner’s feng shui considerations, maintaining continuity with the material character of the house while adapting its chromatic presence to contemporary inhabitation. The choice reflects a negotiation between cultural practice and architectural preservation.
Bathrooms were treated with similar restraint. Wall tiles are installed up to approximately four feet in height across most areas, preserving a domestic scale typical of the original house, while shower zones are fully tiled for durability and moisture performance.
Custom cabinetry throughout the house was fabricated using Semangkok timber, selected for its naturally rich reddish tone. The material introduces warmth into the interior while maintaining a direct relationship with the tactile language of mid-century domestic construction in Malaysia.
Rather than positioning itself as a transformation, the project operates as a continuation, allowing the house to retain its temporal identity while quietly accommodating contemporary living. The refurbishment demonstrates how small architectural decisions, when carefully aligned with the logic of an existing structure, can extend the life of a house without erasing its memory.
Located in Subang Jaya, this project involves the transformation of a typical 22′ × 80′ intermediate terrace house, a common residential typology within Malaysia’s suburban fabric. Rather than altering the original massing, the design preserves the recognizable silhouette of the existing house while introducing a new architectural identity through a carefully layered facade intervention.
Responding to the client’s request for a raw and industrial character, the proposal explores the use of ventilation blocks as a primary facade element. Beyond their aesthetic contribution, the blocks function as a breathable architectural skin—filtering daylight, encouraging passive airflow, and improving privacy within the dense terrace-house context. This porous layer creates depth between the street and the interior while redefining the relationship between enclosure and openness.
To complement the mineral quality of the ventilation blocks, timber elements are introduced strategically to soften the facade composition and provide warmth at the human scale. The contrast between raw masonry texture and natural timber grain establishes a balanced material dialogue that is both robust and domestic.
Within the constraints of an intermediate terrace condition, where side openings are limited and frontage becomes the primary architectural interface, the project focuses on transforming the street elevation as the main spatial and environmental device. The result is a renewed facade that maintains the house’s familiar form while giving it a contemporary industrial presence within the Subang Jaya neighborhood.
Residential · Kota Damansara, Petaling Jaya · 2025
Modern Arch
This project is a 4,500 sqft bungalow located in Kota Damansara Section 8, conceived as a contemporary home inspired by the spatial richness of Spanish architecture and the timeless architectural language of the Alhambra.
The house sits on an irregular triangular plot that tapers toward one corner of the site. This unusual geometry became a key driver in shaping the architectural strategy. To maximize spatial efficiency while maintaining clarity in planning, the building is organized into two distinct volumes. These blocks are connected at the center by a double-volume space that forms the heart of the house, bringing daylight deep into the interior while creating visual continuity between the two wings.
At the entrance, a brick arch marks the arrival sequence and serves as a welcoming architectural gesture. This arched gateway frames the entry and introduces the Spanish influence of the house in a subtle yet distinctive way. After passing through the entrance and moving beyond the car porch, visitors arrive at a pocket garden tucked within the center of the plan. This landscaped court introduces light, greenery, and ventilation into the interior while creating a calm moment of transition between spaces.
Throughout the house, the architecture draws inspiration from Spanish and Moorish forms, particularly through the use of arches, layered thresholds, and sheltered outdoor areas. These elements are interpreted in a restrained contemporary language, balancing tradition with modern clarity.
Indoor and outdoor spaces are carefully interwoven, allowing gardens, terraces, and open courts to become part of everyday living. The house was constructed over a period of two years, followed by an additional six months dedicated to detailed interior works and custom cabinetry.
“The client shared a vision to reinterpret the spirit of the Alhambra in a modern home.
Without the luxury of a courtyard, recessed gardens at the front and rear bring light, greenery, and quiet moments into the architecture.”
This project reimagines a typical USJ 4 terrace house into a warm, contemporary façade defined by brick, shadow, and nature. The key gesture is the brick tower with a circular arched window, introduced as a strong architectural feature that anchors the elevation and creates a distinct identity for the home. To enhance privacy—especially with the property facing an open football field—layered landscaping is strategically added. The planting softens the frontage while forming a natural screen that filters views into the home without compromising light. The entire exterior is coated in deep matte black, allowing the brickwork to stand out as the main sculptural element. This contrast highlights the textures, shadows, and proportions of the design, giving the house a bold yet refined presence.
Institutional, Interior Design · Jalan Dagang Sungai Besi · 2025
Project Overview
MyCARE HQ Office is located in a 4-storey dual-lot building and spans approximately 8,000 square feet. Designed by Firadaus Khazis Architect, this project reflects architecture with a purpose.
It is more than just an office. It is a space shaped by compassion, resilience, and service to humanity. As a result, the design takes on a meaningful and raw character, shaped by context and mission.
Design Narrative
The concept behind this space tells a powerful story. It reflects the hardship found in war-torn regions and the strength of the communities affected. Instead of hiding flaws, the design embraces them.
Broken brick walls are left exposed and fragmented on purpose. These elements act as living memory walls. Through them, the space speaks about loss, healing, and survival.
Moreover, the imperfections are not there for decoration. They are part of a deeper message — one that encourages empathy, reflection, and gratitude for peace.
Material Strategy
Due to budget limitations, the project uses recycled materials and salvaged furniture. Because of this, the space feels honest and grounded.
Rammed earth walls and reused fittings bring a tactile, unfinished quality to the space. This rawness invites people to feel and reflect, not just to observe. In contrast to polished corporate spaces, MyCARE HQ is intentionally rough.
Furthermore, the choice of materials supports sustainability. It reduces waste and gives new life to discarded elements.
Message Behind the Space
This space is a physical reflection of the values it supports — humanity, resilience, and remembrance. Visitors are invited to pause, think, and reconnect.
Ultimately, MyCARE HQ reminds us that architecture can be more than form and function. It can carry meaning, tell stories, and serve communities.
Installation · KLCC Convention Center, Hall 10 · 2025 (ARCHIDEX 2025)
Design Statement
This booth exemplifies the collaborative efforts between Firadaus Khazis Architect and Panel Plus. It highlights the strength, flexibility, and quality of Panel Plus products through an innovative interlocking system. The design leverages counteractive forces, interlocking two panels to create a cohesive unit, and repeating this process with additional panels to form a self-supporting structure. As a result, 95% of the booth is constructed using Panel Plus products. The design incorporates a diverse range of colors and textures, demonstrating the adaptability of Panel Plus materials in bringing creative concepts to life within interior spaces. The selection of wood textures underscores Panel Plus’s capability to deliver convincingly realistic wood finishes. The fabrication was executed using a CNC 3-axis milling machine by Space Lab Design and Build Sdn Bhd.
Installation · KLCC Convention Center, Hall 8 · 2023
Unveiled during the Kuala Lumpur Architecture Festival (KLAF) 2023, the PAM Pavilion 2023 celebrates 100 years of PAM (Pertubuhan Akitek Malaysia). Positioned prominently at the heart of the festival grounds in Hall 8, the pavilion follows the legacy of previous installations by Ar. Alice (2022) and Ar. Dr. Tan Loke Mun (2021), offering a minimalist, immersive, and symbolically layered intervention.
Conceptual Framework
The design is a spatial translation of PAM’s institutional purity and professional diversity. A central tunnel composed of white frosted tempered glass represents PAM’s enduring values—clarity, transparency, and integrity. Surrounding this are modular Perspex panels in vibrant colours, symbolising the wide-ranging expertise, culture, and creative voices that make up PAM’s evolving architectural community.
Time Tunnel Narrative
Inside the tunnel lies the Time Tunnel, a curated corridor displaying the projects and profiles of 40 Malaysian architects and studios. Acting as a collective portrait, this interior gallery guides visitors through the visual DNA of local architecture—past, present, and future—offering both recognition and reflection.
Spatial Strategy: Plan and Section
In plan view, the pavilion operates as a single linear axis, organizing spatial experience as a procession. This direct, unwavering line reinforces the idea of architectural continuity and forward motion, aligning with the centennial celebration of PAM.
However, in elevation, the pavilion reveals a dramatic gesture: the structure rises in height from 3 meters at the entrance to 4.5 meters at the exit, which aligns with the KLAF open stage beyond. This gradual vertical lift creates a subtle crescendo—both literally and metaphorically—drawing visitors from an introspective beginning into an open, public-facing conclusion. The rising section transforms the linear tunnel into a symbolic journey from inward reflection to outward engagement.
Construction and Assembly
Completed within four weeks, the pavilion was executed by Spacelab Design and Build Sdn Bhd, whose attention to detail enabled the precise alignment of frameless glass panels, concealed steel framework, and coloured acrylic modules. Key material sponsorship came from Innoglass, Topline, Ajiya, Nam Heng, and GP Glass, ensuring the high transparency and refined finish central to the concept.
Program and Public Use
Throughout KLAF 2023, the pavilion served not just as a landmark, but as a forum for conversation. It hosted informal discussions, design critiques, and photo moments, blurring the line between installation and public space. Its transparency invited curiosity, while the Time Tunnel encouraged lingering and discovery.
Installation · KLCC Convention Centre, Hall 8 (ARCHIDEX 2025) · 2025
“The Nest” was the winning entry of the KLAF 2025 PAM Pavilion competition, built in Hall 8 for ARCHIDEX at KLCC (23–26 July 2025) and presented by the Malaysian Timber Council.
The pavilion is a waffle structure of CNC-machined plywood assembled with an interlocking rib system, showcasing the versatility of Nyatoh timber; its curvatures were developed with parametric tools (Rhino/Grasshopper).
Images courtesy of Afi Architect via Archify, ARCHIDEX and Architecture Malaysia.
The U12 project examines the integration of modern farmhouse design elements in interior spaces, using a color and material palette reminiscent of traditional farmhouses.
Residential · Taman Bukit Mulia, Ampang · 2020 (completed Aug 2020)
The project entailed a minor renovation of a two-and-a-half-story terrace house in the Bukit Mulia neighborhood of Ampang, near Bukit Antarabangsa, for a private client. The project received approval from the Majlis Perbandaran Ampang Jaya in August 2019 and construction began in late September of that year. The project was completed in August 2020.
The design intent was in line with the client’s brief, which was to renovate the house with a 5-foot front extension. The design incorporated the existing house’s A-frame roof profile with reinforced concrete coping as the roof profile, while incorporating minimal modern design elements. One such design element was the inclusion of a custom protruding frameless glass box, which became a decorative feature of the house. Additionally, the three black lines carved into the wall were intended to give the house a signature character.
This project was running concurrently with our 103 USJ 2 house and GB Network Solutions ID Works
Structure Engineer – SnJ Associates
Contractor – Space Lab Design And Build Sdn Bhd
Construction Duration
Original Plan was 4 months, but we have to extend itfor a year due to MCO
This booth exemplifies the collaborative efforts between Firadaus Khazis Architect and Panel Plus. It highlights the strength, flexibility, and quality of Panel Plus products through an innovative interlocking system. The design leverages counteractive forces, interlocking two panels to create a cohesive unit, and repeating this process with additional panels to form a self-supporting structure. As a result, 95% of the booth is constructed using Panel Plus products. The design incorporates a diverse range of colors and textures, demonstrating the adaptability of Panel Plus materials in bringing creative concepts to life within interior spaces. The selection of wood textures underscores Panel Plus’s capability to deliver convincingly realistic wood finishes. The fabrication was executed using a CNC 3-axis milling machine by Space Lab Design and Build Sdn Bhd.
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