Published: Wednesday December 4, 2013 MYT 12:00:00 AM
Updated: Wednesday December 4, 2013 MYT 11:31:00 AM
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Astute judges: Goh (fourth from left) and Nippon Paint Malaysia head of marketing Alex Yoong (right) with the panel of judges. At left is Interior Design category chief judge, YJA Interiors managing director Anura Hashim.
Abdullah Mustaffar Razali and Heah Chee Shean, both 22, recently won the Gold and Best Colour Choice award in their respective competition categories at the 2013 Nippon Paint Young Designer Award (NPYDA).
Abdullah, who won the Architecture category's top title, transformed a single-function futsal court into a multiple-use "Kuantan Youth Centre".
He introduced canopies on his building design to harvest rainwater as well as green-coloured walls to reduce building temperature and induce better air filtration.
"It is not just a conducive environment for the younger community, it is a place that incorporates functionality with ecological features," explained the Politeknik Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah student.
Champions: Abdullah Mustaffar (left) and Heah with their trophies.
Heah, from Limkokwing University of Creative Technology, won the Interior Design category's coveted award for her colourful "Flamboyant Pier Play School".
Reinterpreting tradition, she played around with basic industrial containers, arranging them in a cluster that allows ventilation, wind flow and natural sunlight.
"My design is made from simple green ideas, but it is cost-effective and easy to construct. Most importantly, safety is key since it is meant for pre-schoolers," said Heah.
This year's competition theme, "Re:Think. Re:Create", challenged students to dig deep into what they perceive to be functional site development.
"Current landscape trends demand design concepts that are developed in response to current issues such as sustainability, community and health," said Nippon Paint Malaysia Sdn Bhd group general manager Gladys Goh.
Unique:Heah's Flamboyant 'Pier Play School' won the Interior Design Category gold.
"Re:Think.Re:Create wasn't just a colour competition. It works on the platform that recognises green factors, efficient use of space, and purpose, which is what students need to learn now as they are the ones who build the future."
The architecture category's Silver Award went to Wan Mei Zhen from UCSI University for "Cultural Centre of KL", honorary mention to UCSI's Tan Kwon Chong for "Helio Health Centre" and Zheng Xing from Linton College for "KLCC" while the Best Green Innovation award also went to Tan.
The interior design category's Silver Award was presented to Lee Jian Ru from KBU International College for "The Den Library & Art Centre", honorary mention went to Malaysian Institute of Art's Lum Choom Sam and KBU's Foh Vui Siang.
Foh also received the Best Green Innovation title.
The gold winners received RM3,000, a trophy, certificate and a learning trip to Japan under the coaching of Super Potato's Takashi Sugimoto and Sadao Tsuchiya of Muji fame.
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