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First Floor Plan
Design Concept – the Porcelain trade - The external marine blue walls and the contrasting white façade represents one of the main items traded between China and the Malay Peninsular in the 15
th century – Blue & White Porcelain. The white of the Porcelain is represented by the Aluminum Composite Panels, forming a pristine crisp white object by the coast. While the blue accents are evident throughout the building, from the back walls to the interiors. The Aluminum Composite Panels façade is cantilevered 3 meters from the building and creates a protective skin against heavy rain and strong wind from the straits. With its eye-catching parabolic-curved LED panels, the unexpected colors form a pleasant break between the calming white panels.
KAJ Development Sdn Bhd and Melaka Gateway project founder Michelle Ong during a press conference.
WHEN Michelle Ong, the founder of KAJ Development first thought of the Melaka Gateway project idea, she believes it will be a lasting legacy to benefit the rakyat and future generations. Subsequently, it was transformed into a sustainable project.
Here she shares with you a vision that many people fell in love with and how this project came about.
“Growing up in Kuala Pilah, my late father who was nicknamed “Panjang”, used to earn a mere RM30 by taking wedding photographs to bring up my family of six brothers and sisters while my mum used to sew pants for seven sen each for extra income. Back then, my siblings and I had to share one room.