Garden International School (GIS) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia is set to undergo a major transformation, with construction beginning on two new state-of-the-art facilities designed by KIRK.
The first is a new Performing Arts Centre to facilitate evolving methods of performance, and the second is a new Sports and Aquatic Centre with indoor and outdoor sports fields and pool facilities.
The design brief was developed collaboratively in close consultation with the Client executive, school management and teaching groups.
These world-class facilities are designed to elevate learning and enhance the student and community experience through technically advanced, memorable and user-friendly spaces. They are part of a larger master plan to support this leading international school’s future growth.
The vision for the new Performing Arts Centre (PAC) was to develop a new model for performance spaces with embedded flexibility to facilitate orchestral and theatrical performance, and state-of-the-art digital capability to support evolving trends, such as scenic projection.
The PAC will include a highly creative and contemporary theatre with a capacity for 560 seats, a Recital and Rehearsal Studio, and an Experimental Black Box Studio.
The design facilitates intimate audience/performer experiences and is designed to be flexible to reflect the range of uses, the contemporary format of the room and the aspiration to present multiple theatre and music formats.
The multi-use foyer, designed to facilitate day-to-day school social interaction, informal learning and performance, reintroduces the campus tropical garden to provide an exciting, weather-protected, outdoor place for all school users.
The new Sports and Aquatics Centre will include a rooftop 50m competition swimming pool suspended over an indoor sports hall and basketball court, a basement car park covered by an outdoor sporting field, new school arrival areas, school offices, gymnasium and other ancillary facilities.
We look forward to sharing progress shots as GIS is built.
For more on this project, visit the GIS Performing Arts Complex and Sports and Aquatics Centre pages.
KIRK is an international design firm with studios in Brisbane, Australia and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. KIRK is known for our expertise in tertiary education design, sustainable architecture, and master planning. Our portfolio showcases celebrated higher education and institutional developments in tropical regions, such as Queensland and South East Asia.
