Midvalley Megamall, Kuala Lumpur
A modern addition to the Midvalley Mega Mall complex was subjected to a comprehensive life safety analysis and successfully demonstrated compliance through the application of the performance based approach to building fire safety.
April 2006
The Gardens – Midvalley Mega Mall
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
A significant landmark ‘Mid Valley’ is one of Kuala Lumpur’s most famous retail destinations. Mid Valley represents a modern Malaysian retail development and boasts natural contemporary architecture in which Scientific Fire Services takes pride in being involved with.
The development in situated on approximately 420,000m2 of land and consists of two landmark office towers, convention centre, fire-star serviced apartments and a five-star hotel which is situated on a five-storey high-end podium block (The Gardens) which contain the retail outlets at lower ground, ground, first, second and third.
The team at Scientific Fire services delivered intelligent fire engineering solutions that allowed for:
- Vast atrium construction with a tailored smoke hazard management system
- Rationalisation of fire shutters around the edge of the atrium which complimented the contemporary architecture
- Various emergency egress provisions and conditions for the flexible use of exhibition hall layouts
- Pillar-less design with high ceilings
- Increased fire compartment sizes in podium retail areas and carparks
- Rationalisation of emergency egress provisions