The YTL Residence is one of the luxurious house in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The architect, Jouin Manku is a Paris-based firm which completed the whole modern house in 2008, giving the ultimate expression of the taste, influence and industrial-scale capabilities of its owner.
The building includes nine bedrooms, two family rooms, a family kitchen and a private dining area, a family library, a game room, a study, a public reception area, a formal dining room, a ballroom, chapel, 21 bathrooms, a swimming pool, two guest suites plus indoor private and guest parking. Three generations of the family inhabit the 3,000 square-meter residence designed to accommodate both private and public functions.
The initial sketches exploring the owners’ usage requirements reveal resemblances to the boring stacked-boxes look still so ubiquitous in residential architecture. Inside, prominent examples of this curvilinear elegance include the amazing staircases resembling the inside of a shell when viewed from above, and the round ballroom chandelier of 13,000 custom-designed undulating petals of unglazed cast porcelain biscuit.
The curved walls both inside and out have a functional purpose of providing privacy and enclosing each function gently in its own space. The overall sweeping feel inside the spaces invites the viewer in and creates soft, arching vistas. Photography by Roland Halbe. Via
