BiodiverCity Masterplan, Penang Mixed-Use Development Competition Winners, Malaysian Buildings Images
BiodiverCity Masterplan on Penang, Malaysia
20 Aug 2020
BiodiverCity Masterplan
Architects: BIG
Location: Penang South Islands, Malaysia

BIG, Hijjas and Ramboll are selected as winners of Penang State Government?s international competition to design a masterplan for Penang South Islands, providing Penangites with approximately 4.6km of public beaches, 600 acres of parks and a 25km waterfront.

Themasterplan proposal ? BiodiverCity ? supports the Penang2030 vision with a clear focus on livability, on stimulating a socially and economically inclusive development, and on environmental sustainability for future generations. BiodiverCity will be a new sustainable, global destination where cultural, ecological and economic growth is secured and where people and nature co-exist in one of the most biodiverse places on the planet at the southern shore of Penang Island.
Penang?s vast biodiversity spans various topographies and protected environments which in recent years have seen its coastal zones and natural habitats disrupted by urban developments. In contrast, BiodiverCity is conceived as an Urban Mosaic of three diverse islands, and a set of urban design guidelines for mixing programs, addressing pedestrian and mobility networks, building sustainably and harvesting resources.
The three islands bring together mixed-use districts of 15,000 to 18,000 residents across 50 to 500 ac...