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MANOJ
HARBIR
BILAL
KENNETH
NITHIN.V

BIODIVERCITY: Penang, Malaysia

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 About Project
• Name: Biodivercity, Penang
• Program: Commercial
• Status: In Progress
• Size in m2: 4500 acres
• Project type: Competition
• Client: Penang State Government, Malaysia
ABOUT THE PROJECT:
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

BiodiverCity – supports the Penang 2030 vision with a clear

focus on livability, on stimulating a socially and
economically inclusive development, and on environmental
sustainability for future generations
The three islands bring together mixed-use districts of
15,000 to 18,000 residents across 50 to 500 acres, and a
continuous 50 to 100m buffer around each district,
establishing habitat connectivity and supporting edge
ecologies in reserves, parks, corridors and urban plazas.
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

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
FEATURES:

PHASE 1: Active Destinations PHASE 2: a Civic Heart establishes PHASE 3:a Cultural Coast builds upon
include a wave pool and technology governance and research institutions in the heritage and vibrant creative energy
park the area of Penang’s George Town to create a
regional and international draw

The Channels, BiodiverCity’s first island, is constructed in three

complementary phases
FEATURES:
PHASE 1

Active
Destinations
include a wave
pool and
technology park
PHASE 2:
The Mangroves,
BiodiverCity’s second and
central island dedicated to
businesses, is organized
around a network of sheltered
urban wetlands, creating
suitable environments for its
namesake Mangrove forests
The Laguna, BiodiverCity’s westernmost island, is an oasis for
ecological living, organized around a central marina. Eight
smaller islands form a miniature archipelago, where floating,
stilted and terraced housing takes advantage of the natural
setting of Tanjung Gertak Sanggul, and where fisherman landing
points can easily access the open waters by navigating each of the
island’s waterways.

PHASE 3:
 Materials
● Green roofs, facades, public and private open spaces
● Constructed by low-carbon materials-
-Bamboo
-Malaysian timber
- Green concrete
Environmental constraints
● Penang, a state in Malaysia, has a diverse range of ecosystems
that support a variety of species, including forests, mangroves,
beaches, and coral reefs.
● Constraints -
- Habitat loss and fragmentation
- Climate change
- Invasive species
- Overexploitation