1. 1. InteriorArchitecture Magazine E8.08 E8.08 002ISSUE JuneEdition MrJoeSinWhyeKeong PROFILEOFMRJOE 27WORKINGEXPERIENCE DESIGNDIRECTOR FEATURING SALARYISONLYATOOLTOSURVIVE, BUTEXPERIENCEISTHEKEYTOSUCCESS.
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3. 3. 2 GOLDSTONE,acompanywhichmostlyfocusonhoteldeveloperindustryisdierentfromother developerastheyaredoingalltypesofworksintheirprojectwithoutrelyingonoutsourcing. Theyruntheirownprojectontheirown,theyaretheowner,thedeveloper,aswellasthe contractor.Thecompanyhasdierentprofessionincludinginteriordesignteam,architects, civilengineers,mechanicalengineersandelectricalengineers.Theseprofessioncooperatewith eachanotherandachieveagreatsuccess. GOLDSTONEabuildingdevelopercompanyfound byDatukDr.TangYongChewhasreceivedgood feedbacksandevenpraisebytheKetuaMenteri MelakaDatukSeriirIdrisHaronforthegreat successtheyhaveachieveintheconstructionof IblisInternationalHotelinMelaka. GOLDSTONEsetupjustforfewsyearstorunhotelindustry.BeforeGOLDSTONEturnintoahotel developercompanyitisasub-contractortosupplylabourworkertoothers.Theyalsotook residentialconstructionprojectastheirmainproject.thecompanyalsosupplysomeofthe techniciantootherdeveloper GOLDSTONEisaIN-HOUSEteam,whichmeansitconductitsownbusinesswithinthecompany, insteadofrelyingonoutsourcing.Hence,clientcangodirectlybacktothecompanywhenthey faceproblemrelyingtotheirpropertyandthecompanywilltakeallresponsibilityontheircase insteadofpassthebucktothesub-contractor.
4. 4. INTERVIEWEEPROFILE InteriorDesigner/DesignDirector Age:46 Workingexperience:27years Position:Designdirector Experience:Mr.Joementionedthathestartedhiscareer instantlyaftergraduatedfromhisdegree.Heworkedina consultantrm.Atthebeginning,hewasabeginnerinhis cacareer.Alltheworkshedidarepapercutting, photocopyingandothergeneralworks.Asajunior,hehad nochancetoinvolveinthedesignandconstruction developmentofbuildings.Healsosaidthat,hisgeneration wasnotthatadvancelikeours.Hehadtoworkeverysingle thingmanuallywithoutacomputer. Doyoucommunicatewithother pprofessionsintheindustry?Yes. Hedid,butitwasdependingonwhetherhisbosswould bringhimalongornot.Actually,hewasajuniorduring thatperiodandallhisworksweredoingsomebasics. JoeSinWhyeKeong 3
5. 5. HotelIbisisaproductofthecooperationbetweentheGoldstoneProperty DeveloperandtheMalaysiaGovernmentinternationalhotel.HotelIbisMelakais the1013thbranchesoftheIbisinternationalsociety.TheheadministerofMalacca, DatukSeriIdrisHaronreallyappreciateGoldstonePropertyDeveloperseortand saidthatthishadcreatedthehistoryforMalaysiatohasahotelthatfamousallaround theworldwhichwillattractmoretouristtovisit. TThisprojectwillbedoneat2016.Malaysiagovernmenthasspentabouttwo hundredthousandfortheGoldstonePropertyDevelopertoconstructthebuilding. Thisprojecthasprovidealotofworkingopportunitiestothelabourworkersand theprofessionalsinbuiltenvironment. 4 IBISHOTEL
6. 6. Hisroleinthisprojectistodothedesignthe interiorsofthehalls,structureandrooms.He notonlydoesthedesigns,healsopicksoutthe furnituresandaddons.Heordersthetoilets fromfactoriesandhaveitbuiltin. Hisspecicprocess,rolesandresponsibilityforthis pprojectislocatedinpage7-8. 5
7. 7. ThelatestprojectdonebyMr.JoeisagamblingarealocatedatConlaystreetandss2atPetalingJaya. Thesegamblingareaisforbusinesspurposebutnotacasino.InthisprojectMr.Joehastodesignseveral gamblingareasinfewentertainmentclubssuchasConlayClubandRoyalIpohClub. Thisisasmallscaleproject,hencealldrawingsisdonewithin2weeks.Thisisachallengingworkassome detaildrawingneedtobeproducesuchasthedesignofthebaseoftheslotmachinesasitneedtobe designinarightsizeto xinthewalls. AAftertheyhavedonewiththeirdrawingtheyneedtopasstheirworktothemanagementteamtodo documentationwork.Afterthat,theyneedgotothesitetodoinvestigationandpreparewhatever neededbeforeconstructionstart.Atlast,theyneedtoreporttotheclientregularlytomakesure everythingisgoingonwell. 6 CONLAYCLUB
8. 8. Mr.Sinhadmentionedthatthecompanyneedstoberunbythemselvesevenfromthebeginning. HealsosaidthathehadgottenotherpeoplelikeengineerswhoareeithertheCivilandStructuralconsultant ortheMechanical&Electricalconsultantandthecharteredarchitecttocomeintothecompanytoworkfor them.Theyareinvolvedwithalltheprojectmanagement,constructionandthedesignteam.Basically,Heis workingfullshift,handlingallthedesigningjob.Afterallthedevelopmentisready,hemustgettheapproval andpermissionfromthebossandpassittotheprojectconstructionmanagementforthenecessary ppreparation. 7 AsanInteriorDesigner,hehastochooseorcustomdesignfurnituresthatsuithisspecicdesigns
9. 9. Inthistrip,wehavelearntalotaboutthebuildingenvironment.Wehavegointo deeplyaboutthejobscopeandtheresponsibilityoftheinteriordesigneraswell asothers.Ifisreallyimportantforeveryonetocooperatewitheachotherto achievetogreatsuccess. GROUPMEMBERS 9 Wongyunteng wongmeixin thomastingzhikai AlfredTi VivianTEY tEOhziwEI
10. 10. Asaninteriordesigner,beforeMr.Joecanstartanyofthework,thearchitectwillprovidehimwiththe structureofthebuilding.Hethenstartsdoingthemake-upofthebuilding.Aftertheyhaveconrmedtheir designswiththeclients,theywillsubmittheirworkstothelocalauthorities.Everyoneortwoweekstheywill haveaconsultantmeetingandsitemeetingtoseekprogress.MrJoehastogiveapprovaltoeverystepand checkstoensureeverythinggoessmoothly.Hesaidthatwhenheseeserrors,hewouldaskthemtochange it.Thiswouldbecategorizedasprojectmanagementaswell. MrJoesInteriorDesignerroleandresponsibilityforIbisHotel MrJoesaysthatwhenarchitectsandinteriordesignerscollaborate,theymayhaveafewproblemsor misunderstandings,therefore,havingtwomeetingsaweekensuredthattheirprojectrunssmoothly.He thenchoosesthelightingandfurniture.Heshowedusthetypesofsurfacehechoseforthetilesofthe hotelroomandalsothewalls.Healsoshowedusthetypeofchairshepickedforthediningareaandthe toilettheycustomordered. Beforetheopeningceremony,Mr.Joeneedstodesignthedisplayforlotsofthehotelandtheoutlet lightingeect.Thedisplaylotsarelikesamplesopeneduptothepublictoshowthemthegistofthe hotelandroomdesigns. 8
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