WHO
MentahMatter Design, architecture firm
WHAT
We are a multi-disciplinary architecture firm, focusing on small projects and public community projects that are close to the human scale.
WHEN
2013 – present
WHERE
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
WHY
We are always seeking outlets to create architecture that employs a primitive approach, and believe in the context and interaction amongst people, in both simple and practical ways; that’s why we prefer to work on small projects, or experiment with alternative possibilities and approaches toward space/objects.
WHERE DO YOU GO, OR WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU GET STUCK ON A PROJECT?
NAME A BOOK THAT YOU THINK EVERY CREATIVE SHOULD READ.
Eyes, hands and feet, and the most important, the digital gadgets.
HOW WOULD YOU DEFINE CREATIVITY?
Creativity isn’t sparked from nowhere; it is from observation and maintaining a sensitivity toward what happens in our surroundings and our lives.
Small housing projects and some public community projects.
Kuala Lumpur – we like the mixed-culture, the foods and different living patterns of the different races. It gives us tons of inspiration. Especially because our firm is set in a small village, an area that is full with a great sense of community and a close-knit neighborhood – this is how and where we get most of our design inspiration.