Leading companies talk about the benefits of setting up shop in the township.

The Kuala Lumpur office market is in correction since the Ministry of Federal Territories tightened the approval for new such developments in the second quarter of the year in the face of an oversupply.

Penang has one of the fastest growing property markets in the northern region of Peninsular Malaysia due to myriad factors. It is one of the most developed states in the country with strong infrastructure, it’s a booming tourist destination and it offers a high standard of living.

Driven by the LBS philosophy of building inspiring lifestyle spaces that enhance community living, Desiran Bayu combines the luxury of lakeside living with a strong emphasis on family values and communal living.

Where are these properties located?

While he is no architect, Ee Soon Wei is no stranger to the practice of adaptive reuse. In 2012, the 36-year-old spearheaded the transformation of The Royal Press, his family’s printing press business in Melaka, in a bid to preserve the family legacy and revive the dying art of the letterpress.

Standing at the corner of Leith Street in George Town, Penang is the iconic indigo blue-walled Cheong Fatt Tze Blue Mansion.

Imagine living in a neighbourhood that generates its own electricity, where public areas have 24-hour camera surveillance and residents are encouraged to get around by electric car-sharing services provided by the township.

WHAT do hospitals of the future look like? Drawing from his experience of designing the award-winning Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH) in Yishun, Singapore, Jerry Ong, senior vice-president of architecture of the healthcare division at Singapore-based CPG Consultants, envisions hospitals as “centres of wellness for everyone” instead of “repair shops to treat sick patients”.

Technology, low birth rates and an aging population are among the trends that will disrupt or affect the property development industry in the future, according to Varangkana Artkarasatapon, vice-president of business development and new business (high-rise) of Sansiri Public Company Ltd (Thailand) — one of Thailand’s most prominent luxury property developers.