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About ATSA Architects Sdn Bhd : Founded in 1992 by its founding members; Azim A. Aziz and Zulqaisar Hamidin, ATSA is now a multiple award winning architecture firm and has been awarded as the top ten architectural practice in Malaysia by BCI Asia. ATSA is also a certified MS ISO 9001:2008 company; it has upgraded its certification to QESH Management System programme to qualify and meet the quality standards for ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 requirements.

As a company, we have seen much change over the past 25 years. We have grown in terms of our capacity from 4 key personnel which consist of its two founding members Azim and Zulqaisar, Yee Teck Choon as Finance Director and Paul Lau as Director to 80 employees with offices in Penang, Kota Kinabalu, Kuching, and two other operation offices in Bintulu and Sandakan. We are also planning to open our latest office in Johor within the first quarter of 2012.

Our Head Quarters located in Taman Tun Dr. Ismail, Kuala Lumpur has become one of the most highly computerised medium size architecture firm in Malaysia. Over the years, we have progressed tremendously ensuring that we are always able to render high quality, innovative and competitive service to our clients. We have invested intensively into upgrading ATSA’s IT Division, among the software that we have are CAD and now we are starting on with REVIT. However, at ATSA, we symbiosis relationship between art and architecture; we are passionate architects and it is our job to find the “Poetry Solutions” inherent in all our designs.

At ATSA, it has been our philosophy to provide solutions that build successful buildings that are design excellence, memorable and timeless. We believed in responsible business. We inscribe timeless progression and innovation into our designs and sustainability as our design aesthetics.

It is ATSA Architects' philosophy to always provide various design solutions for its buildings that will not only be incorporating excellent design ideas but will also provide memorable spaces and timeless architecture. We also believe in designing the next generation of buildings which are green and sustainable, to reduce its carbon footprint. Our goal is to meet the MS 1525 guidelines, for designing energy efficient buildings in Malaysia and designing buildings towards "Architecture 2030", where buildings are to be of Zero Carbon or powered mainly by renewable energy.
STATEMENT OF ART:
• THE PAST INSPIRES THE FUTURE •

Our built structures, whether it is a new building, a major renovation or an adaptive reuse, will have the inevitable changes to its existing context, environment and the surrounding demographics. We, as architects at ATSA must complement, and to a larger extent, improve it. We value the past as an inspiration to build the future.


• HIGH QUALITY COMPETITIVE SUSTAINABLE DESIGNS •

As the quality of lifestyle in Malaysia and around the world upgrades, we believe that our branding of Architecture will stand the test of demands for high quality sustainable buildings. We strive to provide our clients with designs that are environmentally sensitive and aspire to be the exemplary Architectural firm in adopting sustainability practices in all our projects.


• ARCHITECT – CLIENT PARTNERSHIP •

At ATSA, we work as partners with our clients. We find this close relationship necessary in shaping the programme and determining the direction of the project. We value our clients‟ insight as ultimately their interpretation will enable us to provide solutions that build successful buildings that are design excellence, memorable and timeless. This integration is the key that differentiates ATSA from other architectural firms.

ORGANIZATION:
ATSA Architects Sdn Bhd

EDUCATION:
1986,
Bachelor Of Architecture
Louisiana State University, USA
Wellingborough School
Northamptonshire, England

EXPERIENCE:
Jan 1996 - present Director -ATSA Architects Sdn Bhd , Malaysia
May 1995- Dec 1995 Partner- ATSA Architects , Malaysia
July 1992 -Jan 1996 Principle - ATSA Architect , Malaysia
July 1987 -July 1992 Architect - Jurubena Bertiga Sdn Bhd, Malaysia

AWARDS:
2016 International Design Award (IDA)
Honorable Mention - Masjid Raja Haji Fi Sabilillah, Cyberjaya Mosque, Cyberjaya, Los Angeles

2016 International Design Award (IDA)
Honorable Mention – Recycle Collection Centre , Cyberjaya ,Los Angeles

2016 Futur Arch Green Leadership Award
Honorable Mention – Recycle Collection Centre , Cyberjaya , Asia

2012 BCI Asia Top 10 Architecture Awards, Asia

2011 PAM Architectural Award ,
Category: Institutional Building - Extension To Islamic Art Museum , Malaysia

2011 Finalist of PAM – Academy Science Malaysia Architectural and Design Competition , Malaysia

2011 Finalist of PAM – Masjid MACMA Design Competition , Malaysia

2011 Finalist of PAM – NAZA TTDI Masterplanning &
Architectural Concept Competition
(Site A – Puchong and Site B – Shah Alam) , Malaysia

2010 Finalist of PAM – Masjid MACMA Architecture Competition
Malaysia

2010 SME Recognition Award – SME Rising Star Award
Malaysia

2010 Anugerah Merdeka – Category: Prominent Professional
Award, Malaysia

2009 SMIDEC – Deloitte, Enterprise 50 Award (Ranked 20 / 50)
Malaysia

2009 PAM Architectural Steel Award
Category : Commercial Building
Extension To Islamic Art Museum Complex – Winner
Malaysia

2008 Autodesk Architecture Leader Award , Malaysia

2008 Autodesk Architecture Leader Award , Malaysia

2007 Winner of a Sime Darby New World Headquarters,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2007 BCI Asia Top Ten (Malaysia) Awards – Market Leaders
in Architecture, Asia

2007 Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards
Category – Emerging Entrepreneur Awards, Malaysia

2005 Winner of Open Competition for Bank Negara
Data Center, Cyberjaya, Malaysia

2006 Winner of Open Competition of Dhiraagu,
Headquarters Maldives

2006 PAM Awards
Category – Adaptive Re-Use Buildings
Mention Award –Guest House, Malaysia

2005 SMIDEC – Deloitte, Enterprise 50 Award 2005
(Ranked 18 / 50), Malaysia

2005 BCI Asia Top Ten (Malaysia) Awards –
Market Leaders in Architecture, Asia

2005 PAM Steel Awards
Category – Residential Bargas Zakariah Guest House

2004 National Heritage Awards – Conservation with
Adaptive Re-Use , Malaysia
Mention Award – Bargas Zakariah Guest House

2004 National Heritage Awards –
Conservation with Adaptive Re-Use
Honourable Mention – Bargas Zakariah, Malaysia

2002 Winner of CIMB Bank Commercial Banking
Headquarters, Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia

2002 Malaysian Structural Steel Association (MSSA)
Open Ideas competition:
Category 1 – Bridge and Promenade, Kuala Lipis Pahang
(1st Prize Winner), Malaysia

Category 2 – Office and Commercial Complex, Kuala
Kangsar (1st Prize Winner) , Malaysia

Category 3 - Pasar Pontian, Johor
(3rd Prize Winner), Malaysia

2002 PAM Steel Roofing Awards
Open Category – Merit Award, Malaysia

BOOKS:
PUBLICATION

Monograph, Selected Mosque from the Islamic World, Malaysia Mosque
50 Years National Mosque
World Mosque - Selected Mosques From The Islamic World
Mosque Design by Dato' (Dr) Ar. Hj. Baharuddin Abu Kassim & JBIS
ATSA Folio 2008-2011
ATSA Folio 2006-2007
ATSA Folio 2000-2005
ATSA Folio 1992-2002
ATSA Folio 1992-1997
ATSA Folio 1992-1995

LANGUAGE SKILLS:
English

WEB SITE:
www.atsa.com.my

PORTFOLIO URL:
www.atsa.com.my

REGISTRATION DATE:
2016-02-05 07:25:09

COUNTRY/REGION:
Malaysia

ACCOUNT TYPE:
Professional

Awards received by ATSA Architects Sdn Bhd


Recycle Collection Center, Cyberjaya Recycle Collection Center

Silver A' Design Award Winner for Sustainable Products, Projects and Green Design Category in 2016
Azim A. Aziz and Zulqaisar Hamidin for Atsa Architects Sdn Bhd

Runner-Up status designs by Azim A. Aziz and Zulqaisar Hamidin


Cyberjaya Mosque Cyberjaya Mosque

Runner-Up for Architecture, Building and Structure Design Category in 2016
ATSA Architects Sdn Bhd for Atsa Architects Sdn Bhd



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