Project Overview
The Multimedia University is the first major project to be undertaken in Malaysia’s cyber-city development “Cyberjaya”. The University development programme provides capacity for six thousand students in three phases of Stage 1 which is completed by June 1999.
The University buildings provide overall internal space of 120,000 sq. metres in a wide variety of architectural styles. A park-like setting is created, conducive to the development of creative thinking and buildings are low rise in order to harmonise as much as possible with the landscape.
The components of the University include the traditional facilities such as administration, student affairs, libraries and recreation, but also encompass the needs of the multimedia age, for example, an extensive network of plug-in-access points to enable students to hook their notebook computers into the University’s system. “Incubators” for the generation and development of new ideas are housed in a tranquil part of the University park, next to a man made lake.
The University’s five faculties include Creative Multimedia Studies, Multimedia Engineering, Information Technology, Management Studies and Multimedia Arts and Sciences.
Hasmi & Associates Project Management Sdn Bhd provided ‘Total Solutions’ Project Management Services to the client, Telekom Malaysia Berhad and had been involved during the concept stage of the project helping to define the Employer’s Requirements and carrying out Cost Planning and programming exercises.
The continuing role through the construction phase of the project included supervision of the works and checking the design proposals of the turnkey contractor.
