Ukuphinda kwenziwe uhlaza eKuala Lumpur

Kuala-Lumpur -–- ifoto- © -Ted-Macauley
Kuala-Lumpur -–- ifoto- © -Ted-Macauley

Xa sitheth' inyani, igama elithi 'isixeko esikrelekrele' lisetyenziswa ngokugqithiseleyo; akukho mntu unokuphawula ukuba kuthetha ukuthini, "utshilo usosayensi wedatha uGqirha Lau Cher Han ngexesha lengxoxo yephaneli kwi-Tech kaJulayi e-Asia Kuala Lumpur City Chapter ukuhlanganisana.

Ndaqala ukuya eKuala Lumpur ekuqaleni kweminyaka yee-XNUMX, ngaphambi kokuba kwakhiwe iiTwin Towers. Ukuza ngqo ukusuka eHong Kong, esi sixeko sasibonakala ngathi yidolophu ezolileyo yelizwe okanye ikomkhulu elincinci lephondo.

Kwakukho izitalato ezininzi ezincinci ezineendawo zokutya kwaye i-Jalan Alor yayingeyondawo eyenzekayo. Yayisemva kweRegent Hotel apho ndandihlala khona. IBukit Bintang (ngoku engummandla ochumileyo nowakhiwe ngokugqithiseleyo weendawo zokutyela neevenkile ezinkulu ezixutywe neehotele) yayiyindawo eqhelekileyo engasemva, yaye ekuphela kwengxolo yayiyeyezithuthuthu, iiteksi nabarhwebi bokutya.

Ndibuyile ngo-2007 ukuze ndifumane idolophu echumileyo, yase-Asiya engaqondakaliyo kutyelelo lwam lokuqala, i-Twin Towers yayiphezulu, kwaye isikhululo seenqwelomoya esitsha sasisebenza kumgama oziikhilomitha ezingama-80 ukusuka esixekweni, ukanti isixeko sasinomgangatho “oluhlaza” womlingo kuso. Oohola bendlela babekrolwe emahlathini, yaye kwakugquba amahlathi. Uhlaza lwalukho kuyo yonke indawo, kwaye kwiimeko ezininzi, ndandinenkawu ezindwendwela kumnyango wendlu yam esembindini wedolophu yaseKL.

Utyelelo lwam lwamva nje eKuala Lumpur ibikulo nyaka kwaye inkwenkwe ibitshintshile yonke le nto. Ngoku oohola bendlela babephethe kwaye besongela ihlathi kwiikona zonke. Izakhiwo ezitsha, ubukhulu becala, izakhiwo eziphakamileyo, zazikuyo yonke indawo, ngasinye silwela ukuba side kunesokugqibela.

Ngoku igama eliluhlaza, alisabhekiseli kwihlathi, kodwa livela ngaphakathi. Ngokutyhalela kuzinzo oluvela kwinqanaba elisezantsi.

Ngabantu ekulindeleke ukuba bafike kwi-10 yezigidi nge-2020, i-Kuala Lumpur idinga isicwangciso esikhulu sasedolophini ukunyusa impilo-ntle yabemi kunye nabakhenkethi ngokufanayo. Ukuvumela uphuhliso lwayo oluzinzileyo, iiprojekthi ezahlukeneyo ziyaphunyezwa eziya kuba nefuthe kubomi boluntu, kunye nokuzinza kwezoqoqosho noshishino.

Ngesidingo sendawo yokuhlala "eluhlaza" kwaye kwangaxeshanye ndinqande i-carbon footprint, ndakhangela iwebhusayithi ebizwa ngokuba yiCulture Trip, edwelisa i-Element Hotel njengenombolo yokuqala kuluhlu lwabo. Ndinomdla wokwazi ngakumbi, ndaqhakamshelana nehotele ndaza ndathetha nomhlobo wam wakudala uDoris Chin, endandimazi ukusuka nokuhlala kwizindlu zaseFrasers, kwaye ngokuzenzekela, ngoku ungumphathi jikelele e-Element. Wandiqinisekisa ukuba ndihlale ubusuku bam bokuqala ababini eKuala Lumpur e-Element.

Ngesatifikethi seSalathiso seSakhiwo esiLuhlaza kunye nokuphosa ilitye ukusuka kumbindi wesixeko, ihotele isebenzisa iindlela ezihambelana nokusingqongileyo kwindlela yayo yokufumana ubunewunewu kunye nokukhululeka. NgokukaNksz Chin, ihotele iye yaphula isiko lokuhlala eco-friendly kwiindawo ezikude. I-Element isembindini wekomkhulu kwaye ikufutshane ne-iconic yePetronas Twin Towers.

Ihotele ikwimeko entle kakhulu ngaphakathi kumphakamo weemitha ezingama-275 i-Ilham Tower kwaye iyilwe ngabayili abadumileyo kwihlabathi liphela iFoster+Partners. Kanye nokuba yenye yeehotele ezide kakhulu kwisixeko, i-Element yenzelwe ukuba ibe luhlaza ukusuka emhlabeni ukuya phezulu. Yakhelwe kusetyenziswa izinto zokwakha ezizinzileyo, ihotele ifumene isatifikethi sayo seGreen Building Index kwaye ixhotyiswe ngenkqubo yokuqokelela amanzi emvula, umgangatho ongeyo-PVC oyi-100%, izibane ze-LED ezonga amandla, kunye ne-CO2 esweni yomgangatho womoya wangaphakathi.

Ngokwemvelo, kukho ezinye iihotele ezihambelana nokusingqongileyo (nangona zingekho zininzi eKuala Lumpur), kwaye Uhambo lweNkcubeko lukwacaphula ihotele yeG Tower ngendlela yozinzo, nangona kunjalo, uninzi lufumaneka kwiikampong okanye emaphandleni, njengeDusuntara. I-Jungle Resort okanye i-Awanmulan e-Negri Sembilan ngaphandle nje kwe-Kuala Lumpur.

I-KL, njengoko isaziwa ngabantu basekhaya, inomgama omde wokuhamba kwi-drive yayo ukuze ibe luhlaza kwaye idlala ukubamba ukuya eSingapore, enentlawulo yokuxinana endaweni, ukunciphisa iimoto eziza kumbindi wesixeko. Mhlawumbi, ukunciphisa iimoto kumbindi wedolophu i-KL iya kuba linyathelo elilandelayo lokunciphisa ungcoliseko kunye nokuqhuba abantu ukuba bathathe iinkqubo zayo zokuThuthwa okuKhawulezileyo.

Isixeko saseKuala Lumpur siqhubele phambili kangakanani xa kufikwa ekudaleni indawo eyakhiwe ngokuzinzileyo? Akukho kubi kakhulu, kubonakala ngathi.

Usihlalo weBhunga loLwakhiwo loHlaza lweHlabathi u-Tai Lee Siang ukholelwa ukuba imigangatho yokwakha eluhlaza ye-KL iya kumanqanaba ezixeko zaseAsia ezikwinqanaba lokuqala.

Echaza i-KL njengeyodwa ekutyhaleleni kwayo kwindawo eyakhiweyo eluhlaza, uthe: “Isixeko nelizwe ngalinye linendlela yalo eyahlukileyo. Kwi-KL, amandla ayo ngamashishini ayo asezantsi anamandla okuphuhlisa iiprojekthi ezinkulu eziluhlaza nezizinzileyo zaselokishini. Yahluke kakhulu kwiSingapore, enolawulo oluphezulu oluphezulu [ngurhulumente] ukuguqula yonke indawo ibe yimodeli enye.

Ndijonge phambili kutyelelo lwam olulandelayo. Mhlawumbi ngo-2019, ndiza kubona i-KL eluhlaza ngakumbi.

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