Szczepaniak designs Malaysia headquarters for PPE maker Supermax
Latex glove manufacturer Supermax has commissioned new headquarters in Malaysia designed by London architecture studio Szczepaniak Astridge as demand for their product surges due to coronavirus.

As makers of personal protective equipment (PPE), Supermax has seen a huge rise in orders for its products during the pandemic.
The headquarters will abut these new factories, surrounded to the west by fields of oil palms, the leaves and husks of which are used to power the factories' machines.

Szczepaniak Astridge impressed the competition jury with their vision for greenery-filled offices behind a facade that will pay homage to the natural origins of the latex gloves.
We created voids and atriums within plan to help carve light into the spaces
Although completely white all over, the building's front and rear facades look vastly different.

From the road, it appears as a series of blocks stacked irregularly upon one another, with glimpses of the butterfly roof that tops the lower portion. No windows are visible on this side of the house.

The main living area is positioned at the back of the house, in a double-height space facing a covered patio and the garden beyond.

Towards the front on the same level is a galley-style kitchen, tucked behind which are a service room, a small bedroom and a bathroom – presumably for a live-in maid.

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