A NEW VENTURE in dubai
I am pleased to announce that our new company, Zakti Strategic Design, was launched in Dubai on 14 October 2018.
Zakti is a 360 design-meet-technology company, with content at its core. We are dedicated to crafting positive, inspiring and engaging experiences.
Zakti offers Branding, Experiential Technology, Wayfinding and Information Systems, Integrated ID & Architecture
Zakti is in a partnership with Motivate Media Group, one of the Middle East’s largest media communication companies, to work on the World Expo 2020 Dubai, museums and galleries, as well as innovative and experiential corporate, hospitality, retail and public spaces in the Middle East, Malaysia and the Asian region.
William Harald-Wong
Managing Partner
Zakti Strategic Design Sdn Bhd
Enquiries: william@zakti.space
HQ: Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur)
Project Offices: Malaysia // UAE (Dubai)
Project Partners: Bangladesh // Cambodia // Indonesia
Zakti is ‘creative imagination’. Its root word in Sanskrit is ‘Shakti’ (Devanagari:शक्ति) — ‘power’, ‘strength’ or ‘positive energy’. In the Malay language, it's ‘sakti’ or ‘magic’.
The Motivate–Zakti partnership was launched during the IDentity Interior Design Awards Night on 14 October 2018 at the Zabeel House Al Seef, Dubai.
A simple tabletop augmented reality piece was created to showcase Zakti’s portfolio.
zakti projects
ARCHITECTURE // LRT station, Subang Jaya // Our architectural designs for transportation, especially LRT stations, are sculptural solutions to its otherwise utilitarian nature. Addressing mobility and crowd flow, the planning and architectural form serves to organise pedestrian flow such that it is a celebration of arrival and departure. Neuformation Architects Sdn Bhd
ARCHITECTURE // Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre // KLCC has a Gross Floor Area of 120,000 m2, comprising 9,710 m2 of exhibition space, a grand ballroom, conference hall, a banquet hall, a plenary hall for 3,000 seats and 20 meeting rooms.This MICE facility is globally benchmarked and is today one of the most sought-after venues in Southeast Asia. Neuformation Architects Sdn Bhd
WAYFINDING & SIGNAGE // Medini // A new smart city in Iskandar Puteri, Malaysia. Our signage programme covers a network of main roads and streets spread across 2,300 acres (9.3 sq km), and comprises a comprehensive system of sign types including vehicular, pedestrian, directional, destination, identification, gantry and totem signs. Creative advisor: Michel de Boer
WAYFINDING & SIGNAGE // BQ The Business Quarter // Situated within a sprawling land area of 103,000 m2, this premium business park, comprising eight buildings, is designed to house global corporations in the port city of Dammam, Saudi Arabia. A collaboration with architects Urban Phenomena, Jeddah.
LABORATORY // Zakti’s R&D Digital Lab produces robust electronics for Interactive and Immersive Experiences & Environments // Sensor-based Interactives to AI-driven Applications // Mobile Apps & Kiosks // Augmented & Virtual Reality // 3D Animations // Videos & Soundscapes // Digital Wayfinding, Signage & Directory
INTEGRATED DESIGN // World Expo Milan 2015 // The Rainforest (one of several immersive environments), Malaysia Pavilion. The content research and detailing, as well as the development and implementation of the various technologies (specialised projections, interactives, audio visual services, etc) took nearly 15 months.
INTEGRATED DESIGN // World Expo Astana 2017 (left) // Muzium Masjid Sultan Abdullah—Islamic Art & Culture Museum (right) // Interior spaces can be sensual and mesmerising, or a study of calm and purity.
LABORATORY // Zakti’s R&D Lifestyle Lab develops prototypes and user experience journeys—new concepts in visitor centres, galleries, entertainment hubs, as well as corporate, hospitality and retail spaces—in architecture, interior design, branding and service design.
Prototype Tech Centre (Above) and twentyfive.7, a stylish mixed-use development that redefines Gen-X and Gen-Y living.
