Published on: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 |
Melaka: There is a big market for composite domes for use in the construction of buildings featuring Islamic architecture in Malaysia and other Asean countries, said the executive chairman of Dian Kreatif Sdn Bhd, Khalilur Rahman Ebrahim.
Dian Kreatif, which started making such domes since 1997, has received many orders from mosques in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines.
Traditionally, most domes were made from aluminium and copper sheets as well as concrete but they usually suffered from leakages and needed to be painted frequently, Khalilur Rahman told Bernama at his company's plant at Composite Technology City in Batu Berendam here recently.
Dian Kreatif, which is also into making yachts from composite materials, had also entered the yacht markets in Australia, Hong Kong, the United States and Europe.
Dian Kreatif has produced composite domes for the official residence and office of the Prime Minister, Putrajaya Mosque, Palace of Justice in Putrajaya, Al-Bukhary Mosque in Alor Setar and the Kuala Lumpur Federal Territory Mosque in Jalan Duta.
The company has also produced 122 composite domes for the Conference Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi and a dome for the Turkmenistan defence ministry building.
At the end of last year, Dian Kreatif won a RM30 million contract to supply domes to the Abu Dhabi Grand Mosque.
Khalilur Rahman said such domes had also been increasingly used in commercial buildings and hotels keen to promote the beauty of Islamic architecture.
"Composite domes are stronger, waterproof and don't leak. They are also lighter and easier to install," he said.
He said his company was prepared to provide its expertise in making composite domes locally and in other Asean countries.
The company uses technology from Germany and the manufacturing process is computerised to allow it to make domes of various sizes required by its customers.
Khalilur Rahman said its domes were also plastered with high quality glass mosaic tiles in various colour and Quranic verses had been incorporated into the face of the domes to enhance their beauty.
He also said the company would like to offer its expertise to the Ministry of Culture, Arts and Heritage to help in the rehabilitation of domes for mosques categorised as heritage mosques.-Bernama
