• Northeast facade before construction.

  • North East Facade during final stages of construction.

  • Prime Minister of Malaysia Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim officiates the opening of Seri Negara on 15th December 2025.

  • East Facade during final stages of construction.

  • Car porch & Northwest facade during final stages of construction.

  • Ground floor verandah during the final stages of construction.

  • Main lobby's chandelier.

  • Seri Negara first floor verandah during construction

  • Seri Negara first floor verandah after construction

  • Seri Negara's main lobby during construction.

  • Seri Negara's main lobby after construction.

  • Ruang Merdeka before construction

  • Ruang Merdeka after construction.

Seri Negara

Completed as a government house c1913 for the use of the Federated Malay States (FMS) high ranking officers. Throughout the decades before the independence of Malaysia, the building held many important meetings and gatherings with foreign dignitaries such as the Malay Royalty, British Royalty, king of Siam, including the deputy President of the United Stated, Nixon in 1953. Its name was changed a few times from The Government House to King’s House and finally as Istana Tetamu when the Signing of Federation of Malaya Agreement 1957 was held. The building was as heritage by the Department of National Heritage in 1986 and the building use was adapted to hotel since then. In 2024, Khazanah National took the effort to restore and building with the objective to preserve the historical significance of the site for the future generations. The building conservation is now completed and open for public access.

Read more about the project here on page 138, volume 37, issue 4 of Architecture Malaysia 2025

  • Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur

  • Managing Change in Heritage

    • Conservation Management Plan

    Conservation Architecture

    • Conservation Proposal

    • Roof & Facade Conservation

    • Structural Conservation

    • Project Implementation & Monitoring

    Preserving Heritage Through Records

    • Historical Architectural Building Survey

    • Measured Drawing

    • Dilapidation Report

    • Department of National Heritage

    • Khazanah Nasional Berhad

    • Managing Change in Heritage (2021)

    • Preserving Heritage Through Records
      (2021, 2024 - Present)

    • Conservation Architecture (2024 - Present)

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