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Developers, conscious of the need to fulfil the requirements of a very discerning house-buying public, have made many improvements.This include giving quality ceramic tiles and timber strips replacing old-fashioned broken marble and parquet, double-volume ceiling height to houses and some offices, high ceilings (some 14ft high) to even link houses to give them a majestic look, and more interesting facade and interior layout.Eco-friendly homes (like those in Mulpha's Leisure Farm Resort in Gelang Patah, Johor, whose Pinggiran Bayou Village Homes won the FIABCI Malaysia Property Award 2007 for best residential development (for low-rise category) and “back to nature” themes have become very popular, especially among the younger generation who have grown up in barrack-styled houses.Gated and guarded communities, green street concept (underground cabling), and zero-lot concept have mushroomed over the past decade.And in recent years, the Safe City concept where CCTV cameras and other security surveillance systems are incorporated into a development have become the trend in view of the rising crime rate. read more
(The Star 31-3-2008)
