Kriteria Penerapan Elemen Identiti Kebangsaan Pada Bangunan Pencakar Langit Berdasarkan Kajian Kes Menara Berkembar PETRONAS (KLCC)

The answer to the question of national architectural identity requires continuous strategies and efforts from various parties covering various architectural typologies. This study focuses on the development of a criterion for the application of architectural element design with national identity characters to skyscrapers that are classified as tall buildings above 150 metres. The PETRONAS Twin Towers building in Kuala Lumpur was selected as a study sample in the development of the criteria for the application of the national architectural identity element using the case study method. There are two research objectives to be achieved through this study, namely to identify the universal value in the formation of national architectural identity and to propose the value of the identity as one of the criteria in the application of national identity elements in the design of skyscrapers in Malaysia. This research debate is carried out based on nine basic principles of vernacular architectural identity formation. The principle is a basic criterion in the formation of the identity of early civilization at the global level that reflect the concept of the nation-state. The nine principles in question are religion, architectural language, culture, economy, architectural evolution, geography, politics, art and technology. The findings of this study are in the form of a table of criteria for the application of national architectural identity elements based on five design development factors obtained from the study building. The intended factors are site and design, construction methods, symbols, material surfaces and the public realm.