Borneo Convention Centre Kuching

This new Centre is being built by Government of Sarawak on a site at the Kuching Isthmus.

Construction work on the 200 million Ringgit Malaysia (RM), centre is proceeding on schedule with an opening date in June 2009. Appropriately, for the first dedicated convention and exhibition centre on the mystical island of Borneo, the new centre’s environmentally conscious design is inspired by the surrounding rainforest.

A major element in the convention centre design is its roof structure. The roof is shaped in the form of a “ririg” leaf, a rainforest plant that plays an important daily role in the local indigenous cultures. Rainwater will automatically be channeled down the central vein of the leaf on the rooftop and collected for irrigation through a sub-surface ecological drainage system.

Kuching is gearing up for an enormous growth spurt at the moment with major investment in new hotels, shopping centres and improved ground transportation. This is the first Dedicated Convention Centre to be built in Asia.