Interior Design Bukit Tunku (Kenny Hills)
Blaine Robert Design designs and builds homes in Bukit Tunku, the hillside enclave most of Kuala Lumpur still calls Kenny Hills. The address is mainly large bungalows in mature gardens, with a smaller tier of low-rise condominiums, and it sits right against the city centre, divided from it by Jalan Kuching. From our Kuala Lumpur studio and our own construction team we take a Bukit Tunku house from survey to handover under one contract: the drawings, the DBKL submission, the site and the interior.
- Bungalow renovation, extension and full rebuilds across Bukit Tunku (Kenny Hills) and Taman Duta
- DBKL submissions prepared through an appointed professional and coordinated by us
- Hillside plots assessed early, with an engineer on the slope before the design is fixed
- Condominium fit-outs at Tijani 2 North, Kenny Hills Residence, Villa Bukit Tunku and the other low-rise buildings
- Our completed homes in Bangsar and Damansara Heights, and a hillside mansion in Ampang we designed and built
We Design and Build in Bukit Tunku
Bukit Tunku was Kenny Hills until it was renamed after Tunku Abdul Rahman, who lived there, and both names are still in daily use. EdgeProp calls it the “address of addresses” and describes it as a green lung for the capital: mainly luxury bungalows with large gardens, and low-density condominiums. The Bukit Tunku Residents’ Association covers the enclave together with Taman Duta. The ground is hilly, which The Edge notes adds to what a house here costs to build, and the land has been developed in two ways over the decades: individual bungalows on private plots, and gated and guarded schemes such as Impian Bukit Tunku and Kenny Vale. Jalan Tuanku Abdul Halim carries it to Jalan Damansara and the Duta–Sungai Buloh highway, and Publika and Plaza Damas are a short drive away. An owner here is rarely furnishing a new house. More often it is a bungalow that has stood for decades on a sloping plot, where the question is how much of the structure to keep, what the council will need to see, and who will stand behind the whole job.
Blaine Robert Design is a Kuala Lumpur luxury interior design practice with its own construction team. Our completed Bukit Pantai bungalow in Bangsar and our completed Aira Residence in Damansara Heights show the two tiers Bukit Tunku has, and The Peak Mansion in Ampang is a hillside house we designed and built. Our interior design Damansara Heights page covers the neighbourhood’s bungalow enclaves on the Damansara side.
Our Interior Design Services in Bukit Tunku
Luxury residential interior design and construction for the houses Bukit Tunku has: older bungalows on large plots, the gated schemes, a smaller number of semi-Ds, and the low-rise condominiums along Jalan Langgak Tunku, Jalan Girdle and Jalan Tun Ismail.
Renovating an Older Kenny Hills Bungalow
Many Bukit Tunku bungalows were built for a different way of living: a formal front, a service wing at the back, small windows onto a big garden. We start with the structure and the services (roof, waterproofing, wiring, drainage around a sloping plot) and decide with you what stays. Then we replan the house around the garden it already has, and design the kitchens, joinery, stone and lighting to the rooms.
Rebuilds and Extensions on a Hillside Plot
Some houses are worth keeping and some are worth rebuilding. On a Bukit Tunku slope that choice is made with an engineer, because the ground decides how far a house can grow and what the retaining work will cost. We bring the engineer in at the survey, fix the brief against what the slope allows, and carry the rebuild or extension through the DBKL submission and construction under one contract.
Gated and Guarded Schemes
Impian Bukit Tunku and Kenny Vale are gated and guarded schemes inside the enclave, so every delivery and every worker passes a guardhouse. We plan deliveries, contractor passes and working hours with the guardhouse and the residents’ association before the first lorry arrives, so the site does not become the neighbours’ problem.
Semi-Detached Homes
Bukit Tunku is mainly bungalows, but it has semi-Ds too. A semi-D renovation adds a shared wall and a neighbour to the plan, and DBKL publishes its own guideline for renovating existing semi-detached houses. Our semi-D design and build page covers that type in full.
Low-Rise Condominiums
The condominium tier is small and low-density: Tijani 2 North on Jalan Langgak Tunku, completed in 2009 with duplexes among its homes; Kenny Hills Residence on Jalan Tun Ismail, completed in 2014 as condominium villas; the duplex blocks of Villa Bukit Tunku on Jalan Girdle. Here the management office approves the works before anything else, and we prepare its renovation application, the deposit paperwork and the lift bookings.
One Contract From Survey to Handover
One company holds the drawings, the submission, the structure, the joinery and the interior. You deal with one team and one figure, and when something on site does not match the drawing, the people who drew it and the people building it are already in the same room.
Renovating a Home in Bukit Tunku
Three things shape a Bukit Tunku project before any finish is chosen: the slope, the council and, for a condominium, the building’s own rules.
DBKL, Hillside Land and What Needs Approval
Bukit Tunku is in the Federal Territory, so the council is Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL). Structural alterations, extensions and rebuilds are submitted to DBKL through an appointed professional before work starts, and we coordinate the drawings, the submission and the inspections as part of the project. A hillside plot adds a second layer: Kuala Lumpur’s hillside development guideline sorts land into four classes by slope, from under 15 degrees to 35 degrees and above, and calls for a geotechnical report by a qualified geotechnical engineer. Which class a plot falls in depends on that plot, so we have it assessed at the survey. What does and does not need approval depends on the scope, and we confirm the route with DBKL before works start rather than assume.
The Older Bungalows
Houses on large, often sloping plots, where the usual scope is a services rebuild, a new plan around the garden, and sometimes an extension or a second storey. The engineer’s view of the slope comes before the design.
The Gated Schemes and Semi-Ds
Newer houses inside Impian Bukit Tunku, Kenny Vale and similar schemes, and the enclave’s semi-Ds, where the shell is sounder and the work is planning, joinery and finish, with site access agreed with the guardhouse.
The Condominium Tier
Tijani 2 North, Kenny Hills Residence and Villa Bukit Tunku answer to their management offices first. We read the house rules, prepare the renovation application and the deposit paperwork, book the lift, and agree any work that touches the developer’s structure or services before it starts. DBKL publishes a separate guideline for enclosing balconies in strata-titled homes, which applies when a brief goes that far.
How Long a Bukit Tunku Renovation Takes
Two things set the programme for a Bukit Tunku house: what the survey finds in the structure and services, and what the slope asks for. A bungalow that keeps its frame and gets a new plan runs on a different clock from a rebuild that needs retaining work and a full DBKL submission. We fix the design brief first and prepare the submission as soon as the concept is agreed, so the approval runs while the detailed drawings are produced.
On site the order is fixed: structure and slope work first, then services, then finishes. A condominium fit-out is the shortest programme on this page and a hillside rebuild the longest. You get dated milestones with the proposal and a report against them every week, and the same team from the first survey to the handover.
What Shapes the Cost of Interior Design in Bukit Tunku
Three things move the figure before any finish is chosen. The slope: The Edge notes that Bukit Tunku’s hilly ground adds to what a house here costs to build, and retaining walls, drainage and foundations are real line items on a steep plot. The structure: an older bungalow usually needs its roof, waterproofing and wiring looked at before anything decorative, and that sets the floor. The scope: keeping the frame and replanning inside costs far less than an extension or a rebuild.
After those comes the specification (stone, timber, sanitaryware, lighting) and the contract form. One design-and-build contract prices the design and the works together, so there is one figure and one party answerable for it. We agree that figure with you before the detailed drawings and specify to it. The landed-home variables are in our bungalow design guide, and the general cost drivers are in our interior design cost guide.
Under One Roof
Most firms in Malaysia either design or build. We do both: an interior design studio and a construction team in one company, which is what a Bukit Tunku bungalow on a slope needs.
Interior Design
Concept, space planning, 3D visualisation, materials and lighting, led by senior designers. Our guide to home interior design sets out how we work.
Construction
Structural work, retaining and drainage works, wet works, ceilings, electrical and finishing, carried out by our own site teams. Design and build keeps the drawings and the site answering to one company.
Semi-Ds and Condominiums
For the enclave’s semi-Ds, our semi-D design and build service; for its low-rise condominiums, the fit-out and the management-office paperwork run on the same contract.
Our Work Near Bukit Tunku
Our completed Bukit Pantai bungalow in Bangsar, our completed Aira Residence in Damansara Heights and The Peak Mansion, a hillside house in Ampang we designed and built. The full set is in our portfolio.
Our completed bungalow in Bukit Pantai, Bangsar: a large landed home, designed and built by our team.
Our completed condominium home in Damansara Heights, a low-density building of the kind Bukit Tunku has.
A hillside mansion we designed and built; the construction timelapse is on its page.
Because an older house on a Kenny Hills slope needs more than a designer. The engineer’s view of the ground, the DBKL submission, the guardhouse and the residents’ association all have to be handled before the interior can start, and we handle them as one company. The team that surveys the house is the team that builds it, and the figure you agree at the start is the figure the drawings are specified to.
Why Choose Blaine Robert Design for a Bukit Tunku Home
Our completed Bukit Pantai bungalow, our completed Aira Residence and the hillside Peak Mansion we designed and built: landed and condominium work across Kuala Lumpur, from one design-and-build team.
Featured by Tatler Asia
Tatler Asia published a home tour of a modern bungalow we designed in Selangor — where, in Tatler’s words, everything was bespoke and custom-made by Blaine Robert Design — and carried Blaine Robert’s design tips for a luxe bedroom.
Loud Luxury, Delivered Under One Roof
Interior design and construction sit inside one company, so the wardrobe drawn in your 3D visual is the wardrobe that gets made. One contract, one schedule, one accountable team.
Recognition to match: Luxury Lifestyle Awards 2021, ATAP Design Awards 2021, Qanvast Design Awards 2021 and 2023, MIIP 2022, and ISO 9001:2015 certified quality management.
Built for the Kenny Hills Brief
Blaine Robert is an invited judge of the PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards, and the studio was named in PropertyGuru’s 10 Best Interior Design Firms in Malaysia, 2026 edition. The practice works across Kuala Lumpur, Selangor and Johor, with studios in Dubai and India, and its Kuala Lumpur studio and construction team run every Bukit Tunku project directly.
Frequently Asked Questions About Interior Design in Bukit Tunku
Is Bukit Tunku the same place as Kenny Hills?
Yes. Kenny Hills is the former name; the area was renamed Bukit Tunku after Tunku Abdul Rahman, who lived there. Both names are in use, and the Bukit Tunku Residents’ Association covers Bukit Tunku together with Taman Duta.
Do you work in Bukit Tunku?
Do I need DBKL approval to renovate a bungalow in Bukit Tunku?
My plot is on a slope. What does that change?
Should I renovate or rebuild an older Kenny Hills bungalow?
How much does interior design cost in Bukit Tunku?
Do you work in the gated schemes such as Impian Bukit Tunku and Kenny Vale?
Do you renovate Bukit Tunku condominiums?
Do you also work in Taman Duta and Damansara Heights?
Speak to Us About Your Bukit Tunku Home
Tell us about the house: bungalow, semi-D or condominium, when it was built, and whether you are thinking of renovating, extending or rebuilding. We will survey the structure and the slope, confirm what DBKL will need, and come back with a plan and a figure you can decide on.