Interior Design Taman U-Thant
Blaine Robert Design designs and fits out homes in Taman U-Thant, the green, tree-lined address on Jalan Tun Razak and Jalan Ampang named after U Thant, the United Nations Secretary-General of the 1960s. Most homes here are in mid-rise and low-rise condominiums, with strata-titled landed homes and bungalows around them. From our Kuala Lumpur studio, with our own construction team, we take a U-Thant home from the first measured survey to handover under one contract, including the building’s approvals.
- Condominium renovation and fit-out at Sastra U-Thant, U-Thant Residence, Villa U-Thant and the other U-Thant buildings
- Management-office renovation applications, deposit paperwork and lift bookings prepared by us
- Strata landed homes such as The Edge of U-Thant, and bungalows on the streets by the golf club
- Our completed homes in KLCC: Four Seasons Residences, Kirana Residence and Hampshire Residence
- Design and construction under one contract, walked in 3D before anything is ordered
We Design and Build in Taman U-Thant
Taman U-Thant sits in the eastern part of the city, on Jalan Tun Razak and Jalan Ampang. EdgeProp traces it to the 1960s, when it was laid out with foreign embassies and high commissions in mind, and describes it today as quiet and very green, with many raintrees. The Royal Selangor Golf Club is its landmark, and the Ampang Park, Damai and Jelatek LRT stations serve it. What was built here since is mostly condominiums of modest height and a small number of homes each: Sastra U-Thant, off Jalan Ampang, completed in 2013 with 126 homes; U-Thant Residence on Jalan Madge; Villa U-Thant on Jalan U-Thant; and alongside them strata-titled landed homes such as The Edge of U-Thant on Jalan Peggawa, and bungalows on the streets beside the golf course. A U-Thant owner is usually not starting from bare concrete. It is an apartment or a strata house that has been lived in, where the building’s rules decide what can change and how fast.
Blaine Robert Design is a Kuala Lumpur luxury interior design practice with its own construction team. Our completed homes at Four Seasons Residences, Kirana Residence and Hampshire Residence are all in KLCC. Taman U-Thant is part of Ampang Hilir, which our interior design Ampang Hilir page covers.
Our Interior Design Services in Taman U-Thant
Luxury residential interior design and construction for the three kinds of home U-Thant has: the condominiums, the strata-titled landed homes and the bungalows.
Condominium Renovation and Fit-Out
Sastra U-Thant, U-Thant Residence, Villa U-Thant and their neighbours are low-density buildings with large homes, many of them second-hand and ready for a new plan. We measure the apartment as it stands, confirm what the kitchen, bathrooms and air-conditioning can keep, and design the joinery, stone and lighting to the rooms, so the flat reads as one home rather than a set of upgrades.
Strata Landed Homes
The Edge of U-Thant is three- and four-storey strata-titled link homes over a basement car park. A strata house is a landed home with a management body, so the works need the management’s approval as well as the council’s where the scope asks for one. We run both, in that order.
Bungalows by the Golf Club
On the streets beside the Royal Selangor Golf Club, a bungalow is a design-and-build job: survey, services, structure and interior under one contract. Our design and build page covers how that runs.
Homes Needed by a Fixed Date
When a home has to be ready for a sale, a new tenancy or a move, we plan the programme backwards from that date, fix the long-lead items first (stone, joinery, imported fittings), and tell you at the start if the date and the scope do not fit together.
Materials for a Green, Humid Address
A green, tree-lined address is a humid one, and large windows bring strong afternoon light. We specify timber and veneers rated for humidity, sealed stone at wet thresholds and balconies, fabrics that hold their colour, and ventilation drawn into the plan rather than left to the air-conditioning.
One Contract, Building Approvals Included
One company holds the design, the management-office paperwork, the site work and the interior. You sign one contract, agree one figure and speak to one team, from the first survey to the day the keys come back.
Renovating a Home in Taman U-Thant
Which kind of home you own decides who approves the works. The building comes first, the council second, and the programme follows both.
The Management Office, DBKL and What Needs Approval
Taman U-Thant is in the Federal Territory, so the council is Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL). In a condominium or a strata house, the building’s by-laws and the management office’s renovation rules come first: what hours works may run, what deposit is held, how materials travel, and which parts of the building are common property. We read those rules at the start, prepare the renovation application and the deposit paperwork, and book the lift. DBKL publishes its own guideline for enclosing balconies in strata-titled homes, and structural work goes through the council with an appointed professional. What a given scope needs we confirm with the management and with DBKL before works start, never after.
The Condominiums
Sastra U-Thant, U-Thant Residence, Villa U-Thant and the other low-density buildings, where the scope is a new plan, kitchens and bathrooms, joinery and lighting, run under the management office’s rules.
The Strata Landed Homes
Homes such as The Edge of U-Thant, with a management body over a landed house: its approval first, then the council’s where the work is structural.
The Bungalows
On the streets by the golf club, a bungalow is renovated, extended or rebuilt the way any landed home in the Federal Territory is: a survey of the structure and services, the DBKL submission through an appointed professional where the scope needs one, and one team through to handover.
How Long a U-Thant Renovation Takes
The management office sets the first part of the clock: its application, its deposit and its working hours. We prepare the application as soon as the design is agreed, so the building’s approval runs while the joinery drawings are finished and the long-lead materials are ordered.
On site the order is services first, then built work, then finishes. An apartment that keeps its kitchen and bathroom positions is the shortest programme on this page; a strata house or bungalow with structural change is the longest. You get dated milestones with the proposal and a weekly report against them.
What Shapes the Cost of Interior Design in Taman U-Thant
Three things move the figure before any finish is chosen. The type of home: an apartment, a strata house and a bungalow are three different jobs. The condition: a lived-in unit often needs its wiring, plumbing and air-conditioning renewed before anything decorative. The scope: moving a kitchen or a bathroom, or any structural change, costs more than any single material and adds approvals.
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 the figure with you before the detailed drawings and specify to it. 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 managed building 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
Wet works, ceilings, electrical, joinery installation and finishing by our own site teams. Design and build keeps the drawings and the site answering to one company.
Building Approvals
The management-office application, the renovation deposit paperwork and the lift bookings are prepared by us, so the building’s approvals run alongside the design rather than after it.
Our Completed Homes in KLCC
Our completed homes at Four Seasons Residences, Kirana Residence and Hampshire Residence, all in KLCC. The full set is in our portfolio.
Our completed home in a hotel-branded serviced residence on Jalan Ampang.
Our completed condominium home in KLCC, with a video walkthrough on its page.
Because a U-Thant home is rarely just an interior. The management office, the deposit, the lift, the working hours and sometimes DBKL all have to be handled before the design can be built, and we handle them as one company. The team that measures the apartment is the team that builds it, and the figure you agree is the figure the drawings are specified to.
Why Choose Blaine Robert Design for a U-Thant Home
Our completed homes at Four Seasons Residences, Kirana Residence and Hampshire Residence: high-end apartments in KLCC, 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.
A Studio That Knows Managed Buildings
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 runs every U-Thant project directly.
Frequently Asked Questions About Interior Design in Taman U-Thant
Do you work in Taman U-Thant?
Yes. We design and build in Taman U-Thant from our Kuala Lumpur studio with our own construction team: condominium renovations and fit-outs, strata landed homes and bungalows. Our completed homes at Four Seasons Residences, Kirana Residence and Hampshire Residence are in KLCC.
Who approves a renovation in a U-Thant condominium?
Can I enclose my balcony?
Do you renovate strata landed homes such as The Edge of U-Thant?
Do you work on bungalows in Taman U-Thant?
How much does interior design cost in Taman U-Thant?
Can you have my apartment ready by a fixed date?
Is Taman U-Thant part of Ampang Hilir?
Speak to Us About Your U-Thant Home
Tell us the building or the street, how the home is used today and when you need it ready. We will measure it, read the building’s renovation rules, and come back with a plan, a programme and a figure.