A future we build together
Reimagining Oriental Building
Mereka, Biji-biji Initiative, and partners are shaping Levels 2 to 4 of Oriental Building into a shared hub for future learning, technology, creativity, culture, and community — in the heart of Kuala Lumpur.
A new chapter for a historic building.
Levels 2 — 4 · Reactivation begins 2026
For years, Mereka has brought creators, innovators, communities, and changemakers together through programmes rooted in creativity, technology, collaboration, and social impact. Now, that work is entering a new chapter.
The vision is to reactivate Levels 2 to 4 of Oriental Building as a city-centre platform for future education, public programmes, technology showcases, and community engagement.
A place where people, ideas, and partnerships meet and become real.
Designed for educators, creatives, organisations, communities, entrepreneurs, and future-focused collaborators.
Built for communities that should meet more often.
Oriental Building is envisioned as a shared platform where different communities can learn from each other, build together, and access new opportunities in the heart of Kuala Lumpur.
Designed for
A shared platform bringing together diverse communities through accessible programming and meaningful engagement.
Programme pillars.
Five intersecting pillars shape the programmes the building will host.
Key spaces being shaped.
Each space is being designed with partners. What is listed below is the working brief, open to your input.
Let's build this together.
We are looking for partners who want to help shape the building before it opens — not only occupy it after it is ready.
From planning to public activation.
More than
a move.
Mereka is not just changing address. Together with Biji-biji Initiative and partners, we are shaping a new public-facing home for future education in Kuala Lumpur — one that connects heritage, learning, technology, creativity, and community under one roof.
If you have a programme, space, technology, community, institution, or idea that belongs in this story — now is the moment to enter the conversation.