MITEC

The Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre (MITEC) occupies Kompleks MITEC, No. 8 Jalan Dutamas 2, in the KL Metropolis development in Segambut, northwest Kuala Lumpur, next to the MATRADE Exhibition and Convention Centre and Menara MITI. It is the largest trade and exhibition centre in Malaysia and, by exhibition space, the third-largest MICE venue in Southeast Asia. Completed in November 2016 at a cost of about RM628 million and inaugurated in August 2017, MITEC was conceived as the anchor of KL Metropolis and as a gateway venue for ASEAN trade fairs. Nine events of the 2017 SEA Games were held there, including indoor sport staged in its triple-volume halls. The building contains 11 exhibition halls arranged over three double-height levels, a grand ballroom, meeting rooms, VIP suites and outdoor plazas. Exhibition space totals about 51,000 square metres; the largest pillar-less hall offers 12,960 square metres of column-free floor on a single level, and ceilings reach 36 metres, making indoor concerts for 10,000 and even sporting events feasible. Its engineering is a selling point: Level 1 halls carry floor loading of 50 kN/sqm — the first in Malaysia able to take heavy machinery and vehicles — and a 24-hour service ramp reaches every level. The architecture draws on the rubber seed and songket, the traditional Malay woven fabric, producing a sculptural, faceted form quite unlike a conventional shed. Access is by road via the DUKE, NKVE and SPRINT highways and Jalan Kuching; MRT Semantan station is about ten minutes away by car, KTM Segambut is a 20-minute walk, and buses 821 and 851 stop nearby. Kuala Lumpur International Airport is roughly an hour's drive.