What does Fashion Week Venues handle on my behalf for this booking?

We handle the mall permit paperwork, the licence to occupy or temporary use agreement with the landlord, on-site staffing and fit-out coordination for this address specifically. Because the unit sits inside the Publika Shopping Gallery complex, approvals run through mall management rather than a standalone landlord, and we manage that submission including build drawings, signage sign-off and load-in scheduling. On the ground we coordinate crew access via the goods elevator and basement parking, brief your retail staffing team, and hold the space while your internal approvals land. Everything sits under one point of contact with concierge included, so you are not chasing three parties across two time zones.

What is the day rate and minimum rental period?

The day rate is RM4,800, approximately EUR 1,025, with a five day minimum rental on this unit. For runs beyond two weeks you can book by the week at negotiated terms, and we put those numbers in front of the landlord as part of your enquiry rather than asking you to accept the published rate. There is no charge until confirmed, so you can hold dates while your budget sign-off completes. To model the total cost including fit-out, staffing and stock handling for an 11,991 sq ft floorplate, run your figures through our budget calculator

How large is the space and how many people does it hold?

The unit measures 1,114 sqm, or 11,991 sq ft, with a stated capacity of up to 1,160 people. That makes it one of the larger single floorplates available for hire in Kuala Lumpur, and in practice brands rarely use the full capacity for fashion formats. In our experience handling bookings at floorplates this size, a collection preview or brand presentation sits comfortably at 300 to 800 guests with room for seating, a runway or catwalk path and a bar zone. For a sample sale you would instead use the volume for rail density and queue management rather than guest numbers.

Does the space already have retail fixtures, or do I need a full fit-out?

It is move-in ready for retail, with fitting rooms, counters, garment racks, a stock room, lighting and furniture already on site. This removes the single largest cost line from a pop-up shop build, which is normally fitting room construction and till infrastructure. Most brands here add branding, graphics, plinths and a considered lighting layer rather than starting from bare walls. If you want the floorplate to read as a full brand environment rather than a dressed unit, our branded store design

Is the space suitable for a fashion showroom or wholesale appointments?

Yes, the garment racks, fitting rooms and stock room make this practical as a fashion showroom for buyer previews and wholesale appointments in Kuala Lumpur. The scale allows you to zone the floor, running a private appointment area at one end and open rail merchandising at the other, without hiring two separate spaces. Air conditioning and heating are in place across the whole floorplate, which matters for garment handling in the Malaysian climate. Brands running Southeast Asian buyer programmes often pair a week here with sell-through tracking, and we can layer in data and analytics

What AV, sound and lighting equipment is included?

Sound and video equipment, presentation equipment and an adjustable lighting rig are included in the rental, along with high-speed wifi and full electricity supply. That covers most press day, workshop and corporate launch requirements without bringing in an external AV supplier, which is a meaningful saving on a five day booking. For a fashion presentation with music cues, screen content and a lighting state change, you will still want a technician on site, and we brief that in as part of production. Brands running content capture here also use the basement's controlled light conditions as a working content studio between trading hours.

How does load-in and delivery access work?

Load-in runs via the goods elevator with direct access from the basement parking level, so stock, rails and build materials move under cover without a street-level pavement drop. Being a basement unit at Publika, deliveries are scheduled through mall management within set service hours, and we secure those slots as part of your booking. On-site parking means your crew vehicles and van can stage on the same level as the unit, which shortens installation considerably compared with a shophouse or standalone retail address. In our experience with mall units in Kuala Lumpur, confirming the load-in window early is the difference between a one-night install and a two-day one.

Is the space accessible for guests with reduced mobility?

Yes, the unit is reached by elevator from the mall and parking levels, so wheelchair and reduced mobility access does not depend on stairs. The open basement floorplate has no internal level changes across its 1,114 sqm, which makes guest circulation straightforward for a large brand presentation or press day. Publika's own concourse routes and lifts feed directly into the level, so guests arriving by car park on the same floor as your entrance. We confirm the specific accessible route and any guest signage requirements with mall management when your booking is confirmed.

What permit do I need to run a pop-up in a Publika mall unit?

For a unit inside Publika you operate under a short-term licence to occupy or temporary use agreement issued through mall management, rather than a standard commercial lease. This covers your trading days, signage placement, build hours and insurance requirements, and it is the document that also governs whether you can sell on site or run the space as a non-transactional brand activation. Kuala Lumpur mall operators are generally straightforward on this once drawings and dates are submitted, but signage and any structural build element need approval before materials arrive. Our permit guide

What is the surrounding area like and who walks past?

The unit sits inside the Publika Shopping Gallery complex in Solaris Dutamas, a curated arts, dining and lifestyle district rather than a mass-market mall. Within 600 metres there are 18 restaurants, seven cafés, Ben's Independent Grocer, Daiso, Watsons, Starbucks and beauty destinations including Tricca Tokyo and Aizu, so your audience arrives already in the area for food and weekend browsing. Publika also runs its own cultural programming and an outdoor stage roughly 400 metres away, which gives you natural crossover traffic for an evening launch. Brands renting here find the crowd skews toward expat, creative and higher-spend local shoppers rather than transient footfall.

How do guests and crew get here by public transport and car?

Segambut KTM station is roughly a twelve minute walk, and the complex has direct road access from Jalan Dutamas 1 with covered basement parking for guests and crew. Kuala Lumpur audiences arrive predominantly by car and ride-hailing, so the parking provision matters more here than rail proximity. For guest arrivals at an evening brand presentation we typically set a drop-off point at the nearest concourse entrance and staff it, so guests are not navigating the mall to find your unit. AMI Suites sits about 450 metres away, which is useful when you are hosting visiting buyers or press for a multi-day programme.

Can I run a sample sale here, and is there enough back-of-house?

Yes, this is a strong sample sale space, and the back-of-house is the reason. You get a lockable stock room, garment racks, counters for cash and card, fitting rooms and a monitored security system, which are the four things that break a high-volume sale when missing. The 11,991 sq ft floorplate absorbs a queue internally rather than pushing it into the mall concourse, and the goods elevator lets you replenish from stock mid-trade. On sales at this scale we bring in trained retail staffing

Is there a kitchen for catering and hospitality?

Yes, a kitchen is included, which makes catered press days, buyer lunches and launch receptions considerably easier to run in this unit. You can bring an external caterer to plate and hold on site rather than paying for a mobile kitchen build, and the surrounding Publika restaurants make same-day supply straightforward. Air conditioning across the floorplate means food and drink service holds up through a Kuala Lumpur afternoon. We coordinate caterer access and waste routing through the mall service corridors as part of the production schedule for your booking.

How far ahead should I book, and are there peak periods to avoid?

Book six to eight weeks ahead for Kuala Lumpur, and earlier if your dates fall in the KL Fashion Week window or the Raya and year-end retail peaks when large Publika floorplates go first. Lead time here is driven less by the landlord than by mall permit processing and your own build schedule, so the earlier the drawings exist the smoother the run. In our experience, brands that enquire under three weeks out can still be placed, but usually lose the option of a custom fit-out. Send your dates and format and we reply within 24h with availability and a hold.

What happens after I enquire?

You send dates, format and any build requirements, and we come back within 24 hours confirming whether the unit is available and holding it while you decide. Pricing is brief-based from the RM4,800 day rate, so a five day sample sale with heavy staffing and a five day quiet showroom are quoted differently. Once you approve, we issue the licence to occupy or temporary use agreement, take a deposit and open the permit submission with Publika management, with no charge until confirmed. You can see the full sequence from first enquiry through to strike-out on how our process works

What is the day rate?

RM4,800 / day. Weekly and press-preview rates are quoted on request.

Is staging, branding and fit-out permitted?

Yes. Fashion Week Venues runs the full production build — signage, fixtures, lighting, sound, catering and staffing — subject to venue rules. Include your fit-out brief in the inquiry.

Included on-site: Internet, Air Conditioning, Security System, Stock Room, Counters, Fitting Rooms, Garment Rack, Lighting.

How far in advance should we book?

Fashion week windows book 6–10 weeks out. Off-season activations can be secured in 2–3 weeks.

shell — kuala lumpur

Versatile Rental Space for Events and Meetings.

tl;dr

Space: A 1,114 sqm (11,991 sq ft) basement mall unit for rent at Publika, Solaris Dutamas, Kuala Lumpur, configured as a column-light open floorplate with fitting rooms, counters and garment rails already installed. The space holds up to 1,160 people and is vetted by Fashion Week Venues as move-in ready for retail and presentation builds.
Best For: Strongest fit for multi-day sample sales and temporary retail runs that need volume capacity, followed by fashion presentation and collection preview staging for 300 to 800 guests. Also available to hire as a wholesale appointment showroom space, a corporate launch or workshop venue, and a brand shoot location using the open basement floor.
Standout Features: Retail infrastructure is already in place, including fitting rooms, cash counters, a lockable stock room and garment racks, which removes the largest cost line from a pop-up shop fit-out. Also on site: in-house sound and video equipment with adjustable lighting rig, a full kitchen suitable for catering setup, goods elevator and on-site parking for load-in, plus climate control and a monitored security system across the whole floorplate.
Location: Located inside the Publika Shopping Gallery complex in Solaris Dutamas, roughly 12 minutes on foot from Segambut KTM and served by direct road access from Jalan Dutamas 1 with covered basement parking for crew vehicles. The immediate environment is a curated arts and dining district with 18 restaurants, seven cafés and Ben's Independent Grocer within 300 metres, so guests arrive through an established footfall corridor rather than a quiet side street.
Availability: Day rate is RM4,800 (approximately EUR 1,025) with a five day minimum rental, and longer runs can be booked by the week at negotiated terms. Book six to eight weeks ahead for Kuala Lumpur, and earlier for the KL Fashion Week window and the Raya and year end retail peaks when floorplates of this size at Publika typically go first.
How to Book: Enquire with your dates, format and build requirements and our team will confirm availability and hold the space within 24 hours, with no charge until confirmed. Fashion Week Venues handles mall permit paperwork, on-site staffing and fit-out coordination on the brand's behalf, so request availability to start your booking.

1,114 m²

11991 sq ft

kuala lumpur

RM4,800 / day

per day

private event

2 use cases

in short

A 1,114 sqm (11,991 sq ft) basement mall unit for rent at Publika, Solaris Dutamas, Kuala Lumpur, configured as a column-light open floorplate with fitting rooms, counters and garment rails already installed. The space holds up to 1,160 people and is vetted by Fashion Week Venues as move-in ready for retail and presen…

city

Kuala Lumpur

area

1114 sqm

day rate

RM4,800 / day

postcode

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use cases

workshop · corporate event

included

Internet · Air Conditioning · Security System

about this space

Discover a flexible rental space with 1,200 square feet, perfect for workshops, meetings, events, and parties. This space is equipped with comfortable seating, high-speed internet, and presentation equipment, ensuring a productive environment for your activities. Additional amenities include air conditioning, a security system, a stock room, counters, fitting rooms, garment racks, lighting, furniture, sound and video equipment, electricity, heating, parking, an elevator, and a kitchen. Contact us to discuss your requirements and secure your next event.

what's included

Internet
Air Conditioning
Security System
Stock Room
Counters
Fitting Rooms
Garment Rack
Lighting
Furniture
Sound & Video Equipment
Electricity
Heating
Parking
Elevator
Kitchen
Wifi

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how to book this space

01
Check the shell and the dates
Review the gallery, 1114 sqm floor plan and amenities for Versatile Rental Space for Events and Meetings, then note the window you want in Kuala Lumpur. Fashion week dates book 6–10 weeks out.
02
Send the brief
Use the request panel on this page to send your dates, expected footfall and budget. The listed rate is a starting point at €1026 per day.
03
Get availability and a quote
We confirm availability with the operator and come back within 24 hours with the all-in cost: rent, staffing, permits and fit-out for Kuala Lumpur.
04
Lock the contract
Sign the short-term licence, pay the deposit and we register any permit or signage paperwork the address needs.
05
Build and open
Fit-out, install and staff the pop-up. Our production team handles delivery, install and the strike at the end of the run in Kuala Lumpur.

activation ideas

Multi-Day Sample Sale

This is the single strongest use of the floorplate, because the fitting rooms, cash counters, garment rails and lockable stock room are already installed and remove the biggest cost line from a sample sale space. At 1,114 sqm most brands zone roughly 700 sqm to shopping floor and hold the remainder behind as replenishment, which supports 300 to 400 shoppers circulating at once. Basement queuing needs agreeing with centre management in advance, and till capacity is worth planning alongside point of sale and payments.

Temporary Retail Pop-Up

Works well as a short-term commercial space because the unit already reads as retail rather than raw shell, so a pop-up concept can be built on top of existing counters and rails instead of from zero. The five day minimum suits a one to four week run inside Publika, where 18 restaurants and 18 retail neighbours within 600 metres feed cross traffic. Goods elevator and basement parking allow overnight load-in, and shopfront treatment is where production and build budget should concentrate.

SS/AW Seasonal Showroom and Buyer Appointments

Credible as a showroom rental because the garment racks, fitting rooms and stock room give you hanging, try-on and back of house without hiring any of it in. In practice 1,114 sqm splits into four or five brand or category rooms with a shared central meeting area, comfortably handling six to eight concurrent wholesale appointments. Air conditioning and stable basement temperature protect samples across a two week market period, and the kitchen covers buyer hospitality without external catering infrastructure.

Product Launch

The combination of scale and installed sound and video equipment makes this a practical launch venue for 300 to 600 guests, well above what most Kuala Lumpur showroom spaces can absorb. Brands typically run a reveal moment at one end of the floorplate with the lighting rig doing the work, then release guests into product zones behind. Basement location means no daylight to fight, which gives full control over reveal timing and screen legibility across the room.

Press Day and Media Preview

A strong press day venue for a collection preview because editors and stylists can view rails, pull pieces and shoot on the same floor without moving location. Set 40 to 80 attendees against a room of this size and it feels considered rather than empty, particularly if you close down half the floorplate with drapes or modular walling. The kitchen supports coffee and light catering all day, and the elevator handles rail deliveries during press hours without crossing guest routes.

Influencer Event

Works because the space can carry three or four distinct content moments across 1,114 sqm rather than a single backdrop, which is what determines post volume from an influencer session. Plan 80 to 150 creators for a comfortable evening format, with the lighting rig and sound system covering the base technical need. Fitting rooms allow live try-on and outfit changes on site, which materially lifts content output when paired with influencer marketing planning.

E-commerce and Content Production Day

Adequate to strong as a content studio, with the key advantage being total light control at basement level, so an e-commerce shoot holds consistent colour from morning to night across a multi-day booking. The floorplate takes three simultaneous set-ups plus a styling and steaming area served by the stock room and garment racks. Bring your own strobes, as the installed lighting is for events rather than capture, and factor the five day minimum into shoot scheduling.

Workshop and Masterclass Programme

A natural fit given the space is already listed for workshop use, with presentation equipment, high-speed internet and existing furniture in place. Run 40 to 120 participants at tables in one zone and keep the balance of the floorplate for product display or a retail till point, which is what turns a workshop into a commercial activation. The kitchen supports catered breaks, and the elevator and parking make same-day material load-in workable for repeat sessions.

Art Exhibition or Gallery Showing

Publika is an established arts district and the column-light basement floorplate gives the wall run and controlled darkness that a gallery showing needs. Around 1,114 sqm supports 30 to 50 hung or plinth-mounted works with genuine circulation space, and 200 to 300 at an opening night. The security system and lockable stock room matter for consigned work, and the installed track lighting reduces the rig hire that usually dominates exhibition budgets in temporary spaces.

use cases

workshopcorporate event

location

plotting…

kuala lumpur·3.1720° · 101.6638°

what's around

5 stores within 600 m, incl. Tricca Tokyo, Aizu, 7-Eleven

brands nearby

Tricca TokyoAizu7-ElevenPublika Shopping GalleryKK Super MartDaisoAce HardwareHealthLandSu Hair & BeautyWatsonsStarbucksThe Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf

beauty: 4
department stores: 1
culture: 1
hotels: 1
cafés: 7
restaurants & bars: 18
other retail: 18

TPS Golf Club Repair & Fitting80 m
Tricca Tokyo110 m
Rakuzen120 m
Mamacita130 m
Warhammer130 m
The Eighth Avenue150 m

the neighbourhood

Independent designers, art collectives, food entrepreneurs and agency-side creative teams make up the working population around Publika and Solaris Dutamas, and it shows in the tenant mix rather than in any marketing material. The complex was built around MAP, its gallery and black box performance spaces, so exhibition openings, craft markets and label launches share the same service corridors as wholesale showroom appointments. Along Jalan Dutamas 1 and the lanes feeding into Solaris Hartamas you find studio-scale operations: photographers, small production houses, Japanese and Korean beauty concepts such as Tricca Tokyo and Aizu serving the Mont Kiara expatriate base, Ninth Gallery, and F&B founders who treat Ben's Independent Grocer and The Red Beanbag as informal meeting rooms. In our experience placing brands in this neighbourhood, the buyers, stylists and content producers a fashion team needs are already based within a ten minute drive, which is why we regularly shortlist it when clients browse all spaces in Kuala Lumpur for showroom rental and press day use.

Brands choose this district over Bukit Bintang and KLCC because they are buying floorplate and control rather than passing tourist traffic. A comparable 1,100 sqm temporary retail footprint inside Pavilion, Suria KLCC or Starhill carries a very different rate card and a far more restrictive fit-out regime, while Bangsar options such as APW and Bangsar Village trade at smaller volumes with tighter load-in windows. What you gain here is sqm value, a proper goods lift, on-site parking for crew vehicles and a landlord environment used to gallery builds, which makes multi-day sample sales and fashion presentation formats genuinely workable. What you give up is transit convenience. There is no MRT station at the door, Segambut KTM is a walk rather than an arrival experience, and press and buyer hotels sit in the KLCC and Bukit Bintang cluster, meaning 20 to 35 minutes by car depending on traffic. Teams modelling that tradeoff usually run the numbers through our budget calculator before committing to a five day minimum.

Arriving for an appointment here feels closer to a campus than a shopping street, and the basement position of this unit changes the rhythm again. Weekday mornings are quiet, mostly deliveries, gym-goers and residents from the Mont Kiara and Sri Hartamas towers doing grocery runs, which is ideal for buyer appointments and controlled press walkthroughs with no interruptions. From late afternoon the restaurant strip fills, and weekends bring families, market crowds and gallery visitors, so a sample sale or public-facing pop-up shop should be scheduled around Friday to Sunday. What we consistently hear from brand teams who activate here is that signage and wayfinding matter more than usual, because guests need directing down from the plaza level; we normally solve that at the production and build stage with lift lobby graphics and stewarding. Be clear on the limitation: this is not a location for spontaneous walk-in retail, tourist volume or brands whose case rests on street visibility. It rewards invited audiences and planned traffic.

getting here & street life

nearest transit

Publikabus · KL1023233 m · 3 min
Solaris Mont Kiarabus · T852468 m · 6 min
MATRADEbus · KL1021550 m · 7 min
SK Kiaramasbus564 m · 7 min
Mahkamah Syariah WPbus565 m · 7 min
Wisma KDNbus · T852583 m · 7 min

street activity

high footfall.

11 places within 200 m · 23 stores · 25 cafés and restaurants

within 200 m: 11
within 400 m: 34
within 600 m: 50

the neighbourhood

MATRADE Exhibition and Convention Centre (MECC) (Malay: Pusat Pameran dan Konvensyen MATRADE) is a trade centre, exhibition hall, and convention centre in the suburb of Segambut, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. MECC, established by MATRADE (Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation), provides convention facilities, exhibition halls, and meeting rooms. MATRADE has also allocated a permanent exhibition space for 400 local companies at the exhibition hall on the second floor. The centre is also a component of Naza TTDI’s KL Metropolis development which is expected to be fully completed within 12 to

frequently asked

Yes, this 1,114 sqm basement unit at Publika, Solaris Dutamas is available for pop-up shops and is one of the more retail-ready floorplates we hold in Kuala Lumpur. Fitting rooms, cash counters, a lockable stock room and garment racks are already installed, which means your build starts from a working shop rather than an empty shell. The five day minimum rental suits a proper temporary retail run rather than a single-day stunt, and brands using this format here typically trade across a full week to capture the Publika weekend crowd. If you want to compare this against other options before committing, you can browse all spaces

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tl;dr

about this space

what's included

make the space yours.

how to book this space

Check the shell and the dates

Send the brief

Get availability and a quote

Lock the contract

Build and open

activation ideas

Multi-Day Sample Sale

Temporary Retail Pop-Up

SS/AW Seasonal Showroom and Buyer Appointments

Product Launch

Press Day and Media Preview

Influencer Event

E-commerce and Content Production Day

Workshop and Masterclass Programme

Art Exhibition or Gallery Showing

use cases

location

what's around

the neighbourhood

getting here & street life

frequently asked

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set in cormorant.
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