朱光玉火锅馆 — Four Outlets, Three States, Every Opening Date Held

Hotpot is the most demanding comfort environment in commercial F&B. Every table is a live heat source: induction or gas burners running continuously beneath diners, plus steam, plus a full commercial kitchen behind.

Cooling that fights a dining room full of active burners is not a floor-area calculation — it is a heat load problem where getting the zoning wrong produces a dining hall that is simultaneously too cold at the perimeter and unbearable at the centre.

Compounding it: a brand rolling out multiple outlets nationally needs the same guest experience in every location, in buildings that differ completely in shape, ceiling height, and services access — and every outlet has a fixed opening date.

CASS was appointed HVAC design-and-build contractor across the brand's Malaysian outlet programme, delivering four outlets across three states: Kuala Lumpur (Pudu), Klang (Selangor), and Johor Bahru.

System design was zoned by function rather than applied uniformly — higher-capacity ceiling cassettes over dining halls carrying the burner load, separate units per VIP and private dining room for independent control, dedicated provision for kitchen, canteen, dishwash and cold-store areas, and wall-mounted units where cassette installation was not appropriate.

Each outlet was delivered to the brand's opening schedule, with scope covering equipment supply, installation, copper piping and SIRIM-certified control wiring, insulated condensate drainage, and cable tray systems. Variation orders were absorbed mid-project as layouts evolved — outdoor dining areas, additional dining zones, store rooms, and dishwash areas added without displacing the opening date.

The Johor Bahru outlet was executed as an outstation deployment: crews accommodated on site for the duration, crane and lifting equipment mobilised, and the full installation completed away from the Klang Valley base.