Columbia Asia Hospital, Taiping, is an 82-bed private hospital located in one of Malaysia's most picturesque heritage towns. The main hospital space is located on 2 levels above ground with a 3rd level serving as the mechanical utilities floor. There is also a sub-basement level for car parking space and other facilities. In order to facilitate requirements of the hospital in terms of floor layout, columns for the first floor and ground floor were positioned in non-aligned locations, with many of the columns transferring the load to the floor below by means of transfer beams.