POST 2 | MALAYSIAN VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE
Hello, it's me again.
Today, I'm going to share my research on vernacular Malaysian architecture. I
have shared the definition of architecture for my previous entry, now I will go
deep to Malaysian vernacular architecture.
"Vernacular
architecture, the
simplest form of addressing human needs, is seemingly forgotten in modern
architecture. However, due to recent rise in energy costs, the trend has
sensibly swung the a different way."(Edwards.S, 2011) Regionalism and cultural
building traditions are embraced, given that these structures have proven to be energy
efficient and altogether sustainable.
In addition, the society tasted the construction methods through trial-and-error, which the methods are tailored to
the climatic, functional, and sociological needs of their given society and are modified to nearly perfection.
Because the person who will
be using it is the person constructing the structure tends, the architecture will be perfectly tailored to the needs and wants of that individual’s particular.
Now I am going to
introduce few types of vernacular architecture style in Malaysia. The first is traditional
Malay architecture. "It employs sophisticated architectural processes ideally
suited to tropical conditions such as structures built on stilts, which allow
cross-ventilating breeze beneath the dwelling to cool the house whilst
mitigating the effects of the occasional flood." (Malaysia Truly Asia, n.d.)
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| (Image sources: https://www.flickr.com/photos/aakisisv/11749540826) |
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| Examples of Malay traditional architecture (Image source: http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Asia/Malaysia/West/Pulau_Pinang/Penang/photo77252.htm) |
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| (Image source: http://www.sagerssoldiers.com/hk076-chinese-terrace-house-with-shoe-shop-by-king-country-retired/) |
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| (Image source: https://500px.com/photo/24901717/shikumen-by-joseph-qiu) |
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| Examples of traditional house (Image source: http://shanghaistreetstories.com/?p=7058) |
Many old houses especially those in Melaka and Penang are of Baba-Nyonya heritage, built with indoor courtyards and beautiful, colourful tiles." (Malaysia Truly Asia, n.d.)
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| Cheng Hoon Teng (Image Source: http://www.melakatravel.com/melaka-tourism/melaka-world-heritage-site-cheng-hoon-teng-temple/) |
With most of Malaysian Hindus originally from Southern India, local Hindu temples exhibit the colourful architecture of that region. Most of the buildings built in the late nineteenth century. (Malaysia Truly Asia, n.d.)
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| India Traditional Architecture (Image Source:http://www.etawau.com/HTML/KualaLumpur/BatuCaves/Murugan.htm) |
Two unique
architectural highlights of the indigenous peoples of Sabah and Sarawak are water villages and longhouses. Homes to interior riverine tribes, longhouses are
traditional community homes. (Malaysia Truly Asia, n.d.)
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| Sarawak Longhouse (Image Source: http://www.asmat.eu/scripts/photo_detail.php?Fotka=3918&IDkat=7&Kolik=30) |
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| Water Village Sabah (Image Source:http://www.pacdome.com/sipadan-water-village--mabul-island--sabah--malaysia) |
References:
Edwards.S (2011). Vernacular Architecture and 21st Century. [Online] archdialy.com. Available at: http://www.archdaily.com/155224/vernacular-architecture-and-the-21st-century [Accessed 29 May 2016]
Malaysia Truely Asia (no date) Architecture. [Online] Available at: http://www.malaysia.travel/en/my/about-malaysia/culture-n-heritage/architecture?device=mobile [Accessed: 29 May 2016].
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