The Malay House: Rediscovering Malaysia's Indigenous Shelter System"Fully illustrated by full-colour photographs and three-demensional drawings, this book documents the architecture of the traditional Malay house, giving details of the various housetypes, the construction system, the climatic design and the adaptations to the social and cultural needs of the Malays".--BOOKJACKET. |
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addition system Alang muda Alang panjang allows anjung architecture attap attap roof attic bamboo basic bomoh bottom building materials built bumbung lima bumbung perak Bumiputra carpenters carvings climatic design columns common construction corbel core house courtyard create cultural dapur embellishments entrance porch environment erected extended flexible floor joists gajah menyusu glare headroom heat house compound housetype housing estate house housing process housing solutions important interior spaces Jitra kampong Kedah kitchen Kuala Lumpur lepau low-cost housing Malay society Malaysian identity Minangkabau house modern housing Muzium Negara Negri Sembilan nibong Penang Penang International Airport Peninsular Malaysia perak poor prefabricated reflected roof space rumah ibu rumah tengah rural areas selang serambi gantung serambi samanaik solar radiation structure tebar layar thermal comfort tiang seri tiles tional Malay house toilet traditional houses traditional Malay house traditional Malay houseform trees tupai urban areas users usually ventilation verandah villagers wall panels zinc