RUMAH MELAYUETHNIC MALAY DWELLINGS

NAME: CHOW HONG DASTUDENT ID: 0318571MODULE: EFFECTIVE PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONSSESSION: SEPTEMBER 2014LECTURER: MS PERSIS RODRIGUES

BACKGROUND

STRUCTURE DESIGN

Vernacular Roofs

Stilts

Stairs

Partitioned rooms

VERNACULAR ROOFS

STILTS

ROOMS

DECORATIONS

MATERIALS

Local Materials – Timber, Bamboo, Etc.

NO NAILS

Structural Flexibility; i.e. the house can be dismantled and reconstructed on a new site if old site is unfavourable.

REFERENCES

http://melayuonline.com/ind/culture/dig/1917/rumah-lancang

http://buildingconservation.blogspot.com/2007_06_01_archive.html

http://traditional-malay-house.blogspot.com/

FIN