MODERNIZATION OF TRADITIONAL MALAY HOUSE IN HERITAGE VILLAGE OF MALACCA

  • YASMIN NUR AMIRAH YAMAN
  • ROHASLINDA BINTI RAMELE UiTM Shah Alam
  • NOR RIMA MUHAMMAD ARIFF
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24191/bej.v18i1.11415

Abstract

Traditional Malay house is undergoing a lot of changes and threatened by modernization where its function, form and structure are affected. A lot of traditional Malay houses today are not considered as original vernacular houses where they are transformed and modernized into mixed design types between traditional and recent modern design. This paper aims to clarify modernization and alteration done, and new internal usage of selected four traditional Malay houses in two heritage villages: Kampung Banda Kaba and Kampung Sidang Seman, in Malacca. Interviews and field investigations were carried out at the selected houses that chosen based on the existing of original structure such as rumah ibu, rumah dapur and raised floor. Findings showed that all four traditional Malay houses had created a new usage style where the owners had altered and extend their houses based on their current needs and lifestyles.



Keywords: modernization, traditional Malay house, heritage village, rumah ibu, rumah dapur

Published
2021-01-30
How to Cite
YAMAN, YASMIN NUR AMIRAH; RAMELE, ROHASLINDA BINTI; MUHAMMAD ARIFF, NOR RIMA. MODERNIZATION OF TRADITIONAL MALAY HOUSE IN HERITAGE VILLAGE OF MALACCA. Built Environment Journal, [S.l.], v. 18, n. 1, p. 23-30, jan. 2021. ISSN 2637-0395. Available at: <https://myjms.mohe.gov.my/index.php/bej/article/view/11415>. Date accessed: 04 july 2022. doi: https://doi.org/10.24191/bej.v18i1.11415.
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