Christine Lee Yet Yee
Foundation in Natural And Built Environment
CHOSEN PHOTOS (20)
& Pakackaging
29 OCTOBER 2015
Third Tutorial:
We were required to categorize and scale down all the photos we have taken to 20 photos. Each photos should have clear description of the content that we intend to potray so as to show our chosen theme.
1. Brief introduction
2. Roof
3. Stilts
4. Body materials
5. Stairs
6. Ventilation
7. Ornaments
MINANGKABAU
TRADITIONAL MALAY HOUSE-
RUMAH NEGERI SEMBILAN
Brief Introduction
The Minangkabau People of Sumatra came to settle in Negeri Sembilan in the 15th century.
Therefore, the influence of the Minangkabau culture was brought to Negeri Sembilan where the buildings were named after "Minangkabau" too.
The Minangkabau is also known as Rumah Gadang ( Big House )
Roof
The building has a hornlike roof structure called Gonjong by the Minangkabau people.
The roof symbolizes the Teratak Perpatih house, commanding a prominent presence in the complex.
The deisgn of the rooft is basically mimicking the two pointed ends of a buffalo's horns is typical of Minangkabau traditional house.
Stilts
Timber stilts are used to heightened the building. But only a part of the building is heightened whereas the other parts are built from the ground.
Stilts
The koto piliangdesign reflects an aristocratic and hierarchical social structure, with the house containinganjuang (raised floors) at each end to permit elevated seating of clan leaders during ceremonial events. The bodi caniago design reflects a democratic social structure, with the floors being flat and on one level.
Body Materials
The Minangkabau is mainly built using natural materials which are woods, timber, bamboo and etc.
Stairs
The building have wide stairs with wooden railings painted in dark shelek to give it a sense of antiqueness.
The stairs are gradually leveling in an angle of 45 degree.
Ventilation
In between each roofs, there will be some spaces left opened to allow air ventilation. The wind will enter from the openening from above and travel into the intertior spaces of the building.
Ventilation
Lattices are used to allow better ventilation. Lattice is a structure consisting of strips of wood crossed and fastened together with square or diamond-shaped spaces left between. It is also used as a screen in the minangkabau.
High Ceilings
High ceilings will alow wind blow to blow the warm air that has naturally collected at the top of the area back down to ground level, causing the central heat to be reduced.
Ornamantations
Brief Introduction
Negeri Sembilan Malay House, originally built by a Malay prince in 1898 in Air Garam village in Mambau. Referred to as the 'Ghost House' (Rumah Berhantu) by local villagers.
The building design reflects the Malay vernacular architecture style with malay deisgn elements.
Roof
The roof of the traditional malay house is called the attap where they uses the dried leaves of the attap palm as the material of the roof.
Roof
The attap palm provides wattle for the roof where the dried attap leaves were thatched together.
Stilts
Early Malay houses can be described as raised on timber stilts
Houses raised on stilts are provided with better natural ventilation.
Body & Materials
Malaysia has a tropical climate, building materials such as timber, rattan, tree roots, bamboo and leaves are easily available from the tropical forests. In a traditional Malay house, timber is used for the building structures, rattan and tree roots are used for tieing up joints whereas bamboo and leaves are used for floors and walls.
Stairs
The stairs of the traditional malay house does not have a railing. The sides of the stairs are carved with beautiful ornments too.
Stairs
The stairs are in a 75 degree angle which is quite steep. Most of the rumah melayu only have one main stairs which is the one that leads to the main entrance.
Ventilation
The warm climate also effects the style of the Malay vernacular architecture. For ventilation purposes, many buildings have large openings on the sides and grilles are provided at high level in gable ends.
Ornamentations
In the Malay culture, buildings such as houses and palaces that are highly hand-crafted and beautifully patterned and decorated reflect the building owners high status.
Malays have adopted the Islamic principles of orientation of mosques, particularly the prayer halls which have to be designed and faced towards Mecca.
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