An exploration of the use of vernacular architecture by boutique hotels : a comparative study of Singapore, Malacca and Penang.
Boutique hotels in vernacular architecture have attracted limited academic interest. This study focuses on the use of such architecture by boutique hotels, and serves as a comparative study of Singapore, Malacca and Penang. An extensive literature review was done to lay the context of the study. Fin...
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| author | Kwek, Benjamin Xu Yuan. Liew, Geraldine Zhi Ling. Ong, Jonathan Zhi Jian. |
| author2 | Joan C Henderson |
| author_facet | Joan C Henderson Kwek, Benjamin Xu Yuan. Liew, Geraldine Zhi Ling. Ong, Jonathan Zhi Jian. |
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| description | Boutique hotels in vernacular architecture have attracted limited academic interest. This study focuses on the use of such architecture by boutique hotels, and serves as a comparative study of Singapore, Malacca and Penang. An extensive literature review was done to lay the context of the study. Findings were then achieved through a series of site investigations, secondary data analysis and in-depth interviews. Findings highlighted the role of the government’s involvement and the extent of heritage preservation at these hotels. Further included, are insights from the hotel owners themselves, which showcase the business acumen behind their decisions for opening such accommodation, as well as the reasons behind customer choice. The hotelier’s awareness of legislation affecting the extent of preservation and the consciousness of commercial viability within the constraints of a heritage building are important practical implications that must be considered prior to opening. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/481032023-05-19T06:08:58Z An exploration of the use of vernacular architecture by boutique hotels : a comparative study of Singapore, Malacca and Penang. Kwek, Benjamin Xu Yuan. Liew, Geraldine Zhi Ling. Ong, Jonathan Zhi Jian. Joan C Henderson Nanyang Business School DRNTU::Social sciences::Recreation Boutique hotels in vernacular architecture have attracted limited academic interest. This study focuses on the use of such architecture by boutique hotels, and serves as a comparative study of Singapore, Malacca and Penang. An extensive literature review was done to lay the context of the study. Findings were then achieved through a series of site investigations, secondary data analysis and in-depth interviews. Findings highlighted the role of the government’s involvement and the extent of heritage preservation at these hotels. Further included, are insights from the hotel owners themselves, which showcase the business acumen behind their decisions for opening such accommodation, as well as the reasons behind customer choice. The hotelier’s awareness of legislation affecting the extent of preservation and the consciousness of commercial viability within the constraints of a heritage building are important practical implications that must be considered prior to opening. BUSINESS 2012-03-16T02:53:37Z 2012-03-16T02:53:37Z 2012 2012 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/48103 en Nanyang Technological University 86 p. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | DRNTU::Social sciences::Recreation Kwek, Benjamin Xu Yuan. Liew, Geraldine Zhi Ling. Ong, Jonathan Zhi Jian. An exploration of the use of vernacular architecture by boutique hotels : a comparative study of Singapore, Malacca and Penang. |
| title | An exploration of the use of vernacular architecture by boutique hotels : a comparative study of Singapore, Malacca and Penang. |
| title_full | An exploration of the use of vernacular architecture by boutique hotels : a comparative study of Singapore, Malacca and Penang. |
| title_fullStr | An exploration of the use of vernacular architecture by boutique hotels : a comparative study of Singapore, Malacca and Penang. |
| title_full_unstemmed | An exploration of the use of vernacular architecture by boutique hotels : a comparative study of Singapore, Malacca and Penang. |
| title_short | An exploration of the use of vernacular architecture by boutique hotels : a comparative study of Singapore, Malacca and Penang. |
| title_sort | exploration of the use of vernacular architecture by boutique hotels a comparative study of singapore malacca and penang |
| topic | DRNTU::Social sciences::Recreation |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10356/48103 |
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