Urban Malays` User-Behaviour and Perpective on Privacy and Spatial Organization of Housing
The fundamental form of Malay traditional housing is to accommodate their occupant daily needs and also to provide better congruence between human behaviour and culture as compared to the modern housing. Majority of modern housing today are mass-produced and inhabitants have little choice but...
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| author | Hashim, Ahmad Hariza Mohamad Ali, Harlina Abu Samah, Asnarulkhadi |
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| description | The fundamental form of Malay traditional housing
is to accommodate their occupant daily needs and
also to provide better congruence between human
behaviour and culture as compared to the modern
housing. Majority of modern housing today are
mass-produced and inhabitants have little choice
but to adapt and change their lifestyle within the
‘given environment’ regardless of their behavioural
needs and cultural background. In traditional Malay
houses, the spaces are more flexible especially in the
main house (rumah ibu) where most family activities
took place. Separation of space in the traditional
Malay house is minimal because their concern is
more towards communal intimacy, and this was
demonstrated in the serambi (verandah) located in
front of the house where guests especially the males
were entertained during social and religious functions.
Using scheduled-structured questions and graphic
aid during the in-depth interviews, this research found
that due to the influence of modern link house layout,
an interesting pattern from the perspective of urban
Malays with regards to privacy concept and Malay
culture emerged. Most of the respondents agreed
with the re-introduction of the serambi concept in
modern housing as a transition zone for informal
entertaining, and it has the potential to be a social
interaction space for the immediate neighbourhood.
Based on the comments given six house plans were
generated and respondents were asked to identify
an ideal plan which they feel can fulfilled their privacy
needs. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-70232010-06-21T00:44:04Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7023/ Urban Malays` User-Behaviour and Perpective on Privacy and Spatial Organization of Housing Hashim, Ahmad Hariza Mohamad Ali, Harlina Abu Samah, Asnarulkhadi The fundamental form of Malay traditional housing is to accommodate their occupant daily needs and also to provide better congruence between human behaviour and culture as compared to the modern housing. Majority of modern housing today are mass-produced and inhabitants have little choice but to adapt and change their lifestyle within the ‘given environment’ regardless of their behavioural needs and cultural background. In traditional Malay houses, the spaces are more flexible especially in the main house (rumah ibu) where most family activities took place. Separation of space in the traditional Malay house is minimal because their concern is more towards communal intimacy, and this was demonstrated in the serambi (verandah) located in front of the house where guests especially the males were entertained during social and religious functions. Using scheduled-structured questions and graphic aid during the in-depth interviews, this research found that due to the influence of modern link house layout, an interesting pattern from the perspective of urban Malays with regards to privacy concept and Malay culture emerged. Most of the respondents agreed with the re-introduction of the serambi concept in modern housing as a transition zone for informal entertaining, and it has the potential to be a social interaction space for the immediate neighbourhood. Based on the comments given six house plans were generated and respondents were asked to identify an ideal plan which they feel can fulfilled their privacy needs. Directory of Open Access Journals 2009-03 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7023/1/Urban_Malays%60_User-Behaviour_And_Perpective_On_Privacy_And_Spatial_Organization_Of_Housing.pdf Hashim, Ahmad Hariza and Mohamad Ali, Harlina and Abu Samah, Asnarulkhadi (2009) Urban Malays` User-Behaviour and Perpective on Privacy and Spatial Organization of Housing. International Journal of Architectural Research, 3 (1). pp. 197-208. ISSN 1994-6961 English |
| spellingShingle | Hashim, Ahmad Hariza Mohamad Ali, Harlina Abu Samah, Asnarulkhadi Urban Malays` User-Behaviour and Perpective on Privacy and Spatial Organization of Housing |
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| title_full | Urban Malays` User-Behaviour and Perpective on Privacy and Spatial Organization of Housing |
| title_fullStr | Urban Malays` User-Behaviour and Perpective on Privacy and Spatial Organization of Housing |
| title_full_unstemmed | Urban Malays` User-Behaviour and Perpective on Privacy and Spatial Organization of Housing |
| title_short | Urban Malays` User-Behaviour and Perpective on Privacy and Spatial Organization of Housing |
| title_sort | urban malays user behaviour and perpective on privacy and spatial organization of housing |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7023/1/Urban_Malays%60_User-Behaviour_And_Perpective_On_Privacy_And_Spatial_Organization_Of_Housing.pdf |
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