1. RUMAH MELAYU
ETHNIC MALAY DWELLINGS
NAME: CHOW HONG DA
STUDENT ID: 0318571
MODULE: EFFECTIVE PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
SESSION: SEPTEMBER 2014
LECTURER: MS PERSIS RODRIGUES

2. BACKGROUND

3. STRUCTURE DESIGN
 Vernacular Roofs
 Stilts
 Stairs
 Partitioned rooms

4. VERNACULAR ROOFS

5. STILTS

6. ROOMS

7. DECORATIONS

8. 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.

9. 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/

10. FIN