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Title: Culture of the traditional malays: usage of sustainable furniture in internal spaces of traditional malay houses
Authors: Nabilah Zainal Abidin (UTM)
Fawazul Khair Ibrahim (UTM)
Raja Nafida Raja Shahminan (UTM)
Keywords: Malay culture
Sustainable furniture
Traditional Malay furniture
Traditional Malay house
Traditional Malays
Issue Date: May-2017
Description: This paper describes the culture of Traditional Malays, in particular the use of sustainable furniture inside a Traditional Malay House (TMH). The sample houses for this study were retrieved from archived reports, from the Centre for Built Environment in the Malay World (KALAM), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). Data collected were analysed using Componential Analysis for the presence of components (based on drawings of archival reports as well as photographic evidence from site visits). The findings showed that the Malays used a variety ofsustainable furniture in their houses. Additionally, their homes had built-in furniture, which indicated the houses were pre-designed based on its user.
News Source: Pertanika Journals
ISSN: 0128-7680
Volume: 25
Pages: 73-80
Publisher: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press
Appears in Collections:Journal Content Pages/ Kandungan Halaman Jurnal

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