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What is meant by Traditional Malay Building:
Does not use metal nails but can be strong for hundreds of years. Wooden nails.
It has a ventilation system without electric air conditioning.The arrangement refers to the direction of the Qibla such as the mosque and most importantly is loaded with beautiful hand-carved art.
That is one of the greatness of traditional Malay house architecture describes how the Malay community used to specialize in building wooden house structures.
It is not only a place of protection, but rather one of the expression spaces of arts and crafts in addition to revealing the unique characteristics of a Malay ethnicity that applies a very deep element of Islam.
It is not surprising that if you look at this traditional house, you will definitely find beautiful carvings such as flora and fauna motifs, calligraphy, geometry and nature (cosmos) which is expressed in the structure building. This carving is translated in various methods such as openwork engraving, relief engraving and
row carving.
Because of these unique characteristics then the results of Malay Traditional House or Olden Palace Building are now considered as one of the nation's heritage, and the identity of the Malay community.
Although the building structure of the
Traditional Malay House is not an option modern Malay society nowadays, but efforts to conserve these built structures should be done, with the hope that the new generation will be able to recognize themselves through architecture.
Traditional in The Malay Architecture has gained the attention of western researchers follows this traditional Malay house is the most complete source for translating existence the Malay race in construction, carpentry, fine arts and in the achievement of aspects spirituality.
Based on a study prepared by the Alam-bina Faculty of a local university, Malay houses in long time ago, they were not actually built carelessly.
Instead, only to choose the site of a building, it needs research including taking into account the direction of Qibla.
When a suitable site has been found, the process to build the building then was made by consensus and cooperation.
