Archive for 'Architecture - Rural'
Modernity in disguise
Sleeping under a leaky roof has strange effect on people.
One becomes creative.
Bertam palm thatched roofing need a change every three years due to its bio-degradable properties. But if you do it often enough, like Bah On, someday you’d get tired and veer beyond the norm.
Last weekend during the Chinese New Year holiday, we dropped by [...]
Posted: February 3rd, 2009 under Architecture - Rural.
Tags: architect, architecture, eco consultant, eco friendly, green building, Malaysia, sustainable living
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Dwellings Designed to Sway
What do you call a kingdom cut half by a river?
18th century Kuala Kangsar found a simple solution; call one side Kota Lama Kanan and the other Kota Lama Kiri. With the palace and commercial district on the left, Kota Lama Kiri eventually outgrown Kanan and was uptown “Beverly Hills” for local rich and famous [...]
Posted: October 24th, 2008 under Architecture - Rural.
Tags: architect, architecture, culture, green living, heritage, heritage tour, homestay, Malaysian, sustainable living
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Orang Asli’s eco-friendly home
If you ask around long enough, you’ll realise that camping isn’t common in Malaysia. There’s a good reason.
At night, when everyone is fast asleep, it’s time when 90% of rainforest inhabitant come out to play, eat and sometimes cause trouble. Snakes, poisonous insects, army ants, scorpions, hungry mammals, they all roam the forest floor at [...]
Posted: May 26th, 2008 under Architecture - Rural.
Tags: architect, architecture, culture, eco friendly, green building, heritage, Orang Asli, rainforest, sustainable living
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