Week 6 Malaysia Dwelling
Week 6 Malaysia Dwelling
Week 6 Malaysia Dwelling
Architecture 3
Malaysia: Dwelling Design of Indigenous People
Topic Learning Outcomes
Pre 16th
16th century 17th century
century
Timeline
• 40 ethnic groups
–Iban
–Melanau
–Orang Ulu
–Bidayuh
Notched-log steps
Tanju – deck
Ruai – gallery
Bilik – apartment
Storage hut
Details of floor
construction based on twin
girder to support the floor joists
Sungkup
Modern Iban longhouse,
Kapit
Rumah Tinggi
Melanau
Orang Ulu longhouse
No
uncovered
verandah
Covered
verandah jut
out at the
centre of the
longhouse
Bunga Jaraw
Murals – tree of life motif
Beadings
Klirieng – Burial post
Chief’s apartment in the middle on raised roof
Bidayuh longhouse
King post
Tie beam
Verandah pole
Floor Beam
Main column
The use of wedges (baji) to tighten
mortise and tenon joints is an
important
feature of Malay timber
architecture.
This allows the joints to be easily
taken
apart and reassembled without
damaging
the building
Mortise and Tenon
Mortise and Tenon
Uses and the level of spaces to
separate the main and
secondary space