1.0 Unique Designs of Traditional Malay House

1.0 Unique Designs of Traditional Malay House

The Malays of this country is consisted of many different tribes, because of that many traditional Malay houses has a very distinct characteristic of their own. This is clear to be seen various structural construction that is unique to every state.

Traditional Malay house is a valuable asset to be preserved for future generation.In architecture as a traditional Malay house has many features that are not necessarily found in today's modern home. Malay community is known for its creative nature, has built the house by linking Malay architectural design with environmental factors.

The home gardens is filled with plants such as palm trees , lemongrass, turmeric and some other crops that provide a source of food to the residents give a panorama of traditional Malay houses.

The interior of the house are separated by several sections according to it needs and functionality and also emphasizing the layout of the room as a place to entertaining guests at the house’s main living room for men and middle room for women guests.

The decorations on every traditional Malay houses symbolized the identity of the house itself. The interesting artistically carvings that are inspired by floral motifs reflected that traditional Malay house is inseparable from nature.

In a lot of construction design of traditional houses in Malaysia, most of it are built in the state it's designed in, but Rumah Bumbung Panjang can be seen in several different states with various changes and variations.

In the north west coast of Peninsular Malaysia, namely in Perlis, Kedah, Penang and Perak , Rumah Bumbung Panjang is very well known . The roof is quite high and steep and typically has three parts, namely the porch of the house, the main house and kitchen.

Rumah Negeri Sembilan also characterized by it long roof but it was the only house in Peninsular Malaysia which has a roof buckling up like buffalo horns. As well as the Rumah Melaka , which also known to have long roof construction but the only difference is the length of the stone steps on the porch of the house.

Other than Rumah Bumbung Panjang there is also Rumah Bumbung Lima which are believed to have been influenced by British and Dutch which are famous in Penang , Perak , Selangor and Johor as well as the Rumah Bumbung Perak , which is also known as Bumbung Potongan Belanda.