9.0 Construction Process

9.0 Construction Process

Using renewable natural materials such as wood and bamboo, the dwellings are often constructed without using metals such as nails. Instead of pre-cut holes and grooves are used to meet the elements of wood into one another, effectively making prefabricated houses.

Although the nail has been created and the houses are then used minimally to non-structural elements (eg, windows or panels), flexibility is a benefit structure that prevents tacking. Without nails, a wooden house can be demolished and rebuilt in a new location. Most of the ancient Malay Southeast Asia maintain a culture of environmental self-regeneration.

Roof like an inverted V shape is introduced. At a meeting on the roof top of the lid separated by buttresses called tulang perabung (bone ridge). Roof form is known also with the roof folding roof awnings and long roof. After the arrival of the Dutch and English, home designs started to deform to the shape of the limas style and Dutch style.

Inverted ‘V’ shape roof or lipat kajang roof.

In line with the changes and developments in technology, methods of building houses also changed. In the initial stage, the only way to build the house is to tied up the leveling joinery. Puncture system was introduced. Similarly, the use of wood nails, known also by pemeting to strengthen supply to the house. Round pillars and rattan or root is used to strengthen the joints. Dovetail joints made to blink so on angular columns and wooden beams pierced for the passage and insertion.

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Use of tools such as planers, saws and drill punch tool enables the floor and walls of the house is to be better in order to replace sawn timber wood. Use of boards to make walls and floors were introduced to strengthen and trim of the house. The arrangement continued to connect to the wall, known as the lap joint and connect tongued which have shown the arrangement of the wall horizontally, vertically and diagonally.

8.0 Sketches of Rumah Bumbung Panjang

8.0 Sketches of Rumah Bumbung Panjang

Rumah Bumbung Panjang Johor 

Rumah Bumbung Panjang Perlis 

 Rumah Bumbung Panjang Kedah 

Rumah Bumbung Panjang Pulau Pinang

 Rumah Bumbung Panjang Perak

Rumah Bumbung Panjang Melaka

7.0 Types of Rumah Bumbung Panjang by different State

7. Types of Rumah Bumbung Panjang by different State

Storage area.

Front porch.

Information board.

Side View.

Front view.

In Kedah, the Rumah Bumbung Panjang had almost the same shape with its Perlis counterpart but merely a difference in the spatial arrangement only. The house had long elongated shape, its roof long horizontal lures using the screen curtain made of bamboo triangular or the letter 'v' in reverse. Kitchen roof was slightly lower than the roof of Rumah Ibu and looks like an elephant nursing home located in Penang.

Kedah’s house must consist of several spaces such as flat space and space is located in front of the household, while the living room, foyer, similar ride, room and kitchen are located on the back. This house has a lot of columns and usually more than 20 poles in Rumah Ibu. Building materials home is Cengal, Meranti, Damar Laut, and the roof is made of bamboo, Rumbia, Nipah and Senggora tiles.

 Rumah Bumbung Panjang Kelantan

Uniqueness and beauty of wood carving in certain parts of the Malay house traditional adds aesthetic value of architecture. Most of the Malay community back in the day inherited a bit of skill to carve. The advantages of the architecture used in decorating the Malay’s house.

Traditional Malay house architecture associated with the creative nature of the community and their relationship very closely with the environment. Among the factors that affect the architecture of the house is a Malay climatic factors, Islam, social and environmental.

Islamic religious factors cause a house to be built facing to the kiblat’s direction and the gap between men and women are separated.

Climatic factors also cause most of these traditional Malay house with a floor higher than the ground level that can overcome soil moisture. Moreover, it can prevent the room in the house flooded in the event of flooding.

In the early stages of a traditional Malay house, a house basic foundation usually similar to what is called Rumah Pisang Sesikat. Home form is changing with the changing times in which later came the gigs with stilt or floor standing high above ground level and contains space and walled.

Roof shape like an inverted V introduced. At a meeting on the roof top of the lid separated by buttresses called bone or bone ridge roof. Roof form is known also with folding roof or a roof awning length. After the arrival of the Dutch and English, home started to reform to the shape of Limas roof and Belanda roof.

In line with the changes and developments in technology, methods of building houses also changed. In the initial stage, the only way to build the house and tied up the leveling joinery. Puncture system was introduced. Similarly, the use of wood nails, known also by pemeting to strengthen the early stages of preparing the framework. The pillars and cane or roots used to amplify the joints. Dovetail joints made to blink so on angular columns and wooden beams pierced for the passage and insertion.

Use tools such as planers, saws and drill punch tool enables the floor and walls of the house is to be better to replace the sawn timber wood. Uses of boards to build walls and floors were introduced to strengthen and trim of the house. The arrangement continued to connect to the wall, known as the lap joint and connect tongued you have shown the arrangement of the wall horizontally, vertically and diagonally.

Especially from outside cultural influences such as Pattani Malay Archipelago, Aceh, Minangkabau, Javanese, Bugis, Riau, Jambi, and Bajau have influenced the architecture and design of a traditional Malay house. Thus was born the house-shaped Minangkabau, Bugis and others.

Rumah Bumbung Panjang Pahang

Pahang Malay community is rich with traditional architecture inherited from the days. Architectural creative and imaginative designs transformed through the castle, home, prayer, boats, chicken coops and certain equipment used in daily life. 

One admired the subtlety architecture design is a traditional Malay house Pahang.Keunikan Pahang traditional house built without using even a nail, when a device called mortise used or amplified for connecting certain parts. In accordance with the placement of the Malays in the coastal rivers, most of the houses can still be found in the nearby village of Sungai Jelai, Pahang and Sungai Tembeling River in Lipis, Jerantut, Temerloh, Maran and Pekan.

Times have changed when the modern-style architecture is more contrast and dominate the lives of the Malays today that it drowned the traditional residence which should be respected by everyone. Rumah Pahang, also known by the name of Rumah Serambi Pahang, usually covered with long curtain while on the edge wall mounted flat screen and there are carvings in the house. The spatial distribution of the house consists of a house mother and kitchen separated by a space called the interval.

The architecture also contains certain space at the front of the porch followed by a capital consisting of stage space and 'perbalai'. In the rear is a child rearing area or back porch banister. For the kitchen, it consists of a platform that is used for cooking and washing.
Many weather factors affecting Pahang traditional house architecture and design it proved once more slope roof and pillars to avoid flooding.

The architecture also contains certain space at the front of the porch followed by a capital consisting of stage space and 'perbalai'. In the rear is a child or back porch banister. For the kitchen, it consists of a platform that is used for cooking and washing.

Many weather factors affecting Pahang traditional house architecture and design it proved once more slope roof and pillars to avoid flooding.

A more open design, namely the presence of a lot of windows, balconies and pillars wind itself gave way at the bottom of the house, windows and roof.

Forms may be more associated with the clash of cultures and the impact of construction Minangkabau, Aceh, Bugis, Java and Siam besides showcasing the skills of the local home builders.

House architecture Pahang also designed with the characteristics of Malay architecture 'Palladian,' roofed traditional Malay while carving on the door and wall displays a western motif as can be seen in the official residence of former State Secretary of Pahang, the home-born Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Abdul Razak in Bukit Stunning here which was built in 1922.

The residence is equipped with several rooms built using high quality timber and durable without could not be damaged by termites and other destructive animals.

In the early days, the wood became the backbone of the structure of the house, while the roots of the cane and a binder, wood or batang pinang into flooring, bamboo and thatch or palm leaves into the walls and roof.

Normally, Pahang traditional house is strengthened by the use of split timber and board made of meranti, merbau, cengal and some other types of timber that can hold up over a century.

Feature construction creative nature plant motifs of leaves, flowers, and animals, especially birds can still be seen on carvings on the windows, doors, walls, roofs and beams.

Joinery made to merge the beams to columns, beams, floors, staircases and roof trusses showcase art Residential construction without using a single nail.

Pahang is a traditional Malay house architectural heritage that is quite unique and very valuable. The design is built by a carpenter who showed skill and creativity in architecture of antiquity. It displays discretion in the use and expansion of space according to current needs, adapting to weather and use of building materials.

Pahang Malay traditional houses symbolize the way of life of the past in the river coast that pulsed source of sustenance and transportation are very important in the days concerned.

Rumah Bumbung Panjang Perlis

We start with Perlis, the northern most state in Malaysia.

Come on up!

Porch...

As can be seen into the very back then ...

Back roof area.

Middle area.

Dining area.

Rumah Bumbung Panjang Pulau Pinang

 Front view.

Living room.

Middle Room.

Porch.

In Penang, there are several types of traditional Malay houses a different form, namely Rumah Bumbung Panjang, Rumah Serambi dan Rumah Serambi Gajah Menyusu but all of these houses are phasing out. Rumah Serambi Gajah Menyusu can be identified by the shape of the roof where the roof look taller than the roof of the porch. Rumah Serambi Gajah Menyusu, low roof height looks like an elephant being breastfeed.

This type of home use of long horizontal roof and side walls are mounted on the face of a vertical wall called the screen while the components of the capital structure has consisted of a house and the kitchen. The division of space consisting of a household, is located in front of the outside porch area, living room, foyer space in space, feeding elephants and kitchen. Materials of house’s woods is like Cengal and Meranti.