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Friday, June 1, 2012

ENO INDONESIA EXPLORES MALAYSIAN ARCHITECTURE

If you travel through the country, you will see 
a lot of Malaysian houses and villages..
 Notice that they are built with stilts below and 
they have large windows. This is mainly 
to keep the building cool and the stilts
 elevate the building to keep them away from floods.
Kampong houses are detached houses and 
they usually have no fences around them 
The traditional Malaysian house serves the housing needs
 of the majority of people living in rural areas of Malaysia. 
It was evolved by the Malays over the generations
 and adapted to their own needs, 
culture, and environment. Basically a timber house with
 a post and lintel structure raised on stilts, 
with wooden, bamboo, or thatched walls
 and a thatched roof, the house is designed 
to suit the tropical climate. 
Credit to MalaysianTraditonalHouses.  

                                                       
                                           
                                         ENO Indonesians members in Telok Batik

                    
                                     Wooden house with coloured glass windows and carvings
  
                                                                     
                                                                        Front view     

                                                                                    
                                                                     Side  view

                                              

                                                    Double - storey cottage Malay style

                                                     
                                                                      Balcony

                                                                   At  leisure

                                                              
                                                    Peaceful and cozy surrounding 

                                                                           
                                                               Scenery  at dusk