Traditional Kampung House in Malaysia - research

Kampung Traditional House

Kampung house is Malaysia traditional of the Malay's house.  The design of the Kampung house is based on the weather of the Malaysia. Besides that, kampung house is created by the affective bond with their nature and environment.  Malaysia weather benefit from a tropical climate with high temperatures and high humidity throughout the year.  Most of the Malay traditional houses can find in the village. The material of the kampung house is used timber and without any nail.

Structure of Kampung House

The design in contemporary architecture such as shading and ventilation qualities present; there are common style and similarities shared among compare others style of kampung house like built on stilts, have stairs, partitioned rooms, vernacular roof and adorned with decoration.

The design of kampung house roof is gable roof, it's best suited for hot and humid tropical climate. The gable roof can be found in the design of Rumah Lipat Kajang which in Jambi and Riau. The pyramidal pitched roof also can be found, such as Rumah Limas which in Palembang, Riau, Johor, Malacca, Pahang, Terengganu and Selangor.

Pyramidal Pitched Roof in the Map

There has different roof in different from the kampung house design like large roof space on the long house, papua roof, trusses roof and others. 3 of the roof that I mention is shown below the picture. 

Different Form of Roof

From the image we can see the kampung house is designed to ventilate for the whole house. It's starting from the roof of house are high - pitched with verandas or porches in the front and large windows.  The high ceiling and loads big opening is for cross - ventilation and qualities present also carved with an intricate organic design. Basic of the house features for deterring thieves and added ventilation. Every design is based on the user need and want like the body height of the house which is for the wind, the large overhangs to offers protection from the rain and including the roof and ceiling.

The image is showing the detail of the Kampung house in the village with the coconut tree for shading, food, making implements, construction and also as a fuel; is the most famous tree in the Malaysia. The raised house level prevents animals, provide privacy and catch winds of higher velocity; the storage space is for fuel (firewood, coconut leaves and so on), padi and padi - planting implements and bicycle; the house compound is for drying materials, space for social interaction and work, besides that also a children's playground. The drainage is waste water from kitchen drained and soaked into the sandy ground plus the attap roof that's made by villagers themselves, the roof is made from natural materials, waterproof, cooling and does not absorb heat. Toilet is pour flush toilet, easy to build and maintain; it's cheap and hygienic. All the well for washing clothes, bathing and something to drinking, the coconut leaves form privacy barrier and the concrete slabs as pavement.