Techniques of wood carving applied in the architectural elements of Malay vernacular buildings
This paper aims to investigate the techniques of wood carving applied in architectural elementsof Malay vernacular buildings including traditional houses, mosques and palaces. The discussions are based on reviews of related researches and literatures from different sources including books, journal...
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Journal of Built Environment, Technology and Engineering
2017
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/57967/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/57967/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/57967/1/57967_Techniques%20of%20wood%20carving.pdf |
| Summary: | This paper aims to investigate the techniques of wood carving applied in architectural elementsof Malay vernacular buildings
including traditional houses, mosques and palaces. The discussions are based on reviews of related researches and literatures
from different sources including books, journal and conference papers. Apart from this, interviews with famous wood carvers
from the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia provide detailed information on the techniques applied on wood carving elements in
Malay vernacular buildings and also some observation from the site survey. In Malay vernacular buildings, the carvingsare
usually applied on ventilation panels of window, door and wall, railings of verandah and staircase, wall panels, leaves of door
and gate, roof eaves, brackets and gable end panels. These panels are madeeither in the form of 3D or 2D element. The
techniques used are different which include direct- piercing, semi-piercing and embossed-relief piercing. As identified from the
interviews and some literature reviews, different techniques were applied in complementary with the different components of
wood carving in vernacular buildings including relief carving without silat, relief carving with silat and direct piercing or fully
pierced with silat. It also was found that, two types of famous form of carving used are elemental panel and 3 dimensional
carving. This paper concludes that each wood carving was composed with different techniques and it is based on its fabrication
for different places within the buildings. They were located to suit it functions too. Further research is recommended to
investigate on the potential techniques to be sustainedfor modern living to ensure the sustainability of the wood carving as local
heritage product. |
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