Towards an Islamic application of visual privacy principles on Malaysian terrace housing: a conceptual framework

This paper proposes a conceptual framework illustrating the application of Muslim Visual Privacy (MVP) of terrace housing by Malay occupants living in urban areas of Malaysia. Malay occupants are central to this study due to their specific views and requirements on visual privacy defined by religion...

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Main Authors:	Abd Manaf, Azhani, Abdul Rahim, Zaiton, Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita, Omer, Spahic
Format:	Article
Language:	English English
Published:	Malaysian Institute Of Planners 2018
Subjects:	NA4170 Public buildings Islamic decoration
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/66405/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/66405/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/66405/1/66405_Towards%20an%20Islamic%20application%20of%20visual%20privacy.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/66405/7/66405_Towards%20an%20Islamic%20application%20of%20visual%20privacy%20principles%20on%20Malaysian%20terrace%20housing_SCOPUS.pdf

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spelling	iium-664052018-10-02T08:00:20Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/66405/ Towards an Islamic application of visual privacy principles on Malaysian terrace housing: a conceptual framework Abd Manaf, Azhani Abdul Rahim, Zaiton Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita Omer, Spahic NA4170 Public buildings Islamic decoration This paper proposes a conceptual framework illustrating the application of Muslim Visual Privacy (MVP) of terrace housing by Malay occupants living in urban areas of Malaysia. Malay occupants are central to this study due to their specific views and requirements on visual privacy defined by religion and cultural norms. The study employs a thorough analysis of empirical data and review of past literatures in order to discuss vital and relevant theories. The findings of this study suggested a conceptual framework incorporating the sources of MVP elements as well as other important variables influencing the Malay Muslim occupants in terms of how they apply, regulate and modify the visual privacy levels in their respective terrace houses. The proposed framework might only represent a small portion in the entire effort, nevertheless it remains a significant contribution towards arriving at a more valid definition of MVP for Malay occupants in terrace housing. A clearer definition will then assist architects, developers as well as home owners’ themselves in terms of how they design and manipulate physical elements of the house to achieve more functional visual privacy levels as per religious requirements. Malaysian Institute Of Planners 2018 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/66405/1/66405_Towards%20an%20Islamic%20application%20of%20visual%20privacy.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/66405/7/66405_Towards%20an%20Islamic%20application%20of%20visual%20privacy%20principles%20on%20Malaysian%20terrace%20housing_SCOPUS.pdf Abd Manaf, Azhani and Abdul Rahim, Zaiton and Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita and Omer, Spahic (2018) Towards an Islamic application of visual privacy principles on Malaysian terrace housing: a conceptual framework. Planning Malaysia: Journal of the Malaysian Institute of Planners, 16 (2). pp. 1-11. ISSN 1675-6215 E-ISSN 0128-0945 http://www.planningmalaysia.org/index.php/pmj/article/view/455/365
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spellingShingle	NA4170 Public buildings Islamic decoration Abd Manaf, Azhani Abdul Rahim, Zaiton Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita Omer, Spahic Towards an Islamic application of visual privacy principles on Malaysian terrace housing: a conceptual framework
description	This paper proposes a conceptual framework illustrating the application of Muslim Visual Privacy (MVP) of terrace housing by Malay occupants living in urban areas of Malaysia. Malay occupants are central to this study due to their specific views and requirements on visual privacy defined by religion and cultural norms. The study employs a thorough analysis of empirical data and review of past literatures in order to discuss vital and relevant theories. The findings of this study suggested a conceptual framework incorporating the sources of MVP elements as well as other important variables influencing the Malay Muslim occupants in terms of how they apply, regulate and modify the visual privacy levels in their respective terrace houses. The proposed framework might only represent a small portion in the entire effort, nevertheless it remains a significant contribution towards arriving at a more valid definition of MVP for Malay occupants in terrace housing. A clearer definition will then assist architects, developers as well as home owners’ themselves in terms of how they design and manipulate physical elements of the house to achieve more functional visual privacy levels as per religious requirements.
format	Article
author	Abd Manaf, Azhani Abdul Rahim, Zaiton Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita Omer, Spahic
author_facet	Abd Manaf, Azhani Abdul Rahim, Zaiton Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita Omer, Spahic
author_sort	Abd Manaf, Azhani
title	Towards an Islamic application of visual privacy principles on Malaysian terrace housing: a conceptual framework
title_short	Towards an Islamic application of visual privacy principles on Malaysian terrace housing: a conceptual framework
title_full	Towards an Islamic application of visual privacy principles on Malaysian terrace housing: a conceptual framework
title_fullStr	Towards an Islamic application of visual privacy principles on Malaysian terrace housing: a conceptual framework
title_full_unstemmed	Towards an Islamic application of visual privacy principles on Malaysian terrace housing: a conceptual framework
title_sort	towards an islamic application of visual privacy principles on malaysian terrace housing: a conceptual framework
publisher	Malaysian Institute Of Planners
publishDate	2018
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/66405/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/66405/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/66405/1/66405_Towards%20an%20Islamic%20application%20of%20visual%20privacy.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/66405/7/66405_Towards%20an%20Islamic%20application%20of%20visual%20privacy%20principles%20on%20Malaysian%20terrace%20housing_SCOPUS.pdf
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Towards an Islamic application of visual privacy principles on Malaysian terrace housing: a conceptual framework

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