The Balustrade and the ‘kekisi’: a strategy in infusing Malay identity through filters and railings in South East Asian urbanism and architecture: case studies in Melaka and Kedah, Malaysia

Fundamentally, the element of the Malay decorative kekisi is either as a perforation between inside and outside or separation between two functional spaces are endemic in the traditional world. The same functions can be re-engaged in the modern world, to encourage good airflow and natural ventilatio...

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Main Authors:	Zainal Abidin, Norzalifa, Jahn Kassim, Puteri Shireen, Kamaruddin, Zumahiran
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Published:	UNINDRA Universitas Indraprasta PGRI 2019
Subjects:	H62 Study and teaching. Research NA Architecture NA100 Architecture and the state
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spelling	iium-788882020-03-18T09:26:04Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/78888/ The Balustrade and the ‘kekisi’: a strategy in infusing Malay identity through filters and railings in South East Asian urbanism and architecture: case studies in Melaka and Kedah, Malaysia Zainal Abidin, Norzalifa Jahn Kassim, Puteri Shireen Kamaruddin, Zumahiran H62 Study and teaching. Research NA Architecture NA100 Architecture and the state Fundamentally, the element of the Malay decorative kekisi is either as a perforation between inside and outside or separation between two functional spaces are endemic in the traditional world. The same functions can be re-engaged in the modern world, to encourage good airflow and natural ventilation, rather than fully dependent on air conditioning. The paper discusses how the element itself reflects a fusion and unity of both form and function. It has sustainable and climatic functions and also has versatile elements which can be inserted to infuse identity consciousness and expressions in a range of scale of spaces, construction elements and forms. In this paper, the generic elements and their cultural variations are highlighted in the traditonal buildings of Melaka and Kedah in Malaysia. UNINDRA Universitas Indraprasta PGRI 2019 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/78888/1/78888_The%20Balustrade%20and%20the%20%E2%80%98kekisi%E2%80%99.pdf Zainal Abidin, Norzalifa and Jahn Kassim, Puteri Shireen and Kamaruddin, Zumahiran (2019) The Balustrade and the ‘kekisi’: a strategy in infusing Malay identity through filters and railings in South East Asian urbanism and architecture: case studies in Melaka and Kedah, Malaysia. Cultural Syndrome, 1 (2). pp. 117-132. E-ISSN 2685-3825 https://www.journal.unindra.ac.id/index.php/cusy/article/view/234/pdf https://doi.org/10.30998/cs.v1i2.234
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spellingShingle	H62 Study and teaching. Research NA Architecture NA100 Architecture and the state Zainal Abidin, Norzalifa Jahn Kassim, Puteri Shireen Kamaruddin, Zumahiran The Balustrade and the ‘kekisi’: a strategy in infusing Malay identity through filters and railings in South East Asian urbanism and architecture: case studies in Melaka and Kedah, Malaysia
description	Fundamentally, the element of the Malay decorative kekisi is either as a perforation between inside and outside or separation between two functional spaces are endemic in the traditional world. The same functions can be re-engaged in the modern world, to encourage good airflow and natural ventilation, rather than fully dependent on air conditioning. The paper discusses how the element itself reflects a fusion and unity of both form and function. It has sustainable and climatic functions and also has versatile elements which can be inserted to infuse identity consciousness and expressions in a range of scale of spaces, construction elements and forms. In this paper, the generic elements and their cultural variations are highlighted in the traditonal buildings of Melaka and Kedah in Malaysia.
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author	Zainal Abidin, Norzalifa Jahn Kassim, Puteri Shireen Kamaruddin, Zumahiran
author_facet	Zainal Abidin, Norzalifa Jahn Kassim, Puteri Shireen Kamaruddin, Zumahiran
author_sort	Zainal Abidin, Norzalifa
title	The Balustrade and the ‘kekisi’: a strategy in infusing Malay identity through filters and railings in South East Asian urbanism and architecture: case studies in Melaka and Kedah, Malaysia
title_short	The Balustrade and the ‘kekisi’: a strategy in infusing Malay identity through filters and railings in South East Asian urbanism and architecture: case studies in Melaka and Kedah, Malaysia
title_full	The Balustrade and the ‘kekisi’: a strategy in infusing Malay identity through filters and railings in South East Asian urbanism and architecture: case studies in Melaka and Kedah, Malaysia
title_fullStr	The Balustrade and the ‘kekisi’: a strategy in infusing Malay identity through filters and railings in South East Asian urbanism and architecture: case studies in Melaka and Kedah, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	The Balustrade and the ‘kekisi’: a strategy in infusing Malay identity through filters and railings in South East Asian urbanism and architecture: case studies in Melaka and Kedah, Malaysia
title_sort	balustrade and the ‘kekisi’: a strategy in infusing malay identity through filters and railings in south east asian urbanism and architecture: case studies in melaka and kedah, malaysia
publisher	UNINDRA Universitas Indraprasta PGRI
publishDate	2019
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The Balustrade and the ‘kekisi’: a strategy in infusing Malay identity through filters and railings in South East Asian urbanism and architecture: case studies in Melaka and Kedah, Malaysia

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