The basic Malay house
The Malay house is divided into areas, rather than rooms, for various social and household activities.
Malay house styles, particularly the design of the roof, vary from state to state in Peninsular Malaysia, but the basic house form and construction methods are similar. In the tradition of vernacular houses, the Malay house is not professionally designed but has evolved over a period of time using readily available local materials, which suited the local climatic and environmental conditions. The design of the house has also been dictated by the social mores of the Malays, such as the provision of a private space for the womenfolk and a public space for the entertaining of male guests, because the Malay house is always considered a unit of a larger community in the village.
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- Main features of the Malay house