Origins of the Malayan bungalow
Although the word 'bungalow' originates from the modest Bengal house—a timber structure with a thatched roof and a veranda built on the ground—the bungalow in Malaysia refers to a much more substantial detached house. As in a Malay village, the Malayan bungalow and its cluster of ancillary buildings were set in a large 'compound' (a word derived from the Malay 'kampong').
- Information in the full article includes
- Eighteenth-century bungalows
- The Anglo-Indian bungalow
- Local hybrid styles
- Lifestyles and house styles
