The Social and Environmental Roles of Verandah in Tropical Houses
Located within the tropical belt region, there are
certain rules which should implemented in creating a passive
sustainable housing design in Malaysia. Traditional Malay house
possess a strong character with certain special spaces to create a
sustainable house which suit to the tropical climate in Malaysia. One
of the special space known as verandah or serambi gantung, create
various advantages in solving various issues. However, this special
space is not extremely being applied currently which produce major
issues in term of social and environmental aspects. Hence, this
phenomena create a negative impact to the occupant while Malaysia
already has a best housing design previously. Therefore, this paper
aims to explore both of the main issues mentioned above and reveal
the advantages of implementing verandah into passive sustainable
housing design in Malaysia. A systematic literature review is the
main methodology in this research to identify the various advantages
about verandah.. The study reveals that verandah is the best solution
in term of social and environmental issues and should be
implemented in current housing design in Malaysia.
[1] A. H. Nasir and W. H. W. Teh, The traditional Malay House, Malaysia:
Penerbit Fajar Bakti Sdn Bhd, 1997.
[2] A.F. Moise and R. Aynsley, "Ambient ultraviolet radiation levels in
public shade settings," Int. J. Biometeorol, no. 43, pp. 128-138, June
1999.
[3] A. H. Hashim, H. M. Ali, and A. A. Samah, "Urban Malays- userbehaviour
and perspective on privacy and spatial organization of
housing," Archnet-IJAR, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 197-208, 2009.
[4] J. W. Bay and B. L. Ong, Tropical Sustainable Architecture-Social and
Environmental Dimensions, United Kingdom: Elsevier Ltd, 2006.
[5] Dr Philip and Joo-Hwa Bay, "Social and environmental dimensions in
ecologically sustainable design: Towards a methodology of ranking
levels of social interactions in semi-open spaces in dense residential
environments in Singapore," Proceedings of the 3rd International
Subtropical Cities Conference Subtropical Cities 2011: Beyond Climate
Change, pp. 162-177, 2011.
[6] E. Prianto, F. Bonneaud, P. Depecker and J-P. Peneau, "Tropical-humid
architecture in natural ventilation point of view. A reference of
Traditional Architecture in Indonesia," International Journal on
Architecture Science, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 80-95, 2000.
[7] J. H. Bay, "Sustainable community and environment in tropical
Singapore high-rise housing: the case of Bedok Court condominium,"
Cambridge Journal, vol. 8, no. 3/4, pp. 333-343, 2004.
[8] Q. Liang, Tropical Semi-oppen Entrance Space: Solar and Wind effects
on Thermal Comfort, Master of Arts (Architecture) thesis, National
University of Singapore, 2005.
[9] Margaret Purser, "The View From the Verandah: Levuka Bungalows
and the Transformation of Settler Identities in Later Colonialism,"
International Journal of Historical Archaeology, vol. 7, no 4,pp. 293-
314, 2003.
[10] M. M. Tahir, A. I. Che-Ani, N. A. G. Abdullah, N. M. Tawil, M. Surat &
A. Ramly, "The Concept of Raised Floor Innovation for Terrace
Housing in Tropical Climate," Journal of Surveying, Construction &
Property, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 47-64, 2010.
[11] M. R. Embi and S. Said, "An information model for the traditional longroof
typed Malay houses," Jurnal Alam Bina, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 19-54,
2008.
[12] M. T. M. Rasdi, K. M. Ali, S. A. I. S. Ariffin, R. Mohammad and G.
Mursib, Warisan Seni Bina Dunia Melayu Rumah-rumah Tradisi,
Malaysia: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 2004.
[13] Murray & James (ed), Oxford English Dictionary-2nd Edition, 1989..
[14] Paola Sassi, Strategies for Sustainable Architecture. Great Britain:
Taylor & Francis Group, 2006.
[15] Philip Gibbs, Building a Malay House, Singapore: Oxford University
Press Pte. Ltd, 1987.
[16] Randall Thomas (ed), Environmental Design, London : E & FN Spon,
1996.
[17] R. Schiano-Phan, "Environmental retrofit: building integrated passive
cooling in housing," Cambridge Journal, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 139-151,
2010.
[18] S. Vlatseas, A history of Malaysian Architecture, Singapore: Longman
Singapore Publishers Pte. Ltd, 1990.
[19] Takahashi, Climates of Southern and Western Asia. In series of World
Survey of Climatology. Vol. 9, New York: Elsevier Scientific Publishing
Co., 1981.
[20] L. J. Yuan, The Malay House: Rediscovering Malaysia-s Indigenous
Shelter System, Kuala Lumpur: Institut Masyarakat, 1987.
[21] Z. M. Darus, R. Saat, N. L. N. Ibrahim, A. H. Ismail and I. M. S. Usman,
(no date). Verandah-The art of outdoor living and planning (online)
http://www.fab.utm.my/download/ConferenceSemiar/ICCI2006
ConferenceProceeding.pdf (13 January 2011).
[22] Z. Hanafi, Building design in hot and humid climate in Malaysia, Kuala
Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 1999.
[1] A. H. Nasir and W. H. W. Teh, The traditional Malay House, Malaysia:
Penerbit Fajar Bakti Sdn Bhd, 1997.
[2] A.F. Moise and R. Aynsley, "Ambient ultraviolet radiation levels in
public shade settings," Int. J. Biometeorol, no. 43, pp. 128-138, June
1999.
[3] A. H. Hashim, H. M. Ali, and A. A. Samah, "Urban Malays- userbehaviour
and perspective on privacy and spatial organization of
housing," Archnet-IJAR, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 197-208, 2009.
[4] J. W. Bay and B. L. Ong, Tropical Sustainable Architecture-Social and
Environmental Dimensions, United Kingdom: Elsevier Ltd, 2006.
[5] Dr Philip and Joo-Hwa Bay, "Social and environmental dimensions in
ecologically sustainable design: Towards a methodology of ranking
levels of social interactions in semi-open spaces in dense residential
environments in Singapore," Proceedings of the 3rd International
Subtropical Cities Conference Subtropical Cities 2011: Beyond Climate
Change, pp. 162-177, 2011.
[6] E. Prianto, F. Bonneaud, P. Depecker and J-P. Peneau, "Tropical-humid
architecture in natural ventilation point of view. A reference of
Traditional Architecture in Indonesia," International Journal on
Architecture Science, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 80-95, 2000.
[7] J. H. Bay, "Sustainable community and environment in tropical
Singapore high-rise housing: the case of Bedok Court condominium,"
Cambridge Journal, vol. 8, no. 3/4, pp. 333-343, 2004.
[8] Q. Liang, Tropical Semi-oppen Entrance Space: Solar and Wind effects
on Thermal Comfort, Master of Arts (Architecture) thesis, National
University of Singapore, 2005.
[9] Margaret Purser, "The View From the Verandah: Levuka Bungalows
and the Transformation of Settler Identities in Later Colonialism,"
International Journal of Historical Archaeology, vol. 7, no 4,pp. 293-
314, 2003.
[10] M. M. Tahir, A. I. Che-Ani, N. A. G. Abdullah, N. M. Tawil, M. Surat &
A. Ramly, "The Concept of Raised Floor Innovation for Terrace
Housing in Tropical Climate," Journal of Surveying, Construction &
Property, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 47-64, 2010.
[11] M. R. Embi and S. Said, "An information model for the traditional longroof
typed Malay houses," Jurnal Alam Bina, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 19-54,
2008.
[12] M. T. M. Rasdi, K. M. Ali, S. A. I. S. Ariffin, R. Mohammad and G.
Mursib, Warisan Seni Bina Dunia Melayu Rumah-rumah Tradisi,
Malaysia: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 2004.
[13] Murray & James (ed), Oxford English Dictionary-2nd Edition, 1989..
[14] Paola Sassi, Strategies for Sustainable Architecture. Great Britain:
Taylor & Francis Group, 2006.
[15] Philip Gibbs, Building a Malay House, Singapore: Oxford University
Press Pte. Ltd, 1987.
[16] Randall Thomas (ed), Environmental Design, London : E & FN Spon,
1996.
[17] R. Schiano-Phan, "Environmental retrofit: building integrated passive
cooling in housing," Cambridge Journal, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 139-151,
2010.
[18] S. Vlatseas, A history of Malaysian Architecture, Singapore: Longman
Singapore Publishers Pte. Ltd, 1990.
[19] Takahashi, Climates of Southern and Western Asia. In series of World
Survey of Climatology. Vol. 9, New York: Elsevier Scientific Publishing
Co., 1981.
[20] L. J. Yuan, The Malay House: Rediscovering Malaysia-s Indigenous
Shelter System, Kuala Lumpur: Institut Masyarakat, 1987.
[21] Z. M. Darus, R. Saat, N. L. N. Ibrahim, A. H. Ismail and I. M. S. Usman,
(no date). Verandah-The art of outdoor living and planning (online)
http://www.fab.utm.my/download/ConferenceSemiar/ICCI2006
ConferenceProceeding.pdf (13 January 2011).
[22] Z. Hanafi, Building design in hot and humid climate in Malaysia, Kuala
Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 1999.
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certain rules which should implemented in creating a passive
sustainable housing design in Malaysia. Traditional Malay house
possess a strong character with certain special spaces to create a
sustainable house which suit to the tropical climate in Malaysia. One
of the special space known as verandah or serambi gantung, create
various advantages in solving various issues. However, this special
space is not extremely being applied currently which produce major
issues in term of social and environmental aspects. Hence, this
phenomena create a negative impact to the occupant while Malaysia
already has a best housing design previously. Therefore, this paper
aims to explore both of the main issues mentioned above and reveal
the advantages of implementing verandah into passive sustainable
housing design in Malaysia. A systematic literature review is the
main methodology in this research to identify the various advantages
about verandah.. The study reveals that verandah is the best solution
in term of social and environmental issues and should be
implemented in current housing design in Malaysia.", keywords = "Tropical climate, traditional Malay house, verandah,
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