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 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

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Abstract

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.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	3021/78888
Uncontrolled Keywords:	kekisi, balustrade, filtration, ornamentation, Malay identity expression, functional
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) > H62 Study and teaching. Research N Fine Arts > NA Architecture N Fine Arts > NA Architecture > NA100 Architecture and the state
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design > Department of Applied Arts and Design
Depositing User:	Mdm norzalifa zainal abidin
Date Deposited:	25 Feb 2020 16:33
Last Modified:	18 Mar 2020 17:26
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/78888

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