Design
Traditional timber houses incorporated design principals relevant in contemporary architecture such as shading and ventilation, qualities present in the basic house features. Although Malay houses have diversity of styles according to each states, provinces, and sub-ethnics, there are common style and similarities shared among them:
- Built on stilts
- Have stairs
- Partitioned rooms
- Vernacular roof
- Adorned with decoration
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