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Green Architecture of Malay Traditional House Exhibitions: Mini Malaysia and ASEAN Cultural Park (MMACP), Melaka

Green Architecture of Malay Traditional House Exhibitions: Mini Malaysia and ASEAN Cultural Park (MMACP), Melaka
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Author(s): Chew Boon Cheong (Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia), Mohd Syaiful Rizal Abd Hamid (Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia)and Saifuddin Isa (Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia)
Copyright: 2020
Pages: 11
Source title: Innovative Management and Business Practices in Asia
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Patricia Ordoñez de Pablos (The University of Oviedo, Spain), Xi Zhang (Tianjin University, China)and Kwok Tai Chui (The Open University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-1566-2.ch007

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Abstract

Mini Malaysia and ASEAN Cultural Park (MMACP) is one of the tourism spots in Melaka which showcases the Malay traditional houses from thirteen states in Malaysia. Most of the visitors viewing the houses depicting the culture of each states. Contrarily we revisited the park with a curiosity and we would like to know, “How far these Malay traditional houses portray the green architecture?” We designed this research in an exploratory, looking the Malay traditional houses found in MMACP and trace for their green architectural criteria. Through observation, we analysed the data from our field notes, photos, description found on the park's storyboards and explanations from the tour guides. We can conclude that the Malay traditional houses are green buildings that portray green architecture. From this research, we appreciate our forefathers' skills and wisdom, to build the houses that harmonise with the environment.

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