Restructure Reseach Report Proposal

1.  THE CHOSEN SITE & RESEARCH TOPIC/ISSUES YOU WISH TO STUDY

Does the concept and the architectural construction of the Traditional Malay House could be able to apply into the modern houses in order to create a better and comfortable living space for the new generation?

CHOSEN SITE

-       Kampung Raja, Besut Kelantan

-       Residential Area

-       Kampung Warisan

ISSUES

-       Traditional Malay House is creatively built with the bond of nature and environment of Malaysia in order to create a comfortable living space for the people. These concept and structure are gradually disappeared as the development of technologies is improving and the demands of people are different compared to the past.

AIM

To investigate the possibilities of inventing the architecture construction of the Traditional Malay House into the modern houses.

OBJECTIVES

-       To studies the structure and concept of Traditional Malay House and the Modern Residential Houses

-       To compare the advantages and disadvantages of both kind of houses

-       To experiment on the combination of structure of Traditional Malay House and the Modern Residential Houses

2.     OUTLINE OF REPORT AND HOW YOU WISH TO CARRY OUT YOUR OBJECTIVES

CHAPTER 1: Introduction

-  terrace house today have been developed to masonry and reinforced concrete with air conditioning system .  

-  Issue about Malay Traditional Architecture has been disappeared in modern days

-  investigate about the differences of both kind of houses

-  a final outcome will be a prototype of a new design that a modern residential house that

   implement some of the concept or structure from Traditional Malay Architecture.

CHAPTER 2 :

Examining and understanding contemporary houses  

-       Study of the design and concept

-       Problem and issue

- reason causes the issue

-       Solution that had been applied but causes another problem  

CHAPTER 3

Examining and understanding Traditional Malay House

-       Site Visit : Kampung Raja

-       Explain the design and ideas

- top zone, middle zone and bottom zone

-       Visual evidence

-       Interview of the owner

CHAPTER 4

Strategies

Integration or combination of the concept and ides of contemporary house and Traditional Malay House

-       Suggestions of ways or ideas to improve contemporary house

-       Explain the advantages of the suggestion

-       Provide data or information to prove

-       Explain how it works or be install into contemporary house

- environment

- ventilation

- materials

Kampung Raja, Kuala Besut

Kampung Warisan 

CHAPTER 4 : Structural possibilities of combination of both kind of houses
                        -       Foundation
                        -       Walls
                        -       Roof structure
                        -       Windows and doors

CHAPTER 5 : Conclusion

3. RESEARCH PLAN AND METHODOLOGY

No	Methods	Date/Time	Info
1	Research for basic understanding towards Traditional Malay House       and modern house      -Website      -Reference books	1/9/2014	On Going
2	Literature Review      -Reference Books about Traditional Malay houses      -Newspaper article	1/9/2014	On Going
3	Site Survey      -Kampung Raja, Besut Kelantan      -Modern Residential Houses      -Kampung Warisan	10/2014	On Going
4	Photo Taking       (show the construction, material used, and ventilation flow of Malay houses and Modern house)	10/2014	On Going
5	Interview to the owner of the house      (Understand the problem they are facing)	10/2014	On Going
6	Experiment      model making of combination of structure	11/2014	Haven’t Start