Ingenious Malay wood carving as daylight filtering devices

• Main Authors: Denan, Zuraini, Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita, Arifin, Norazah
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: Elsevier 2015
• Subjects: TH Building construction
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/42639/2/certificate_AcE-Bs_2015_Tehran.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/42639/3/AcE-Bs_2015_Tehran_programme_book.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/42639/8/42639_ingenious_malay_wood_carving.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/42639/

The carving of the traditional Malay house is not only aesthetical but also functional for filtering daylight. The carvings were commonly applied at the roof end as fascia boards, on the walls, on windows and other parts of opening design. The study focus on evaluating carving panels applied at th...