Revolutionizing Malaysian terrace housing design by adopting Islamic visual privacy principles: a pilot study on Malay occupants

• Main Authors: Abd Manaf, Azhani, Abdul Rahim, Zaiton, Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita, Spahic, Omer
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: Metin Copy Plus, Mollafenari Mah. 2017
• Subjects: H Social Sciences (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/72966/1/Dakam%20proceeding-pages-1-6%2C105-117.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/72966/

This paper focuses on the problem of lack of visual privacy in current Malaysian terrace housing designs, especially for Malay occupants. The Malay family is central to the study due to particular regulations and principles regarding modesty of self and protection of awrat imposed by Islam. Althou...