The Balustrade and the ‘kekisi’: a strategy in infusing Malay identity through filters and railings in South East Asian urbanism and architecture: case studies in Melaka and Kedah, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Zainal Abidin, Norzalifa, Jahn Kassim, Puteri Shireen, Kamaruddin, Zumahiran
• 格式: Article
• 语言: English
• 出版: UNINDRA Universitas Indraprasta PGRI 2019
• 主题: H62 Study and teaching. Research; NA Architecture; NA100 Architecture and the state
• 在线阅读: http://irep.iium.edu.my/78888/1/78888_The%20Balustrade%20and%20the%20%E2%80%98kekisi%E2%80%99.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/78888/; https://www.journal.unindra.ac.id/index.php/cusy/article/view/234/pdf; https://doi.org/10.30998/cs.v1i2.234

Fundamentally, the element of the Malay decorative kekisi is either as a perforation between inside and outside or separation between two functional spaces are endemic in the traditional world. The same functions can be re-engaged in the modern world, to encourage good airflow and natural ventilatio...