Adapting by altering: spatial modifications of terraced houses in the Klang Valley area / Erdayu Os’hara Omar, Esmawee Endut and Masran Saruwono

• Main Authors: Omar, Erdayu Os’hara, Endut, Esmawee, Saruwono, Masran
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Selangor 2017
• Subjects: TH Building construction; Maintenance and repair; Buildings: Construction with reference to use.Including public buildings, dwellings
• Online Access: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29774/2/29774.pdf; https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29774/; https://aje-bs.e-iph.co.uk/index.php/ajE-Bs/article/view/173

This paper presents the initial findings of a study on the spatial modifications of fifty houses by homeowners in the Klang Valley area. Using a standardised format, various attributes consisting altered spaces and features were compiled and examined. It appears that certain features of the houses i...