Accommodating the Muslim Women Privacy (Hijab) Requirements with Ventilation Needs in Malaysian Terrace Houses
There is a conflict in the design of a tropical house when it comes to ventilation and privacy requirements. This situation is seen more acute in modern terrace houses in Malaysia. This study seeks to find a layout guideline that balances between the required ventilation and female privacy in Ma...
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| Format: | Thesis |
| Language: | English English |
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2001
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9420/1/FRSB_2001_1.pdf |
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| Summary: | There is a conflict in the design of a tropical house when it comes to
ventilation and privacy requirements. This situation is seen more acute in
modern terrace houses in Malaysia. This study seeks to find a layout
guideline that balances between the required ventilation and female privacy in
Malaysian terrace houses.
The Islamic principles have been discussed to find out the privacy
requirements. The result shows that the privacy has different degrees, and
spaces of a house can be divided into three separate areas: public area,
semi-private area and private area. The principles of planning for building in
tropical climate have been discussed to find out ventilation requirements.
Iranian traditional rural and urban houses have been studied to analyze how privacy and ventilation were considered in their design and to observe if these
results could be applied to Malaysian houses. A study of the traditional and
typical housing types of Malaysian terrace houses had been done to analyze
the adaptation to privacy and ventilation. The result shows that terrace
houses could not provide complete privacy and some factors of traditional
adaptation can be applied in new terrace house designs. A case study was
conducted to evaluate the preferences of Malay women for privacy and to find
the visual and physical space relationship in the house. The result indicates
that terrace houses are not designed according to Malay women preferences.
The result of the study shows that it is possible to have a suitable layout that
balances between the required ventilation and the female privacy in
Malaysian terrace houses by considering a review and rearrangement of
terrace house unit floor. |
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