The traditional Malay house serves the housing needs of the majority of people living in rural areas of Malaysia. It was evolved by the Malays over the generations, and adapted to their own needs, culture, and environment. Basically a timber house with a post and lintel structure raised on stilts, with wooden, bamboo, or thatched roof, the house is designed to suit the tropical climate, Ventilation and solar-control devices and low thermal capacity building materials are part of the building heritage. House construction is highly systematised, like a modern prefabrication system, but with a much higher degree of flexibility and variation. The house components are made on the ground and later assembled on the building side. A very sophisticated addition system, which allows the house to grow with the needs of the user, is an advantage for the poor because it allows them to invest and build gradually, rather than shouldering one huge initial financial burden.
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