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PENANG - GEORGE TOWN
Georgetown
Penang
George Town, a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site since 2008, which is a multicultural capital of the Malaysian island of Penang. Once an important Straits of Malacca trading hub. Shophouse, the physical form reflected the multicultural lifestyle, British, South Chinese, Indian, and Malaysian, this is why we want to visit here.
site visit: 25/12/ 2016
duration: 5 days
Early
Penang Style
India and Malasia
''Southern
Chinese''
Electic Style
Chinese
Early ''Straits''
Electic Style
British, Malasia, and Chinese
Late ''Straits''
Electic Style
European, Malasia, and Chinese
Art Deco Style
Geometric form
Early Modernism Style
Mixed Culture
Shophouse
studies and analysis
Various of types of shophouse were developed in Georgetown.
The facade shows the cultural influences in post, window, door, and ornimentation.
Typical Shophouse
details
Base on the weather and ''Strait'' location, we found some similarity in the shophouse.
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Air Well
hot air out
Tiles
colonial style
Columned Walkway
ground level condition
Noordin Street House
case study
Shophouses are meant to keep the existing architecture and minor reinvention.
Noordin Street House today is a hotel and open to visit, we had spent some days in there, having a good time in working and relaxing.
Cuisine
Local food, Nyonya food.......
City Exploration
walk...adventure....get lost....found
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