Baitul Rahmah: a final evolution of the Malay classical style amidst change

• Main Authors: Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita, Jahn Kassim, Puteri Shireen, Raja Abdul Kadir, Tengku Anis Qarihah, Sapian, Abdul Razak, Samsuddin, Abu Dzar
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universitas Indraprasta PGRI 2020
• Subjects: NA Architecture; Ancient architecture; Modern architeture; NK Decorative arts Applied arts Decoration and ornament
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/83238/1/83238_Baitul%20Rahmah.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/83238/; https://journal.unindra.ac.id/index.php/cusy/article/view/347; https://doi.org/10.30998/cs.v2i1.347
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

The paper highlights the significance and position of the Baitul Rahmah, an early 20th-century mansion in Kuala Kangsar, Perak, Malaysia, as a key milestone of stylistic evolvement of local vernacular architecture. Its form embodies, a typological variation at a time of growing Colonial imperialism,...