Exploring historical shop-house and townhouse vernacular architectural design and elements as a solution for successful passive low energy housing

• Main Authors: Hashim, Helena Aman, Ab Ghafar, Norafida
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2005
• Subjects: H Social Sciences (General); TH Building construction
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/25079/1/Exploring%20Historical%20Shop-House%20and%20Townhouse%20Vernacular%20Architectural%20Design%20and%20Elements%20as%20a%20S.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/25079/; http://www.plea-arch.org/index1.php
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Malaysia's hot humid climate raises problems in the shading, cooling and ventilating of its buildings. The rapid development of its urban areas and the corresponding increasing land cost resulted in developers capitalizing and maximizing on development potentials. The construction of high densi...