マレーシア・ペナン島のショップハウスに関する研究 : ジョージタウン市における伝統型ショップハウスの空間構成について  [in Japanese] THE TRADITIONAL SHOPHOUSES OF PENANG ISLAND IN MALAYSIA : Focused on the construction space of the traditional type shophouses of Georgetown  [in Japanese]

Georgetown in Penang Island, Malaysia, has the largest surviving ensembles of traditional shophouses with the original town plan maintained in Southeast Asia. These shophouses have been protected under the Rent Control Act of 1966. Since the year 2000 the Repeal Control of Act has changed the situation of real estate. The largest change was due to the soaring rent. Perhaps it will due to the tearing down of the shophouses of the new developments of urban housing in it's place. The focus of this thesis will be on four types of shophouses from four different periods of time. This report will show the past and present usage of buildings, construction space and town district. As for a result three point became clear. 1) Appearance and disappearance of the balcony 2) Remodelling the back court 3) Change of related characteristic of public space and private space.