CONSIDERATIONS ON URBAN FORMATION AND THE FORM OF TOWNHOUSE OF OLD TOWN MALACCA (MALAYSIA)

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  • マラッカ(マレーシア)旧市街の空間特性と住居形式に関する考察
  • マラッカ マレーシア キュウ シガイ ノ クウカン トクセイ ト ジュウキョ ケイシキ ニ カンスル コウサツ

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Clarifying the process of urban formation and the form of townhouses in Malacca, this paper discusses the characteristics of urban space in comparison with other Dutch colonial Cities: The research project this paper is based on was launched under the title 'Field Research on Origin, Transformation, Conversion and Conservation of Urban Space of Colonial Cities' the major target of which are the Dutch colonial cities. To compare the colonial cities of all over the world is ambitious objective of our project. With numerous historical buildings and houses, Malacca municipality with Malaysian government tries to be registered as UNESCO World Heritage. The Dutch is well known as a developer of high-dense settlements with townhouses. One of major focuses of this paper is what and how the Dutch designed the townhouse. The paper is composed by historical analysis of the process of establishment and development of Malacca and considerations on block formation and typology of townhouses. Analyzing the block formation and form of the house plan, the paper suggests the townhouses in Malacca were merely influenced by those in Netherlands and were introduced by Chinese called Baba-Nyonya.

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