Abstract
Development of a sustainable city is a complex process with interactions of numerous aspects such as economic, environment, and social in urban living. Architecture is a major part in creating identity or character of the city and influencing quality of life of city community. In the context of architecture and urban design, sustainable architecture can be achieved if cultural aspects and ecological aspects are synergized as two connected entities. The study aims to identify and to analyse the application of Malay traditional architecture elements in contemporary buildings design in Pekanbaru. The assessment is based on two variables which are cultural aspect that shows application of Malay traditional architecture character as regional identity and ecological aspect that reflects application of Malay traditional architecture elements to respond the climatic condition. This research use qualitative methodology to analyse form and character of the buildings in term of application of Malay traditional architecture elements, and quantitative methodology is used with descriptive analysis to analyse the level of application of Malay traditional architecture elements in different categories and analysis. The research identifies that majority of contemporary building design use Malay traditional architecture elements improperly according to the philosophy of Malay traditional culture. The application of Malay traditional architecture character tends to show regional identity in the building design compared to respond ecological considerations. This study also identifies the different result between government buildings and private buildings in the application of Malay traditional architecture elements. The findings indicate the inconsistency of government policy enforcement in building permission to preserve the identity of Malay culture for the improvement of quality of life in Pekanbaru. Keywords: Malay traditional architecture elements, regional identity, sustainable city
Highlights
Pekanbaru is the capital of Riau province in Sumatra Island with Malay cultural roots as a tradition that has been embedded in everyday life
The application of Malay traditional architecture elements is assessed based on the values of the philosophy in the tradition of Malay culture, and the third is the evaluation of the Malay traditional architecture elements that has been applied to response the climatic condition
Pekanbaru city as the capital of Riau Province which has a vision to be a center of Malay culture in Southeast Asia in 2020 needs to be assessed on the application level of Malay architectural elements in the built environment of the city
Summary
Pekanbaru is the capital of Riau province in Sumatra Island with Malay cultural roots as a tradition that has been embedded in everyday life. Application of Malay architectural elements in contemporary buildings in Pekanbaru city has shifted from indigenous cultural values. The scopes of this study are focused in; the first is the application rate of Malay traditional architecture elements in the design of contemporary buildings in the city of Pekanbaru. The purpose of this study is to obtain a comprehensive picture of application of Malay traditional architecture elements in the design of contemporary buildings in the city of Pekanbaru. The results of this study may be a reference in evaluating the application of Malay architecture principles in the face of Pekanbaru city to maintain the originality cultural values and improve quality of life of urban communities
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