Abstract

The kingdom of Siak is the greatest heritage of Islam Malay Kingdom which leaves a study kingdom palace in Siak Sri Indapura. The flourish of Siak Sri Indrapura is onward since after the last sultan of Siak declared his kingdom to have joined the Republic of Indonesia in 1946. The fast growth rate, such as the growth of population stipulates the building needs have become the major concern. Therefore, from time to time, the Malay buildings lose their identity and characteristics on moving into modern masonry buildings. The residential neighborhood is also changed by the existence of new culture and behavior of their economic status. The present study is conducted by doing field observation using interview, documentations and qualitative discussions in gathering the data. The expected result of the present study is to find out the meaning of the local wisdom of Malay traditional house architecture in the Kingdom of Siak Sri Indrapura palace as an entity of Malay architecture.

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