The Serambi of Negeri Sembilan Traditional Malay House as a Multifungsional space – Role in Custom (Adat).

Siti Fatimah Tuzzahrah Binti Hj Abd Latif,Kamarul Afizi Kosman

doi:10.22452/jdbe.vol17no2.4

Siti Fatimah Tuzzahrah Binti Hj Abd Latif, Kamarul Afizi Kosman

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https://doi.org/10.22452/jdbe.vol17no2.4

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Abstract

Nowadays, Malays residential design has been influenced by modern design that has ignored the wellness factor thus inviting the difficulties and inconvenience to residents. Reinterpretated the concept of space in Malay house must be pursued to enhance the understanding against the important of space function for a lesson and seen their suitability to applied in nowdays design reflected to Malaysian culture and identity. This article will focus on serambi space in Negeri Sembilan traditional Malay house by describing deeply the diversity function of serambi through conducting research on role of serambi space during the execution of Adat Perpatih activities. The methodology used for these qualitative study is analysis of previous studies, deeply observation and narrative studies including the exclusive interview with the customary chiefs and expert scholars of Adat Perpatih and the architecture of Negeri Sembilan traditional Malay house. Several respondents were interviewed and the data obtained were analysed by using thematic analysis. Four themes have been developed which is serambi as a discussion space, ritual space, social space and educated inhabitant manners. Themes discussion will describe the diversity function of serambi in Negeri Sembilan Malay house towards antropologies perspective. Result of the study show the serambi space designed by previous Malay community has demonstrated extensive functionality to cover the needs of inhabitant daily life, customs practiced and filling the Islamic demand.

Highlights

Pada masa kini, rekabentuk rumah kediaman orang Melayu telah dipengaruhi oleh rekabentuk moden yang telah mengabaikan banyak faktor kesejahteraan sehingga mengundang kesukaran dan ketidakselesaan kepada penghuni rumah kediaman
Ruang-ruang rumah tradisional Melayu terbentuk bagi menampung aktiviti manusia dengan mengambil kira perkaitan dengan faktor persekitaran, adat, budaya, agama, sosial dan ekonomi penghuni (Abdul Halim Nasir & Wan Hashim Wan Teh 1997)
World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology 68

Summary

SERAMBI Tengah

Saiz ruang serambi dibina berdasarkan ukuran lelaki Melayu yang menggunakan ruang tersebut. Penggunaan elemen rekabentuk seperti bendul yang dipasang pada bahagian bawah dinding ruang serambi yang berkepil dengan ruang rumah ibu adalah bertujuan memberi keselesaan kepada penghuni menjalankan aktiviti di dalam ruang selain bertindak sebagai elemen dekorasi. Motif ukiran flora yang menghiasi bahagian kekisi di atas tingkap, pintu, tiang rumah, papan dinding akan memberikan kesan kebersamaan dengan alam selain mempamerkan ciri-ciri dekorasi islamik pada ruang tersebut. Peranan ruang serambi rumah tradisional Melayu Negeri Sembilan dapat dilihat melalui dua aspek utama iaitu peranan terhadap perlaksanaan adat dan peranan terhadap budaya kehidupan seharian penghuni. Artikel ini akan memfokuskan perbincangan yang terperinci berkaitan peranan ruang serambi rumah tradisional Negeri Sembilan terhadap perlaksanaan Adat Perpatih yang berlangsung di ruang tersebut. Kepelbagaian fungsi ruang serambi rumah Melayu Negeri Sembilan dapat dihurai dan diperjelaskan melalui penerokaan amalan aktiviti Adat Perpatih oleh masyarakat di Negeri Sembilan di dalam ruang tersebut. Berdasarkan temubual yang dijalankan bersama responden, peranan ruang serambi terhadap perlaksanaan Adat Perpatih dapat digambarkan secara ringkas seperti rajah 2

RUANG PERBINCANGAN ADAT

RUANG RITUAL ADAT

Berkadim V

RUANG SOSIAL

PENDIDIKAN ADAB

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