The Sustainable Architectural Values of Eclectic Style Shophouses Case Study: Sun Yat Sen Museum Penang, Malaysia

The Sun Yat Sen shophouse in Penang is a small private Museum, which was converted from a shophouse or townhouse situated in theArmenian Street heritage area of George Town. The building is an example of embraces of the architectural heritage of George Town which is an extraordinarily beautiful example of Straits Settlements merchant's shophouse.Historically, it is associated with the global historical personality of Dr. Sun Yat Sen and hisrevolutionary. This city was added to the UNESCO's world heritage list in 2008 to acknowledge its rich cultural heritage that constitutes of unique architectural and cultural townscape along the Straits of Melaka. This paper investigates the architectural plan of a shophouse and the valuesof cultural heritage buildingswhich eventually was converted into a Museum in George Town, Penang. Classified as an eclectic style shophouse, it is rich in design and art components featured in its architecture that are still sustaining until today. This building has an interesting mixture of architectural and cultural inspirations adapted from the Chinese origin, with the local Malay ethnicity and the European influencesthat colonised the region. The introduction of new non related architectural components into the southern Chinese (eclectic style) style in shophouses in George Town has resulted in the disappearance of this unique style of architecture. This investigation employs a qualitative research approach by documenting evidence and understanding the architectural as well as cultural influences of the southern Chineseeclectic style by studying the Sun Yat Sen Museum as a case study. The findings of the research point towards an understanding of the architectural and cultural influences that govern the design of the shophouse and its architectural character

Narasi Gerbang Rumah Peranakan di Pecinan, Lasem, Jawa Tengah: Pendekatan Fenomenologi

The gate is the most important component of Peranakan houses in Lasem. They are included in the cultural heritage of Indonesia and most of them are more than a hundred years old, but still stand firm and lined up neatly adorning the Pecinan area. Their embodiment gives different atmosphere and experience which is not found elsewhere, they are unique and irreplaceable. Unfortunately preserve these gateways becoming a serious challenge in the modern era. The finding comes from the phenomenon which was found after the field research and analyzed using phenomenology approach of Merleau Ponty, Juhani Pallasmaa and Steven Holl. Phenomenology allows people to express their existence through architecture and let its value appear to people as they experience it. The result showed that experiences would give the people have an attachment to the place unconsciously. The aim of this paper is to deliver cultural knowledge to the worldwide as one of the cultural heritages in Indonesi

Recent advances in Surface Plasmon Resonance for biosensing applications and future prospects

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