Refrences.

http://rumahmelakawarisanmelayu.blogspot.my/2014/07/senibina-rumah-melayu-melaka.html

http://zahirzainudin.blogspot.my/2016/02/rumah-tradisional-melayu-melaka.html

http://rumahmelayumelaka.blogspot.my/

http://www.kosmo.com.my/kosmo/content.asp?y=2014&dt=0306&pub=Kosmo&sec=Horizon&pg=ho_04.htm

http://www.ukm.my/iman/index.php/my/jurnal/senarai-semua-makalah/73-pengaruh-adat-resam-kepercayaan-dan-kebudayaan-terhadap-pembinaan-rumah-melayu-tradisional

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Vlog about the house.

Tourist from Sri Lanka take a tour in Malacca and visits the house.

The tourist, named Shiran De Silva, came to Malaysia and record this. In this video, you can see what is Rumah Melayu Melaka, or Malacca Malay House really look like. The Stairs, The Roof, what it is made of, The Balcony and the Decorations, all the things that symbolizes the Malacca Traditional house can be seen.

There's a lots of decoration at the entire house; at the windows, the stairs, at the every side of the roof and also at the balcony. The plants that fills the lawn of the house make it easily to recognize and identify it. The chocolate-coloured house with zinc roof can be well estimated as one othe symbol to this house.

It's a wrap.

Melaka Malay traditional house has a lot of history in the way of construction, concept , function , design , and the home building materials used . Home and construction of traditional Malay houses Melaka reflect the culture of the people who inhabit it . Melaka Malay traditional houses built with the design heritage of the Malay society characterized by long roof and roof tiles coated stone staircase is the main attraction and a unique feature of this house . Shape and materials used depends on the philosophy of " Spirit of the Times " . Each room in the house has its own symbolic meaning or philosophy that you want highlighted and preserved.

The role of Islam is also important in the formation of the philosophy of Malay houses .
Traditional houses each state varied forms often rely on religious beliefs and society , customs , interests or an event . Malay architecture that high values ​​of this culture should be maintained as a reference and guide for the younger generations of today and tomorrow . In addition , it's important for every society to care for and maintain their heritage is being lost to modernization and thus represent the identity of a country.
                                 
                                   Islam characteristics are count as one of the main reason to built the house

THE ORIENTATION WAY OF THE HOUSE.

After selecting a good area, so should be considered toward the house way. For the Malay architecture has a few tips :

Facing north . Well , bring a lot of things , rarely suffer disease and live in adequate .

Facing East . Well , the residents will get sustenance , far from all sorts of diseases .

Facing West . The best, inmates barely get diseas and often get good salary.

Facing South. Fate uncertain, sometimes good , sometimes not so good.

But as the times goes by, this doesn't matter to the people in this century. As it is comfy and warm, it is okay for us to stay.
                          

The Position. It is Important.

The tradition of the Malays there say some rules and guidelines to decide the position of the house to be built. A good place to build a house according to Malay tradition :

1 .On clay yellow and black . It is believed that residents will not suffer from labor , apoplexy and epilepsy.

2 .On flat ground. Occupants will always calm and likable by the social life .

3 On the ground that tilted backwards. Residents will not lack of sustenance .

4.On the ground shrubs/ bushes. Occupants will get halal source, free from interference of ghosts and other supernatural beings.

5. Close to the water source. Residents will have provision in abundance.

-The place is not too bad :

1. On the ground orchard or garden that does not exist plants or perennials . Inmates will not be impoverished , nor abundant sustenance.

2. On the ground mixed with sand . Occupants will be spared from the plague .

3. On top of old housing container . Residents will have the same fate as the old home owners .

4. On the ground abandoned or neglected . Residents would have fared better in life if
"unlucky " land disposal.

-The place that been forbidden:

1. On peat . Residents will suffer from bone disease .

2. Above the cemetery . Occupants will be harassed or attacked by the ghost or a variety of diseases .

3. In the former bloody dead . Residents will receive reinforcements and harassed by the ghost of the dead there.

4. On the ground of the former people die of the pestilence . Residents will have the same fate

5. On the ground " bird droppings " that ground recessed - dent . Residents will get the Bubul disease.

6. On the ground knobbed and beranai infestation. Occupants will be impoverished .

7. On donated land . Residents will suffer the curse

8. Above " the tongue of land " the land of the long knobbed . Permanent residents will not inhabit his home

Inside of the house: Main things first.

It is a common for everyone wants to build a house according to their desire. The key to generating house with characteristics desired design and architecture is to hold a meeting . That is why the first step before setting up a home is to deliberate, whether between families or to involve members of the community around it . Deliberation was usually talks about the type of house that will be established, the use, the materials required , the selection and ranking of sites, the constructor will build the house and when construction will begin. In the meeting it was also discussed abstinence and prohibition , customs and practices that should be done in an orderly manner before, during and after the construction of the future.

A member of the community who built a house without doing the meeting will be considered as a " lack of manners " or " uncouth ". This should be avoided as to make other people in the house feel offended . It is feared that the elders will feel "stepped"and the young men feels like to be stashed out. Houses that been built without prior meeting would cause the owner criticized or being bad spoken by the people, causing the house itself is considered " gawal " or " Kewal " which is believed to bring bad luck or misfortune .
                               

FUNCTION , MEANINGS AND FORMS OF THE HOUSE.

Every nation and tribe in this world has home form , function and meaning of traditional houses as particularly characteristic according to customs and traditions , in addition to the universal values ​​contained. Same goes with the Malays. Even the great French regions have similarities and differences of the house, function and meaning of traditional home if observed or studied in greater depth.

Malay Malacca traditional house is a building that is intact, which can be used as a family residence , place of deliberation , a habitual descent , a shelter for anyone who needs it. According to the tradition, the Malays believe four light in the earth consisting of household , farm stacked , rice paddies, and young children ( Tenas Effendy 2005) . The first light of the household should be maintained as well as possible with restricted by custom or tradition that the practice community.

Because of the breadth of content meaning and function in the life of the Malays, it is also the pride and perfection of life, the planning and construction of the house shall be established by ordinance act in accordance with the custom that has become known to all people. Guided by the procedures and customs regulations which order it , then it can be called "Rumah sebenar Rumah ".