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The Balustrade and the 'kekisi': A strategy in infusing Malay identity through filters and railings in South East Asian urbanism and architecture
2020
Cultural Syndrome
Fundamentally, the element of the Malay decorative kekisi is either as a perforation between inside and outside or separation between two functional spaces are endemic in the traditional world. The same functions can be re-engaged in the modern world, to encourage good airflow and natural ventilation, rather than fully dependent on air conditioning. The paper discusses how the element itself reflects a fusion and unity of both form and function. It has sustainable and climatic functions and
doi:10.30998/cs.v1i2.234
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