Rethinking Ritual In The Malay House

Ritual as prescribed by tradition has long been instrumental in defining the essence of ethnicity. It is governed by accepted rules, values and behavioral norms embedded in daily routine through repetition. Contemporary Malays have inherited rituals, dating since the 7th century, known as ‘adat’. The advent of Malacca Sultanate in the 15th...

Types and Stereotypes

Polykatoikia is a Greek version of the typical, modern, generic, multi-storey apartment building. The project, a 1:20 dollhouse, is an inhabited architectural section. Each room is a scene about a polykatoikia, its occupants, and their—stereotypical—reality. Unlike a plan, a section reveals the complexity of aggregated living. Unlike abstract...