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In Malaysia, the term kampung has been defined specifically as "a Malay" hamlet or village. In Malaysia, a kampung is determined as a locality with 10,000 or fewer people. Since historical times, every Malay village came under the leadership of a penghulu(village chief), who has the power to hear civil matters in his village. A Malay village typically contains a"masjid" (mosque) or "surau" (Muslim chapel), paddy fields and Malay houses on stilts. Malay villagers practice the culture of helping one another as a community, which is better known as "joint bearing of burdens" (gotong royong), as well as being family-oriented (especially the concept of respecting one's family [particularly the parents and elders]), courtesy and believing in God ("Tuhan") as paramount to everything else. It is common to see a cemetery near the mosque.

1. This semester, we will be covering the Malaysian Kampung in attempts to understand the kampong life better.

2. You are required to visit the Kampung in two different periods;

- The first being a formal trip with the whole class where you will understand the basics of Kampung architecture & culture.

- The second will be an independent group trip during Hari Raya to investigate the celebration of Hari Raya at a kampong which is a custom carried on till today.

3. You are required to analyze the kampong as a whole, one public building and one private malay house. You are to adopt the malay house family for cultural study as well as Hari Raya celebration study.

4. You are required to produce an online BLOG that must be updated weekly with manually drawn sketches and diagrams and digitally written and composed weekly entries.

5. Working together as a group, you are required to cover;


i) CHAPTER 1: THE KAMPUNG LIFE

- draw the layout of the whole kampong (be creative)

- Origins

- History

- The penghulu and the system of the kampong

- Other key people

- Daily ritual of kampong life


ii) CHAPTER 2: KEY PUBLIC BUILDING

- Drawings of the building (plan, section, elevation) to show Design Principles

- Exploded Axono to show the activity of the building



iii) CHAPTER 3: THE MALAY HOUSE

- Study the traditional ritual & customs of constructing the malay house

- Drawings of the house (plan, section, elevation) to show environmental study & space planning

- Exploded Axono to show the activity of each space (with furniture)



iv) CHAPTER 4: HARI RAYA AT THE KAMPUNG

14.10.2013 (preparing & cooking day)

- Short introduction of the 'key people involved' in teaching to cook the dishes - 

- Document the ingredients, process of making the dishes, final stage of
completion the food and the experience of making the food and posted in the
blog. (photos and videos)


15.10.2013 (Event day) 

- Clothing worn for the festivals (compulsory)

- Rituals of Hari Raya practiced in the village. Capture all the WHOLE food made
during the event. You are required to take a video and posted in the blog -
share your Hari Raya Aidiladha experience as well.


v) CHAPTER 5: INDIVIDUAL STATEMENTS

- Your kampong life & Hari Raya experience

- Should the kampong remain traditional or be modernized like the rest of Malaysia?

- Is the kampong a significant identity of Malaysian architecture? If yes, what about it makes it so?