| Abstrakt: |
Traditional building are built to suit the climate, the users and their surroundings. One of the famous traditional building in Malaysia is Masjid Kampung Laut, a public mosque that located in Nilam Puri, Kelantan, Malaysia. This building is an iconic building as still standing and fully utilised while its age is 400 years old. This study aims to investigate the factor of good indoor air quality (IAQ) in Masjid Kampung Laut, and to prove the hypothesis that it was because of the cross ventilation system within the building. The methodology used in the investigation is mix method, involving several ways including measurement on site, interview, direct observation, participant observation, and physical artifact. The intention of this study hereby to make an awareness among the core players in building industry such as architects, designers, developers, engineers and the authorities to preserve our traditional buildings, at the same time take traditional design as the model to make a better design that suit our culture and climate. As conclusion, we conclude that traditional buildings was built excellently understand the climate, promotes cross ventilation to ensure the Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) in optimum condition. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
