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Traditional House of Negeri Sembilan: Interior Layout Plan and Relation to Compatibility Islamic Principles and Matrilineal

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Islamic perspectives relating to business, arts, culture and communication
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This article studies the Islamic element in the layout of the interior of a traditional house of Negeri Sembilan and its relationship to the concept of custom mother or matrilineal kinship system. The uniqueness of the design and layout of the interior of a traditional Negeri Sembilan house is often associated with Adat Perpatih. Moreover Islam is one of the cultural elements associated with the unique characteristics of its architecture. Both Islam and matrilineal elements have a harmonious compatibility in particular in shaping the interior layout of the traditional houses. Therefore, the objective of this study was to identify and analyze the relationship compatibility of Islam in the matrilineal elements associated with this item. The unique design has a strong correlation with the five (5) main characters involving the organization of interior space house: privacy, security, social, health, and dignity. Studies such as this should be done in order to provide exposure and understanding to the public, so that the uniqueness of the architecture and functionality of a traditional Negeri Sembilan house can continue to be preserved. This study uses a methodology review, analysis of previous studies, and ethnographic methods. Data collection was acquired through a process of observation, interviewing, and hiring-related photos in several locations of the study. The methodology of this study was to produce a realistic study to confirm the compatibility of Islam in matrilineal element in designing the layout of the interior of a traditional house of Negeri Sembilan.

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The authors would like to acknowledge the Universiti Sains Malaysia for funding this research under the Research University Individual Grant (RUI) 1001/PPBGN/816196 and the School of Housing, Building and Planning, Universiti Sains Malaysia for this research project.

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Hardono, S., Bahauddin, A., Abdullah, A., Maliki, N.Z. (2015). Traditional House of Negeri Sembilan: Interior Layout Plan and Relation to Compatibility Islamic Principles and Matrilineal. In: Omar, R., Bahrom, H., de Mello, G. (eds) Islamic perspectives relating to business, arts, culture and communication. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-429-0_23

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