This research is a comprehensive study on the urban typology of shophouses in George Town, Penang, centered around its historical background, its inhabitants, and its present-day issues in the topic of heritage preservation. The study aims to delve into a specific research gap characterized by the unexplored disconnection between the local history of inhabitants and their place. The bridging of this gap is pertinent to the preservation of the heritage values within the historical city due to the ongoing criticality of a general lack of public awareness and perspective on the matter of heritage preservation threatens the future integrity of George Town as an important cultural heritage site in the region of the Straits of Malacca. Through a multidisciplinary, narrative based research process, this research has sought to define the development of the typological shophouse in George Town, by studying the people and communities who made, developed, and used them throughout its history. Further investigations into George Town’s heritage preservation legislations in comparison to Italy’s Bologna Model approach has identified key weaknesses in the conservation of shophouses. Using the compiled research findings, a design manifesto is created in response to the two most critical issues of urban depopulation and loss of heritage building. This research is then concluded by the development of a series of design proposals as possible approaches for the betterment of heritage shophouses, the local communities and their shared cultural heritage set into the very urban fabrics of George Town.
Questa ricerca è uno studio completo sulla tipologia urbana delle shophouse di George Town, Penang, incentrato sul suo background storico, sui suoi abitanti e sulle problematiche attuali in tema di conservazione del patrimonio. Lo studio mira a colmare una lacuna specifica della ricerca, caratterizzata dalla disconnessione inesplorata tra la storia locale degli abitanti e il loro luogo. Colmare questa lacuna è importante per la conservazione dei valori del patrimonio della città storica, poiché la mancanza di consapevolezza e di prospettive da parte dell'opinione pubblica in materia di conservazione del patrimonio minaccia l'integrità futura di George Town come importante sito del patrimonio culturale nella regione dello Stretto di Malacca. Attraverso un processo di ricerca multidisciplinare e narrativo, questa ricerca ha cercato di definire lo sviluppo della tipologia della casa del negozio a George Town, studiando le persone e le comunità che l'hanno realizzata, sviluppata e utilizzata nel corso della sua storia. Ulteriori indagini sulla legislazione di George Town in materia di conservazione del patrimonio culturale, confrontata con l'approccio italiano del Modello di Bologna, hanno identificato le principali debolezze nella conservazione delle shophouse. Utilizzando i risultati della ricerca, è stato creato un manifesto progettuale in risposta ai due problemi più critici dello spopolamento urbano e della perdita del patrimonio edilizio. La ricerca si conclude con lo sviluppo di una serie di proposte progettuali come possibili approcci per il miglioramento dei negozi storici, delle comunità locali e del loro patrimonio culturale condiviso, inserito nel tessuto urbano di George Town.
Settlers and Shophouses: A study on the history, architecture and heritage preservation in George Town, Penang
CHOW, YI XING
2021/2022
Abstract
This research is a comprehensive study on the urban typology of shophouses in George Town, Penang, centered around its historical background, its inhabitants, and its present-day issues in the topic of heritage preservation. The study aims to delve into a specific research gap characterized by the unexplored disconnection between the local history of inhabitants and their place. The bridging of this gap is pertinent to the preservation of the heritage values within the historical city due to the ongoing criticality of a general lack of public awareness and perspective on the matter of heritage preservation threatens the future integrity of George Town as an important cultural heritage site in the region of the Straits of Malacca. Through a multidisciplinary, narrative based research process, this research has sought to define the development of the typological shophouse in George Town, by studying the people and communities who made, developed, and used them throughout its history. Further investigations into George Town’s heritage preservation legislations in comparison to Italy’s Bologna Model approach has identified key weaknesses in the conservation of shophouses. Using the compiled research findings, a design manifesto is created in response to the two most critical issues of urban depopulation and loss of heritage building. This research is then concluded by the development of a series of design proposals as possible approaches for the betterment of heritage shophouses, the local communities and their shared cultural heritage set into the very urban fabrics of George Town.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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