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Shophouses’ Façade with Architectural Interventions in Kota Bharu, Kelantan
Yasmin Mohd Faudzi1.
This article concerns architectural interventions on shophouse facades among the
heritage shophouses in the study area of Kota Bharu, Kelantan. The intense urban development in
Malaysia brought on by the needs and demands from society has had a significant impact on
heritage shophouses. This study raises the issue of the value of the historical shophouse facades,
which has been neglected by society and does not match the prominent cultural identity of these
buildings. The objective of this paper is to identify architecture interventions and issues influenced
on shophouse facades in the study area. The emergence of architectural interventions on shophouse
facades was influenced by modernisation of the urban area as well as a lack of awareness from the
shophouse owners. In addition, lack of legislation and poor enforcement of existing legislation by
the local authority has triggered demolition of shophouse facades. An observation and interview
method were applied to obtain the data. Observations were carried out on four selected units of
shophouse facades along Jalan Temenggung in the study area. This was combined with interviews
with shophouse owners and the local authority in order to achieve the research objectives. The
findings revealed that besides natural causes, architectural interventions were caused by poor
awareness by the building owners and the local authority; urban growth; and financial constraints.
The finding may be useful to many stakeholders such as the shophouse owners themselves, local
authority as well as the heritage practitioner in order to sustain and conserve the heritage
shophouse as part of the national treasure.
Affiliation:
- Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, Malaysia
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