TY - BOOK AU - Powell, Robert. TI - The tropical Malaysian house SN - 9789671636114 AV - NA 7436 .P69 2020 PY - 2020/// CY - Malaysia : PB - Atelier International KW - MALAYSIA KW - ARCHITECTURE, DOMESTIC KW - ARCHITECTURE, TROPICAL N1 - Includes index; Window house.--Suryamzhu house.--Cantilever house.--Telegraph pole house.--Chempenai house.--Veil house.--38 mews.--Skan house.--Twinkle villa.--Clay roof house.--Reynold's house.--Tepian house.--Cocoon 17.--Vermani house.--Meru Valley house.--Private library house.--Tijani house.--Lapan house.--Heng house.--Yeyuen house.--S11 house.--Desa Lightwell house.--Damansara house.--Plantar box house.--Twin house N2 - The New Malaysian House is a collection of 25 contemporary houses that demonstrate a remarkable flowering of Malaysian design talent that has been germinating since the mid- 1980s. The houses range from luxury detached bungalows set in extensive tropical gardens to weekend retreats in the forest, from the gated communities springing up throughout Malaysia to extended family homes. All are distinguished by a singular quality of innovative design as the architects sought to explore new approaches for designing with the climate and in the cultural context of Malaysia ER -