Architectural profiling of Negeri Sembilan Malay traditional house: A case study of Rumah Bolompa in Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan / Fazlin Awaludin

Negeri Sembilan Malay Traditional house (NSMTH) unique character is facing vanishing threatening generation’s uniqueness ownership as well as cultural and built environment value due to such misleading. Rumah Bolompa is one of the types of Negeri Sembilan Malay Traditional houses (NSMTH) that threaten extinction since the community has abandoned it. This study aims to explore and identify the architectural characteristics of Rumah Bolompa. This research presents the findings of inclusive literature reviews, which are then confirmed by a perception survey. The literature review is part of the research activities aimed to resolve the originality of Negeri Sembilan Traditional houses. The comprehensive literature review extracted four elements of the characteristics: space planning, façade and elevation, construction method and decorative elements. The research methodology used is qualitative. In this regard, the identity and uniqueness of the Traditional houses of Negeri Sembilan are increasingly challenging to maintain and today's generation can understand the lack of clarity. This study was conducted as historical exploratory research with a case study of eight selected models for the sampling with a significant amount of primary data.