Coffee Book Album

Culture and CivilizationKelvin Ng0315081FNBE0413

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Concept and ThemeResearch of PlacesMapping of Places Draft Image Compilation of Tutorial Updates Mock Up Print

Concept and Theme

The concept of my coffee book is about the culture of Colonial Era. During that time, culture of Western and Eastern fuse together forming a marvelous culture that only appear in South East Asia especially in Malaysia.

One of the culture formed during that time is Strait Chinese which Chinese that trade at Malacca married local woman and form new family.

The theme of my coffee book is about the window of shophouses that was build during the colonial era. Window is very important as it ventilate air into the house. Anyhow, there are different types of window used as the influence of the culture is different.

Research of PlacesMalaysia shophouses history are quite

complicated but the most of them are build during the colonial era and influence by the craftsman from Guang Zao, China but then influence by British from India to China.

The architecture style is combination of Chinese roof, corridor of India style and classical motif. For example normally the window of shophouses have classical moulding with Indian glass but sometime Indian, Chinese and Malay Carving is used to decorate the window.

The 4 places I choose is all around Kuala Lumpur as I having problem traveling around my country. The places I choose mostly are around the Petaling Street, this kind of places are usually the city Centre where trades and business are running among them.

The four places I went is Jalan Tun HS Lee, Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock, Jalan Dang Wangi and Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman (Chow Kit).

Mapping of Places

Jalan Tun HS Lee

Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock

Jalan Dang Wangi

Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman (Chow Kit)

Draft Images