Abstract
Traditional Malay is a society which depends on the influence of the natural surroundings. Life in the ocean and islands affect the way they live and evolve the variation of culture. They built a perahu or boat to move from one place to another by the river and the beach searching for a new life. The process is undertaken by the ancestors of Malay known as merantau which is the characteristic of indigenous Malay people. The merantau process effect in the opening of the new settlement in Alam Melayu as the Malay Minangkabau who built settlement outside the mainland of darek in Minangkabau, Indonesia to Rembau in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. The cultural variation is visible through the elements of its architectural design of Negeri Sembilan traditional house by comparing with Minangkabau house in Indonesia. The difference is due to changes in evolution in the merantau process, environmental influences, customs, and beliefs. It proves the merantau is not only just the movement process but also agents that shape the evolution through the result of Malay innovative thinking.
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This research work was sponsored by the Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) and Universiti Teknologi MARA under grant Skim Latihan Akademik Bumiputera (SLAB) reference no. KPT(BS)780317087053.
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Wahab, M.H.A., Bahauddin, A. (2018). “Merantau”: Agents of Developments of Malay Heritages Built Environment. In: Anwar, R., Mahamood, M., Md. Zain, D., Abd Aziz, M., Hassan, O., Abidin, S. (eds) Proceedings of the Art and Design International Conference (AnDIC 2016). Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0487-3_19
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