Singgora tiles : perception of the community in Kota Bharu, Kelantan / Nor Hidayah Abdullah, Rodiah Zawawi and Zuraini Md Ali

Plain tile, locally known as Singgora tile, is a type of traditional tile that has been widely used in Kelantan as a roof covering before the advent of modern roofs. With the passage of time, these tiles are now almost forgotten and most of the buildings that still use it are old buildings and newly...

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Main Authors: Abdullah, Nor Hidayah, Zawawi, Rodiah, Md Ali, Zuraini
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Language:English
Published: Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying 2015
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Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/14657/
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description Plain tile, locally known as Singgora tile, is a type of traditional tile that has been widely used in Kelantan as a roof covering before the advent of modern roofs. With the passage of time, these tiles are now almost forgotten and most of the buildings that still use it are old buildings and newly constructed traditional buildings. The goal of this study is to find out community perceptions towards Singgora tiles by the age of the community members, and analysing the potential for demand for Singgora tiles to develop in the market. In this study, it has been concluded that users agreed on the advantage of Singgora tiles in providing a cool indoor temperature in the house, but the product is easily broken. The majority of users turn to other types of roof covering because of the limited supply of Singgora tiles. However most users are interested in using Singgora tiles if the quality is improved. With regards to the new generation, the awareness of the existence of this traditional tile decreases with age.
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spelling uitm-146572016-09-07T08:45:50Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/14657/ Singgora tiles : perception of the community in Kota Bharu, Kelantan / Nor Hidayah Abdullah, Rodiah Zawawi and Zuraini Md Ali bej Abdullah, Nor Hidayah Zawawi, Rodiah Md Ali, Zuraini Materials of engineering and construction Details in building design and construction.Including walls, roofs Malaysia Plain tile, locally known as Singgora tile, is a type of traditional tile that has been widely used in Kelantan as a roof covering before the advent of modern roofs. With the passage of time, these tiles are now almost forgotten and most of the buildings that still use it are old buildings and newly constructed traditional buildings. The goal of this study is to find out community perceptions towards Singgora tiles by the age of the community members, and analysing the potential for demand for Singgora tiles to develop in the market. In this study, it has been concluded that users agreed on the advantage of Singgora tiles in providing a cool indoor temperature in the house, but the product is easily broken. The majority of users turn to other types of roof covering because of the limited supply of Singgora tiles. However most users are interested in using Singgora tiles if the quality is improved. With regards to the new generation, the awareness of the existence of this traditional tile decreases with age. Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying 2015 Article PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/14657/1/AJ_NOR%20HIDAYAH%20ABDULLAH%20BEJ%2015.pdf Abdullah, Nor Hidayah and Zawawi, Rodiah and Md Ali, Zuraini (2015) Singgora tiles : perception of the community in Kota Bharu, Kelantan / Nor Hidayah Abdullah, Rodiah Zawawi and Zuraini Md Ali. (2015) Built Environment Journal (BEJ) <https://ir.uitm.edu.my/view/publication/Built_Environment_Journal_=28BEJ=29.html>, 12 (1). pp. 11-17. ISSN 1675-5022 https://bej.uitm.edu.my/
spellingShingle Materials of engineering and construction
Details in building design and construction.Including walls, roofs
Malaysia
Abdullah, Nor Hidayah
Zawawi, Rodiah
Md Ali, Zuraini
Singgora tiles : perception of the community in Kota Bharu, Kelantan / Nor Hidayah Abdullah, Rodiah Zawawi and Zuraini Md Ali
title Singgora tiles : perception of the community in Kota Bharu, Kelantan / Nor Hidayah Abdullah, Rodiah Zawawi and Zuraini Md Ali
title_full Singgora tiles : perception of the community in Kota Bharu, Kelantan / Nor Hidayah Abdullah, Rodiah Zawawi and Zuraini Md Ali
title_fullStr Singgora tiles : perception of the community in Kota Bharu, Kelantan / Nor Hidayah Abdullah, Rodiah Zawawi and Zuraini Md Ali
title_full_unstemmed Singgora tiles : perception of the community in Kota Bharu, Kelantan / Nor Hidayah Abdullah, Rodiah Zawawi and Zuraini Md Ali
title_short Singgora tiles : perception of the community in Kota Bharu, Kelantan / Nor Hidayah Abdullah, Rodiah Zawawi and Zuraini Md Ali
title_sort singgora tiles : perception of the community in kota bharu, kelantan / nor hidayah abdullah, rodiah zawawi and zuraini md ali
topic Materials of engineering and construction
Details in building design and construction.Including walls, roofs
Malaysia
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/14657/
https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/14657/