For the icon that we had choosed, Penang Heritage Shophouse.
From my research, Georgetown has the largest numbers of shophouses in southeast
asia. Shophouses in Penang are long and narrow and punctured with air-wells
between each pitched roof for ventilation.
However, owners of traditional shophouses, eager to adapt to
modern styles, began to refashion their facades in the latest styles, whilst
the strict hierarchical use of space within the shophouse remained.
Extracted from George Town Historic Cities of the Straits of
Malacca – SPECIAL AREA PLAN 2014
There are six (6) main shophouse styles in George Town,
Penang. Each style has distinctive architectural and decorative features which
is a representative of the different periods in George Town’s history.
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