Research Related to the Formation Process of Ethnic Chinese Settlements on the Sea in the Malay Peninsula and the Transformation and Inheritance of Dwelling Culture

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20H04477
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 90010:Design-related
• Research Institution: Kobe Design University
• Principal Investigator: NAGANO MAKI 神戸芸術工科大学, 芸術工学研究科, 教授 (10549679)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 今村 文彦 神戸芸術工科大学, 芸術工学部, 名誉教授 (50213244) ; 宮代 隆司 神戸芸術工科大学, 附置研究所, 研究員 (80512540)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 海上集落 / 移民 / 建築様式 / 暮らし / 文化

Outline of Final Research Achievements

During the period when overseas travel was restricted, we investigated the location and form of domestic waterside settlements (Ine, Sakitsu) and the relationship between the sea and housing. As a result, the historical evolution of lifestyles and spaces was revealed. Then, we conducted an online participation in overseas academic conferences and a literature review. And we grasped about colonial cities and architecture in southeast Asia and maintenance and transformation of religious clans.
In the field survey on Penang Island, we focused on detailed measurements of the interior and exterior of the houses and the jetty, as well as records of daily life, in order to decipher the process of housing proliferation, changes in housing styles, and spatial functions. In addition, through interviews with residents, we confirmed details about mutual aid and traditional events.

Free Research Field

住環境計画

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

研究対象地はマレーシア・ペナンの世界遺産地区に指定されているが、集落の実態を把握した史料は乏しく、スクワッター集落として住まいの空間構成や生活環境は長い歴史の中で閉ざされてきた。19世紀に多くの船舶が停泊できるよう波止場と公共桟橋が造られ、そこに付随する休憩小屋が建ち並ぶようになったのが集落の原型であるが、本研究を通して住居増殖の過程や水上住まいの特異性などが明らかになった。本研究成果は陸上居民が水上に定住した生活様式変容の一例として、また、厳しい環境を克服した華人の新しい住まい方として重要な意味を持つ。