DI NEGERI PULAU PINANG PULAU MUTIARA TERDAPAT BEBERAPA JENIS RUMAH TRADISIONAL MELAYU BERLAINAN BENTUK IAITU RUMAH GAJAH MENYUSU

RUMAH GAJAH MENYUSU BUMBUNG IBU KELIHATAN LEBIH TINGGI RENDAH SEPERTI SEEKOR GAJAH TENGAH MENYUSUKAN ANAKNYA.

SAMA DENGAN RUANG DAPUR YANG BUMBUNGNYA LEBIH RENDAH DARIPADA BUMBUNG UNIT RUMAH UTAMA TURUT MENGGAMBARKAN GAJAH TENGAH MENYUSU.

MENARIKNYA RUMAH JENIS INI MENGGUNAKAN BUMBUNG PANJANG MENDATAR DAN DI MUKA TEPI DINDINGNYA DIPASANG DINDING TEGAK YANG DIPANGGIL TEBAR LAYAR.

SEMENTARA KOMPONEN BANGUNANNYA TERDIRI DARIPADA RUMAH IBU DAN DAPUR.

PEMBAHAGIAN RUANGNYA PULA TERDIRI DARIPADA RUANG RUMAH TANGGA DI HADAPAN RUANG SERAMBI LUAR, RUANG TENGAH, RUANG SERAMBI DALAM, RUANG GAJAH MENYUSU DAN DAPUR.

MATERIAL PEMBINAAN RUMAH INI MEMBABITKAN KAYU CENGAL DAN MERANTI SEMENTARA BUMBUNGNYA BERATAPKAN RUMBIA.

IN THE STATE OF PENANG PULAU MUTIARA THERE ARE SEVERAL TYPES OF TRADITIONAL MALAY HOUSES OF DIFFERENT SHAPES, NAMELY HOUSES OF SUCKLING ELEPHANTS

THE MOTHER'S ROOF-SUCKLING ELEPHANT HOUSE LOOKS LOWER AS A CENTRAL ELEPHANT BREASTFEEDING HER CUB.

SIMILAR TO THE KITCHEN SPACE WHOSE ROOF IS LOWER THAN THE ROOF OF THE MAIN HOUSE UNIT ALSO DEPICTS A LACTATING CENTRAL ELEPHANT.

INTERESTINGLY THIS TYPE OF HOUSE USES A HORIZONTAL LONG ROOF AND ON THE FACE OF THE EDGE OF ITS WALLS IS MOUNTED UPRIGHT WALL CALLED A SCREEN SPREAD.

WHILE ITS BUILDING COMPONENTS CONSIST OF A MOTHER'S HOUSE AND A KITCHEN.

THE DIVISION OF SPACE CONSISTS OF A HOUSEHOLD SPACE IN FRONT OF THE OUTDOOR PORCH, A CENTRAL SPACE, AN INNER FOYER, A FEEDING ELEPHANT ROOM AND A KITCHEN.

THE CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL OF THIS HOUSE INVOLVES CENGAL AND MERANTI TIMBER WHILE THE ROOF IS HEAVY WITH RUMBIA.