just accidentally watched youtube video presented by simgapore art gallery on lecture by a low profile malaysian architect Lim Chomg Keat,the man who designed komtar tower n juromg town hall in simgapore.sucn a mind opening talk and this man is well versed with local asian art,architecture n botany of tropical plants.what a rare treat to listen to his talk on how asian architecture evolved n his appreciation for the artistic skills of balinese.
homes should be in tune with our asian heritage n environment so it doesnt jive to see ornate italian sofas in malaysian homes
i like geoffry bawa a sri lanka architects tropical friendly design using local materials n the balinese landscape artist of made wijaya
he popularized the open comcept bathroom of village style tropics.with frequent water cut,i ask my subcontractor to put in an outdoor shower on my balcomy
the young malay friend of jun was shocked.mak you dah smoked weed or ada dementia.nak mandi di balcony,dah gila ke
thought i was crazy old lady.hey with frequent water cut n lifts not all functionimg,i aint gonna lug water up a few floors.so i put in bamboo screens,put in a clay tempayan,a coconut shell ladle n put my metal foldable screen on balcony n bathe outdoors in my batik sarung like kampumg style when my aunt had a well outside her home and we bathed cold well water
ha ha so fun childhood,scooping water from a well with a bucket tied to a rope.
my tabletop fountain on top of my tempayan.
Lim chong keat must be a baba
he even knew the grandma of stella kon the playwright who wrote emily of emerald hill.i saw pearly chua acting the monologue in old china cafe a real old kopi tiam in kuala lumpurand it was an immersive drama with authentic site
like how zhamg yi mou recreates live theatre in yunnan n guillin using authemtic backdrop
this man is a walkimg encyclopaedia
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