点评:It’s good to be back in Melaka now that Covid restrictions between Singapore and Malaysia have been lifted. Much of Melaka remains unchanged from our last visit over 2 years ago, fortunately, although many businesses have yet fully reopen due to the lack of visitors.
Was great to visit Malaqa House Museum and see a carefully maintained and unrestored example of a long Peranakan style house commonly found adjacent to Jonker Street. Many of these once private houses for the very wealthy have been gentrified and turned into hotels and restaurants. Not a bad thing, but Malaqa House stands out as it retains so many of its original features in unrestored condition, allowing you to see it as the original architect intended. For sure, some of the paint is peeling and many tiles are heavily worn thanks to several decades of use, but that is the charm of the place. Even on what was a very hot day, the three air wells along the building’s length allowed a cooling breeze to flow through the property illustrating that the designers knew how to keep the occupants cool without aircon!
We were fortunate to spend some time with Grace Wong, the proprietor. She explained the buildings features, helping us understand how the expansive rooms would have originally been used, and also why this style of house was built long and narrow.
Definitely recommended if you have an interest in the historical architecture of Melaka.
翻译:既然新加坡和马来西亚之间的 Covid 限制已经解除,很高兴回到马六甲。幸运的是,马六甲的大部分地区与我们 2 多年前的上次访问相比仍保持不变,尽管由于缺乏游客,许多企业尚未完全重新开业。
很高兴参观 Malaqa House Museum 并看到一座经过精心维护且未经修复的土生华人风格长屋的例子,该房屋通常位于鸡场街附近。许多这些曾经是非常富有的私人住宅已经高档化并变成了酒店和餐馆。这不是一件坏事,但 Malaqa House 脱颖而出,因为它保留了许多未修复的原始特征,让您看到它是原始建筑师的意图。可以肯定的是,由于使用了几十年,一些油漆正在剥落,许多瓷砖已经严重磨损,但这就是这个地方的魅力所在。即使在非常炎热的一天,沿着建筑物长度的三个通风井也能让凉爽的微风穿过房产,这表明设计师知道如何在没有空调的情况下让居住者保持凉爽!
我们有幸与老板 Grace Wong 共度时光。她解释了建筑的特点,帮助我们了解宽敞的房间最初是如何使用的,以及为什么这种风格的房子建得又长又窄。
如果您对马六甲的历史建筑感兴趣,绝对推荐。