Fig. 1. Typical layout of traditional Malay house compound along Peninsula Malaysia divided into three primary compounds; (1) Front
compound or front yard known by its ample space for the ceremony as well as playing area for community and full of aesthetic landscape
elements. (2) Side compound located either on the left or right side of the traditional Malay house and functions as a space for social interaction
between family members, bathing and washing area as well as for drying clothes (suspension) and as a space routes connecting the front and rear
compound. (3) Rear compound that commonly used by the women to gather during feasts, as well as the space for kitchen activities, livestock,
edible garden, bangsal as a store and space for trash disposal (perun)