ANCESTRAL MANOR
Sungai Bakap, Malaysia
Penang, Malaysia
Phuket, Thailand
Medan, Indonesia
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Rasa, Malaysia
Jakarta, Indonesia
Tangerang, Indonesia
Cheong Fatt Tze blue mansion, Penang, Malaysia
TJIOE FAMILY RESIDENCE (ST MARIA DE FATIMA CATHOLIC CHURCH)
Jakarta, Indonesia
Semarang, Indonesia
SIEK FAMILY HOME (PRASADA MANDALA DHARMA)
Parakan, Indonesia
KWIK DJOEN ENG MANSION (INSTITUT RONCALLI)
Salatiga, Indonesia
Lasem, Indonesia
Surabaya, Indonesia
Pasuruan, Indonesia
Songkhla, Thailand
Bangkok, Thailand
Bangkok, Thailand
Tjong A Fie mansion, Medan, Indonesia
Hoi An, Vietnam
Hoi An, Vietnam
Hoi An, Vietnam
Hue, Vietnam
Vigan, Philippines
Cebu City, Philippines
Meixian, Guangdong, China
Chaozhou, Guangdong, China
Gulangyu, Xiamen, Fujian, China
Dabu, Guangdong, China
The Siek family home, Parakan, Indonesia (page 190).
A FEAST OF COLORS AND DESIGNS
I do not know when professional architects of Chinese descent first began to design residences in Southeast Asia, or when their work began to change the built environment away from what was indigenous or traditionally Chinese. The buildings described in this book predate the rise of their profession and reflect the times when sojourners were beginning to transform themselves into settlers and could still exercise their personal choices.
The illuminating text and beautiful photographs also bring back memories of the numerous homes in the region that I have lived
