Salinger House
Lot 3679 Jalan Haji Yusop
Kampung Sungai Merab Luar
43000 KAJANG
Malaysia

Winner of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture 1998
Architect: Jimmy C. S. Lim

Salinger House
Lot 3679 Jalan Haji Yusop
Kampung Sungai Merab Luar
43000 KAJANG
Malaysia

Winner of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture 1998

Architect: Jimmy C. S. Lim
Master Carpenter: Ibrahim bin Adam
Completed: 1992

Built by hand out of timber, the house is a modern form that interprets Malay culture, Islam and sustainable ecological principles. At the ground level is a hexagonal granite core containing the entrance, a small foyer, a toilet, and stairs leading to the first floor living room, dining area, kitchen and bedroom, and to the verandah; the stairs continue to the second floor dressing room, master bedroom, and study. The house "demonstrates that high technology and energy-depleting services can be renounced if sufficient craft and creativity are deployed, and that the deeper meaning of a vernacular architectural tradition can be combined with the surroundings of contemporary everyday life."