100-year-old house takes the pride of place in KL Eco City
Published on: Friday, September 23, 2016
Kuala Lumpur: The 100-year-old house which formerly belonged to Kampung Abdullah's founder, now proudly stands at KL Eco City here. The traditional Malay house built on stilts was previously at risk of being demolished due to redevelopment of the area as a new commercial center.Now the house proudly stands on the 7th floor at KL Eco City building, which also houses Masjid Jamek Abdullah Hukum.
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Abdullah Hukum was one of the pioneers involved in the development of Kuala Lumpur in the 1880s. He was also resposnsible for opening up areas such as Pudu-Bukit Bintang and also Sungai Putih area which is now known as Bangsar. He was also a Kuala Lumpur community leader who was appointed by the Sultan of Selangor Sultan Abdul Samad with the title of Tuk Dagang Dianjuk. The restoration of the Abdullah Hukum ancestral home was mooted to ensure that the new generation will get a glimpse of the history of the area as the house will be made an icon to the area.
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Shaari Mat Saod, the contractor who undertook the restoration job said that the process of moving house started in September 2012 before the constructions of KL Eco City project started. "The restoration process was lengthy as we needed to document and to label each piece of wood and building material to be used in the reassembling process later," Shaari said Thursday.
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He added that all the Red Meranti wood and other timbers were then transported to a conservation centre in Malacca to treat the damage so it would be strong enough to be reinstalled. The work of reassembling the ancestral home took about three months and 10 builders to complete in June."However, alterations had to be made on the main pole (tiang tunku) as it was not in good condition. We also changed the roofing materials as the old zinc wasn't suitable anymore," he said.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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