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The history of Malay vernacular architecture has constituted in a complex manner due to various people and cultural interaction involvement. As a result, the form of Malay vernacular architecture development through the exchange of cultural ethnicity. Although the characteristics of Malay houses are common, Malay traditional houses come in different regional variations in a different part of peninsular Malaysia. The different cultural groups that came to settle in a different part of the mainland had affected on the type of houses quality based on their cultural beliefs, which sometimes influenced by immigrants to Malaya.

Malay houses, or rumah kampung, represent the beauty and wisdom of traditional architecture, of sharing a home with others, and of living in harmony with nature. In its simplest form, the traditional Malay house is a structure raised on stilts high above the ground, covered with thatched roofs, enclosed with wooden walls, and perforated with windows and lattices. The size, form, and ornamentation of the houses depend on the size, wealth, and status of the family in the community.

My Inspiration is the roof which is the most prominent visual feature of the traditional Malay house. Most architectural studies have categorized traditional Malay houses according to their roof form type. There are mainly four types of roof form in traditional Malay houses, they are: the Bumbung Panjang (PJ), Bumbung Lima (LM), Bumbung Perak (PR) and Bumbung Limas (LMS).