Digitalisation of Heritage Conservation Documents of Rumah Uda Manap

Abstract

Pure's aspiration to preserve traditional Malay legacy deserves respect. However, heritage preservation and conservation are complex and costly. Reconstructing buildings through digitalization to document the heritage conservation virtually would be the solution to save costs and time. The study was conducted on Rumah Uda Manap (RUM) in Kuang, Selangor. This research aim to digitalize the documents of RUM as part of conservation effort of traditional houses. The onsite observation and virtual measurement is applied as the data collection method. This study has demonstrated that digital measured drawing has opportunities that can be explored as part of the future conservation effort.