Traveller, Explore The Legend of Khmer

T R AV E L L E R DISCOVER THE LEGEND OF KHMER

FOO YOONG YIEEH

EXPERIENCING ARCHITECTURE

CAMBODIA TRIP

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1 6 / D E C - 2 7 / DEC

PREFACE TRAVEL IS ONE OF THE INTERESTING ACTIVITIES THAT LET ME GAIN THE KNOWLEDGE AND WIDEN MY HORIZON. IT IS GOOD TO HAVE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO OBSERVE THE WORLD AND GAIN MORE KNOWLEDGE WHICH ENRICH MY SOUL AND MIND. IN THIS LEISURE PUBLICATION, I AM GOING TO SHOW WHAT I HAD OBSERVED THROUGH THIS JOURNEY. IT IS NOT JUST A BOOK WHICH RECORD MY DAILY ACTIVITIES IN CAMBODIA, BUT A BOOK TO SHOW MY INTERPRETATION ON THEIR CULTURE, LIFESTYLE & LIVING ENVIRONMENT. ALL OF THE PHOTOS AND INFORMATIONS WAS ARRANGED WITH DIFFERENT ASPECT AND ISSUES.

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A DATE WITH THE KHMER CULTURE

EXPLORE THE LOCAL CULTURE & LIFESTYLE

43 A JOURNEY WITH VANN MOLYVANN THE FATHER OF NEW KHMER ARCHITECTURE

17 THE FLOATING KAMPONG

53 BAMBOO TRAIN ADVENTURE

23 THE SMILE OF ANGKOR

55 THE EXPERIMENTAL OF design + build

THE BOUNDING BETWEEN THE VILLAGERS & THE RIVER

BACK TO THE KHMER EMPIRE

41 ROYAL UNIVERSITY OF FINE ARTS PHNOM PENH

BATTAMBANG

COMMUNITY SMALL PROJECTS

A DATE WITH THE

Khmer Culture THE LOCAL CULTURE AND LIFESTYLE

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PUB STREET, SIEM REAP

COUNTLESS BISTRO AND PUB COULD BE SEEN ALONG THE STREET IN THE DOWNTOWN OF SIEM REAP DURING THE NIGHT TIME. THE LIVELY NIGHTLIFE BECOME ONE OF THE ESSENCE IN THIS TOURIST FAVORITE SPOT IN CAMBODIA. FUTHERMORE, A LOT OF LOCAL STREET FOOD AND SNACKS COULD BE SEEN AROUND THE PUB STREET. THE BOUNDING BETWEEN THE TOURIST AND LOCAL IS INTERESTING AND FRIENDLY.

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DOWNTOWN, BATTAMBANG A CITY WHICH REVEALS THE HERITAGE VALUE OF THE PAST. THE ESSENCE OF THE COLONIZE CULTURE REMAIN AT EVERYWHERE OF THIS CITY. THE SIMPLE LIFE OF THE LOCAL PEOPLE IS ONE OF THE IDENTITY OF THIS PLACE.THE INTERACTIVE AMONG THE NEIGHBOURHOOD IS HARMONY. A LOT OF FRENCH COLONIZED ARCHITECTURE COULD BE SEEN AROUND THE CITY. THE ALLEYS OF THE NEIGHBOURHOOD WITH THE COMBINATION OF FOREIGN CHARACTERISTIC AND LOCAL CULTURE WAS ONE OF THE UNFORGETABLE MEMORY.

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DOWNTOWN, PHNOM PENH THE CAPITAL CITY OF CAMBODIA IS HUSTLE AND BUSTLE. STRESSFUL AND BUSY ATMOSPHERE COULD BE OBSERVED AND FELT EASILY FROM THE LIFESTYLE OF THE LOCAL. A TYPICAL CITY IMAGE APPEAR IN MY MIND WHEN I WAS HERE. THE CITY PLANNING IS LOOKS QUITE RATIONAL. THE AREA WAS DIVIDED INTO

DIFFERENT ASPECT SIGNIFICANTLY BY THE GOVERNMENT. THE MOST LIVELY AREA WAS ALONG THE RIVER. HOWVEVER, THE ELECTRICITY POSTS IN THE CITY IS VERY MESSY AND QUITE DANGEROUS WHICH MIGHT RISK THE PASSANGER ON THE ROAD.

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RESTAURANT JOE TO GO, SIEM REAP THE KHMER CUISINE IS QUITE TASTY AND THE INGREDIENTS IS SIMILAR TO MALAYSIAN FOOD, BUT A BIT SWEETER. THE WAITRESS IS VERY FRIENDLY AND WELCOMING THE TOURIST.

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ARTCRAFT & THE SPIRIT OF ARTISAN THE CAMBIA IS FAMOUS WITH IT ARTCRAFT, DUE TO THEIR SKILLFUL TECHNIQUE AND STANDARD. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS THAT THE YOUNGSTER IS WILLING AND HAVING OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN IT AND INHERITED THE LEGACY OF THE TRADITIONAL KHMER CULTURE.

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SOCIAL ISSUES DUE TO THE STEADY DEVELOPMENT ON TOURISM, CAMBODIA BECOME ONE OF THE FAMOUS TOURIST SPOT AROUND THE WORLD. HOWEVER, SOME SOCIAL ISSUES APPEARED AROUND THE TRAVEL HOT SPOT. A LOT OF THE CHILDREN START TO BEG FOR MONEY AND FOODS FROM THE TOURIST. SOME ARE SELLING THE SOUVENIERS TO THE TOURISTS WITH UNREASONABLE PRICE. THEIR INNOCENT FACES ARE ‘THE KILLER WEAPON’ ...

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THE NEXT GENERATIONS WITHOUT THE TOYS, THE COMPUTER GAMES AND TABLETS. THE OBJECTS AROUND THE LIVING ENVIRONMENTS COULD BE FUN WITH THEM. THEY SHOWN A LOT OF POSITIVE ENERGY AGAINST THE HARDSHIP OF THEIR LIVING ENVIRONMENT.

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KAMPONG BOUNDING BETWEEN THE VILLAGERS AND THE RIVER

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ACTIVITIES ON THE RIVER DIFFERENT LIVING ENVIRONMENT HAD MADE DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES AND DIFFERENT LIFESTYLE. IT IS MY FIRST EXPERIENCE TO BUY A DRINKS ON A RIVER. ALTHOUGH THEY ARE LEAVING AT AN UNUSUAL ENVIRONMENT, THEY STILL WORKING HARD AND ENJOY THEIR LIFESTYLE. EVEN THE CHILDREN HAD START TO WORK WHEN THEY WERE YOUNG.

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THE FLOATING VILLAGE, SIEM REAP

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MULTIFUNCTIONAL HOUSING DUE TO THE FLOATING ISSUES, MOST OF THE HOUSES IN FLOATING VILLAGE WERE ELEVATED AND THE MOST IMPORTANT SPACES IS RISE UP. THE BELOW SPACES COULD BE ARRANGED AND DECIDED BY THE OWNER. SOME OF THEM USING IT AS STORE SPACES TO KEEP THE MATERIALS AND BOATS, SOME OF THEM MAKE A BABYSITTER SPACE FOR THE CHILDREN HANGING AROUND. AND SOME MAKE IT BECOME A CONVINIENCE SHOP FOR BUSINESS ASPECT.

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THE SMILE OF

Angkor

BACK TO THE KHMER EMPIRE

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ANGKOR WAT THE SYMBOL OF CAMBODIA. THE LARGEST RELIGOUS MONUMENT IN THE WORLD. THE SUNRISE BECOME THE GREATEST BACKGROUND IMAGE OF THIS HERITAGE BUILDING. THE YELLOWISH FILTER OF THE ATMOSPHERE HAD BRING ME BACK THE LEGEND OF THE KHMER EMPIRE.

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THE DETAIL CARVING AND SKILLFUL CRAFTMANSHIP HAD RECORDED THE PREVIOUS GLORIOUS OF THE EMPIRE.

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THE BUILDING FEATURES IS MAINTAINED WELL AND PRESERVED PERFECTLY WHICH MADE THE ANGKOR WAT OWNED HIGH HERITAGE VALUE. THE MONKS COULD BE SEEN EVERYWHERE AROUND THE ANGKOR WAT. IT SEEM LIKE THE RELIGIOUS IS STILL CONTINUE FROM THE PAST TO CURRENT.

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THE CENTER PAGODA OF ANGKOR WAT

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THE CAUSELWAY OF THE ANGKOR THOM WHICH LEADING TO THE GATEWALL OF THE TEMPLES. A ROW OF 54 STONE FIGURES ON EACH SIDE - DEMON ON THE RIGHT AND GODS ON THE LEFT TO MAKE A TOTAL OF 108 MYTHICAL BEINGS GUARING THE CITY OF ANGKOR THOM.

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THE PRASAT BAYON A BROAD FOREHEAD, DOWNCAST EYES, WILD NOSTRILS, THICK LIPS THAT CURL UPWARDS SLIGHTLY BECOME THE FACE WHICH WELCOME THE TOURIST VISIT THE PRASAT BAYON. OUTSIDE THE TEMPLE, THERE IS A SHOWCASE OF THE TRADITIONAL ANGKOR CONSTRUCTION METHODS.

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THE BALANCE OF NATURE TA PROHM WAS AN ANCIENT TEMPLE WHICH HAD BEEN TAKE OVER BY THE GREENERY. THE COMBINATION OF THE ANCIENT TEMPLE FEATURES AND THE NATURE VEGETATION AND GREENERY HAD MADE THE ATMOSPHERE BECOME EXTRAORDINARY SPIRITUAL AND MYSTERIOUS. THE SCEEN AROUND THE TEMPLE HAD GAVE ME A GREAT IMPACT VISUALLY AND SHOWING A LOT OF POSIBILITIES.

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THE INFLUENCE OF TOURISM MOST OF THE ANCIENT TEMPLE IN CAMBODIA HAD BECOME THE TRAVEL SPOT OF THE TOURISTS. THE SOUND POLUTION FROM THE TOURISTS HAD BECOME ONE OF THE MAJOR ISSUES WHICH APPEAR IN THE TEMPLE. THE NOISY ATMOSPHERE HAD MADE A BIG CONTRAST WITH THE STILL IMAGE OF THE TEMPLES. AS TOURISTS WE SHOULD RESPECT THE LOCAL CULTURE AND RELIGIOUS.

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EK PHNOM PAGODA WAS ONE OF THE TEMPLE WHICH CONSTRUCTED EARLIER THAN THE ANGKOR WAT. HOWEVER, THE PRESERVATION AND MAINTAINENCE OF THE PAGODA WAS NOT DO WELL. MOST OF THE FEATURES HAD COLLAPSED AND DAMAGE.

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THE AWARENESS OF PRESERVATION A LOT OF STRENTHEN STRUCTURE APPLY AROUND THE DAMAGED TEMPLE WHICH HELP THE EXISTING FEATURE LAST LONGER AGAINST THE DESTROY OF THE NATURE. Experiencing Architecture 40

CLASSICAL CAMPUS CLASSICAL CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT WAS ONE OF THE VISUAL IMPACT THAT I FELT WHEN I STEP IN THE SCHOOL. AN ARTISTIC AND POETIC STUDY ENVIRONMENT COULD BE FEEL AT HERE.

ARTISTIC CRAFTMANSHIP OF THE BUILDING FEATURES IS ONE ONE THE CHARACTERISTIC OF THIS CAMPUS

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ROYAL UNIVERSITY OF FINE ARTS

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A JOURNEY WITH

Vann Molyvann THE FATHER OF NEW KHMER ARCHITECTURE

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THE NEW KHMER ARCHITECTURE THE ESSENCE OF BRUTALISM COULD BE SEEN ON THE WORKS OF VANN MOLYVANN. HIS DARING PRACTICES IDEAS TRULY AMAZE THE BUILDING INDUSTRY IN CAMBODIA. IN HIS DESIGN, HE DICIDED TO BRING SOMETHING NEW INTO THE CONSTRUCTION METHOD AND ABANDON THE TRADITIONAL ORNAMENTATION ON THE BUILDING FEATURES.

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THE INSTITUTE OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES AN IDENTIFIED ROOF DESIGN BECOME ONE OF THE CHARACTERISTIC OF THIS BUILDING. IN HIS DESIGN, HE EXPOSED THE STRUCTURAL SKELETON AND USING THE BASIC SHAPE TO DESIGN THE FACADE AND PLANNING. SENSITIVE ON SUSTAINABLE DESIGN & CREATIVE WAY OF USING THE AIRFLOW AND SHADING.

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ROYAL UNIVERSITY OF PHNOM PENH AUDITORIUM HALL BEAUTIFUL AND AMAZING FACADE WITH DYNAMIC STRUCTURE DESIGN BECOME ONE OF IT SIGNIFICANT IDENTITY. THE FACADE HAVING AN INCREDIBLE FUNCTION WHICH SHADED THE DIRECT SUNLIGHT .

AND ALSO THE WATER MANAGEMENT IS DESIGN CREATIVELY AND PRACTICAL.

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THE OLYMPIC STADIUM THE STADIUM IS AMAZING AND INCREDIBLE. THE VISUAL IMPACT IS VERY STRONG. 51 Experiencing Architecture

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THE BAMBOO TRAIN WAS ONE OF THE GREATEST EXPERIENCE THROUGH THIS TRIP. THE PLATFORM OF THE TRAIN IS MADE WITH THE BAMBOO. THE SPEED OF THE TRAIN IS FASTER THAN WHAT I EXPECTED. THE GREENERY LANDSCAPE WAS EXTRAORDINARY BEAUTIFUL AND AMAZING.

BAMBOO TRAIN ADVENTURE

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THE EXPERIMENTAL

design + build COMMUNITY SMALL PROJECTS

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THIS HOUSE IS AMAZINGLY MAINTAINCED AND PRESERVED BY THE OWNER. THE SITUATION OF THE HOUSE IS VERY WELL AND SHOWING A LOT OF TRADITIONAL HOUSING FEATURES. BESIDE THE ORNAMENTATION, I WAS AMAZED BY THE CRAFTMANSHIP OF THE BUILDING STRUCTURE JOINTING.

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THE ANCIENT HOUSE, BATTAMBANG THE STRUCTURE OF THE ANCIENT HOUSE IS QUITE SIMILAR TO THE MALAY HOUSE WHICH RAISE UP THE PRIVATE SPACE AND HAVING A USEFUL FUNCTION OF AIR VENTILATION WHICH MADE THE HOUSE SUSTAINABLE.

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THE GALLERY OF KHMERESQUE , BATTAMBANG USING THE LOCAL MATERIALS WITH THE DIFFERENT CONSTRUCTION METHOD TO FILL THE WALL AS THE BUILDING FACADE BECOME THE MOST INTERESTING IDENTITY OF THE BUILDING. THE FOCUS OF THIS PROJECT IS TO CREATE EXPRESSION THAT IS FAMILIAR WITH CAMBODIAN WON BUDDIST NOT CONVENIENCE FOR CLERIS. THE FACADE CONSIST THE FUCTION OF AIR VENTILATION WHICH MADE THE BUILDING SUSTAINABLE.

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THE KOUK KHLEANG, PHNOM PENH A COMMUNITY PROJECT WHICH LOCATED IN A NEIGHBOURHOOD. A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT CONSIST WITH THE MASONARY STRUCTURE AND BAMBOO STRUCTURE. THE MASONARY STRUCTURE IS USE FOR THE PRIMARY STRUCTURE OF THE BUILDING AND THE BAMBOO STRUCTURE USE FOR SECONDARY SUPPORT OF THE STRUCTURE. THE FACADE WHICH CONSTRUCTED BY THE BAMBOO IS VERY BEAUTIFUL AND HARMONY VISUALLY.

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THE TREATED BAMBOO COULD AVOID THE ROTTING OF THE BAMBOO TO EXTEND THE LIFE OF THE BAMBOO. THEY WERE CONNECTED WITH BOLT AND NUT TO BECOME THE BUILDING STRUCTURE AND ELEMENTS.

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BUILDING TRUST INTERNATIONAL, PHNOM PENH BUILDING TRUST IS GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO VOLUNTEER TO BUILD THE COMMUNITY PROJECT AROUND THE WORLD. THIS WAS A COMMUNITY LIBRARY AND PRE SCHOOL WHICH IS STILL CONSTRUCTED. THE STRUCTURE IS FULLY CONSTRUCTED WITH THE BAMBOO. THE AIM OF THE PROJECT IS TO PROVE THAT BAMBOO COULD BE A GREAT MATERIALS WHICH CONSIST THE STRONG ENDURANT AND FLEXIBLE. THE USE OF THE BAMBOO AS BUILDING STRUCTURE IS VERY SUSTAINABLE DUE TO IT REPLACEABLE CHARACTERISTIC.

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THE HIROSHIMA HOUSE, PHNOM PENH A REBUILT CONSTRUCTION PROJECT. IT CONTAIN AN ORPHANAGE, SCHOOL OF PEACE, ACCOMODATIONAL FACILITIES AND A WOODWORK STUDIO. THE CREATIVE USE OF MASONARY AND SLANTED CONCRETE COLUMNS BECOME THE MOST SIGNIFICANT IDENTITY OF THIS STRUCTURE. HOWEVER, THE EXPOSE OF RAW MATERIALS AND LACK OF MAINTAINACE HAD MADE THE WHOLE STRUCTURE LOOKS UNTIDY AND INCOMPLETED.

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THERE IS VARIOUS OF ACTIVITIES COULD BE SEEN ALONG THE STREET IN THE CITY. THE SIMPLE LIFESTYLE OF THE CAMBODIAN IS VERY RELAX AND ENJOY THEIR SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT. EXPERIENCE TO DINE ON THE FLOOR AS THE LOCAL PEOPLE IS VERY GREAT AND UNFORGOTABLE.

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