Revitalisation Of Kedai Pati: An Exercise in Architectural Heritage Studies

Abstract

This paper proposes new approaches for revitalising the Kedai Pati, a gastronomic urban node in Kota Bharu, Kelantan. Kedai pati or ‘pigeon stall’ a resemblance to pigeon coop has likely existed more than 50 years ago, providing a distinctive experience of nostalgia. It is characterized as a modest food stall for working people of Kelantan to dropping in for a snack before “flying” off elsewhere. Today, some Kedai Patis are still surviving with modesty, the theatrical-service pantry operation, seller-buyer social setting, and its friendly services atmosphere is even considered as Kelantan’s unique cultural heritage. Studies on façade revitalization or rebranding of the Kedai Pati itself has been made to repromote an reintroduce its existence. This exercise was carried out by the third-year architecture and fourth-year interior architecture students for elective course, Architectural Heritage Studies from Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (UMK) in February 2021. Varieties of design proposal has then been put forward as it may indicate new pop-up cart style replicating kedai pati, the strategic foci of local cultural heritage for public breaking in. Information derived from this work can be useful for future planning and development in both urban and rural Malaysian context.